Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. I'll Play The Fool - Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band
2. Standing Right Here - Melba Moore
3. You X Me - Teletronics Ensemble
4. Without You - Touch
5. Stand On The Word - Joubert Singers
6. Going Back To My Roots - Lamont Dozier
7. Spanish Joint - D'Angelo
8. Atmosphere Strut - Cloud One
9. Hot To Trot - Alfredo De La Fe
10. Don't Go Away - Affinity
11. Melting Pot - Booker T and the MGs
12. Bra (Dance Ritual Session/Danny Krivit Edit) - Cymande
13. Umi Says - Mos Def
14. You Can Do It (Baby) - Nuyorican Soul Feat. George Benson
15. Draggin' My Heels - The Hollies

Disc 2:

1. Could Heaven Ever Be Like This - Idris Muhammed
2. Bostich - Yello
3. Take A Chance - Pleasure
4. Standing In Line - ESG
5. Get On The Funk Train - Munich
6. It's Good For The Soul - Salsoul Orchestra
7. Dancer - Gino Soccio
8. I Wanna Rock You - Giorgio Moroder
9. East Street Beat - Chocolate
10. Time Warp/Nobody's Got Time - Coach House Section (Eddy Grant)
11. No Way Back - Adonis
12. Din Da Da - George Kranz
13. It's You - ESP
14. Rich In Paradise - FPI Project
15. Tittle Tattle - Baricentro
16. Magnificent Dance - The Clash

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #17214 in Music
• Released on: 2004-05-17
• Number of discs: 2

Customer Reviews

a better education
Got the vinyl version, so I can't vouch for the mixing, but knowing Mr Vega I'm sure it's faultless. Sweet collection; captures the period where disco becomes house. Fair few on here that keep turning up everywhere, but they're none the worse for it. If you don't know at least half the tracks on this then I can't think of a better place to start. Particularly sublime are essentials from Idris Muhammed, Joubert Singers, Cloud One and The Clash. Lots of lesser known tracks from big artists here which surely should have deserved more airplay, such as Booker T and the MGs and Chocolate. Standouts, and new to me, were I Wanna Rock You - Giorgio Moroder, a seroiously infectious disco jam and Lamont Dozier's version of Going Back To My Roots which shames any other attempts made on this piece. Both discs work up slowly, the first particularly so and neither end up forcing you to dance - plenty so enjoy sitting back. One to put on early at a party; bring 'em up to date. Or one for the road, leaving home. Only 4 stars as it is, after all, a collection of classics.

Bugged Out! produces there best yet
After the previous Bugged Out! compilations were somewhat of a let down for me(though im not diss'in them totally, just didnt live up to what i expected), Ivan slams tune after tune of fresh, original material that combines the hype of electro/electro clash with a dip your head down and groove feel throughout. This release undoubtably will put Mr Smagghe more firmly on the underground map.

Dance floor wizardry
Along with Tiefschwarz, Ivan (one half of Black Strobe) is one of them producers and D.J.s currently part of a very exciting scene. I don't really know what you would call it, I would like to avoid using the term 'electro-house' because that sounds like one of those sub-genres the media have made up that will soon turn into a passing fad. It doesn't really matter what you call it - I mean its techno, its house, its electro, its acid - its everything! Its just quality dance music. Ivan keeps it interesting all the way through with colourful and energetic tracks like the crazy 'Splitting atoms' and Tiesfchwarz's amazing remix of phoniques 'the red dress'.

This is the real deal, its one of them mixes which seems to capture all the spirit of acid house and combines all the best elements of dance music from the past to the present, whilst managing to keep it sounding fresh and futuristic. Flawless