The
quality of Hed Kandi albums has never been in doubt with such
gems as Disco Kandi and Beach House but this is a new direction,
a mix album. This, the first in a series of what is intended
to be two albums a year, is a bit of a gem. What separates
it from some other mix albums are the amount of tracks, none
of your 2 minutes before the next track kicks in here you
get it all, the full monty, the full length versions. This
does mean less tracks than say an annual but higher quality.
Spread over 3 cd's you have the Beach mix, The Disco Heaven
mix and the Twisted Disco mix, all self explantory really.
The mixing is excellent and although we guess the engineers
have done a bit of noodling on the whole it sounds "live"
a refreshing change from them compilaltions that are obviously
fed into a computer and mixed by digital trickery ending up
sounding a little souless
Musically you'll find some gems on this, a lot you will know
already as they've been rather large such as Junior Jack ,
Hardsoul, Lee Cabrera, Praise Cats, Eric Morillo and David
Guetta. Thrown in for good measure are some exclusives, Time
Deluxe's Battle and Soul Systems Real Love and upfront releases
such as Sandy Rivera's Dreams.
A fine start to the series and a recommended purchase, out
on 24th November 2003.
Tracks
Disc: 1
1. Elle - DJ Gregory (Criola mix)
2. Empty Streets - Late Night Alumni
3. Fade - Solu Music (Full 12 Vocal )
4. Music & Wine - Blue Six (New 2003 Mix)
5. Love Will Find A Way - Solidarity (j j's mix)
6. Battle - Tim Deluxe (Album Version )
7. Ritmo De Rua - Universal Love (Prime Time Vibe)
8. Ever After - Rasmus Faber (Vocal 12 Mix)
9. Esuma - DJ Bomba (A Side 12 Mix - )
10. E Samba - Junior Jack (Rasmus Faber )
11. No Reason - Mambana (Original 12 Mix)
12. Pink Is The Colour - K&M (Original 12 Mix)
13. Back Together - Hard Soul (Original Version)
Disc: 2
1. Real Love - Soul System (12 Mix)
2. Can't Get Away From You - Mood II Swing (A Side Vocal)
3. Crazy Talk - Space Cowboy (Pique & Nique )
4. Rockin Music - Martin Solveig (Full 12 Vocal)
5. Put Em High - Stonebridge (JJ Mix)
6. Feeling Love - Soulsearcher (Original 12 )
7. Love Is The Music - FR feat Jenny (FR Club Mix)
8. Shake It - Lee Cabrera (12 Vocal Mix)
9. Shine On Me - Praise Cats (Bini & Martini Revocal )
10. Let The Sunshine - Milk & Sugar (Terrace Mix )
11. Stars - Morjack (Original 12 )
12. Do It Yourself - Neil Rumney (12 Mix )
13. Groovejet - Spiller (Original full 12")
Disc: 3
1. Lets Do It Again - Mr Mike (Shape Shifter Mix )
2. Rock the House - Swap (Original 12 Mix)
3. Dreams - Sandy Rivera
4. Falling Star - Starchaser (Original Vocal )
5. Dancing - Erick Morillo (2003 Remix)
6. Amazing - DJ Flex (Original 12 Mix)
7. Make The World Go Round - Pussy Dub Foundation (12")
8. Back To The Island - Sunset Freakz
9. House Music Baby - Per QX
10. Stand Up - Pussy Dub Foundation (Gambafreaks mix)
11. My Love Is Always There - Saffron Hill (David Guetta Mix
)
12. A Little More Love - David Guetta (Wally Lopez Mix)
13. Superstars - The Loose Cannons (Boris D Lugosch mix)
Foot Rating - 4.5/5
Reviewer
- Robbie Collins
Genre
House
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Mixer
Little
Louie Vega
Title
Soul Heaven
London_Ibiza
Label
SuSu
What
do you get when you take one of clublands finest roving Club
Nights, Soul Heaven and one half of Masters at Work, Little
Louie Vega, a mix album made in (Soul) Heaven! Okay I know
that's a bit of a statement but make no mistake this is the
absolute nuts.
Subtitled London_Ibiza this reflects exactly what the album
is all about, London funky house cool and Ibiza latin summer
rhythms. Mix in some some top tunes and brilliant mixing and
you have one top album.
Highlights include classics 'I can't get no sleep', Kenlou's
'What a Sensation' Donna Summer's 'I Feel Love' and Chicago
Street Player. Add in such recent biggies as Junior Jack,
Hardsoul and Harry Ramero plus some summer rhythms from DJ
Gregory and Louis Vega himself and you've got it all and with
the cold nights now with us this will warm you up.
Out now with a big party at Soul Heavens next gig at The
Ministry of Sound on Saturday 29th November 2003
Tracks
Disc 1 - London
1. Brand New Day - Louie Vega feat. Blaze
2. Days Like This - Shaun Escoffery
3. I Can’t Get No Sleep (copyright Mix) - Masters At
Work feat India
4. Diamond Life - Louie Vega & Jay Sealee presents Julie
McKnight
5. Can’t Stop - Real People
6. Back Together - HardSoul feat Ron Carroll
7. I Got Somebody New - Georg Levin feat Clara Hill
8. My Vow - Soul Central
9. Divided/United - Rasmus Faber feat Melo
10. Change For Me - Erro
11. Dance - Earth People
12. I Go Back - Harry Romero feat Robert Owens
13. Silent Mix - Underground Collective
14. What A Sensation - KenLou
15. Voices In My Mind - MAW Voices
16. Cloud Nine - Louis Benedetti feat Omega Brown
17. Cloud 9 - Donnie
18. Only You - DJ Jori
Disc 2 - Ibiza
1. I Got Somebody New (Ritual Mix) - Georg Levin feat Clara
Hill
2. Solief Keita - Martin Solveig
3. Cerca De Mi (Beats) - Louie Vega feat Louie Vega
4. Black Action - Glenn Underground
5. Cerca De Mi (Nico’s Mix) - Louie Vega feat Raul Midon
6. Africa/Brasil - Louie Vega
7. Awade - Joe Claussell
8. Elle (Criola Mix) - DJ Gregory
9. Elle (Skin Beats) - DJ Gregory
10. Le Lo Lai (Maw Mix) - The Latin Project
11. West African Guitar - Kokole
12. Dem People Go - Dennis Ferrer
13. Tropical Storm - DJ Gregory
14. Phunk Carnival - Mike Delgado
15. Thank You - BeBe Winans
16. Don’t You Go Away - Liquid People
17. Work - Puppah Nas-T & Denise
18. E Samba - Junior Jack
19. Don’t Know Malendro - DJ Gregory
20. Street Player - Chicago
