Since summer is here and it´s sunny outside, let´s trat off with sumemry house music by a legendary Jamie Lewis!
Here we have triple cd of unmixed tracks eihter mixed by or performed by the man himself, Jamie Lewis. Before I say anything else, I gotta admit I just love that Purple Music sound. I´ve been into house music since mid 90´s and lately got totally bored with it, since it became so formulaic and everything was just that Benny Benassi/electrosound. Then I came across with this cd and it reminded me, why I love house music so much. There isn´t a single filler on the album whihch has 30 tracks! All full-length, unmixed and cd has even separate tracklisting sheets for cdj use. Very dj-friendly package indeed, since no dj would carry a digipack with them, they just put cds in a cd wallet. Main focus on this album is that glorious discofied garage aka vocal house. I prefer term garage. Some tracks even have gospel vibe in them and hint to that direction and they make you wanna shake it. If you like summery, discohouse/garage/vocalhouse, this is one of the absolute must haves! And it doesn´t even cost much at Purple Music shop 12,99€ is ridiculously cheap price for this kind of gem. Absolutely one of the best house cds ever! If you like your house music more soulful, try Blaze or Joe Claussell/Ibadan camp. Ibadan goes in jazz direction and isn´t danceable, but absolutely beautiful.
Samples:
Jamie Lewis ft. Kim Cooper - Mo´ Butter (Jamie Lewis Darkroom mix)
Cerrone ft. Jocelyn Brown - Hooked On You (Jamie Lewis main mix)
Jamie Lewis feat. Chance - Streetlife (Classic Vocal mix)
I acutally borrowed from library the Between Two Loungs edition of this cd, but coudln´t find a correct cover, so that´ll do. According to media I should bype this cd to be one of the best ones in ages. Eventhough the album is very good, I wouldn´t go as far hyping it as media has. don´t think it´s that good. The album has some songs I would have left out, since they don´t fit album at all. But good things first. Florence has a strong voice and she knows how to use it. Melodies are nice and instruments are played well. Rhythm sections do sometimes remind me bit of Adam And The Ants somehow. There´s something similar in the drum sound. Strong rhythm, good vocals and nice melodies. And now for the bad parts. Kiss With A Fist doesn´t suit the album at all and should´ve been either outtake or b-side. Girl With One Eye is so-so track. It´s a good bluesy track, but it doesn´t suit rest of the album and those two break the album. Made me feel like who the hell switched the cd. And after those two we go back to where we started from. Rest of the album is in similar vein and is solid. Just those 2 songs are too different from the album and just split it up. They´d be better as two last tracks than than being number 5 and 6, right in the middle of the album. So, overall good album, good songs but not lifechanging.
between two lungs has bonus cd of acoustic versions from Itunes festival, 2 remixes,2 other tracks and 2 other live tracks.
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