Strictly Todd Terry CD

Strictly Todd Terry songs A two-disc, 130-minute DJ mix of house music is a daunting prospect for anyone who intends to listen rather than to dance for two hours, so one important measure of a house DJ's skill is his or her ability to make the experience something less than an interminable exercise in thumping, head-numbing boredom. Louie Vega is better equipped than most to do just that, and if this collection doesn't entirely succeed as a listening experience it's probably more because of the limitations intrinsic to the genre than it is to his own skill. And, it's worth pointing out, this isn't really music for listening anyway. So don't be too surprised or dismayed when the overlong remix of Kerri Chandler's "So Let the Wind Come" fails to keep hold of your attention, or when Groove Box's "Casio's Theme" starts to grate. Less excusable are the off-key singing on Peven Everett's minimalist "I Can't Believe I Loved Her (Calypso Mix)" and Charles McDougald's dumb, overwrought vocals on Bassmental's "It's the Music (King Street Club Mix)." These low points are nicely redeemed, however, by such moments of brilliance as Kerri Chandler's "Coro (The Colonial Mentality)," with its hot, funky horns, and the fun '80s soul inflected "Closer (King Street Moody Club)" by Mood II Swing with Carole Sylvan. This album may not win house music any new converts, but established fans of the genre and of Louie Vega in particular will love it. ~ Rick Anderson Two time Grammy winner Louie Vega unleshes a two CD set of remixed, seamless house for volume 16 of the acclaimed Mix the Vibe series. The great thing about this mixed cd is its live recordings and live sound effects added by Kenny Dope. It also contains quite a few productions that both he and Louie remixed and produced as MAW. Barbara Tucker, THE underground house music chanteuse added ad-libs to make her #1 hit Most Precious Love that much more special. The most upcoming underground DJ/Producer Mr. V is MCing throughout. This was recorded at Caf Mambo in Ibiza. An instant classic. Audio Remixers: Quentin Harris; Dennis Ferrer. Liner Note Author: Louie Vega. Recording information: Cafe Mambo Studios, Ibiza, Spain. Arrangers: Studio Apartment; Dennis Ferrer; Roland Voss. Personnel: K.T. Brooks Sr., Tyronne Ellis, Kenny O. Bobien, Monique Bingham, Terrance Downs (vocals); Mike Ciro (electric guitar); Osunlade (Fender Rhodes piano); Joey Moskowitz (keyboards, programming, keyboard programming); Dennis Ferrer (keyboards, drum programming); Daniel Voss, Frankie Feliciano, Gary Hudgins, Selan Lerner (keyboards); Gene Perez (electric bass); Luis Quintero (congas, timbales, percussion); Issei Yoshiba (timbales, percussion); Daniel Moreno, Craig Huckaby, Jovia Armstrong (percussion); Jon Ciafone (drum programming); Melonie Daniels, Miss Patty (background vocals). Audio Mixers: Louie Vega; Jon Ciafone; Quentin Harris; David Morales ; Frankie Feliciano; Roland Voss.