| View Larger Image | Bedrock | Audio CDDJ Jimmy Van M (Performer)
| List Price: | $9.98 | |
| | Binding: | Audio CD | | Format: | Import | | Studio: | Bedrock/Pioneer Entertainment | | Release Date: | June 12, 2001 | | Sales Rank: | 133,412rd |
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TRACK LISTING |
Disc: 1
- Track 1: Night Stalker - Mo Shic and Zeiden
- Track 2: Late Night (Dissonant dub) - Floppy Sounds
- Track 3: Circuit Breaker (John Creamer & Stephane K remix) - ECVM
- Track 4: Heavy Fluid - Yum Yum
- Track 5: Control of Sound - Prototype
- Track 6: Barotek (Blackwatch Threshold dub) - Bill Hamel presents Innate & Andy Moor
- Track 7: Mothership (Steve Porter remix) - Trancentral Station
- Track 8: Lacuna - Tocharian
- Track 9: Love Like Sleep (dub) - Jimmy Van M featuring Terra Deva
- Track 10: Struggle For Pleasure - Minimilistix
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Disc: 2
- Track 1: London - John Johnson
- Track 2: Janiero (original mix) - Solid Sessions
- Track 3: Janiero (Saffron mix) - Solid Sessions
- Track 4: Music Don't Stop - Brancaccio & Aisher
- Track 5: One Last Time (Quivver's Amityville dub) - Quivver
- Track 6: Soulfeel (The Senses EP) - Van Bellen
- Track 7: Mansdisco (original mix) - Mansdisco
- Track 8: Bon Voyage - Junkie XL
- Track 9: Deep Blue - Nuclear Ramjet
- Track 10: Diminished Responsibility - Thermobee & Stratosphere
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EDITORIAL REVIEWS |
Album Details
Solid, Dual Disc Dance Music Set Put Together by the Inimitable Jimmy Van Malleghem, He of the Balance Promotions Group who Got his First Djing Shot at the Orlando, Florida Club Barbarellas. |
Amazon.com
From the moment Florida-raised, New York-based Jimmy Van M kicks off this superlative release with Mo Shic and Zeidan's "Night Stalker," the quality of this CD never dips. It's no surprise that John Digweed wanted Van M on the Bedrock project roster: no one else has this man's sense of spatial trance awareness. He brings a variety of flavors (not the least of which are some great core house elements) to the party, yet keeps things first class with a steady, smooth, and intoxicating ascent. For example, his own "Love Like Sleep (Dub)," which soaks house music in trance, glistens with retro electro as well. And when JVM wants to turn the mix all melancholy, he does so with the sweetness and light of Minimalistix's "Struggle for Pleasure," a pounding backbone that keeps things brisk and active as the emotions open up all around. It's obvious by the middle of the second disc that Van M is a huge fan of Underworld's approach to sound and arrangement. John Johnson's "London" has the mood and movement of a Dub No Bass with My Head Man classic, while Mandisco hits the autobahn at Underworldian speed with the smoky trance-pherics of "Mandisco (Original Mix)." Jimmy then throws in the relentless bouncing energy of Junkie XL's "Bon Voyage." Does it end on a fadeout or an ambient slow note? Not a chance, matey! Thermodee & Stratosphere's descriptively titled "Diminished Responsibility" makes one question why this wasn't a three-disc blessing. Indeed, Jimmy Van M has created a benchmark trance release. Novices and newbies will be instantly spoiled by the caliber of this collection while veterans will find it hard to disengage once the first track is spinning. This is the closest anyone has come to bringing the trance floor to living rooms worldwide. --Steffan Chirazi |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 27 reviews)
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Not Impressed by Brody Williams  2 Stars
October 19, 2006
While this CD has music on it that certainly took effort to produce, it is just too boring. I bought this cd for "Struggle For Pleasure" by Minimalistix, not to mention it is named improperly on the CD and is really called "Struggle For Leisure(Filterheadz Remix)" by Minimalistix.
All of the other songs were just awful. They have a good sound, but again, just aren't interesting and don't show any particular emotion, and they become monotonous after only a few minutes, some songs have peaks of interest, but they do not last. If any emotion could be attributed, it would have to be somewhere BETWEEN dark and grovvy, which is really not a good sound, the song should be one or the other, the only song that has effectively acheived both is "Struggle For Pleasure."
Moreover, all of the songs minus the Minimalistix one have the same sound-deep beat, trancey cymbals, and maybe a flange effect or two thrown in with little variation.
I haven't found a good reason to listen to the CD other than for just not listening to it very often.
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Very Atmospheric...4 1/2 stars by W. S. Davies (California/Colorado)  4 Stars
June 01, 2006
JVM is a master at crafting intelligent mixes that have superb flow and develop a sense of atmosphere. This mix(disc 1 especially) is no exception. It's very deep, dark, and organic sounding. I just wish there were more DJ's still playing this style. So, if you you like your electronica deep, dark and intelligent then def. buy this.
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Excellent first disc  5 Stars
December 27, 2002
This is a terrific double-disc which is very dark and might take a little getting used to. All the better, if it can touch a part of your ear which other DJ's have missed! This is too menacing to dance to and is better suited to late-night driving and relaxing. The first disc is definately stronger than the second, as other reviewers have noted. Don't expect any trancey highs - Jimmy's style is very dense jungle/house and less accessible.
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Good Trance by Majid Entezam (San Diego, CA United States) 4 Stars
August 03, 2002
This CD is veeeerrrry trancy. By that I mean, the selections are not meant for dancing, don't have highs and lows, and transitions are very smooth (the strongest aspect of this CD). At times you can't even tell when the current song ends and next song begins, which I think is talent that Jimmy Van M has mastered. The song selections are good and their genre falls somewhere between the 'dark' (downtempo) trance and progressive (electronic) trance. If you like this genre (like I do), then you'll enjoy this CD. Highly recommended!
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Progressive, hypnotic and amazingly cool by Chris Abdalla (Albuquerque, NM USA) 5 Stars
May 25, 2002
I saw Jimmy Van M open up for Sasha and Digweed and was absolutely blown away with his set. It was one of, if not the best trance performances I've ever had the priveledge of listening to.I bought this CD immediately afterwards and am happy to say that it captures what I saw live to a large extent. If you like progressive trance and want a good mix to groove to or just chill to, this one is highly recommended.
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