Can I give this 6 stars?
younez | Rotterdam, Holland. | 12/22/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I own close to 500 CD's of all sorts of dance but mainly house, and this CD is the best mix CD I have ever heard, bar none. The overall feel of the CD could be best described as warm, tribal, funky & groovy emotive house. It never reaches levels that would be described as 'pumping' or 'jacking', more groovy, but it will have most of the feet tapping in your loungeroom. The emphasis of the tracks is on the bassline, melody and percussion, not highs and lows. The mixing is excellent and real, not so slick you can't hear it, and does not detract from the music.The start is more tribal with strong percussive elements and sets the mood right, but the stretch from Dubtribe's "What you feel in your heart" right through to "Momentito por favor" is without a doubt the best stretch of house I have heard on CD, with Darren Davis' "Inspirational Dub" as the standout track on the disc. It is uplifting, funky as hell and intelligent.I am yet to hear a bad comment about the disc. This was released at the start of the U.S. West Coast house explosion, and it's not hard to see why this style is so popular. If you like Naked, Om or old-style Chicago house, have a listen to this. This was released in early '99 and has not dated one bit. I promise you you will not be disappointed with this, unless you think Gatecrasher is quality dance music.BUY IT!"
Skip track 10 (Breeze ... should be Cheese ...)
Jonathan Parker | 01/22/2000
(3 out of 5 stars)
"This CD starts off with real potential to be a must have, but never really builds on a good start. Track 10, ruins the whole CD for me, a really cheesey tune with terrible lyrics and awful schoolgirl singing ... why on a dub CD, I ask ?. Buy it if you like dubtribe or want to annoy the neighbours with track 10."
Make your friends househeads too...dr. dub is here
GOM | Washington, DC USA | 03/31/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"First off the imperial dub sound does something so earthy, funky and deep to house music that it just leaves you wet in the groove second, doc martin (dr. dub when on imperial dub) shows you how his message of house music breathes the dubtribe sound. At all times earthy, funky and just pure complex house music, this CD is a must own. I can personally attest to making many heads nod, feet stomp and smiles spread with this single CD."
Track Listings (15) - Disc #1