SUVDesertRose(FullCycle)Afteryearsin thebackground,thisalbumislikelyto getSuvof FullCycleandReprazentfamea bitmorerecognition.DRgoesfromexperi-mentalD&Bto breakbeat,to dub,tostraightoUtdancefloorstormersonthisalbumandit neverlosesitscon-ceptualArabiC/Spanishflavor.There'sYoSoytwistingandmorphingafemalevocal.andtheawesomeupbeatdubof FlamencoCybemetico,oneofthebesttracksonthealbum.Forthedancefloorthere'sSnakeCharmfeaturingFullCyclenewcomerSurgeonboardwithabongoladenroller.OosingoUtistherewind-inducingFlyingtoNowhere,anamentrackwitha melancholyvocal.WhiletheotherFullCyclemainstayshavebeeninconsistentasof late,Suvhasprovenhisconsiderabletalentandimaginationwiththisalbum.(JesseMann)

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II-PETSHOP BOYSPlease,Actually.Introspective,Behaviour.Very(ParlophoneJEMIReissues)TheelusiveNeilTennantandChrisLowehavebeencreatingmusicforoverfifteenyearsgainingcritical-acclaimwiththeirinfectiousbrandofcampy,cutting-edgeelectronicdancemusic.Eachalbumrevisitstheboys'gift forcomposingintriguing,sexuallycharged,genderevasivepopsongswiththemesof love,irony,honesty,disillusionment,OJ/clubcultureandpurebliss.Mypersonalpicksare:PleaseIPSB'sseminal1985debut),1990'ssublimeandsoulfulBehaviourand1992'sclassictheatricaVfuturistic-danceconceptualopusVel)'.If you'vemissedoutonanyof thesealbumsnowistheperfecttimeto discoverwhythePetShopBoysareconsideredbreakthroughelectronic-popsuper-starswhoseoutputhasmanagedtostandthetestof time.(CraigRosenberry)

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DAVEAUDEInsomniacPresents:NocturnalWonderland(Moonshine)

ThisCDactsasablueprintforoneofthe largest,longrunningelectronicfestivalsinAmerica-NocturnalWonderland.If you'veeverbeento apartywiththousandsof kidsdandng

theirassoffasif thefourhorsemenof theApocalypseweredueto rollupwithinthehour,thenyouknowwhatMr.AudehaspackedintothisCD.Thismixstormsoutof thegatewiththeuntouchableballisticbreaksofPMT'sGyromancer.Fromthere,Mr.Audeconstructsseamlessbridgesfrombreakbeat,house,technoandtrance-showcasingthemostslam-ming,upto theminutetrackseachofthesegenreshasto offer.Almostallof thecutsselectedhereareabsolutegemsthatwill rockyourasswhetherchillin'athomeorcruisingwith yourfriendsto thenextparty.Bottomline,thisCDistheabsolutejam,guaran-teedto berockingparkinglotsaroundthecountry.(JasonBrooks)

DJ GARTHNite:Life07(NRKSoundDivision)

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nhas been over 7 yearssinceSanFrandsco'sOJGaIthunleashedmas-terfulundergroundmixtapeslikeElESkankin'andGangstaGroove.Sincethen,Garthhasmixeda num-berofothercompilationsforotherimprints,traveledaroundtheglobeafewtimesoverDJing,andstartedhisownlabel,SanFrandscobasedGrayhoundRecordings.Fast-forward

to 2001,Garthisstillrockingit old-schoolstyle.FromtheopeningcutfromLouieBalo,andcontinuingthroughfunkygroovesfromTonyWatson,Nectar,Altocamet,Jay-JandAndrewMacari,amongothers,GaIthmixesuponlythemostfunk-infusedWestCoasthouseflavors.If youarea fanof thelongrunningSFWickedCrewDJs,or useto partyat SF's'ComeUnity'eventsbackin earlytomid1990's,Garth'slatestpotpourriof housewill haveyoudancinglikeitis 1994.Superb.(RickSalzer)

FRONTLINE ASSEMBLYEpitaph(Metropolis)

WhenotherChicagokidswerespendingtheirlunchmoneyonbadweed,modelglueandquestionablepomI washangingoUtonClarkStreetstinkingmymindupwith alltheWaxTraxI couldfit undermyshirt...er...payfor.MeatBeatManifesto,RevoltingCocks,1000HomoDJs,Add Horse.Ajax,Pailhead,Front242all rodethelight-ening;vengefulpriestsofanewdeity-industrialin itsheyday.Butasbrightlightshineshailaslong,mosthavesinceslunkoffto flaccidend-ings.MyUfewiththeThrillKillCultgotabitTOOintolatex,SkinnyPuppydevolvedcompletelyintoinco-herentabstraction,Front242existsonlyinreissues.andMinistry...IweepthatMinistrybecametheTwistedSisterof thegenre.Luckily,onegroupstillwieldsthehammerofpower,givingnoquartertopunymortals.NottosaythatFrontlineAssemblyhasn'tevolved,they'veleanedto usethenewtech-toysalongwitheveryoneelse,andtheirsoundisfullerandmorecomplexbecauseof it. Reflectiveangerattheinevitableself-destructionofmankindisdamnhardto pulloffwithoutfallingpreyto melodrama,buttheydo it. Subjectmatteraside,trackslikeEverythingandInsolencehaveboththeharmonictextureandbrute-forcecharmyou'dexpectfromthelastofthegreatcontenders.(M.vonpfeiffer)

HERBIEHANCOCKFutureZ Future(Transparent)..

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Headhuntersandhisunforgettableventureintobreakbeatin the80'swith Rockit,Hancockstandsasoneof thetrulymostprogressiveartistsofourtime.NowwithhisnewreleaseFutureZFuture,heonceagainshowshisrespectandinterestin thecurrentelectronicmusicscene.Boastinga listofeclecticcollaborationswithA GuyCalledGeraldtoscratchturntablistOJRobSwift,thisalbumislayeredwithideasbasedinjazz,drum'n bassandhiphop.GuestvocalistChakaKhanandpoel/lyristDanaBryantbringthisnewreleaseupto dateandbeyondthecurrentdancemusicscene.(Kenoy)

VARIOUSARTISTSOnTheRocks(ChezMusic)

NeilAline,themanbehindthismixandkingof thecastlethat isChezMusic.hasdelivereda properhouseexcursiononthelabelsdebutCDrelease.Since1999Chezhasreleasedsomeofthemosthighlyregarded"vibe"tracksin house.lastyear,thespokenwordraptureIt'sYoursbyJonCutlerfeat.E-MantookWMCbystormandhasn'tletupsince.Chezisdefinitelya labelwhichbasesitselfinwhatOJDeepdeParislikesto call"rootshousemusic:OnTheRocksisjustthat,soulfuldeephousefora morediscerningcrowd.Exceptfortheoff-cuff,disco,mash-upCrazeAt MidnightbyOJSpen,itprettymuchstickswiththe"vibe"blueprint.ThediscemableTheHeartofAfricaByMartinSolvang,GiveItUpbyJay-J& ChrisLumalongwiththeaforementionedIt'sYoursareafewofmypersonal"smokingjacketandblunt"favorites.If you'veyettobecomefamiliarwithwhatChezhasto offerthere'snobettertimethenrightnow.(Woob)

NAV BHINDER AND PATRICKDREAMBombayOne(BombayRecordings)

~Canada'sdeephouseimprintBombayRecordings(foundedin1998)isoneof thecountry'sbestexportsnextto beerandcableaccessTV.ForBombayOnelabelheadsNavBhinderandPatrickDreammixtheirfavoritetracksfromthelabeloverthepast3years.Includedonthistop-shelfcollectionarenumerouscutsandmixesfromlabelstarMiguelGraca,aswellasmaterialfromFredEverything,DerrickCarterandChrisNazuka,TimShumacher,MarkFarinaandMilesMaeda.Fromthedeepestdepthsof theatmosphericthrough