DJ Spinna Raiding The Crates CD

This is a continuous in-the-mix CD compiled and mixed by DJ Spinna.

If you're a deep house aficionado, you're sure to love this generous continuous mix from Brooklyn-born DJ Spinna, who has raided the Guidance records catalog to bring you an hour and a quarter of trance-inducing, dubbed-up club grooves for your hand-waving, hip-shaking, glow-sticking pleasure. The disc starts off with jazzy, faintly Latin grooves courtesy of Brace, Butti49, and Chuck Perkins, but then quickly sinks into four-on-the-floor house beats and stays there for most of the 21 tracks that remain. There are occasional detours, such as Paul Hunter's jazz-flavored "Reflection" and the explicitly reggae-inflected "Righteous Dub" by Uptight Productions (and don't miss the Mutabaruka cameo). But otherwise, this is a long exercise in trancey club grooves, and as such it's mostly attractive in a purely functional way. Highlights include the cool Jazzanova remix of Ursula Rucker's "Circe" and a very pretty number called "Baghdad Cafe" by A:Xus (featuring vocals from Naomi Nsombi). Recommended. ~ Rick Anderson

Spinna shows off the beats that have made him a favorite of hip hoppers and house aficianados alike.

Personnel: Angelia Wylie (vocals); Keith Henderson (guitar); Edvard Brygfjeld (flute, programming); Robert E. Miller (saxophone); Boyd Jarvis (keyboards); Joe Claussell, Daniel Moreno (percussion).

Audio Mixers: Joe Claussell; DJ Spinna; Boyd Jarvis.

Audio Remixer: Jazzanova.

Recording information: HUSET; Red Hook Studios.

Photographer: Taylor Deupree.

Unknown Contributor Role: King Britt.