I Like The Sounds (DJ Sneak's Funked Booty Mix) - Studio 45 Presents Lepamp Playhouse
Making Me Feel - Naranja
Rise (CZR Mix) - Eddie Amador
Funk Master - Angel Alanis
Physical - Interior Vs. Sinesweeper
Definition Of Love - Destination
Nation - Christian Smith & John Selway
White Treble, Black Bass (Trevor Rockcliffe Remix) - Sgt. Slick
That Zipper Track (Trevor Rockcliffe Remix) - DJ Dan Presents Needle Exchange
Body Punch Funk - Dave Angel
Electric Boogie - Mike 303
Psycho - The Rhythym Masters Present The Mutator
Running - Speaker Phreaker
Drifting - Mojolaters
DJ Dan's follow-up to 1999's Funk the System doesn't have the jagged vibes of that record, employing a lighter touch and an ear toward trance techno's particular sense of flow. But unlike the crystal-clear music of trance ... more »gods like John Digweed or Chistopher Lawrence, DJ Dan's mix has a dirty urbanity about it that gives it an appealing street smarts. It's a fine line to walk, since too much down-and-dirtiness will turn off those who like their trance to soar in the clouds, while not enough will alienate subterranean club dwellers with a soft spot for the old school. Still, Dan manages it, especially working with slam-dunk material like Carl Cox's "Dr. Funk" and influential progressive house from Eddie Amador, whose approach typifies the uncommonly funky blends found on the Yoshitoshi label. As smooth and sumptuous as trance music can be, it's a pleasantly jolting slap upside the head to hear a DJ with a velvety touch for dance-floor vibe mix in a rougher, house-flavored edge to the proceedings. --Matthew Cooke« less
DJ Dan's follow-up to 1999's Funk the System doesn't have the jagged vibes of that record, employing a lighter touch and an ear toward trance techno's particular sense of flow. But unlike the crystal-clear music of trance gods like John Digweed or Chistopher Lawrence, DJ Dan's mix has a dirty urbanity about it that gives it an appealing street smarts. It's a fine line to walk, since too much down-and-dirtiness will turn off those who like their trance to soar in the clouds, while not enough will alienate subterranean club dwellers with a soft spot for the old school. Still, Dan manages it, especially working with slam-dunk material like Carl Cox's "Dr. Funk" and influential progressive house from Eddie Amador, whose approach typifies the uncommonly funky blends found on the Yoshitoshi label. As smooth and sumptuous as trance music can be, it's a pleasantly jolting slap upside the head to hear a DJ with a velvety touch for dance-floor vibe mix in a rougher, house-flavored edge to the proceedings. --Matthew Cooke
CD Reviews
Funkin it up
el_muerte | Boston | 03/31/2000
(4 out of 5 stars)
"DJ Dan kicks it again, this time with "Another Late Night." The follow-up to his other two Moonshine mixes, "Beats 4 Freaks" and "Funk the System," this set is the best of three in my opinion. Using mostly high-energy tech house and funky house material, this mix has no filler - just one bomb after another. (Please disregard the other review of this CD that claims that the music is trance-oriented, seeing as artists like the Rhythm Masters and Olav Basoski are nothing of the sort) If you like funky house, this is definitely the CD for you. This might be Dan's last CD on Moonshine, so pick it up before his material becomes harder to find."
Dan's 2nd best full length CD
Samurai | The Peak of Mt. Fuji | 04/27/2000
(4 out of 5 stars)
""Another Late Night" falls more into the big beat/breaks classification than Dan's usual "funky tech house" realm, and for that reason I feel as if this particular album (much like Beats4Freaks) lacks the soul I expect to hear in one of his sets. Not to say that it's bad... it's just not what I'm expecting to hear from Dan and it lacks his essential sound.For starters, the whole 73 minutes is spent flawlessly mixing from kickin' track to kickin' track... now as good as this may sound, there's none of his funky lulls, and never any of his carefully crafted dramatic breaks. It just sounds as if he sat down with all his most pounding tracks and spun 'till the needles broke. Now sure this makes for an energetic set, but it also makes for a somewhat repetitive one in that every point on the CD carries the same flow. If I had to make a comparison, I'd say that this album sounds like a cleaner, funkier version of "Beats4Freaks"... only without his usually masterfull "trip engineering".As for singular tracks, the terminally funky Rhythm Masters rexix of Carl Cox's "Dr. Funk" is worth the price of admission alone. Other cool selections are the saxophone overlayed Trevor Rockcliffe remix of Sgt. Slick's "White Treble, Black Bass", and The Mutator's head spinning "Psycho". Oh, and the Rhythm Masters' "Oriental Cyber Phunk" is absolute insanity, and Dan's flawless transition from it to "Dr. Phunk" gets the album's "best mix" award.All in all, DJ Dan's "Another Late Night" is an excellently mixed CD that keeps movin from beginning to end, and I strongly suggest even his mildest fan should have this in their collection. But may the "Dan enthusiast" be warned that it's a far cry from the aural excellence of his legendary "URB Mix 2"."
Another 'Funk the System'? I think not, but still
i-man | 07/27/2000
(4 out of 5 stars)
"I ordered this one because I liked Funk The System that much. But after listening to it, I was disappointed, it's more clubby, less deep. But after the second spin, not remembering the deep tones of Funk The System I started to appreciate this one. It's one of these 'I can play this around people who are not that much into house' kinda CD's."
The Amazon Review is silly
i-man | 09/09/2000
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Don't get me wrong, this is an excellent CD. It's definitely more of a real mix than his last two Moonshine efforts but it's not trance. It's nice funky house and techno. It's good stuff for that nice sunny Sunday morning drive home. Interesting mixing and a nice selection of tracks make this a pretty good buy."
Stirred...
R. Friesel Jr. | Burlington, VT USA | 08/11/2000
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Not as good as "Funk The System," but good nonetheless. Whereas "Funk The System" goes from funky to techy, here DJ Dan seems to have found a half-way point between that funk and tech and combined it, spreading both evenly over this mix. This is by no means bad -- the tracks are wicked and make me move, but it lacks the surprise that "Funk The System" had with its smooth transition from funk to tech. All in all, recommended (especially if you are already familiar with DJ Dan), but pick up "Funk The System" first. Anyway... The stand-out tracks are "Dr. Funk", the "Making Me Feel / Rise / Funk Master" mix, and "White Treble, Black Bass." Sadly though, DJ Dan uses CZR's somewhat weak remix of "Rise." It's used well here, but Eddie Amador's track has much better mixes..."
Track Listings (17) - Disc #1
