Monday, May 20, 2002

'It's been almost three years in the making, it took one record company employee more than six months of hard labour, 865 e-mails, 160 faxes and hundreds of phone calls to contact over 45 major and independent record-companies. A total amount of 187 different tracks were involved from which 114 got approved, 62 refused and 11 were un-trackable. It caused massive headaches and sweaty palms to employees of 'clearance centres' and record companies all over the world. But it's finally here. it's about 62 minutes long and there's 45 (or is that 46?) tracks on it. It took seven long days and nights to cut, edit, mix and re-edit it all together and it fucking rocks!'

Of what is this they speak? Why, it's this record, a definite contender for album of the year thus far, and arguably the greatest mix record of all time. If you're a fan of the electroclash 'bootlegging' movement or the two Basement Jaxx records, you should love this fusion of so many great songs into an irresistible seamless mix. From the moment that 'Where's Your Head At?' kicks in against a backdrop of 'Peter Gunn' followed by Peaches urging you to 'Fuck The Pain Away' this grabs hold of your heart and feet and doesn't let go for over an hour of frenetic funkiness, that includes Destiny's Child; The Stooges; Royksopp; The Cramps and even The Breeders' 'Cannonball', to brilliant effect.

It's hip, it's innovative, but much more important than that, it's bloody fun. Quite simply no party this summer should be without this record (he says, in his best cheesy voiceover style).

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