Search - Jonathan Lisle :: Original Series 0s.0_2

Natural Mixing!!

Saeed_G | Cairo, Egypt | 05/16/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

""..it's the barometer by which every other prog album should be judged"

5/5 DJ MAG



"the result is an enthralling, original mix that highlights how Lisle likes to go the extra mile"

4/5 IDJ



OS_02 hits the streets on the 15th of February 2005 and having set an outstanding standard with OS_01, John Digweed and Bedrock Records look to Jonathan Lisle to push the tempo with the second in the series that looks towards the best of tomorrows burgeoning talent!



Mixed live using 5 CD channels (with 3 Denon DNS-5000s via their Alpha channels), FX and a Korg Z1 synthesiser. The tracks have been de-constructed and loops re-created using different elements of each track, then mixed live. Or to put it another way you might hear a drum loop mixed over track 3 which consists of a snare from track 5 and a kick from track 7!



Jonathan approaches OS_02 with a unique perspective, an idea to create one 80 min piece. Different elements from all the tracks weave in and out of the entire mix with live keyboards played over the top.



OS_02 opens with futuristic ambient soundtrack Cosmic Baby - Tribute to Bladerunner layered with breakbeats of Relysis' mix of Habersham - Gently Shifting People and vocals of Rabbit in the Moon - Waiting for the night. In the first 15 minutes 5 tracks have weaved in and out of each other, often as 3 tracks at once.



The pace picks up with a tempo change and huge drop into the vocals on Habersham's 4/4 beat, then back to breakbeats sustaining the futuristic mood. Things drop into live drums and live bass guitar and the Spanish vocal of the Hardkiss classic Hawke - Vivos en Muerte as the pace continues to build into the funky trippy breakbeats of Steiger - Ghost Sector.



Another tempo change up into PMT- Afro Lava Lamp going into a tribal breakbeat section as PMT is mixed continuously with Young American Primitive -Voyage to the Great Attractor. The 4/4 beat of Rabbit In The Moon's remix of Gavin Hardkiss - See the Love Infinite comes in with vocals and the mix starts rocking into the driving vocals of Trafik - Surrender remixed by Habersham and Blake Potter.



The huge 4/4 anthem of 2005 - BAD by Matthew Dekay - comes in for the peak time of the CD and is mixed with Andy Ling - Fixation, given a modern twist by Evolution and Hamel. Finally back to breakbeats for the finale with the massive Forme - Ignition as huge strings and guitars mellow out to the stunning climax of this exceptional, original journey

I really can't find better or more than this to say really it's a great work lisle..."

The as-yet unmetioned...and how!

K. Johnson | San Luis Obispo, CA | 07/02/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Someone was talking about all the borrowed influences. Let's not forget the tribal-chant sample from Baraka used in the PMT track. I haven't been so delighted identifying a sample since I saw Naked Lunch and thought...and thought...and thought...holy S, Jimmy Van M! Moments like that help make music like this worthwhile.



Seriously, I've followed Bedrock and Global Underground releases for years and this is the best I've put money towards in a long time. Most notable is the flow. It inspires me to get off my A (not that I'm on it a lot). The Habersham tracks make the ones Seaman use sound like candy (although I love an opportunity to bag on Seaman). I wasn't so impressed with the DeKay track after I heard Andy Ling's that followed...there's something titilating about the logic of that track...



I suppose the upset is the location of the track breaks, which seem to happen at the beginning of the mix and that gets on my nerves. If I wanted to find a song, and go to it my typical reaction is "no...da*n...that's the song Before this song." Thinks SashenDigs' WestCoast. That irritating.



Careful, you'll want to listen to this a lot. DON'T LET YOURSELF. KNOW DISCIPLINE. Let it not corrupt like Fabric 20 or Balance 5...dam*...."

One for the ages...

Matthew Giambruno | Reno, NV | 06/08/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"After fully listening to this CD for well over a year I have decided to finally put my thoughts into writing. This mix is turning into one of the most inventive CD releases since Digweed's Sydney Global Underground release Disc 1. Over five years ago Digweed was dropping tribal percussion beats like Hong Kong Trash, Elements, and Shape Shifter...molding tunes together where you would literally think to yourself "what the hell is going on here! This is superb.."

Lisle has taken things to the same level with this mix. This mix is meant be truly "listened" to and not just put on for generic thumping prog. He drops breaky and techy sounding overlays all the while keeping your head adrift with excellent track selections. Certain CD's never get old, others you stop listening to after multiple rotations. Dance music changes so often that a disc that was created 3 years ago is often considered a dinosaur. After careful attention to this CD, I think 5 years from now, this CD will still be in the library. Listen carefully and you will find the small details of the mix and smile. Nice work Jonathan..nice work."