Various Artists - I Like It Volume 1

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  • What a great idea - in a pleasing spin-off from the DJ compilation comes 'I Like It' from Compost, where no less than four spinners are invited to select four tunes each, introducing them to add a nice personal touch. The chosen four are DJ Hell, Peter Kruder, Michael Reinboth and Theo Thonnessen, and together they chose a huge variety of music. Take DJ Hell's quartet - the pulsing 'Who Needs Sleep Tonight' from Silicone Soul and the psychedelic Pop Group song 'We Are All Prostitutes' rub shoulders with the off beat Television Personalities and Max Berlin. Peter Kruder's set goes for moody instrumental hip-hop (Masta Ace Inc) and a sublime, spaced out Eno moment in 'Always Returning', a collaboration with Daniel Lanois. The most enjoyable quartet for me comes courtesy of Michael Reinboth, opening with the strange synth sounds of David Sylvian & Ryuchi Sakamoto. Next up is the gospel soul of Mary Love-Comer, inviting you to 'Come Out Of The Sandbox' - that's quite a voice! Then Hector Rivera's exuberant, joyful brass accompanies the frenzied vocal on 'I Want A Chance For Romance', before the unmistakable sound of the 1980s from C.O.D. and the catchy 'In The Bottle'. Closing up is Theo Thonnessen, with the atmospheric Gismonti tune 'Indi', the easy four to the floor house of Arthur Russell and the nicely spaced broken beat of Alexander Hope and Blaze in 'Wonderland'. I notice this is volume one of a series - and Compost are off to a flyer with this eye-opening, highly entertaining collection.
  • Tracklist
      1 DJ Hell - Intro (0:07) 2 Silicon Soul - Who Needs Sleep Tonight (6:08) 3 Television Personalities - Part Time Punks (2:38) 4 Max Berlin - Elle Et Moi (6:09) 5 Pop Group, The We Are All Prostitutes (3:12) 6 Peter Kruder - Intro (0:06) 7 Masta Ace - Sittin' On Chrome (Instrumental) (4:02) 8 Grauzone - Film 2 (3:36) 9 Graf Hadik - Habsburg Man (3:14) 10 Brian Eno & Daniel Lanois - Always Returning (3:52) 11 Michael Reinboth - Intro (0:06) 12 David Sylvian & Ryuichi Sakamoto - Bamboo Houses (5:18) 13 Mary Love-Comer - Come Out Of The Sandbox (4:12) 14 Hector Rivera - I Want A Chance For Romance (2:28) 15 C.O.D. - In The Bottle (4:35) 16 Theo Thönnessen - Intro (0:06) 17 Egberto Gismonti - Indi (4:26) 18 Arthur Russell - In The Light Of The Miracle (8:50) 19 Nathan Davis - Carmell's Black Forest (3:45) 20 Blaze - Wonderland (Original Mix) (6:55)
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