Best album on Mixmag & Muzik's Best Albums of 1995?

Exit Planet Duck

I had to check that wasn't one of the great rocklist typos, sadly not

The Ballistic Brothers - London Hooligan Soul

Wtf is this, I can't remember it at all...?

The Ballistic Brothers - London Hooligan Soul
Wtf is this, I can't remember it at all...?

its not too bad.
kind of halfway between rockers hi-fi, and monkey mafia.

Ok, thanks. Most of those albums made it to these shores back in the day, but I don't remember seeing that one at all, must be a British thing?

ha, i was going to mention ashley beedle as a reference point.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballistic_Brothers

did not know of their history as it was a bargain bin purchase that i never really got into until last year when i listened to it a couple of times.

I remember my mate loaning me his CD at the time and I didn't care for it much. Wonder if I'd like it now

i wouldn't bother, it aint that special.
certainly not the third best in that list.

Black Dog, I guess

London Hooligan Soul is a good album but I prefer the one that followed.

i went with black dog.
been hitting their stuff a lot in recent weeks.
the old stuff still works for me.

Timeless still rules, it's just such a shame it has Goldie's name attached to it.

I had to go for Leftism

So many great memories of the singles leading up to the album, it finally coming out and it was as amazing as I hoped then seeing them twice in 96 which was the 2 best gigs I've ever been to.
I never expected the gigs to be better than the underworld and orbital gigs I saw but they were.

Stirmonster knows what I'm talking about as I think he said he was there

Massive Attack vs Mad Professor is an underrated gem imho. But gonna have to go with Timeless.

Leftism still holds up, too... I don't listen to Leftfield often, but they certainly deserve to be alongside Orbital, Underworld, The Chemical Brothers, Prodigy etc.

Raekwon

never heard of it before but voted for Pizzamania by Pizzaman

Post, easily.

Binging on Timeless there not so long ago. Its a masterpiece. I even love the tasteful jazz stuff on it

Timeless still rules, it's just such a shame it has Goldie's name attached to it.

― pen pineapple apple pen (Turrican), Tuesday, October 4, 2016 7:19 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

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never heard of it before but voted for Pizzamania by Pizzaman

I remember the cheesy big single from it and it was an alter-ego of Norman Cook/Fatboy Slim

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cM3R-TqSSws

still got a soft spot for Smoker's Delight

christ, pizzaman! i didn't know there was an album

T.Power - Self Evident Truths Of An Intuitive Mind

this is a horrible title but I remember liking this one so I'll dig it out this evening

otherwise I will vote for something boring like Timeless or Spanners (or Exit Planet Dust, which I also loved at the time and haven't listened to since). for some reason I don't think I've heard the As One album despite loving the previous one - I think this one is less Detroitish but not into the jazzy downtempo territory of his next one

it seems a bit odd that all these albums came out in the same year; in my head Leftism and the Nightmares On Wax were a good year or two older than the jungle/d&b albums

T Power were part of the intelligent drum 'n bass crowd weren't they? These are interesting lists insofar as there are a lot of canonised classics, alongside a lot of stuff that for whatever reason or reasons has been forgotten. For example a solo record from a member of DeeLite hardly screams "essential" but is probably good enough fun, likewise "solo project from Norman Cook".

Yeah, despite the awful title that T-Power album is maybe the finest example of those early album-length statements by jungle producers: certainly better than Timeless, and arguably as good as Black Secret Technology. IMO it's particularly good in mixing ambient house and drum & bass in a way few people have managed to do successfully ever since.

(T-Power's 1998 follow-up album, OTOH, was a horrible affair, lifeless and cold and uninspired.)

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Despite seeing myself as an underground house and techno snob at the time (I was 18 or 19 so I'll cut myself some slack) I loved that BT album, in all its pompous grandiosity. Just gave it a blast on Spotify while cleaning the loft out and a lot of it is still quite fun.

This was the summer before I left for university and finally discovered ecstasy so there's that too.

Some good UK techno here too. black dog, dave angel, the advent

I had that dave angel CD but seem to have lost it unfortunately. It came with a sticker. It was really good and I would have liked to have played it again.

xp

yeah the BT album was a lot of fun and I put my cd on earlier this year and still enjoyed it.
I think I still like the albums on the 2 lists that I bought at the time.
Mixmag was also decent at the time until they started doing all the ibiza drug specials akin to mojo and the beatles. I have loads still up the loft of 90s mixmag and muziks I think.

Only Built 4 Cuban Linx by miles for me, fucking sick album!

Babyloop was great though

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSPOv6bqIRM

The T-Power album is CAD$1 or more on Bandcamp along with a lot of his other stuff if you need to refresh your memory. Minus the hidden CD tracks though. I dug it at the time... Always remembered Spanners as a 1994 release but apparently it came out in January '95. It was delayed lots wasn't it.

Isn't BST a holy text around here? Today it would be my pick.

In fact I played it earlier as I just got the '08 remaster.

My copy from '95 was a particularly bad pressing, very very quiet. It had good reviews but I think it felt a bit under the radar at the time. I don't remember big press attention maybe the odd half page ad. I wasn't listening to deejays playing DnB at this time so can't really comment on it's club or radio exposure but my guess it wasn't huge.

I voted for The Black Dog.

sound patrol, but just for that one amazing track

Incarcerated Scarfaces still gives me a rush, just like the first time I heard it.

remember these lists at the time but never managed to hear anything of these 4 (that I'm aware of):

The Advent
Vanessa Daou
Eric Kupper
As One

"But yo, guess who's the black Trump?"

Raekwon had some fucked up role models unfortunately :p

nashwan I dont know those 4 either

The Advent were acid techno guys, a bit Hardfloor-esque IIRC, got some play on Peel

Vanessa Dauo and Erik Kupper are both deep house / song based. Pretty inoffensive. I remember liking the Vanessa Dauo. Seems like some big name house producer did the music.

Love that Vanessa Daou. Peter Daou produced it and he worked with Danny Tenaglia I seem to remember. Deep house vibes with sleezy erotic lyrics..

I only recently picked up Advent's Elements, a bit long as a double CD/triple album but decent.

While everyone's busy in the other thread posting the entirety of rateyourmusic.com's all-time Top 5000 five LP's at a time, I've been relaxing with Timeless and it still sounds fantastic. 'State of Mind' is really hitting the spot right now, and the epic title track is still a trip. So yeah, Timeless is getting my vote.

What thread is that?

sound patrol, but just for that one amazing track
― saer, Wednesday, 5 October 2016 14:23 (five hours ago) Permalink

I don't think I ever checked this album but I had a 12" with An Open Secret (the one that samples Ain't Nobody) and I played it a lot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWhoDbyS6Nk

Yeah, I've got the double vinyl. Not an album I really listened to as an 'album' but great for DJing.

I guess I really should check out Timeless.

I cant find my doublr cd of timeless. hope i havent lost it

Yeah, you should! Just make sure it's the only Goldie album you ever hear!

RONG, you gotta check out the Rufuge Krew comp too

The album stands up equally as well in its single CD configuration as it does in the double CD version, too.

what is the difference?

Seeing the ones I don't recognize and wondering what the hell they were is more entertaining than trying to pick a favorite

xp most of disc 2 is not on the single disc version, iirc

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

Looking a the lists, surprised BT didn't make the Mixmag one.

There were Muzik's other choices that year:

1995 - Singles of the Year

1. Josh Wink - Higher State Of Consciousness
2. T Power Versus Mk Ultra - Mutant Jazz
3. Misjah & Tim - Access
4. Faithless - Salva Mea
5. Alex Reece - Pulp Fiction
6. The Bucketheads - The Bomb
7. Method Man & Mary J Blige - You're All I Need
8. BT Featuring Vincent Covello - Loving You More
9. Dave Clarke - Red 3 (Of 3)
10. Urban Blues Project - Deliver Me
11. Plug 2 - Rebuilt Kev
12. Man With No Name - Floor Essence
13. PFM - The Western
14. Size 9 - I'm Ready
15. Green Velvet - Flash
16. Glenn Undeground - Beyond
17. D'Angelo - Brown Sugar
18. Ruffneck - Everybody Be Somebody
19. Ghost Dancer - Martians
20. Daft Punk - Da Funk
21. Jeff Mills - The Purpose Maker
22. Pizzaman - Trippin' On Sunshine
23. Francois Kervorkian - FK
24. The Pharcyde - Running
25. Indica - Labia

Muzik 1995 - Remixes of the Year

1. Jodeci - Feenin' (LTJ Bukem Remix)
2. De'Lacy - Hideaway (Deep Dish Remix)
3. Method Man - Release Yo' Delf (Prodigy Remix)
4. Espiritu - Always Something There (Tin Tin Out Remix)
5. Sade - Cherish The Day (Hani Remix)
6. System 7 - Alpha Waves (Richie Hawtin Remix)
7. Jamiroquai - Space Cowboy (David Morales Remix)
8. Scarface - I've Seen A Man Cry (4 Hero Remix)
9. Red Snapper - Hot Flush (Sabres Of Paradise Remix)
10. Rhythim Is Rhythim - Strings Of Life (Ashley Beedle Remix)

Muzik 1995 - Compilations of the Year

1. Penetrate Deeper (mixed by Deep Dish)
2. Coldcut: Journeys By DJ
3. Jazz In The House
4. Trade Volume 1 (mixed by Tony De Vit)
5. Freezone 2
6. Classic Hip Hop Volume 1
7. Perfecto: Perfection
8. Tresor Volume 3
9. AWOL Live At The Ministry
10. Artcore

Muzik was my bible, a new issue was the highlight of my month.

Glenn Underground - Beyond 👍

boringly but unquestionably Maxinquaye

It's a great tune, but I was a bit disappointed when I found out what a straightforward reworking of Herb Alpert's "Beyond" it is... It doesn't even tweak the original in clever ways like "The Bomb" does to "Street Player", it's pretty much just a house cover version. And the sleeve still claims it was written by Glenn Underground. (Possibly because he didn't get the clearance for the original tune?)

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I only heard Street Player for the first time yesterday, I had no idea it was that song so it raised a smile.

Voted for Cuban Linx, Maxinquaye would be a close second. Strange that Liquid Swords didn't make either list (released too late in the year maybe?).

many xps thanks for correcting my Advent knowledge, my mid-90s second division techno memory is obviously lacking!

Another big omission from these lists is Model 500's 'Deep Space' LP.

gave up looking for my double cd of timeless. I think ive lost it maybe in a loan to someone

i succumbed a few months back and bought the single cd edition.
i am holding onto the hope that at some point i will chance upon the 2cd edition at a reasonable price.
that said the single cd edition is still bloody fantastic.

re advent : i had no idea re the connection to Mr G !
i only recently picked up one of his cds that came out on REKIDS.
as for advent : not sure i have ever been able to make it all the way through both cds in one sitting, as it is rather brutal.
i seem to recall picking it up as it was on the same (sub)label as orbital ?
internal ?
same reason i picked up the salt tank mini-lp/cd, st3.

mixmag seems to be still going strong.
no longer do they put cds on the cover, but credit card things with a d/l code for a special mixtape.
randomly i 'found' the recent jackmaster mixtape card and tried it out.
each code from the card allows 5 downloads.
wish i had found the recent ed banger/justice card instead
ie. the jackmaster mix was somewhat crap.

listening to leftism

it's been a while

i reckon it's still bloody fantastic.
the space in the mix vs the big bass is total ear candy in these sonically oversaturated times.

Another big omission from these lists is Model 500's 'Deep Space' LP.

― nashwan, Thursday, 6 October 2016 11:41 (ten hours ago) Permalink

The biggest omission, IMO.

Well, once you leave aside jungle DJ mixes from that year.

there was other lists

Joey Beltram - Places

I must listen to this.

me too - only track I know from it is this hard-ass insanity

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQ9buUE15Fo

man it seems like half the electronic (joey beltram included) i listen to i get this "the record's stuck" vibe from it

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

Lol at none of the top 3 being actual electronic/dance music, I guess ILX's Americanisation is now complete.

Dave Angel - Tales Of The Unexpected 0
Omni Trio - The Deepest Cut 0

aw

also aw at Joey Beltram 0 though I haven't heard "Places". also hadn't heard of Sound Patrol "Sweetened, No Lemon" but apparently it's Derrick Carter. anyone got any thoughts on either of those?

Would have liked a bit of a longer poll time to check out the As One and revisit the Towa Tei and St. Germain, which I enjoyed at the time but can't remember anything about now. so I've got some homework for the weekend, anyway

Lol at none of the top 3 being actual electronic/dance music, I guess ILX's Americanisation is now complete.

Why it's almost as if people prefer dance music out of the album context (which is also partly why the magazine lists included such a degree of less dancefloor-orientated stuff).

Carl Craig's 'Landcruising' another huge surprising omission tho

we can certainly see the results of "Americanisation" when 2 of the top 3 are, err, European artists

I didn't get around to voting but if I had I probably would have thrown The Deepest Cut a vote.

That said the top 10 based on votes is pretty unfuckwithable.

man it seems like half the electronic (joey beltram included) i listen to i get this "the record's stuck" vibe from it

you should talk to my dad

Dave Angel - Tales Of The Unexpected 0

makes me sad too

I could do the mixmag singles list before moving on to 1996 albums I suppose

Mixmag Best Singles of 1995

Muzik Best Singles of 1995

erm for some reason the muzik one has ended up on ILE

Lol at none of the top 3 being actual electronic/dance music, I guess ILX's Americanisation is now complete.

― Tuomas

that's "americanization" if you please

we can certainly see the results of "Americanisation" when 2 of the top 3 are, err, European artists.

What I meant was, in 1995 Americans weren't really listening to electronic club music, so those albums would not be familiar to most of them, so they'll vote for the pop and trip-hop stuff that did cross over. And American music, of course.

hadn't heard of Sound Patrol "Sweetened, No Lemon" but apparently it's Derrick Carter. anyone got any thoughts on either of those?

one track on this is fantastic, so much so that i have forgotten what the rest of the record is like. it has the kind of sleeve you might well pass over when looking in the record shop

>>never heard of it before but voted for Pizzamania by Pizzaman

>I remember the cheesy big single from it

I get it!

I do not remember this but I would like to think it's another early Fatboy Slim alias

Yeah it is - but not fully formed Fatboy Slim. Hi-energy, vaguely latin rhythms, whistles blowing and so on makes it like a proto-Basement Jaxx at times. Pretty good album but not compared to some of the others here.

lol how did I guess

Best album on Mixmag & Muzik's Best Albums of 1996?