Search - Louie Devito :: NYC Underground 7

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ella | 01/25/2006

(1 out of 5 stars)

"So this CD has some software on it that doesn't allow you to play it from your computer or put the cd on your ipod. I am extremely disappointed that I paid for something I can't even dictate how I can use. Aren't you supposed to decide for yourself how and where you use an item you pay for.......Don't waste your money the mix isn't that great either!!!!!!!!"

Diva'd out

electronicosis | MD, USA | 12/04/2005

(2 out of 5 stars)

"I keep reading about how the dance scene is in this big rut. I never want to accept its outright demise because, if you look hard enough, you will find a vibrant underground (hint: try Belgium and Germany as usual.) However, with music like the majority of tracks found on this album, it's not hard to understand why such an attitude is prevalent. The Dance scene as this mix plays it is in serious need of resuscitation. Mostly all you get are cookie-cutter divas singing over run-of-the-mill disco beats. When the beats do get interesting, as they do on Global Deejay's "What A Feeling," you can't help but notice that it has already been done before and better. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy my share of kitschy 80's dance/trance remixes, but adding a phat Benassi bass buzz to the theme from Flashdance comes across as disjointed and uninspired. Fortunately, beginning with Armand Van Helden's "Into Your Eyes," one gets a sense that there just may be a pulse after all. [It should be noted that while Kelly Osbourne and Deep Dish do provide some hope, their gentler electro spirit seems out of place among the disco variety hour.] The last three tracks continue the promise. Maybe there isn't any groundbreaking material in this 1-2-3 punch, but at least there's climactic development. "L.O.V.E" continues the dark and dirty thump and requisite late-night brooding synth sirens begun in "Fascinated," vocal echo staples to boot, and finishes eloquently into Eric Prydz's "Woz Not Woz," a Daft Punk-esque funk number with a fleshed out horn that mirrors midway through a children's choir singing hauntingly "la la la" over otherwordly playground clamor. Hopefully this is not a call from the afterlife, and Dance music's doldrum is merely part of the recovery process from its overdosed stupor. That, or DeeVee Music's licensing department needs a partial overhaul."

Not as dismayed as the last CD

The Spastic Fantastic Mighty House | Waltham, Massachusetts, United States, Planet Eart | 03/14/2006

(3 out of 5 stars)

"In 2003, volume six of Louie Devito's NYC Underground Party was released. It wasn't as good compared to his other CDs. Two years later, volume seven came out. I listened to a few track samples and expected it to be at least a decent album after that, nothing great like volumes three and four. I got almost exactly what I expected once I listened to the whole thing. I wasn't as dismayed about volume seven as I was on volume six.



Tracks include a 2005 version of Tim Rex's "Relentless," which is just the original "Relentless" from 1999 with the addition of vocals by Veronica. I still like the original better. But what I really liked was Armand Van Helden's "Into Your Eyes." It's my favorite track out of the sixteen. I'm hooked on this like it's chocolate. It's too bad the others weren't as enjoyable, but still alright. Other tracks include Kelly Osbourne's "One Word," Deep Dish's "Say Hello," "In Your Eyes 2006," and "Shine On Me," both by Luz Divina, "L.O.V.E." by Rockell, and more. Unlike what the other NYCUP compilations have, this one doesn't feature a megamix at the end of this album.



This CD's not as bad as volume six, nor is this any of his best works. As of now, I haven't any idea as to what a volume eight would be like (if one's to come in existance). There's plenty of time to for Louie to screw this series up badly with #8. There's also enough time for him to make the NYCUP series better with an upcoming volume. In short, anything's possible. Hopefully, this series goes in the right direction."