Phuture 2000

Phuture 2000

Editorial Reviews
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This amiable megastar Manchester house DJ has built up a solid reputation from the late 1980s. His premillennial album collaboration is a fiery mix of techno and house tunes that, while they rarely break new ground, never fall below a certain standard. Standout tracks include the funky "Black Shaolin" and the muscular, pumping "Latin Theme," both of which are featured on the soundtrack to the cult Welsh clubbing film Human Traffic. There's also the cold techno fantasy overload of "Phuture 2000," the good ol' rocksteady house groove of "Cosmic Dawn," and "The Mission," an intense, pacey collaboration with young techno-trance producer Adam Freeland. Situated amid the more crowd-pleasing rhythms, though, are some experimental tracks, like "Deeper Mind," with its grainy, warped-out feel, or the spacey acid tones of "Another Place." These show that Cox, more than a mere commercial rave DJ, is always prepared to slip in a few surprises. --Lucy O'Brien

Tracks:

Phuture 2000
Yeah
The Latin Theme
The Mission
Another Place
Black Shaolin
Been Smarter
Deeper Mind
Dr Funk
Angel's People
Phuture 2000 (Hybrid Mix)

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This amiable megastar Manchester house DJ has built up a solid reputation from the late 1980s. His premillennial album collaboration is a fiery mix of techno and house tunes that, while they rarely break new ground, never fall below a certain standard. Standout tracks include the funky "Black Shaolin" and the muscular, pumping "Latin Theme," both of which are featured on the soundtrack to the cult Welsh clubbing film Human Traffic. There's also the cold techno fantasy overload of "Phuture 2000," the good ol' rocksteady house groove of "Cosmic Dawn," and "The Mission," an intense, pacey collaboration with young techno-trance producer Adam Freeland. Situated amid the more crowd-pleasing rhythms, though, are some experimental tracks, like "Deeper Mind," with its grainy, warped-out feel, or the spacey acid tones of "Another Place." These show that Cox, more than a mere commercial rave DJ, is always prepared to slip in a few surprises. --Lucy O'Brien

Customer Reviews:

Critics agree - Cox should stick to mixing..........2003-12-29

This is mostly Cox's own work from start to finish. How does it pan out? Well he is one of the very few DJs to do this, but he is no Van Dyk and this album is certainly hit or miss. I think it is good to see Cox try something like this and it does show that he has a lot of musical talent but he is SOOOOOOO much better when is just hitting the decks and this is really what people want to hear. So approach with caution, even hardcore Cox fans may not like it.

Phuture 2000 is bad........2003-10-02

Phuture 2000 is tacky and dull. Cox is a superb DJ and judging by this album he should stick to that and leave composing music from scratch to other people. All of the tracks are tedious and uninventive, with the exception of maybe one or two songs- and even they're only slightly charming at best.

Don't waste your money.......2000-06-02

OH, this CD was a waste of money. I was very disapointed! I was expecting a great CD like all his others, but this was completely different, and in a bad way. Cheesy beats and vocals. I hated it! I wish I could return the CD and get my money back, but I can't, so hopefully I can help you from making the same mistake I did! Don't waste your money on this CD.

A nice road trip gone sour.......2000-04-11

I bought this CD with a destination in mind: a 70 minute drive to some slammin techno. Carl Cox is at the wheel. At first the journey starts out great. The first 2 songs were right on track, tough Detriot-style techno. Carl is slowly picking up the speed when something goes wrong, at track 3 he accidently downshifts into 3rd gear with a weak SALSA song and the car lurches viontely. He regains a bit of conrtol (but not much), then at Track 6 he notices a sign that says "Worlds biggest ball of twine next exit!" and exits going about a hundred miles an hour, nearly wrecking the car. Track 6 is a little diddy called Black Shaolin that features some idiot with a reggae-mon accent talking about shaolin kung-fu over the whole track. But dont picture cool kung-fu samples like the Wu-Tang Clan, picture Bob Marley watching the last ten minutes of a Bruce Lee flick then trying to give a speech on Shaloin Kung Fu. Carl continues to take the worst detours that include the dumbest, most repetive vocals Ive ever heard (i.e. "You shouda been smarter now you know you not harder!"). By now Carl is completely lost and wanders from third rate trip-hop to reggae to salsa to just plain garbage. Towards the last 2 tracks of the CD he finds the highway again but by now everyone is so pissed off they just wanna go home, or at least to the used CD store.

no as good as we expect it!.......2000-04-09

carl cox as a dj one of the best global underground maestro , as a producer not too good not too bad either. this album has some good tracks like future 2000 and the 2 track and also track 6 and 7 are jungle they sound good , but some other tracks just sounds like cheap expiremental jams . anyway i like some of the tracks but i recommend to sample the whole cd before you buy it.

Average customer rating:

Phuture 2000 Pt.1
Carl Cox
Manufacturer: Edel
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00000JAWI
Release Date: 1999-04-30

Album Details

Inc. Hybrid Mixes.

Average customer rating:

Phuture 2000
Carl Cox
Manufacturer: Msi
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00000IWRD
Release Date: 1999-04-27

Average customer rating:

Phuture 2000 Pt.2
Carl Cox
Manufacturer: Edel
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00000JCXX
Release Date: 1999-04-30

Album Details

Includes Cd-Rom Video Track.

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