Ultra Weekend

Ultra Weekend

ASIN: B0009J2SDY

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Few electronic compilations are as dependably great as the Ultra series, which has turned out top-shelf classics like Ultra Chilled 01 and Ultra Trance 03. As advertised, Ultra Weekend offers up two discs worth of bleeping party anthems without leaning on obvious candidates like Fatboy Slim and the Chemical Brothers. Instead we get a precisely executed mix of the known (New Order), notable (Mylo) and blissfully obscure (Roman Flügel), each offering a steady rhythm and pulse-quickening melody. There are several high-points along the way, including Scissor Sisters' "Filthy/Gorgeous [Paper Faces Vocal Mix Edit]" and Armand Van Helden's "Into Your Eyes [Club Mix]," but it's best taken as a whole. Preferably with a lampshade over your head. --Aidin Vaziri

Tracks:

Christina Aguilera - Hurt (Deeper-Mindset Full On Club)
Nelly Furtado feat. Timbaland - Promiscuous (Axwell Remix)
Hilary Duff With Love (Richard Vission vs. Dave Aude Club Mix)
Rihanna - Unfaithful (Tony Moran Club Mix)
P!nk U + Ur Hand (Bimbo Jones Remix)
Hellogoodbye - Here (In Your Arms) (Club Mix)
Audio Club - Sumthin¹ Serious (Ian Carey Vocal Mix)
Goldfrapp Ride A White Horse (Ewan Pearson Disco Odyssey Parts 1 & 2)
September Cry For You (Extended Mix)
Danity Kane Show Stopper (Dave Aude Club Mix)
Tiësto feat. Christian Burns - In the Dark (Original)
Cascada - Truly Madly Deeply (UK Club Mix)

Tracks:

Bob Sinclar - World Hold On (Original Club Mix)
StoneBridge - SOS (StoneBridge RMX)
Alex Gaudino feat. Crystal Waters - Destination Calabria (Club Mix)
Mason vs. Princess Superstar - Perfect (Exceeder) (Vocal Club Mix)
Camille Jones The Creeps (Fedde Le Grand Remix)
DADA Feat. Sandy Rivera & Trix Lollipop (Club Mix)
Eric Prydz vs Floyd - Proper Education (Club Mix)
Chris Lake feat. Laura V - Changes (Dirty South Remix)
Oakenfold - Sex 'N' Money (Pump-kin Club Mix)
David Guetta - The World is Mine (F*** Me I¹m Famous Edit)
Benassi Bros. feat. Naan Feel Alive
Kaskade - Sorry (Dirty South Mix)

Customer Reviews:

nice!.......2007-06-20

I like this... there is a compilation I found on itunes called "EURO CLUB HITS VOL. 1" that has more stuff like this, even better some of it

A GR8 SELECTION FROM ULTRA.......2007-05-29

Just to say I heard all the samples on another website, very nicely done. Ultra records did it again!

The usual format--1 disc of more commercial hits, 1 disc of progressive deliciousness.......2007-05-24

CD1

While Ultra Weekend isn't quite distinguishable from the Ultra Dance volumes, it does deliver some of the biggest remixers and artists. The real issue with this volume is that many of the biggest, hardest tracks to get on CD don't have very long durations on the commercial disc:

1. hurt...christina Aguilera (5:45) (this is the club mix heard most of all the mixes out there. Great mix--wish it had been longer than 5:45)
2. Promiscuous...Nelly Furtado (3:47) (more of a funky/disco groove than the Ralphi Rosario mix. Again--not long enough!)
3. With Love...hilary Duff (4:35) The thumping electro house mix. Not even 5 minutes!)
4. Unfaithful...Rihanna (7:34) (the brilliant Tony Moran mix, and closing in on 8 minutes long, it is one of the few high points for collectors)
5. U & Ur Hand...Pink (5:40) (nice length run of the slammin' bimbo jones mix of this hot Pink track)
6. Here in your Arms...Hellogoodbye (2:49) (WHY bother putting it on here for less than 3 minutes? And as always, none of the remixes can live up to the synthpop perfection of the original mix)
7. sumthin serious...audio club (5:14) (awesome electro house mix of this ridiculously catchy track)
8. Ride a white horse...goldfrapp (5:24) (a bit more progressive electro we expect from goldfrapp. This one's a great trip)
9. Cry for you...September (4:39) (follow-up to "satellites" is another commercial dance winner with an electro house edge)
10. Showstopper...Danity Kane (6:48) (if for nothing else, THIS is the reason to buy this CD--nearly 7 minutes of the commercially unreleased Dave Aude electro mix of P. Diddy's latest ensemble)
11. in the dark...tiesto (4:44) (nice, atmospheric male vocal track by tiesto. Love this track--reminds me of The Killers)
12. truly madly deeply (4:06) (just what it sounds like. Cascada covering Savage Garden)

CD2

Disc 2 begins with the `groovy' house track by Bob Sinclar, which is not my thing, but it then progresses into a predominantly darker, deeper, harder mix of electro house that keeps you pumped throughout, with a few big tracks like "proper education", "sex n money", and "feel alive." The tracks are predominantly longer on this disc:

1. world hold on...bob sinclar (7:23)
2. SOS...Stonebridge (7:00)
3. Destination calabria...alex gaudino (5:10)
4. Perfect...mason vs. princess superstar (5:37)
5. The creeps...Camille jones (5:52)
6. Lollipop...dada (5:26)
7. Proper education...eric prydz vs. floyd (4:57)
8. Changes...chris lake (6:54)
9. Sex n Money...oakenfold (5:46)
10. World is mine...david guetta (6:06)
11. Feel alive...benassi (4:38)
12. Sorry...kaskade (6:21)

Average customer rating:

Great Music
Pop/House Mix
ultra weekend
Mainstream Remixes
Cotton Candy Weekend

Ultra Weekend, Vol. 2
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Ultra Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
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Ultra Weekend
Ultra Dance, Vol. 8
Ultra Dance 07
Club Anthems, Vol. 3
Ultra Trance, Vol. 6

ASIN: B000F8DTHS
Release Date: 2006-05-30

Tracks:

Kelly Clarkson - Walk Away (Chris Cox Full on Club Mix)
Fall Out Boy - Dance Dance (Tommie Sunshine Brooklyn Fire Re-Touch Mix)
Coldplay - Talk (Thin White Duke Mix)
The Killers Somebody Told Me (Josh Harris Club Mix)
Natasha Bedingfield - These Words (I Love You, I Love You) (Lenny B Extended Mix)
Madonna Sorry (Paul Oakenfold Remix)
Danielle Bollinger - Kiss The Sky (Mike Rizzo Global Club Mix)
Lucas Prata - And She Said.., (Valentin Extended Mix)
Judy Torres Faithfully (Valentins Dance Extended)
Stunt - Raindrops (Extended Mix)
Cascada - Everytime We Touch (Original Mix)
Kim Sozzi Alone (Johnny Budz Extended Mix)

Tracks:

Freemasons feat. Amanda Wilson - Love On My Mind (Original DJ Hope Mixshow Edit)
Aaron Smith feat. Luvli Dancin (JJ Flores & Steve Smooth Mix)
David Morales w Angela Hunte - Feels Good (StoneBridge Club Mix)
Olav Basoski featuring Michie One Waterman (Original Extended)
Morrisson - Love Of My Life (Club Mix)
Filterfunk S.O.S. (Message In A Bottle) (Hi_Tack Remix)
Chanel - My Life (Haji & Emanuel Remix DJ Hope Mixshow Edit)
Starkillers Discoteka (Austin Leeds & Terranova Remix)
Editors - Munich (Cicada Remix)
Soul Central - Need You Now (Deep Josh Remix)
Ferry Corsten Fire (Extended)
Goldfrapp Ooh La La (Benny Benassi Remix)

Customer Reviews:

Great Music.......2007-04-04

I really like this CD as well as most of the Ultra Records CD's I especially like heady female vocal trance and dance music with lots of drive. However I have exausted the Ultra Records CD series. If there are any CD's that highlight (heady hard driving) trance and or dance music with beautiful female vocals email me with any suggestions at: Carol-Ann26@webtv.net

Pop/House Mix.......2006-10-01

Well...CD1 starts of with 6 Pop/Rock songs remixed into dance songs...they're ok...then the tempo rises with Stunt...and same old same old Cascada's "Everytime We Touch"...CD1 is ok..pretty mainstream i would say...

CD2 is better...with hot House/Disco anthems...highlights would be Olav Basoski's "Waterman"...Morrison "Love of My Life"...my favorite S.O.S. by Filterfunk (what a great song!) ooohh Chanel's "My Life" that is verly growing in me...it's a good song...Editors "Munich" is smooth...with a nice bouncy rythm...the CD ends in Electro style with Ferry Corsten's criticized "Fire" which doesn't bother me at all...and Goldfrapps top hit Ooh La la...but Benassi's mix of it is kinda annyonig...

overall pretty good Compilation!

ultra weekend.......2006-08-04

this is a 2 disk cd. the first cd, if full of songs that you may have heard on the radio. kelly clarkson, is one of the singers on the cd. that is the main reason why i purchased the cd. love that remix. the other songs are ok, but the 1 cd is the best of the 2.

Mainstream Remixes.......2006-08-04

CD-1, I could barely tolerate. I personnally haven't heard too many Top 40 Pop songs remixed as trance versions that I have actually liked, anywhere.

CD-2 Much improved. Pretty good track selection if you are into house. I'm more of a trance fan.

Overall, disappointed.

Cotton Candy Weekend.......2006-06-28

After buying and enjoying most of Ultra Weekend I, I had high hopes that Ultra II would follow along in the same style. At first glance the artists looked promising, but after listening I was rather disappointed.

Although there are a couple of tracks on Disc 1 that are good, for the most part it reminds me of cotton candy - too pop-sweet for me to enjoy for very long. And the beats are hardly original.

Disc 2 is the better of the two because the mixes are more original, the tracks flow better, and the beats are more varied.

Average customer rating:

Not Like the others
Pretty Drab
Great Driving Music
A great addition to Ultra Records
Kristin Davis, get your groove on!

Ultra Weekend
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Ultra Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
Similar Items:

Ultra Weekend, Vol. 2
Ultra Dance 07
Ultra Dance 06
Ultra Trance, Vol. 5
Club Anthems, Vol. 3

ASIN: B0009J2SDY
Release Date: 2005-06-14

Tracks:

Filthy/Gorgeous (Paper Faces Vocal Mix) - Scissor Sisters
Lift Me Up (Mylo Remix) - Moby
Krafty (The Passengerz Remix) - New Order
Everything (Kaskade's Big Room Mix) - Kaskade
Back To Basics (Main Vocal Mix) - Shape: UK
Love On My Mind (Club Mix) - Freemasons
Take Me Away (StoneBridge 12 Inch Mix) - Stonebridge
Little Love (Original Extended Version) - Alex Gaudino
Star To Fall (Club Mix) - Cabin Crew
Freek U (Full Intention Club Mix) - Bon Garcon
Come Rain Come Shine (A & L Original Extended Mix) - Jenn Cuneta
One Eye Shut - Robbie Rivera

Tracks:

Here I Am (Kaskade Remix) - David Morales
Most Precious Love (DF's Future 3000 Mix) - Underground Dance Artists United For Life
Into Your Eyes (Club Mix) - Armand Van Helden
Destroy Rock & Roll (Tom Neville Remix) - Mylo
Geht's Noch? - Roman Flugel
Pump Up The Jam (Kurd Maverick Aka Gians Crowd Is Jumpin' Mix) - D.O.N.S.
B**** (Club Extended) - Dave McCullen
Sound Of The Drum (Anthony Acid And Peter Bailey Original Club Mix) - Suzanne Palmer
Doesn't Really Matter (Friscia & Lamboy Mix) - Murk
Till There Was You (Gabriel & Dresden Club Mix) - Rachael Starr
Breathe (Pete Heller's Phela Mix) - Erasure
Avalon (Jacques LuCont Versus Remix) - Juliet

Amazon.com

Few electronic compilations are as dependably great as the Ultra series, which has turned out top-shelf classics like Ultra Chilled 01 and Ultra Trance 03. As advertised, Ultra Weekend offers up two discs worth of bleeping party anthems without leaning on obvious candidates like Fatboy Slim and the Chemical Brothers. Instead we get a precisely executed mix of the known (New Order), notable (Mylo) and blissfully obscure (Roman Flügel), each offering a steady rhythm and pulse-quickening melody. There are several high-points along the way, including Scissor Sisters' "Filthy/Gorgeous [Paper Faces Vocal Mix Edit]" and Armand Van Helden's "Into Your Eyes [Club Mix]," but it's best taken as a whole. Preferably with a lampshade over your head. --Aidin Vaziri

Customer Reviews:

Not Like the others.......2007-07-03

The other sets 2, 3, and 4 are pretty good, they have nice tunes mixed with a bunch of mediocre ones, par. But this one really has nothing.

Pretty Drab.......2007-06-12

This set has a couple of good tracks. 'Here I am' and 'One eye shut' are really the only good ones. Oveall, this is not a get up and dance type of collection. It's good to play in the background at subdued house parties and that sort of setting. This is definitely not a high energy compilation, but if you like your mixes on the mellow side, pick this one up. Just don't expect any stand out tracks, because there aren't any. Overall, a very forgetable set.

Great Driving Music.......2006-10-11

Amazon recommended this album today and I've had it for over a year and still cue it up on my iPod when I'm in the car. It's perfect for a pool or beach day. I can understand why another reviewer thought the album was bland although bland is somewhat of a harsh way to describe it. If you're looking for intense, get on your feet, 3 AM after hours music this is not the album you want. Granted, you would probably not be interested in this compilation based on the release date if you're looking for cutting edge dance.

A great addition to Ultra Records.......2006-03-12

I'm pretty happy that Ultra came out with a new collection entitled Ultra Weekend, featuring vocal house and happy dance songs. My favorite songs being Filthy/Gorgeous, Back to Basics, Love On My Mind, Take Me Away, Star to Fall, Freek You, Come Rain Come Shine, Destroy Rock & Roll, B*tch, and Avalon. This is definitely a great soundtrack for your weekend, as stated on the cover!!

Kristin Davis, get your groove on!.......2005-11-11

The Ultra series tries to have it both ways with a high-concept split between "Friday" and "Saturday" discs, which is not at all a bad idea. Trouble is, instead of two discs worth of "sexy house" you get, to put it complimentarily, two discs worth of classy house, perhaps aimed at the "thirty-is-the-new-twenty" crowd, though I think they'll demand something a little more exciting! These are glossy, grown-up dance tracks with little to complain about by way of the cheese factor: this is mostly fine sunny Sunday afternoon at the beach house, hang-the-mistletoe Christmas Eve houseparty house, dotcom office-party house. It's all well and good as dance music to kiss under the stairwell to, or to dance to while sober and without feeling too embarassed, but it just doesn't have much damn oomph!
Of course, this depends upon your mood and taste, and I did find myself enjoying it. The "Friday" disc is, as noted, pretty homogenous neo-disco type cuts, and around the time "Back to Basics" shows up, it's working a pretty dependable groove, though only "Freek U" really stands out. The "Saturday" disc is a bit more varied, often tilting towards an electro/French house vibe (by way of that dependable Englishman Jacques LeCont with Juliet's "Avalon" for the closer) and including a nice section of progressive house that includes the terrific "Sound of the Drum" and the amusing White Girl Robot vocals on "Till There Was You". This adds up to a bit more excitement overall, but it hardly adds up to a must-have set. That beach photography is no musical accident either: this is the kind of house that sounds like the DJ was spinning with seashells over his ears. Overall, it's not a total loss as a Weekend, but it doesn't deliver anything Ultra.

Average customer rating:

The usual format--1 disc of more commercial hits, 1 disc of progressive deliciousness

Ultra Weekend, Vol. 3
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Ultra
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
Similar Items:

Ultra Weekend, Vol. 2
Ultra Dance, Vol. 8

ASIN: B000Q9IYPI
Release Date: 2007-05-22

Tracks:

Hurt - Christina Aguilera
Promiscuous - Nelly Furtado
With Love - Hilary Duff
Unfaithful - Rihanna
U & Ur Hand - Pink
Here (In Your Arms) - Hellogoodbye
Sumthin' Serious - Audio Club
Ride a White Horse - Goldfrapp
Cry For You - September
Show Stopper - Danity Kane
In The Dark - Tiesto
Truly Madley Deeply - Cascada

Tracks:

World Hold On - Bob Sinclar
SOS - Stonebridge
Destination Calabria - Alex Gaudino
Perfect (Exceeder) - Mason Vs Princess Superstar
The Creeps - Camille Jones
Lollipop - Dada
Proper Education - Eric Prydz Vs Floyd
Changes - Chris Lake
Sex 'N' Money - Oakenfold
The World Is Mine - David Guetta
Feel Alive - Benassi Bros.
Sorry - Kaskade

Album Description

No one ever wants the weekend to end, so this double disc comp is the perfect soundtrack to ensure the weekend continues all week long. Includes all the summer's biggest club and radio hits from several gold and platinum artists. Sure to be the #1 choice for all dance music fans, so kick back, hit the beach, crack open another, and soak up the hottest tunes for summer partying.

Customer Reviews:

The usual format--1 disc of more commercial hits, 1 disc of progressive deliciousness.......2007-07-02

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