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This is the world where we live

Jim Galligan | Denver, Co United States | 11/19/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Some where between too old to rave, and too young to buy a house in the burbs exists the world of Afterhours. Right after the club closes the real night begins. All the ametures go home and the proper party starts. This is the sound-track for that moment. This is not a comedown, chill out exercise. I thought it might be, so I stayed away for almost a year. Its a true mix for the middle of the night, maybe early morning. Sounds dark murky with this almost eery energy. One of GU's best efforts to date, overshadowing the 24:7, Taronto and lights out releases.Ps. to an earlier reviewer, Some of GU's artist have mixed their own effort including Sander, James Leville and Sasha. However they are all "mastered" by cheeky paul whom I think mixed this one. Most all mixes have been "enhanched" using protools. I do remember reading how Danny Howells spent hours getting his nubreed mix right in the GU studio at the computer after he sent them the initial tapes. Altough I think this takes away a bit of the human componant, it makes for better listening at home and in the car. In the end though, if you want to praise an artits live mixing skills, go see them live. Mix CD's just show off programming skills, the far more difficult but less sexy side of DJ'ing."

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R. Pollak | USA | 05/12/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Picture yourself at 10am, driving home from the club, most likely a high energy night. You want to keep the vibe going but you've had enough of the hard hitting trance and in-your-face breaks for one majestic night. What to do? The AfterHours series was created for this reason, and they did a damn good job. So, before ingesting yet another capsule make sure to pop in your AfterHours CD (no pun intendend). BTW: If you're sober now, this CD brings you back to those majestic nights."