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| | Album : James Zabiela Presents Utilities | |
| | Label : Renaissance Recordings Source : Retail 2CD | |
| | Cat. No. : REN21CD Size : 217 MB | |
| ª Genre : Electronic StrDate: 2005-06-20 ª |
ª _ Quality : 202kbps/44.1khz/Joint Stereo RipDate: 2005-06-23 _ ª
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| | A debate is raging within the world of dance music - what is the | |
| | future of DJing? 3 partisan camps have emerged: vinyl, CD and | |
| | totally digital, using computer technology. In short, the modern | |
| | DJ has more options as to how to mix than ever before. Quite | |
| | remarkable when you consider but five short years ago 3 decks | |
| | were considered a novelty. | |
| | | |
| | Along the way there have been defining moments in this | |
| | development; an outstanding example was 2004's 'ALiVE' album by | |
| | James Zabiela, the compilation being the first to truly highlight | |
| | just what can be done using 3 CDJs (the CD equivalent of a | |
| | turntable) and an EFX unit. It even came with a short CD-ROM film | |
| | demonstrating the totally live trickery that was employed. | |
| | | |
| | A year on and James Zabiela once again joins forces with | |
| | Renaissance for the follow-up. Given his well-documented love and | |
| | support of the CDJ, you'd think that a further homage to the joys | |
| | of CD mixology would be in order, but in part, you'd be wrong. | |
| | | |
| | "Since 'ALiVE' there has been a huge leap in computer software. | |
| | Things are continuing to move forward at a rapid speed. I | |
| | therefore felt it was really important I made of use of all these | |
| | technologies or utilities that are available, hence the name." - | |
| | James Zabiela | |
| | | |
| | Aware of the long-running debate over formats, James hit upon his | |
| | own unique idea to separate the technologies and let people draw | |
| | their own conclusions. 'Utilities' two discs therefore come as | |
| | "Computed" and "Recorded". As the names suggest, one uses the | |
| | much publicised Ableton technology and has been recorded entirely | |
| | on computer, whilst the other makes a welcome return to last | |
| | years format of CDJs, samplers and an EFX unit. | |
| | | |
| | "With this format on the album I've employed all the utilities as | |
| | I wanted to, but it's also allowed me to lay down what is | |
| | essentially a musical debate. For the first time on one album, by | |
| | comparing both discs, people can draw their own conclusions as to | |
| | what system they prefer." - James Zabiela | |
| | | |
| | But lets not forget that beyond the mixing techniques, James | |
| | distinct musical style remains at the heart of the album. In a | |
| | further move to distinguish the follow-up he also chose | |
| | 'Utilities' to be the platform to showcase his very first foray | |
| | into the world of original production. The result is two | |
| | incredible cuts - 'Robophobia' and 'EyeAMComputer', which are | |
| | currently causing mayhem on dancefloors round the world and both | |
| | on available on the gatefold double vinyl EP and CD single with | |
| | which this latest mix compilation shares its name, with both | |
| | formats containing a further track 'Skanksuary' and, in true JZ | |
| | style, a suite of 15 samples and sounds taken from all 3 tracks, | |
| | and also the intro to this very album. | |
| | | |
| | Beyond his own productions James draws on a host of current | |
| | talent, including the previously unavailable Kriece remix of | |
| | Aphex Twin's 'Windowlicker' and tracks and remixes from Infusion, | |
| | Buick Project, Trentemoller, Lee Coombs, Montero and many more | |
| | unknown and overlooked future classics that comprise this forward | |
| | thinking compilation. | |
| | | |
| | Tracklisting: | |
| | | |
| | Disc 1 : Computed | |
| | | |
| | 01. James Zabiela & Nick Boulton - Quantum Realities 2:39 | |
| | (Intro) | |
| | 02. Decomposed Subsonics - Atlantic View 5:53 | |
| | 03. The Consumer - Your Soul For Access 6:28 | |
| | 04. Wyatt Earp & Little Mike - Android (Original Mix) 3:01 | |
| | 05. Aphex Twin - Windowlicker (Kriece Mix) 6:13 | |
| | 06. Solid Groove - This Is Sick 5:17 | |
| | 07. James Zabiela - EyeAmComputer 5:33 | |
| | 08. Soundex - On/Off 5:25 | |
| | 09. Lee Coombs - Outta My Mind (Breaks Mix) 2:43 | |
| | 10. Lee Coombs - Outta My Mind (House Mix) 1:43 | |
| | 11. Will Saul - Mbira (Infusion Mix) 3:13 | |
| | 12. James Zabiela - Robophobia (JZ's Childhood Edit) 5:53 | |
| | 13. Abysm - Future Love 6:12 | |
| | 14. Nicolas Vallee Presente Silvertone - Theme From 7:02 | |
| | Silvertone | |
| | 15. Hugg & Pepp - Snabeln 5:46 | |
| | 16. Hisham Samawi & Dennis Rodgers - Through You (Outro) 0:43 | |
| | | |
| | 73:44 | |
| | Disc 2 : Recorded | |
| | | |
| | 01. Hisham Samawi & Dennis Rodgers - Through You 8:26 | |
| | 02. Martin C - The Escape 6:42 | |
| | 03. Trentmoller - Rykketid 4:06 | |
| | 04. Walter Ercolino - One Flew Over The Cocoo's Nest 5:30 | |
| | 05. Montero - Captain Hook (House Mix) 4:57 | |
| | 06. Rob Mooney - Feelin' Electo 6:26 | |
| | 07. Buick Project - At The Rave 6:10 | |
| | 08. Gerome Sportelli - Growth 4:12 | |
| | 09. Hugg & Pepp - Pellefant 5:16 | |
| | 10. PMT - Gyromancer (Elite Force Mix) 7:23 | |
| | 11. The Carbon Community - Simon Says 6:02 | |
| | 12. Ellen Allien - Sehnsucht (Zabiela Live Edit) 4:04 | |
| | | |
| | 69:14 | |
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ª _ Total: 02:23:01 _ ª
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