More of the same profound
alexander laurence | Los Angeles, CA | 04/21/2004
(3 out of 5 stars)
"Josh Wink is one of the most important house DJs on the planet. I have seen him spin records several times in New York City. He used to hang out with King Britt. In the mid-1990s, much of this music was the soundtrack to my life and the city. You couldn't go to a bar or a club without hearing trance techno or drum and bass, especially around 1997. So when I hear one of these records, I am reminded of stuff I was listening to five or ten years ago. Plus since then the market has been flooded with mix CDs. Many DJs like Paul Oakenfold have released their first albums in the past few years. On this disc, Wink mixed each track before he actually did the live mix. There is a second disc with videos and multimedia stuff. This includes an interview with Josh Wink where he talks about his craft. He talks about what went into this CD. He created alternate versions of songs by Minimal Man and Frankie Bones. He remixed them live in front of an audience to get a feel of what would work. It's a decent record to listen to at the end of the day. Years ago, dance music was exciting and cutting edge. Now it's just a venue to start a career. There isn't the amazing new vistas to be seen in dance culture. One gets older and tired of drugs. It's just more of the same."
SameOld Sounds 2
Erik DC | United States | 10/27/2003
(3 out of 5 stars)
"I've seen Wink live at several parties in the late 90s and he always put on a good show. But, I never bought one of his CDs until now. Wink has been featured heavily in several music mags like: DJ TIMES, URB, etc. During the interviews Wink goes into great depth the making of his "profound" new mix, sticking not only to the turntables but incorporating Pro Tools and a slew of other effects. He enchanted me enough with his interviews to give Profound Sounds 2 a try... Unfortunately this time around Wink is a better talker than DJ. For all his hype the CD brings nothing new to the table.Wink's track selection starts off adequate enough but soon digresses into +6 minute play of some of the most unchallenging sounds 4-to-the-floor has to offer. His pseudo-mastery of Pro Tools is most obvious during the last two tracks where he attempts to spice things up by using some pitch, filter, and EQ effects, things any respectable DJ can pull off live on a DJM. All in all, it's not a terrible CD, it's just not distinguishable from the hoard of other mix CDs in this bloated genre. From a Heavy Weight like Wink I expected much more."
Track Listings (16) - Disc #1