Search - Various Artists, DJ Phil B :: Masterbeat - Winter Party 2006

A mix that's caught in the 90s/70s...

Daniel W. Kelly | Long Island, NY United States | 04/04/2006

(2 out of 5 stars)

"With all the new dance sounds going around these days, this collection is surprisingly disco influenced. Didn't the 70s die with the 90s? It's now all about the 80s...but not here. We start with a remix of Sylvester by big 90s remixer David Morales, who just can't get with the groove these days...it barely even sounds like he remixed this version. Let's Get Together is a male vocalist and has a funky disco filter feel. There are TWO covers of Donna Summer by Mitch Stevens, Spring Affair, a boring disco house mix, and Lucky, which was one of Donna's best songs ever that never became a single, and which gets a worthy synth-driven cover. Watch This is female vocal and a thumpin female vocal track. Chris Cox puts the hard into the house with the peak hour anthem Glory of Life, one of the best tracks on here-and hard to find otherwise. Then-NO! Not ANOTHER cover of Let the Sunshine In! Blech. Surrender is light, funky vocal house, Love Fool is more of the same (and NOT a cover of the Cardigans), Don't Give Me Your Life is even more of the same, and We All Need Somebody is...yep. More of the same. Very uplifting stuff, but not particularly cutting edge. Definitely a good collection for a "fun" party, and has some long mixes for collectors, but it feels somewhat dated overall. Track times:



1. you make me feel mighty real...sylvester (8:32)

2. let's get together...Antoine clamaran (5:58)

3. spring affair...mitch stevens (6:42)

4. watch this...stazia (6:13)

5. glory of life...mink (7:39)

6. let the sunshine in...49ers (5:26)

7. lucky...D-Bop with Mitch Stevens (7:52)

8. surrender...club junkies (7:05)

9. love fool...le roux (6:36)

10. don't give me your life...cresbo (4:38)

11. we all need somebody...peachy project (6:34)"

Masterbeat Winter Party 2006- Don't Bother

Michael E. Harper | Laguna Beach, CA | 06/20/2006

(1 out of 5 stars)

"Take a pass on this album, absolutely no energy at all, nothing memorable about it. This should never have been released by Masterbeat, commercialism has replaced all artistry here."