Articles by Philip Downey

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  DJ C1/Various

  Shifting Gears

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2003

  Techno is the name of the game on this 70-minute mix by London DJ C1. The bass lines are funky and the melodies are either non-existent or...

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  Desert/Various

  Future Groove Compilation

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2003

  Progressive house has been much maligned in the past year or two for its lack of energy, often with good reason. But the Future Groove labe...

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  DJ Gregory and Bob Sinclar/Various

  Africanism

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2003

  House meets The Lion King. That’s about as nice as I can get. This double CD has been praised in other parts, and has apparently sold more...

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  Mr. C

  Change

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2003

  Mr. C was a member of early rave group the Shamen, and to some extent, it still shows, even though he left the group in the mid 1990s. It’s...

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  Swimming Pool

  Anything That Doesn't Move

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2003

  Swimming Pool’s debut album is good collection of house grooves. "Direct Drive Ninety Five” opens things up with a slow, mellow jazz groove...

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  VAV Jungle

  Cream Corn Bath

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2003

  VAV Jungle display a refreshing disregard for established genres on Cream Corn Bath, and have a lot of fun doing it. "Someirs” is a good ex...

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  Jan Jelinek avec The Exposures

  La Nouvelle Pauvreté

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2003

  Jan Jelinek has taken the popular clicks and cuts of the past few years and injected them with some well-needed soul on this enjoyable albu...

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  Kaskade

  It's You, It's Me

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2003

  Kaskade’s debut album is proper soulful deep house and broken beats. Kaskade, aka Ryan Raddon, isn’t afraid to get a little emotional, and...