Search - Pete Tong, Sarah Main :: Pure Pacha 2005 (Dig)

Bold and Defiant

Earth Mama | Columbus,OH | 02/01/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"CD 1: 5 stars for Pete Tong! Purely dark and defiant cuts!



I totally love the first CD that was mixed by Pete Tong. The beats are hard and heavy with a sound that reminds me of the 1980's (but a little darker, and much more edgy and sophisticated). Every time I listen to this CD I am forced to dance around my house and relive my glory dayz as a punk/raver/clubkidd in the late 1990's. I had the chance to listen to this CD before I bought it, and I like it because its different. Definitely not what you would expect from Pete Tong, but I am glad to finally see a techno CD that stands out from the rest. I would recommend for the squeamish to listen before they buy, as this one isn't your average techno CD. The mixes are very well done, and the dark, hard hitting beats had me stomping joyfully around the house in no time. The second track is definitely my favorite! It reminds me of the underground afterhours club I used to frequent back in the dayz (before I sold out and moved to the suburbs lol).



CD 2: Dirty but NOT dark



As for the second CD by Sarah Main, I only listened to it once. This is mainly because I was so captivated by the first CD that it took a day or so to get the courage to try the second one. I really did not like the first track because it sounded like spanish guitar, which would have been fine for a few seconds while introducing some cool beats, but I felt the guitar played for too long (several minutes until I finally skipped ahead to the next song). Aside from that, there were some cool tracks on the second CD. I would definitely say that Sarah's style is completely different than Pete Tong's, and I really didn't like it because I felt her style is much too "light" for me. When I say "light" I am not speaking of beautiful angelic trance...I mean that every time one of the songs would start to break down and build intensity, the intensity would be interrupted by a vocal, riff, rap etc that would completely throw me off (which I found frustrating). I couldn't really get into this one because of the interruptions, I guess this one just didn't flow very smoothly for me. This is just my opinion, though. Maybe you will like it. Maybe I will change my mind if I listen to it a couple more times. Who knows?



Sunsolei ARia"

This Album made me want to shoot myself

CivProGeek | San Francisco, CA | 01/31/2007

(1 out of 5 stars)

"And perhaps some of you would prefer I had gone through with that, but before we talk about that, I just had to write a review on this album. I generally don't have nor take the time to write reviews, but this album was so bad, I just needed the therapy of writing a review in the hopes I may deter another human from making the same mistake and spending money on an album that is monotonous, uninspiring, and completely lacking any interest. I love the genre, and I like the Tongcast, but this is boring - almost as boring as this review has now become."

S. Main 5 stars / P. Tong 1 star

R. Calderon | CA,USA | 05/30/2007

(1 out of 5 stars)

"I found this CD to be one great and one part a disaster. I love Pete and I have seen him in concert numberous times, which he is brilliant time and time again, and I have Pete Tong's Esential Mix (outstanding)but I have to say this MIX is a disaster. I was so dissapointed and at the end I didn't know what to make of it. It's definitely not a PACHA sound! Believe me when I tell you, you could not get the crowd going at PACHA IBIZA with this kind of mix. The mix is flawed in so many ways. For one the track Summer Moon mixed into this mix is so out of place. Doesn't do it for me.



On the other hand Sarah Main Rocked it! The fact she dropped Kerri Chandler as her opening track set the tone for what to come. A great 5 star mix and she definitely captured the PACHA sound. All I can say is that this is one worth getting solely for Sarah's Mix. She hardly ever comes out with a mix cd so this is real treat for fans."