Search - Danny Krivit :: In the House

Good House Set, Solid Funk set, Good Remix set

bordersj2 | Boston | 08/24/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Danny Krivit's a dj out of New York that's got quite an affinity to House, Soul & old school. What I dig about him and his style is that it doens't necessarily matter how old a cut is or how it grooves, he'll still slap it on a cutting edge set and turn the set out. This is his release on Defected's "In the House" series and it certainly lives up to the its predecessors (Jazzy Jeff, Joey Negro, MAW, etc.).



This is a mixed series and Disc 1 is easily my favorite of the series. It starts out with Krivit's remix to Brand New Heavies' "Stay This Way" from the early nineties. Then you're taken off with "Fly" by 280 West. Nadirah Shakoer's "Just a Breath Away" had a good beat and dive in it that I really dug. There's a good series after "Wet African Guitar" before the energetic cut in of "Yukihiro Fukutomi's "Peace" - the entire song is too much, he put in just enough. However the real genius in the production on this cd comes in a 4 track session that kicks off with Gary Michael Wade's "Deep Down". The soulful vocal is sweet, but mixing in a CLASSIC Detroit/Urban Resistence house track from maybe 93, "High Tech Jazz", was brilliant. Hey, it doesn't stop there! He followed it up with a bit of bossa with "Uam Uam" remixed; then layed the close of the cut over a mid-way q of a heavenly track by Soul Creation vs GMENA. Real, real festive feel! The Soul Creation cut is so good, I went out for the 12" alone. And that's just disc 1! Disc two is a decidedly different house feel, and has IMO more soul than any of the discs. Not to go too far but the highlights here were by Blaze, Jon Cutler, Sara Devine and Bah Samba while disc 3 has 4 of Krivit's remixes that are spread over the other two discs. The clincher? It's NOT mixed.



I definitely recommend this. There's some quality cuts on here and something for anyone that's a house fan. If you dug Jazzy Jeff's "In the House", you'll probably dig this too. Not all cuts got me on all the discs, obviously. Stephanie Cooke's track wanned and some of the soul on disc 2 was rather fillerish... and what happened to Da Lata? Regardless this was certainly a set that I listed as a summer highlight. This set is also available on vinyl, albeit the 3 different vinyl packs do NOT have all the songs that the 3 discs have, but it does have some of the highlights in their entirety. And if you do like this, I recommend picking up some of the other In The House sets. Be a bit careful though with Krivit's other works... he does a lot of stuff with SalSoul, so it won't all be brand new/cutting edge work."

718 SESSIONS ON DISC !!!!!!!!!

T. M Stewart | Harlem, USA | 06/01/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Danny has done it again! If you have not been able to check out his infamous 718 Sessions monthly party in NYC then put this disc set in your shopping cart. It's worth it for the tracks by De Lata & Natalie Cole ALONE. Danny has that natural ability to mix the old, the new, the domestic, and the international for a 2+ hour musical journey that bumps! He is truly a NY legend -- right up there with David Mancuso, Larry Levan, and Francois K."

Krivit is in Da House!!!

soul-doubt | worcester, MA | 01/04/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Another a fantastic protoge of Mr Krivit's session with the infamous house label Defected straight out of the UK. Danny Krivit from the 718 sessions, and Body & Soul mixes it up with a brand of soul, disco, and funk with his choice of deep jazzy house through a 2 mix cd. A 3rd cd is also included with selected unmixed tracks for Dj's to drop down through a soulful set. I highly recommend this cd to any of Danny Krivit disciples, and would definately check out other titles of his mixes!!"