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The Return of The Lizard Man - DJ Mauro Picotto

the enlightened one | under the tree of enlightenment | 09/18/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Bangin' Bangin' Bangin'!!! That's the one single word that perfectly describes this second album released by Italian DJ superstar Mauro Picotto. 'The Others' ventures into the direction that the first album did not fully reach. It is heavily influenced by the special breed of hard Techno and House music that Picotto so strongly favors and supports. 'The Others' has a whole style on its own, unleashing an impressive assault of technical beats and patterns layered throughout each composition. This time around, the focus is not on melody, but rather on the hedonistic sound of crashing drums and pounding bass. However, that doesn't mean that Picotto didn't take his music seriously. Like in all his trademark records, he carefully hand-crafts each piece with the most advanced studio-wizardry currently available in order to instill that trademark feeling of 'Whoa dude... how did he DO that?' It's reason enough to give Picotto any number of awards for 'Best Dance Producer of the Year' this time around.It's difficult to label what the best tracks are on 'The Others'. Unlike Picotto's first album, most of these songs will not be gracing the European Top 10 Dance charts, nor are there many recognizable, hummable tunes that get stuck in your head. However, I can narrow it down to these tracks: 'Awesome!!!', 'Hong Kong', and 'Back to Cali'. The first two tracks I mentioned are straight Bangin' Techno, while 'Back to Cali' is a heavy-hitter at the dance clubs because of its soaring melodies and epic breakdowns.>> 4 stars for a much anticipated follow-up to 'The Album'. Although it's true that not all the tracks deliver, songs like 'Awesome!!!' and 'Bangkok' are soon to become Techno classics for this distinct genre. Not only that, you can hear all the painstaking work and effort that went into each composition. (* Expect Mauro Picotto to place high this year on the definitive DJ Magazine 'Top 100 Best International DJs of 2002' list later this year.)- the enlightened one"

A new turn for picotto- and i love it :)

Jillianne C. Schaffer | Columbus, OH | 06/29/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"this cd is a lot to handle at first. it's faster, faaar less trancey, and very tech and tribal oriented. but if you would like to see the lizard man move out of the cheesy-spaced out trance realm and develop more of the hard-hitting style he's famous for, then you will like this cd. his handle on rhthym is unsurpassed, and he's honestly one of my favorite dj's AND producers."