Search - Lee Burridge :: Nu Breed 5

Least accessible Nu Breed, but enough here for explorers

Richard Diaz | 09/23/2001

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Next to Darren Emerson, Lee Burridge probably stands as the person least likely to pop up on a Global Underground. Once a premiere DJ in Hong Kong, only recently has he forged a name for himself in dance-centric Britain. A spotty release history follows as well; Metropolis from 1999 was mildly successful in mixing progressive bits with breakbeat, while Tyrant, a two-disc collaboration of tech-house and future breaks with fellow ace Craig Richards, charted as a top 10 compilation from 2000. That same spirit, stitching together beat-centric tracks from all fields, appears here. The crisp drums and subtle pads of Orlando Carera vs The Cosmonut's "Ceramic" show off the smoother, less funky side of house. DJ Ryno's "Turkish Delight" proves what delightfully intricate programming and a shaking b-line can achieve. Meanwhile, crammed in the middle contributions from BLIM, Chris Carter, and Altitude veer into heavier, acid-fried tribal sounds, conceding that only a few will appreciate it. Disc two restores some consistency, spooling out mostly darker, scarier material. Credit Burridge for dropping Aaron Carl's "Crucified", a rare male-vocal cut in these mostly fem-centric electronica times. The lowlights? A duff decision to lead with "Mushrooms," one of those novelty tunes about, yup, a mushroom experience, which barely seemed fresh ten compilations and remixes ago. And anyone who thinks chopped up, repetitive gibberish is worth vinyl time (Leuroj "Stickman", Wally Lopez "Patricia Never Leaves the House") should send me an explanation. Bottom line, Burridge spins probably the most discordant and least accessible Nu Breed so far, certain to connect only with eclectic ears. Yet there's enough method behind the beat madness to have a go for dance explorers. We'll also give the man some points for breaking DJ rule number one; showing some enthusiasm by actually smiling in a photo."

Some guys just don't know what good music is

JB | Paris France | 09/07/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I can't actually believe that some people dare to say yhat this CD is not good and that Lee doens't diserve to mix on such albums as Nubreed global underground. This is defenetly one of the best of the serie, if not the best. If it is so diferent from the others it's because you never actually realise how you got from one track to the other with Lee Burridge.CD1 is the best and once you start listening to it you just can't sit still and you need to jump around every where, specialy when you get to track number 5, you just become crazy. This Dj mixes diferent tracks together and yet macks it sound great. Even someone who doesn't know a thing about music should fell great listening to this.CD2 number to is exelent to, and I agree you sounds more like the usual of the GU. But I would say that what makes a mix great is when the DJ takes a lot of risks.That's what makes the album diferent, and great! [....]"

Best Nubreed has to offer

AK | Toronto, ON | 09/04/2001

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Picked up this CD a while back, having expectations of a cross between 'Metropolis' and 'Tyrant' but apparently not so (Thank God.). After an adequate number of listens, this CD indeed top the Nubreed series Global Underground has to offer. Yes, it is even better than Anthony Pappa's Nubreed. This, of course, is a very bold statement.In this Nubreed, Lee Burridge takes off in both CDs nice and funky. Trippy at times with occasional surprises in between tracks stiring my enthusiasm to finish listening to both CDs. Beware as this CD does not follow the sound of other progressive djs. In fact, in this compilation, Lee takes you on an exciting tech-house journey to the inner depths of deep house through the ups of funky nu-skool breaks to the euphoric side of trancey elements evident in the last track of CD one.This unique blend of genres truely expresses my opinion what every djs should be. However if every dj is like Lee, the world will be pretty blend, isn't it? Trust me, blending genres like Lee does is not easy feat and Lee, himself, knows he is good at what he has been doing for years. Even Sasha was impressed.Lee Burridge is indeed one of a kind. He is definitely one dj to look out in the future. With the classic track he did with Andy Page ('Maladjusted') released on Fire records, more solo projects are expected in the near future. (Lee Burridge's new singles 'Lost' & 'Found' will be out on Nov. 2001 on Fire records)Rest assured that these both discs will remain in my Cd player for a long time, hopefully long enough to expect another compilation from the man himself, Mr. Lee Burridge."