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lol steve... there we go. thanks ger.

too bad i disagree with a whole lot on there.... well there seems to be at least quite a few missing that i think should be on there. pretty subjective topic though.

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nowt wrong with that list really

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Interesting list ... seems that RA don't rate any of the Renaissance series, any of the Bedrock series (Jimmy Van M or 40oz), any of Zabiela's releases or Communicate.

Yet they do highly rate Lavelle's GU023.

Need to check and re-check some of the stuff on there ... playing Ricardo Villalobos's fabric71 at the moment, still sounds too minimal - the first 10 mins are a snoozerfest - IMHO Luciano's is far more livelier but didn't make it.

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i was pleased the wighomny bros cd was on there, it is top quality

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ya thats an RA list for sure...

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At least Balance 005 made the top ten. Kudos for that.

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[QUOTE=Garrick;828767]lol steve... there we go. thanks ger.

too bad i disagree with a whole lot on there.... well there seems to be at least quite a few missing that i think should be on there. pretty subjective topic though.[/QUOTE]

you knew what I was getting at right? a one word post to start a thread, and a misspelled word at that, lmao

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From his twitter, Sasha seems pleased about his involver entry.

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Interesting list. Disagree with a lot of it but amazed and delighted to see Dave Clarke's World Service mix in the top 10. Amazing piece of work.

Nice to see Lee Burridge's 24:7 and Danny Howells Nocturnal Frequencies 2 in there alongside more obvious stuff like Digweed's GU019 - all big favourites of mine.

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Love GU019 ... but Transitions vol 4 should have been in there too ;)

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[QUOTE=Steve Graham;828882]you knew what I was getting at right? a one word post to start a thread, and a misspelled word at that, lmao[/QUOTE]

yes sir... i opened the thread, read the word and someone could see the :?: above my head... then i read your post and laughed.

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personally i think nocturnal frequencies 3 is better than 2. disc 1 of part 3 is one of the most sublime mixes i've ever heard. i still listen to it regularly...

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[QUOTE=day_for_night;828913]personally i think nocturnal frequencies 3 is better than 2. disc 1 of part 3 is one of the most sublime mixes i've ever heard. i still listen to it regularly...[/QUOTE]

Damn straight - love it myself - must give it a good listen tomorrow ;)

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[QUOTE=simonr;828819]Yet they do highly rate Lavelle's GU023.[/QUOTE]

Didn't rate this myself

As for Communicate, that's a different matter 8)

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From what I saw, it seems like they were picking mix cds that were different and unique at the time they came out and were ahead of the curve.

Stuff like the Bedrock, Renaissance and other mixes mentioned were good no doubt but weren't anything innovative or different I'd say.

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[QUOTE=Steve Graham;828882]you knew what I was getting at right? a one word post to start a thread, and a misspelled word at that, lmao[/QUOTE]

Woops was in a hurry and forgot to put the link, besides english is not my first language so give me a break :David:

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[QUOTE=andyniko;828872]At least Balance 005 made the top ten. Kudos for that.[/QUOTE]

amen to that, class mix.

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[QUOTE=Troklo;829006]Woops was in a hurry and forgot to put the link, besides english is not my first language so give me a break :David:[/QUOTE]

maybe you can get one of those new korean robots to help you out ;)

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^^^lol

On topic, I find the list quite good maybe I don´t agree with it 100% but sill. For example Magda´s She´s a Dancing Machine is a cd I can´t really get in to. On the other side her Fabric cd is fantastic imo. Agoria´s Cute Cult cd is way better than his At the controls. The same goes for Dixon´s Body Language.

All in all I believe it´s a good list and will definitely check out the cd´s that I don´t know.

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^^^ exactly, whether you agree with these lists or not, they're a good resource to find stuff that may have slipped by you during the year :)

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Definitely agree that T4 should have featured there...more so than (ahem) GU 019 :D.....T4 is intelligent, moody, dark and light blending into each other perfectly, almost like a perfect map of the human mind

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Finished playing Dixon's release - it hardly pulls up any trees, in fact I found it average and the "Eraser" moment was hardly epic :what

You could randomly pick any 2 x Ben Watt radio shows and find more inspiring deep house.

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God, Balance 005.. Can we leave it in the last decade now that it made the list?

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[QUOTE=Jayson;828924]From what I saw, it seems like they were picking mix cds that were different and unique at the time they came out and were ahead of the curve.

Stuff like the Bedrock, Renaissance and other mixes mentioned were good no doubt but weren't anything innovative or different I'd say.[/QUOTE]

agreed

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Did anyone else notice that most of them listed where actually DJs mixes that where related to Fabric in some way.:!:

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[QUOTE=Jayson;828924]From what I saw, it seems like they were picking mix cds that were different and unique at the time they came out and were ahead of the curve.

Stuff like the Bedrock, Renaissance and other mixes mentioned were good no doubt but weren't anything innovative or different I'd say.[/QUOTE]

^this.

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[QUOTE=Jayson;828924]From what I saw, it seems like they were picking mix cds that were different and unique at the time they came out and were ahead of the curve.

Stuff like the Bedrock, Renaissance and other mixes mentioned were good no doubt but weren't anything innovative or different I'd say.[/QUOTE]

What Zabiela's Utilities & Alive CDs weren't anything innovative or different, buy Lavelle's GU, Involver and Holdens Balance where.:what

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Involver really did set a new standard as far as what to expect from mix comps in my opinion. I really think what Joris Voorn did with his Balance comp is what Involver should have been, but that's a debate for a different thread.

The thing with Lavelle's GU is that he didn't let him self get pigeon holed into playing one style unlike everyone else had the time who was making a "techno" cd or a "Progressive house CD", he went across the board and showed it was okay to have a lot of different genres on one mix comp.

On that note I personally didn't like the CD when it came out, but listening to it now I see why it's rated as high as it is.

And with Holdens Balance comp, where as everyone else was doing the deeper, darker side of prog house he went the exact opposite and gave you a comp you could listen to at home and still had tracks that were rocking the clubs at the time. The tracks were a lot "lighter" in nature and had a lot of musical qualities instead of just being the dark and moody (read: BORING) tunes that prog was turning into.

When looking at this list you really have to put everything into perspective as far as what was going on at the time they were released and what they did different.

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^ maybe they should of added this one

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Wat did Freeland do that would warrant that with this mix?

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silverlake pills, lol

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The Gui Boratto remix was ace

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Actually the only CDs i´m really surprised that are not there are:

Zabiela´s Alive - Showed a way of mixing prog like I never heard before

Lazarus Suck My Deck - A cd with sounds way ahead of its time.

Any other mix I can somehow understand only missed those two

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I was downloading and listening to a lot of Zabiela's mixes at the time but never listened to that comp. Might have to hunt it down.

Same with the Lazarus mix, just never was into him. Will give it a once over as well.

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^^Definitely check Zabiela´s Alive, voted it as my favorite mix of the year back when it came out 2003 or 2004 don´t remeber right now.

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[QUOTE=Jayson;829916]Involver really did set a new standard as far as what to expect from mix comps in my opinion. I really think what Joris Voorn did with his Balance comp is what Involver should have been, but that's a debate for a different thread.

The thing with Lavelle's GU is that he didn't let him self get pigeon holed into playing one style unlike everyone else had the time who was making a "techno" cd or a "Progressive house CD", he went across the board and showed it was okay to have a lot of different genres on one mix comp.

On that note I personally didn't like the CD when it came out, but listening to it now I see why it's rated as high as it is.

And with Holdens Balance comp, where as everyone else was doing the deeper, darker side of prog house he went the exact opposite and gave you a comp you could listen to at home and still had tracks that were rocking the clubs at the time. The tracks were a lot "lighter" in nature and had a lot of musical qualities instead of just being the dark and moody (read: BORING) tunes that prog was turning into.

When looking at this list you really have to put everything into perspective as far as what was going on at the time they were released and what they did different.[/QUOTE]

Great post

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Thanks mate