Articles by Philip Downey

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  Steve Rachmad/Various

  In the Mix

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2002

  If you're looking for the slamming side of techno, this is a mix album worth checking out. Steve Rachmad, a Dutch DJ and producer best know...

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  Cosma

  Simplicity

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2002

  Cosma presents us with a smooth disc of trance. The beats are all four-on-the-floor with gentle acid gurgles and other noises swirl around...

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  Taxi

  Blue Zero One

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2002

  Taxi presents a mellow mix of female vocals, jazzy bass, drums and saxophones for this album. Standing right in the middle of the broken-be...

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  Darude

  Before the Storm

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2002

  Too often, a producer whose first single is a worldwide smash must quickly follow it up with an entire album, usually composed of similar b...

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  EsB/Various

  Urbnet.com/dnbmix v.1

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2002

  London, ON, DJ EsB serves up a 12-track mix of current drum & bass tunes. The disc starts in a mellow mood before evolving into the moodier...

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  Richard Hinge

  Munich Manhattan

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2002

  Munich Manhattan is not at all what I expected, which was 101 imitations of I-F's "Space Invaders are Smoking Grass." Instead, New York DJ...

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  J Majik

  Drum'n'Bass Mix

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2002

  The rumours are true, drum & bass is good again. Gone are the spastic, metallic beats of the last few years and in their place are funky ba...

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  Ming and FS

  The Human Condition

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2002

  This album might just have a few too many ideas in it. There are certainly some really good tracks, like the funky "Intro to Life," but thi...