Articles by Philip Downey

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  DJ Shine

  Thinque

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2002

  Toronto DJ and producer Jason Spanu has released an album of smooth and jazzy house. Most of the tracks are mid-tempo, with jazzy bass line...

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  Fred Numf/Various

  Universal Language

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2001

  For a debut mix CD, Fred Numf has hit it bang on. Here, Numf presents a two-CD mix that captures the "progressive" sound of 2001. With a mi...

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  Rhythm Masters

  Disconnect Your Head

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2001

  he Rhythm Masters have put together a decent album of middle of the road house music. The duo, Steve McGuiness and Rob Chetouti, have used...

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  Slam

  Alien Radio

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2001

  This is one of the best techno albums of the year. Slam - Glasgow's Stuart McMillan and Orde Meikle - aren't the most prolific producers, b...

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  Savvas Ysatis

  Select

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2001

  Savvas Ysatis has done well by creating an album of dubby, minimal techno and tech-house that is neither cold nor boring. Ysatis, a prolifi...

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  Various

  Bar Rhumba

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2001

  There's something about the mix of mid-paced house beats and Brazilian music that always results in a winning combination, and this compila...

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  Dusted

  When We Were Young

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2001

  Dusted is the new, laid-back, down-tempo project of Rollo, the man behind house super-group Faithless. Stepping far away from the energies...

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  Various

  Coming From Tha D: Blueprint

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2001

  Remember "Warm Leatherette," by the Normal? Cool track from 1978 with proto-industrial beats, sounds and a monotone voice describing a car...