"I just want to say that I'm a true NY househead out of my element in Florida. When I saw the Body and Soul Vol. 1 CD, I snatched it up so quickly that the case got whiplash! This cd had me on fire when I first heard it and I haven't put it down since. For those familiar with Francois K., Danny Krivit and Joe Clausell of New Yorks club Vinyl and Body & Soul, this CD takes you there! I sing the praises of "Escravos De Jo" because you can just about pull any cultural dance step to the beginning sequence and when the beat drops.......a whole wave of emotions travels through your body like a Florida wildfire! You cannot sit and listen to "Desire" without feeling as though you gotta sing it with the same ferocity! That gets you open while "The Prayer" simply releases you. I can actually bounce the lyrics off my tongue as if I wrote the prayer myself.There is nothing like being at Body & Soul or Vinyl in NYC and since I can't get there readily, Body and Soul Vol. 1 takes me there spiritually! If you are a true househead, this has to be in your collection. I can compare the feeling that this cd generates with that of Byron Stingily's "the Purist" and Joe Clausell's CD (forgot the name). I'm digging it! I'm feeling it! You gotta get it. Truly Vibin'!Look out for Vol. 2!!!!!!"
Mind blowing Experience
H. N. Brown | DC by the way of Long Island | 12/05/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I have had this CD for a very long time and I must say this is one of the best or not the best house cd produce in a long time."
One word: ESSENTIAL
Tony Armstrong | Chicago, IL USA | 01/04/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"If you are a "Househead", in particular, a person partial to the New York, electic style of house, this CD is one of the best things since sliced bread. Even if you aren't a househead, this CD just might make you one. :)I have four volumes of the Body and Soul Mixes and none of them have let me down. Highly recommended. Francois K. Joe Clausell and others bring their best. Absolutely fabulous."
Simply incredible house music mix
Tony Armstrong | 01/19/1999
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Without a doubt, one of my absolute favorite house mixes. Legendary DJ/producer Francois K and the rest of the NYC Body & Soul crew replicate their Sunday afternoon parties with this mix. Deep, deep, tracks highlighted by: Fonda Rae's vocals in the funky "Living in Ecstasy"; Mood II Swing's treatment of "Being Single"; Roy Ayer's vibraphonic improvisation in "Dangerous Vibes"; Masters at Work incredible production of "Desire"; and the awesome gospel-house stylings on the Kenny Bobien and Voices (K.O.T. remix) tracks. Personal experience: I had the chance to hear one of the Body & Soul DJ's live at Atlanta's Nomenclature Musuem in May of '98. It was close to 100 degrees in the club and the crowd was in a dancing frenzy all night long -- clapping, yelling, whistling, sweating, pumping, singing, and simply getting down. You could almost see the happy vibe shimmering from people's faces and the euphoric energy from the dancefloor hit like a wave. In my mind, that night is what house music is all about."
Track Listings (12) - Disc #1
