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I'LL TAKE DEEP, DARK, DUBBY PROGRESSIVE HOUSE FOR $1,000

Roger Riddell | Lexington, KY. United States | 07/07/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"As I casually, if not languidly flipped though the racks of the "dance" CD's at my local Best Buy (of all places...), I was shocked and amazed to discover a just released mix album by one of my progressive house favorites, Tarantella & Redanka. The only material I had acquired by them to date were a couple of remixes on the "Global Underground" CD series. (GU: Sasha-Ibiza, GU: NUBREED Sander Kleinenberg).



Tarantella VS. Redanka have a dark, driving progressive sound that borders somewhere between the brooding trance elegance of Breeder and the tribal mayhem of Danny Tenaglia; a perfect hybrid, in my opinion. If you're a fan of either of those artists - rush out and buy this powerhouse of a CD! It will blow you away! While not an album of original material, there are a couple of RvsT remixes and a new track by Tarantella as a solo artist.



The disc opens with Sound 5's "The Hacienda Must be Rebuilt" - remixed by T&R. Gritty bass lines accompany a disembodied voice of a man talking about the soul of house music. The next few tracks serve as a staging area of sorts for the maelstrom which is to follow. Futureshock's grim, yet driving, "Activate" gives way to the albums darkest, and in my opinion, best track: Satoshi Tomiie's "Love in Traffic." Obsidian synth lines of Tomiie's "dark-path remix" swirl around Kelli Ali's lilting cherub-gone-bad vocals as the next track mixes into a dischordant female voice requesting an unknown someone to "Please Call", an eerie, booming track by T&R's own John Cowan and Andy Holt. Tarantella's "Karma" is next incorporating an Eastern mantra of sorts over cleverly layered synth lines and tribal rhythmms. Tilt's dub of J Welsh's "Four Horsemen" thunders in next with it's chaos amid perfection of drums, samples, and banging synths. The TvsR remix of trance favorites Way out West's "Mind Circus" is a fitting end to this overpowering and insidious mix. Lush feamle vocals are carefully inserted among progressive bio-mechanical rhythms, sinister electro samples and throbbing, sweating bass.



If you like the sounds of Breeder, Tenaglia, Kleinenberg or any of the other artists featured on the Global Undeground CD series - this album is a must have for your collection.



I must admit I purchased this disc with only having heard two tracks but I was not disappointed - I WAS AMAZED! Now if only T&R would release an album of their OWN original material, all would be right with the world - of house music, anyway..."

Awesome!

Timothy G. Parrish | Orlando, Florida USA | 04/23/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Incredible that this was released in 2001, BEFORE tribal & progressive house became a mainstay a few years later. Somone should have been paying attention to them then, AND now. Unfortunaletly Bliss Recordings is now a has been, so watch out for this to become a very wanted disc. Not one track gives way to boredom. The progressive ride carrys all the way through from start to finish. You WON'T find yourself skipping around to find only the good tracks (like on the majority of mix CDs), and once you start to play it, you'll listen to it all the way through, like a mix CD should be. Incredible. Just incredible."

Great mix

Timothy G. Parrish | 07/16/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I've been eyeing these two producers ever since Danny Tenaglia would play their records. I figured I'd give this cd a try. I listen to it in my car, I listen to it in my house....this is a great cd to get you in the mood to go out and dance. Very tribal."