as for innervisions: of the three acts involved with this project, the only one of whose genius i am convinced is âme, if only for their remix of etienne jaumet (which makes a few appearances throughout this mix). i am also a huge fan of “balandine” despite the mixed reaction it received upon release. i like schwarz and dixon a lot too, but i haven’t found any blow-my-face-off productions or remixes by either of them (yet). “D.P.O.M.B.” i thought was a pretty good track that maybe was a touch overrated. i can understand will’s comments that they sound “adventure-y”, but i don’t feel like they toe the cheesy line–i think they steer far clear of it. then again, i’m a fan of booming tribal percussion, so what do i know.

“So overrated just because the press is so corrupted.” What does that even mean? I’m pretty sure the press give attention to the DJs/producers they think are worthy of attention. If you don’t like underground electronic music journalism, perhaps “DJ Mag” is more your style.

Now, this is a mix CD I actually went out to a proper shop to by a proper copy. I heard so many things about it and I do like A Critical Mass. I was, not to sound cliché, mesmerized by this CD. It really takes the minimalist ethic and gives it a good kick up the arse. I like the subtle edits they’ve done, like mixing the bassline from Rej under Acid Tablet, mashing up ‘Motorbass’ with DPOMB and Basic Track, and having that quintessentially Schwarzian shaker groove running underneath the mix, showing it’s head during the quieter bits. That Moondog track is a bit of a mindf**k at the end, showing that music can be non-music and sound like music, ending with that slow fade out.

The second disc is good, but there were a few cuts I would have liked to see from the mix (Mathematics, Ø, La Funk Mob, M Pittmann). I also agreed with Joshua Meggitt’s quote on RA regarding Disc 2: “I’d like to have seen even earlier examples of minimalism, Satie’s furniture music perhaps, or an ol’ timey fiddle dance such as “Indian War Whoop”. I could go on about the songs that should have made the cut, but I don’t know if that would be good for this thread.

All in all, Messrs. Schwarz, Beyer, Wiedmann, and Berkhahn should take a well-deserved bow for this work.

@eric: Really, DPOMB is a bad release? Try Panoramix. Worse.

i would have to disagree. after hearing it being played by ame i think its great, certainly not the weakest on innervisions by a long way. dixon knows how to work a set & henrik has had it laid down since day one as a producer, dj & live act. as have ame. i try to see the innervisions guys at least twice a year & every time its a great night full of fantastic music & pure energy.

i’m not sure on the adventure house comment either? to me its just what innervisions do. i like the fact they look at things with a fresh perspective. i think this is one of the main reasons why the label is popular & due to the fact their not knocking music out slap dash with no quality control like some labels do

i know, from reading interviews with ame that the production process is a long & drawn out procedure to insure the music is of the highest standard.

i’ve only heard bits of this mix cd so far from a friends copy but its definitely on the list.