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Global, Carl Cox's oddly titled postcard from an American tour, doesn't have the sheer magnetism and personal force of Mixed Live, his last mix album. The sound is cleaner but also a bit more sterile, making headphone listening much more bland than actually witnessing one of Cox's marathon sets. Natural Born Grooves' "Kick Back" is a solid opener, but the second up (Angel Moraes' "Turn It Up") takes a long time to get going. Cox gets better after this, taking listeners through a spiralingly minimal mix with tracks from Oxia and DJ Disciple (the latter is the best track on the mix), then heading into dark territory with his own "Dirty Bass" (co-produced by Christian Smith) and Bryan Zentz's "Watch the Sun." There isn't any letup late in the mix, either, with the pounding "Simulation" by Tiga and Mateo. Bangin' sets like this one may have been the perfect antidote to empty dancefloors while he was on the road, but the relentless drive may leave the unfortunate home listener with a headache. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide
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Kids MGMT |
| With 2005's "Time To Pretend" MGMT created a musical moment that would resonate for the next three years, putting it amongst the creme de la creme of new millennium indie anthems. With latest single, "Kids", MGMT fail to scale the heights they did with their first single, but still deliver a track that has met with strong approval from such critical sources as Pitchfork media, Zane Lowe and, surprisingly, dance music bible Mixmag who cited it as one of their "tunes of the year". Sporting an overridingly childlike melody that shimmers due to the interesting use of a distorted stylophone, the track washes over the listener thanks to the great use of a Gary Numan-esque synth line. This is all brought to the fore on the new remix by Belgian dance maestros Soulwax, who turn the muted indie cool of the original into an irrepressible club monster. If any evidence is needed, here is a clip of Erol Alkan playing the track at the recent Pukkelpop festival. Quite simply, amazing! | |
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