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Seaman's best mix in a while; unmixed disc 2 is hot!

Doctor Trance | MA, United States | 11/15/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Dave's mix on Disc 1 is much, much better than the last two therapy sessions, with a better track selection, barring the awful track Ill Ssa by Kosmas Epsilon. There are 3 Kosmas tracks in a row, and the first and third are phenomenal, but the one in the middle is a real stinker. It was the worst track on the Across Borders Greece CD and the V-Sag remix featured here simply cannot revive an already dead track. It's too bad, because this mix would be near perfect otherwise. Normally, an average or slightly below average track doesn't really spoil the mix, but unfortunately, this one rally puts a damper on the flow of things. Apart from that, this is one hot progressive mix featuring lots of great breaks and the juicy, dark stuff Dave and his label mates have been known for lately.



Track 1 is also from the Across Borders CD, but Dave spiced it up by adding a cool accapella by Infusion. Track 2 is a stunning new track by Habersham, and then after the 3 Kosmas tracks, we get into another great instrumental, Cloudbrake, which sounds incredible for the first half, covered with My Own Worst Enemy, but the second half of the track has the vocals competing too much with the melody and drums. I think you will agree that hearing Cloudbrake on it's own on disc 2, is fine without having to add anything. It does sound very cool with the acappella added, but only to a point. An excellent remix of My Own Worst Enemy also appears on disc 2.



The 2nd half of Dave's mix is solid, and my standout track is Maracash. A couple of male vocal tracks are in there, and he finishes with Phatjak, who had another hot track, Supermarket, on Across Borders. There are only 11 tracks on here, as Amazon incorrectly added the accapellas as tracks.



Disc 2 starts off with Cloudbrake and then My Own Worst Enemy, as I mentioned, and then an unmixed version of Kosmas's buzzing Monster Puppy. Stel and Tone Depth serve up a pounding version of Ashland's Clear, but the even better female vocal track on here is the last track: a hot acid remix of Highland's No Way Out. One track I didn't care for is the updated Steve Porter mix of Mojo, as I don't think it did anything for this classic track.



One of the best prog. house mixes of the year on Disc 1, and the added unmixed Disc 2 makes this purchase a no brainer. All tracks on here are from Dave's Audio Therpay label, which indicates that it is featuring some of the hottest stuff in the progressive world right now."