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This is truly a legendary recording

Jeremy | Wellington, New Zealand | 08/29/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"What the heck is with all these 4-star reviews? Big Bud's Late Night Blues is quite possibly the greatest album I've ever come into. As far as music producers go these days, people like Big Bud are a rarity indeed. Why? More so than anyone else I've heard, Bud still seems to place great musicality at the top of the priority list. No pointless drum-crashing, or mindless noise that seems to dominate music today. Big Bud delivers wicked tunes with great atmospherics, lots of jazz sound, lush synthy chord washes, and most-interestingly, lots of different beats.
Disc 2 is lots of "infinity + infinity" type stuff(though this time he seems to have gotten the tunes to be a bit less monotonous), though I reckon most will be pleasantly surprised by the treats awaiting on disc 1. There is a d n b song, the incredibly funky "Soulfood", but the rest is slower sorts of breakbeats, some crazy jazz style hammering in "On the Six"(guaranteed to make you smile) and some great dance(!) songs
("All Over The World" = cool fast paced house-y style thing).
It is Bud's consistency with regards to making highly-musical and atmospheric songs (see his biography at GLO.uk.com to hear his philosophies on music, to see what he's really about) combined with a great imagination (hear his latest work on Earth 5) which enables him to constantly break new ground and set new standards while impressing more newbies and without alienating his existing devotees. One can only imagine what sonic transcendence Big Bud LP #3 will yield."

Refreshing, soothing and that's right, "legendary" DNB.

J. Nater | deland, florida United States | 09/25/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"You really gotta give it up for this guy. He's got a very well perfected style and flavour to his DNB. Funny, this cd I find has a very natural native, Floridian feel to it if that's in any way understood. Humid, dense and a luscious feel thats a heavy accent in all of Big Bud's work, is especially apparent on my favorite disc being the second one. Though I find the approach of the first interesting and somewhat spellbinding, the second disc deal with just DNB, without question big buds strong point. Inticing, muscular basslines some swift, perfectly coordinated 3rd dimensional beats wich seem to fade away towards the background, and smooth entrancing ambience portray a deep sense of.... man, words can't describe. yeah, this album I think is definitely better than "infinity..." since it has this added depth and sophistication. This is classic DNB no doubt."

Biggest of Bud's

C. Fitzgerald | ft lauderdale | 06/28/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Mr. O'Reilly is a brilliant composer in the same vain as the classical fellas like Beethoven and Bach and Chopin and so on . Sorry Mr. Williamson (Bukem, Mr.GLO, [and I love ya]), but this is some of the best music ever produced (of any genre) period. Pick disc #1 or #2--it really doesn't matter. Jazz, Downtempo, "Intelligent" D&B--whatever you want to call it, this is what music is all about ("Persian Blues" is an all-timer). I don't want to get all sappy and squishy, but each one of these trax, in its own way, got me thru some very odd times in my life. There is so much depth in all of these luscious compositions, any of you who read this, do yourself a huge favor and find this set. I have (had) "Late Night Blues" on vinyl and CD, and both are shot to sh** (way over played). I have had both back ordered for months , so good luck finding either version."