Bedrock

Bedrock

ASIN: B00002MZ4K

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
One of the scene's best-known trance DJs, along with fellow Brit DJ Sasha, John Digweed continues his winning streak with this collection of sleek, beat-driven beauty. Working off a diverse set of obscure originals, Digweed burrows his way into one's subconscious, slipping in subdued rhythms and day-dreamy thematic elements with skillful grace. He has a patient ear for incorporating transitions between songs, and an uncommonly light touch. Even when the melodies drift away and the drum machines start to overwhelm, there's always a compelling pulse. Disc 2's "CC16," for example, is mercilessly danceable, yet Digweed cleverly employs a simple, sustained note that offsets the tension, offering friendly reassurance as it hangs delicately over the dance floor. Often working with Sasha on such standout trance collections as Global Underground 003: San Francisco, this record establishes Digweed as the light to Sasha's darker musical colorings. There's an almost obsessive insistence on flow, with mellow, languid phrases morphing into fleshed-out songs, then suddenly pulling back again in a barely noticed evolution. The album starts the process early on the Underworld-like opening track, "Listen," pulling off the trick with a silky progression into Tiny Trendies' "The Sky Is Not Crying." From there, the entire CD unfolds with a lazy elegance, like a cat stretching after a long nap, giving further nuance to Digweed's reputation as a stellar mixologist. --Matthew Cooke

Product Description
House: This Compilation Showcases John's Legendary Club Sound, Combining Elements of Progressive House, Trance and Breakbeat to Create a Style all of his Own. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Bedrock,John Digweed,Ultra Records,Club/Dance,Dance,Dance Music,Pop,Progressive House,Progressive Trance,Trance

Bedrock
Average customer rating:

A Mix of Experimentation and Familiarity

John Digweed wrote the Bible for progressive house

lacking

Where did John go?

great compilation!!!

Bedrock
John Digweed
Manufacturer: Ultra Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00002MZ4K
Release Date: 1999-11-02

Tracks:

Listen - Raff 'N' Freddy
The Sky Is Not Crying - Tiny Trendies
Moody - BPT
Judy - C12
El Locomotion - Los Diablos Locos
Repercussion - Danny Howells & Dick Trevor Present...Science Dept
True (Vocal) - Morel
True (Dub) - Morel
Illusion - ABA Structure
Odysseus - FUNK FUNCTION
We are Connected - Jondi & Spesh
Persuasion - Danny Howells & Dick Trevor Present...Science Dept

Tracks:

Ba Ba (Human Movement Remix) - Pob & Taylor
Salina - Escape
Swirl - Dakota
The Rising Sun (Bedrock Remix) - Heller & Farley
CC16 - Interstate
Time Travel - Voyager
Flutterby - Sandra Collins
Over & Out - Mark Hunt
Flying - Slacker
Heaven Sent - Bedrock

Amazon.com

One of the scene's best-known trance DJs, along with fellow Brit DJ Sasha, John Digweed continues his winning streak with this collection of sleek, beat-driven beauty. Working off a diverse set of obscure originals, Digweed burrows his way into one's subconscious, slipping in subdued rhythms and day-dreamy thematic elements with skillful grace. He has a patient ear for incorporating transitions between songs, and an uncommonly light touch. Even when the melodies drift away and the drum machines start to overwhelm, there's always a compelling pulse. Disc 2's "CC16," for example, is mercilessly danceable, yet Digweed cleverly employs a simple, sustained note that offsets the tension, offering friendly reassurance as it hangs delicately over the dance floor. Often working with Sasha on such standout trance collections as Global Underground 003: San Francisco, this record establishes Digweed as the light to Sasha's darker musical colorings. There's an almost obsessive insistence on flow, with mellow, languid phrases morphing into fleshed-out songs, then suddenly pulling back again in a barely noticed evolution. The album starts the process early on the Underworld-like opening track, "Listen," pulling off the trick with a silky progression into Tiny Trendies' "The Sky Is Not Crying." From there, the entire CD unfolds with a lazy elegance, like a cat stretching after a long nap, giving further nuance to Digweed's reputation as a stellar mixologist. --Matthew Cooke

Album Details

House: This Compilation Showcases John's Legendary Club Sound, Combining Elements of Progressive House, Trance and Breakbeat to Create a Style all of his Own.

Customer Reviews:

A Mix of Experimentation and Familiarity.......2007-04-16

This is a fairly outdated compilation. However, what Digweed dove into during the creation of disc 1 of this album still deserves recognition today.

I'm not a huge fan of John Digweed's tract selection for the majority of his solo sets, but he does occasionally mix up some surprises. Disc 1 of this album is one such surprise. The track selection is much more diverse and dynamic, and for this reviewer's taste, more enjoyable than the majority of his released compilations which followed after.

Don't get me wrong, Digweed is one of the world greatest DJ's...no dispute there. What I think is his shortcoming is that his masterhood over live sets doesn't transfer into commerical recordings as well as most other big name DJ's. Great sets to dance to at clubs or other public venues, but quickly tiring and a little monotoneous when purchased as an album for private listening.

Disc 2 of Bedrock falls back into this category again. The trance for a lot of the tracks is also very "old" sounding when listened to today.

Disc 1 gets 4/5 stars and disc 2 gets 2/5 stars.

I liken this album to Global Underground 014: Hong Kong. Disc 1 is full of depth where disc 2 is whitewashed by hard base lines and speedy tempos. If you love that album for both discs and would like some of Digweed's earlier work...you will probably like this one too.

John Digweed wrote the Bible for progressive house.......2004-12-11

This is the album that launched the now immortal Label Bedrock.
This first disc has Two tracks by science department (aka Danny Howells) which helped turn Danny into a world famous DJ. Just another point in the otherwise incredible life work of John Digweed.

For people that no not of house music or progressive I am not sure if this would be your cup of tea.

lacking.......2004-07-26

disc one is dissapointing and should have been dropped, too many beats, not enough flow. Disc two on the other hand is the exact opposite, much more trance. If your a digweed fan its a good investment.

Where did John go?.......2004-04-10

Before I say what I am sad to say, I love John Digweed. There's this thing he does with crowds that no other dj I know of, does. He has this way of manipulating you into a progressive oceanic state, but with unexpected and insanely welcome punches!! One moment you're traveling fast and steady, thinking he could wind everyone down (and that would be ok), but right then he hits you hard over the head with crashing energy that sends you to the moon and back... you know you're back on the ground when you hear the whole place cheering. This CD set is not that. There are one or two places that make your head bob, but overall it lacks energy. It's also creepy, dark, and depressing. I've tried listening to it several times, hoping it was just my mood, but each time I ended up feeling like I had PMS. This is definitely not one of my favorites.

great compilation!!!.......2004-02-03

This is yet another example as to why Digweed is considered one of the best. this cd flows great with a great selection of songs. It also includes "Heaven scent", the club anthem made by Digweed himself with his friend Nick Muir. To me I like the second CD better it's alittle more dark. This CD is a great selection to add to your collection if you enjoy trance, and if you like Digweed it's a must have!! Enjoy

Average customer rating:

Bedrock Vice
Thrashing Doves
Manufacturer: Bmg Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B00000DNAT
Release Date: 1989-02-06

Average customer rating:

Oleta Is As Pure As A Fine Diamond
I just love her voice..over here in the u.k
MAGICAL
Incredible
So-So

All the Love
Oleta Adams
Manufacturer: Bedrock UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005Q6LJ
Release Date: 2002-02-12

Tracks:

Sweet Side Of Life
All The Love
I Can't Live A Day Without You
I Hope You Dance
Love Was Spoken Here
In The Beginning
Bump In The Road
When You Walked Into My Life
The Power Of Sacrifice
Learning To Love You More
Look What Love Has Done
Just Before I Go To Sleep

Customer Reviews:

Oleta Is As Pure As A Fine Diamond.......2004-10-21

A woman with diamond hard elegance and a voice so pure and exceptionally out of this world. I never get tired of listening to the song, Bump In The Road. I hear it over and over and over.
Never get tired of it. I couldn't wait til this CD was released in the United States, so I special ordered it thru the internet, from another country, paid a high freight charge, which I didn't mind because I knew it was well worth it. Glad I did!

I just love her voice..over here in the u.k.......2004-06-24

when i played the first track on this cd, it felt like coming home to what feels good! i am continually inspired by her vocal range and depth,shown so beautifully in 'Bump In The Road'. i knew which songs she had penned even before reading the album cover. This is one lady who is overlooked. she has longevity and those of us who are fans of her style and musical credentials will keep on feeling 'all the love' from her music.
buy this album and you will not be dissapointed!!

MAGICAL.......2003-12-12

It is very rare thay I buy an album and love every track. Oleta Adams has done it again...her voice, music, lyrics move me to tears. She does not get the recognition she truly deserves. She really is magical...

Thanks Oleta!

Incredible.......2003-04-18

A great album by the ONLY singer!

So-So.......2003-02-18

Honestly, it's great to here her still
in the game but it's not nearly as good
as "Circle Of One." The melodies and the
the arrangements in this collection
are okay but I just wasn't feeling
the passion I've gotten from hearing Oleta
alone in front of a piano singing "God Bless
The Child", "Let Me Be The One" or with a
tight band singing gospel-infused songs like
"I've Got A Right."

Average customer rating:

Not Impressed
Very Atmospheric...4 1/2 stars
Excellent first disc
Good Trance
Progressive, hypnotic and amazingly cool

Bedrock
Jimmy Van M
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ASIN: B00005CCAN
Release Date: 2001-06-12

Tracks:

Night Stalker - Mo Shic and Zeiden
Late Night (Dissonant dub) - Floppy Sounds
Circuit Breaker (John Creamer & Stephane K remix) - ECVM
Heavy Fluid - Yum Yum
Control of Sound - Prototype
Barotek (Blackwatch Threshold dub) - Bill Hamel presents Innate & Andy Moor
Mothership (Steve Porter remix) - Trancentral Station
Lacuna - Tocharian
Love Like Sleep (dub) - Jimmy Van M featuring Terra Deva
Struggle For Pleasure - Minimilistix

Tracks:

London - John Johnson
Janiero (original mix) - Solid Sessions
Janiero (Saffron mix) - Solid Sessions
Music Don't Stop - Brancaccio & Aisher
One Last Time (Quivver's Amityville dub) - Quivver
Soulfeel (The Senses EP) - Van Bellen
Mansdisco (original mix) - Mansdisco
Bon Voyage - Junkie XL
Deep Blue - Nuclear Ramjet
Diminished Responsibility - Thermobee & Stratosphere

Product Description

Disc 1:
1. Night Stalker - (with Mo Shic/Zeidan)
2. Late Night - (Dissonant Dub, with Floppy Sounds)
3. Circuit Breaker - (John Creamer/Stephane K remix, with ECVM)
4. Heavy Fluid - (with Yum Yum)
5. Control Of Sound - (with Prototype)
6. Barotek - (Blackwatch Threshold Dub, with Innate/Andy Moor)
7. Mothership - (Steve Porter remix, with Trancentral Station)
8. Lacuna - (with Tocharian)
9. Love Like Sleep - (Dub, with Terra Deva)
10. Struggle For Pleasure - (with Minimalistix)

Disc 2:
1. London - (with John Johnson)
2. Janiero - (Original mix, with Solid Sessions)
3. Janiero - (Saffron mix, with Solid Sessions)
4. Music Don't Stop - (with Brancaccio/Aisher)
5. One Last Time - (Quivver's Amityville Dub, with Quivver)
6. Soulfeel - (The Senses EP, with Van Bellen)
7. Mansdisco - (Original mix, with Mansdisco)
8. Bon Voyage - (with Junkie XL)
9. Deep Blue - (with Nuclear Ramjet)
10. Diminished Responsibility - (with Termobee/Stratosphere)

Format: CD

Amazon.com

From the moment Florida-raised, New York-based Jimmy Van M kicks off this superlative release with Mo Shic and Zeidan's "Night Stalker," the quality of this CD never dips. It's no surprise that John Digweed wanted Van M on the Bedrock project roster: no one else has this man's sense of spatial trance awareness. He brings a variety of flavors (not the least of which are some great core house elements) to the party, yet keeps things first class with a steady, smooth, and intoxicating ascent. For example, his own "Love Like Sleep (Dub)," which soaks house music in trance, glistens with retro electro as well. And when JVM wants to turn the mix all melancholy, he does so with the sweetness and light of Minimalistix's "Struggle for Pleasure," a pounding backbone that keeps things brisk and active as the emotions open up all around. It's obvious by the middle of the second disc that Van M is a huge fan of Underworld's approach to sound and arrangement. John Johnson's "London" has the mood and movement of a Dub No Bass with My Head Man classic, while Mandisco hits the autobahn at Underworldian speed with the smoky trance-pherics of "Mandisco (Original Mix)." Jimmy then throws in the relentless bouncing energy of Junkie XL's "Bon Voyage." Does it end on a fadeout or an ambient slow note? Not a chance, matey! Thermodee & Stratosphere's descriptively titled "Diminished Responsibility" makes one question why this wasn't a three-disc blessing. Indeed, Jimmy Van M has created a benchmark trance release. Novices and newbies will be instantly spoiled by the caliber of this collection while veterans will find it hard to disengage once the first track is spinning. This is the closest anyone has come to bringing the trance floor to living rooms worldwide. --Steffan Chirazi

Customer Reviews:

Not Impressed.......2006-10-20

While this CD has music on it that certainly took effort to produce, it is just too boring. I bought this cd for "Struggle For Pleasure" by Minimalistix, not to mention it is named improperly on the CD and is really called "Struggle For Leisure(Filterheadz Remix)" by Minimalistix.

All of the other songs were just awful. They have a good sound, but again, just aren't interesting and don't show any particular emotion, and they become monotonous after only a few minutes, some songs have peaks of interest, but they do not last. If any emotion could be attributed, it would have to be somewhere BETWEEN dark and grovvy, which is really not a good sound, the song should be one or the other, the only song that has effectively acheived both is "Struggle For Pleasure."

Moreover, all of the songs minus the Minimalistix one have the same sound-deep beat, trancey cymbals, and maybe a flange effect or two thrown in with little variation.

I haven't found a good reason to listen to the CD other than for just not listening to it very often.

Very Atmospheric...4 1/2 stars.......2006-06-01

JVM is a master at crafting intelligent mixes that have superb flow and develop a sense of atmosphere. This mix(disc 1 especially) is no exception. It's very deep, dark, and organic sounding. I just wish there were more DJ's still playing this style. So, if you you like your electronica deep, dark and intelligent then def. buy this.

Excellent first disc.......2002-12-27

This is a terrific double-disc which is very dark and might take a little getting used to. All the better, if it can touch a part of your ear which other DJ's have missed! This is too menacing to dance to and is better suited to late-night driving and relaxing. The first disc is definately stronger than the second, as other reviewers have noted. Don't expect any trancey highs - Jimmy's style is very dense jungle/house and less accessible.

Good Trance.......2002-08-03

This CD is veeeerrrry trancy. By that I mean, the selections are not meant for dancing, don't have highs and lows, and transitions are very smooth (the strongest aspect of this CD). At times you can't even tell when the current song ends and next song begins, which I think is talent that Jimmy Van M has mastered. The song selections are good and their genre falls somewhere between the 'dark' (downtempo) trance and progressive (electronic) trance. If you like this genre (like I do), then you'll enjoy this CD. Highly recommended!

Progressive, hypnotic and amazingly cool.......2002-05-25

I saw Jimmy Van M open up for Sasha and Digweed and was absolutely blown away with his set. It was one of, if not the best trance performances I've ever had the priveledge of listening to.

I bought this CD immediately afterwards and am happy to say that it captures what I saw live to a large extent. If you like progressive trance and want a good mix to groove to or just chill to, this one is highly recommended.

Gypsy
Average customer rating:

Wow, I Can't Believe It!!!!!

not just for fogies.

Another Lost Classic

Searching for a long time

Great band plagued by bad management

Gypsy
Gypsy
Manufacturer: Bedrock Records
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ASIN: B00000JCN6
Release Date: 2000-04-11

Tracks:

Gypsy Queen, Pt. 1
Gypsy Queen, Pt. 2
Man of Reason
Dream If You Can
Late December
Third Eye
Decisions
I Was So Young
Here in My Loneliness
More Time
Vision
Dead and Gone
Tomorrow Is the Last to Be Heard

Album Description

Digitally remastered reissue of the rare debut album by this American prog rock outfit. Contains all 13 cuts from the re cord was first issued as a two LP set on the Metromedia Records label in 1970, plus an untitled hidden bonus track recorded in 1999, for a total of 14 selections. Also features the original cover art.

Customer Reviews:

Wow, I Can't Believe It!!!!!.......2007-03-15

March, 14, 2007
I bought Gypsy's first album in 1971 after I heard it at a friend's house. I was nineteen years old then. It immediately became one of my favorite ablums. Truly wonderful music. One 28 year old reviewer here hit it right when he said they don't make music like this anymore. I still have it on vinyl, but unfortunately it's very scratchy. Guess I'm going to have to bite the bullet and pay the $45 tag. It's well worth it!!!

March 30, 2007
Well, I did it. Gypsy's playing in the background as I type this!!! Very cool!!!!

not just for fogies........2006-06-08

usually only the 40 and over crowd knows this one. i was probably 17 when my parents played this album for me on vynal, i'm 28 now. lets just say that its a shame that you don't hear music like this these days. we still have the record, but i am dying to have it on CD so that my friends can hear it!

Another Lost Classic.......2005-11-18

As one reviewer said, this album is a mix of many different styles, based on a hard rock base (at least to my ears). I picked up this album based on the recommendation of my friend, Gary, the bass player in my band. It was 69 I think. I loved it at first listen. A few years ago I pulled it out and put it on the turntable and wow! It is still great all these years later. I do not have the CD yet but hope to get it one of these days.

If you are looking for an example of what great music came out of the late sixties and early seventies, you can't go wrong with Gypsy. Highly recommended.

Searching for a long time.......2004-12-28

I got this album the first time in 1972 (a school-friend of mine sold it). My brother destroyed it two years later, and I got it back 13 years later on my trip through the usa in a small shop in Salt Lake City (recycled records). But the quality was not the best one, and that's why I'm so glad to have found that fine music on a compact disc now.

Great band plagued by bad management.......2004-04-16

I'll never forget one time when I heard of Dead and Gone on a Classic Rock digital station and the song blew me away, it was so good I couldn't get enough of it and I went about a year and a half trying to find this CD without much luck, and I tried to get my mother to order it for me but she refused but finally she got it for me as a Christmas present and I'm so happy that I own this CD, it's a shame that Gypsy never achieved the success that they truly deserved cause their music was so beautiful and they deserve more recognition on the classic rock stations but fortunately at Amazon.com the CD is full of great reviews and that's not always the case with some of the CD's that I like, my favorite songs are Gypsy Queen 1 and 2, Man of Reason, I Was so Young, Here in my Loneliness, Dead and Gone and Tomorrow is the Last to be Heard, I think that the people that has heard of Gypsy are likely to be in their 40's and 50's and they're barely heard of from the younger crowd.

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Incredible.
my favorite cd
You must listen! My fav album!
Amazing, simply amazing
BoA's talent is amazing

Twilight
Boa
Manufacturer: Bedrock UK
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ASIN: B0000560IP
Release Date: 2001-03-27

Tracks:

Duvet
Twilight
Fool
Rain
Elephant
Scoring
Deeply
One Day
Welcome
For Jasmine
Anna Maria
Duvet (Acoustic)
Little Miss
Drinking

Customer Reviews:

Incredible........2005-08-04

This album is definitely one of my favorites. Boa has a unique sound, pretty lyrics, and a singer with a gorgeous voice. (It seems as if Jasmine Rodgers could sing just about anything and make it beautiful.) This band is just undoubtedly talented, and I am so glad I found them! My favorite songs on the album would have to be "Welcome," "Elephant," "Duvet," and probably "One Day." (Steve's voice is great as well.) I recommend this to anyone who just likes beautiful music.

my favorite cd.......2005-02-04

This is my favorite CD since I got it, I love it! The track "Two Steps" by I think, Steve Rodgers, from "Tall Snake Ep" didn't make it onto "Twilight" though, which is fine.

You must listen! My fav album!.......2004-10-25

You see. Almost everyone who knows bôa, really gets to know this band with the anime Serial Experiments Lain. It's because this anime's opening song Duvet is just simply catchy! You just cannot stop listening.
Is a real shame that only a few people know this band, but everybody who knows bôa, really never regrets of knowing this band, because (in my opinion) every single song is awesomely beautiful.
Yes, there are outstands, but the whole album is awesome if you desire a great rock band! They're about to release a new album called "Get there" and they really our help. Their work must be recognized!
1.Duvet -> This song is amazing, I love her voice, the instrumentals, you just can't stop singing the chorus, because it has something depressive, but touchy in it
2.Twilight -> This song has something about darkness, about love triangles, is a ballad that grows hard, like mostly all the bôa songs
3.Fool -> One of the hardest songs in the album, it talks about not fiting this world. I particularly fit myself with this song. Jasmine's voice just evolves this song from an apatic voice to an expressive yelling singing. Just wonderful!
4.Rain -> This music starts and it sounds like a smooth rain is falling. Just amazing how bôa can make this all feel into a music. The lyrics are so mysterious, I can't quite understand what it means. This mystery gives an extra touch to the song
5.Elephant -> As far, my favorite song! I just feel so great when I hear this song, it has a magic (helped by Jasmine's amazing voice) that wraps you! Just perfect.
6.Scoring -> This songs talk in an indirect way about husband's that abuses of their wives. I just love, how this songs greatly changes.
7.Deeply -> Oh, talk about love? Yes, please! This song feels like a girl pressing her boyfriend against the wall to discuss their relationships. It raises me up!
8.One day -> Steve's voice is amazing! But this is my least favorite song. But it's still great!
9.Welcome -> A reggae-jazz-like ballad! I just love the softness of this song and how Jasmine can really sing softly!
10.For Jasmine -> This has a jazzy mood in the start and gains some agressive hit through it's developing! "Don't you ever stop learning!" Great message!
11.Anna Maria -> This song has a sort of a beat that just makes you wanna dance! The instrumentals are wonderful and Jasmine is as always wonderful!
12.Duvet acoustic -> I just love this acoustic version. It is softer than the original and it got great solos!
13.Little miss -> Just another wonderful song that I can't explain. It has a jazz-mood-style, and then it changes to a hard-rock chorus!
14.Drinking -> A ballad about alcholism. It's simple and that makes it all great! You just can't stop singing "Oohh, you have so much more...ohhoho, where has your time gone?".

Resuming, you must have this album. Is quite a rare album, but it's worth to pay an expensive price for it! You will not be disapointed! Oh, you will be happy and greatful to have bought this album because it will simply touch in a way that you can't stop listening to it!
This album really has left me a mark.

Amazing, simply amazing.......2004-09-10

This album is just that, "Amazing." All the songs ae beautifully done, Jasmine has an awesome voice and a load of talent. The songs are really deep and thoughtfull.

1. DUVET -10/10 - My second favorite on the album. Sweet melodie, good tempo, great, very touching lyrics and the opening to one of my favorite Anime, Serial Experiments Lain.
2. Twilight - 9/10 - Great title track of the album. This song always makes me think of The Cranberries, her voice and the way she sings is similar, but I think it's better, an awesome song with great lyrics
3. Fool - 8/10 - Similar to the previous song, only a little more upbeat on the corus and opening.
4. Rain - 7/10 - Very good and thought out, but still one of those songs that I can skip.
5. Elephant - 10/10 - My favorite on the CD. Extremely catchy and easy to get hooked on. Great Lyrics again, and awesome vocals on this one especially. This is one I like to play 2 or 3 times before going to the next song.
6. Scoring - 7/10 - probably my least favorite on the album, but still worth listening to, although I mainly skip it.
7. Deeply - 9/10 - Very cool! It is different than the other songs, also on Serial Experiments Lain. Great guitar intro and all the way through. I also like what Jasmine does with her voice in this song.
8. One Day - 10/10 - Great song. This is the one song that stands out, not for how good it is, which it is really good, but it is sung by Jasmine's brother, the guitarist, forget his name. He does have a good voice, something him and his sister share, and this also has great lyrics as well.
9. Welcome - 9/10 - Something slower now. A good song when your tired, or when you just want to relax. A nice, steady bass line and drum beat keep this a nice moody song.
10. For Jasmine - 8/10 - Ehh. It's good. Nothing special in my opinion. But it does have a good beat to it.
11. Anna Maria - 9/10 - This song is great. It's got a cool Mexican Guitar riff going throug it, which fits the title of the song, and nice subtle difficult drumming in it. A great song to "dance" to, you'll get the "dance" part when you hear it.
12. Duvet (Acoustic) - 10/10 - A longer, slower, calmer version of the first song. A great song, tied for second in my favorites for this album, tied with....you guessed it, the first Duvet. A great song to listen to when you just want to relax or to fall asleep to, I have.
13. Little Miss - 9/10 - I know I may sound repetative by now, but most of these songs deserve the same respect. All of them have Great music, vocals and lyrics, and this is no exception.
14. Drinking - 8/10 - Again, a good, calm, slow song. The lyrics in this one are extremely esquiset.

BoA's talent is amazing.......2004-08-02

I think this is literally my favorite album ever, and I've owned it for 3 years now: since it was released in the U.S. I discovered BoA through Lain, but they are so much more. If you like good melodious rock music, or even if you're just a guitar or folk fan, you'll love this album. The talent of thise group is unbelievable. I fully and completely recommend this album to everybody.

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First rate release takes you back to where they left off
Heartsfield Returns With Country Rock Dynamite!

Rescue the Dog
Heartsfield
Manufacturer: Bedrock Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005EBJE
Release Date: 2001-04-24

Tracks:

See You In My Dreams
Forever Has An End
Just That Wind
Music Eyes
Temptation
Can't You See
Change My Tune
Can't Have It All
Just So Hard To Do It
Roll With The Punches

Album Description

This is the first new material from the group in over 20 years. Rescue The Dog, on Bedrock Records, features re-recordings of 'Music Eyes' and 'Just That Wind' along with 8 new songs and a hidden bonus track that explains the title.

Customer Reviews:

First rate release takes you back to where they left off.......2001-11-23

I was skeptical when I heard that they were coming back. I had been searching endlessly for the old 70's releases on CD. My vinyl was worn out! This release doesn't disappoint. They are the heardest working band in the midwest. Even with all new musicians save for Perry Jordan, they really kick! See them Live if you can. They won't disappoint.

Heartsfield Returns With Country Rock Dynamite!.......2001-06-25

Heartsfield's first new material since 1975 was worth the wait. Their new CD, Rescue The Dog, contains 8 brand new tunes as well as remakes of the classic Music Eyes and Just That Wind. From both the standpoint of great writing and sensational performances, this is the strongest release by the band to date. Continuing in the Heartsfield tradition, this CD features the brilliant five part vocal harmonies and blazing guitar work that originally gave the band a cult following in the seventies. While many bands have returned after long absences to produce an album of acceptable new material, few have done what this band has accomplished- release a CD that is stronger than any that they released in the past.

Especially strong are the songs Temptation, Can't You See, Forever Has An End, Can't Have It All, and Change My Tune. Songwriter Perry Jordan sets the tone for the CD with his rhythm guitar and lead vocals. A solid foundation is laid down by Steve Eddington (bass/vocals) and Scott Bonshire (drums). Layers of guiter work are added by Tim Johnson (guitar/mandolin/harmonica/vocals), John Brightwell (guitar/banjo/vocals), and Dave Nelson (guitar/slide guitar/dobro/vocals).

In addition to producing a great new CD, the band has been performing some of the best live sets that this reviewer has seen. If they're in your area, you can't go wrong with a trip to see this band.

Zero Gold
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Buy this album!

PURE GOLD

Often jaw-droppingly beautiful with only a few truly flawed tracks

A lush, atmospheric, well produced album.

4.5/5 in myyyy book

Zero Gold
Pole Folder
Manufacturer: Bedrock / Hyper
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Global Underground: Shanghai

OS_0.3

Layered Sounds, Vol. 2

Balance 007

ASIN: B0007NMK12
Release Date: 2005-05-10

Tracks:

Abrasion feat. Shelley Harland
Waterfalls Of Love feat. Sandra Ferretti
Salvation On Slavery Sins
Scared To Lose feat. Sandra Ferretti
Inner Turmoil
London
Fall In Violet. feat. Shelley Harland
Morning Crow
Faith In Me. feat. Kirsty Hawkshaw
Before It All Changes

Product Description

1. Abrasion feat. Shelley Harland
2. Waterfalls Of Love feat. Sandra Ferretti
3. Salvation On Slavery Sins
4. Scared To Lose feat. Sandra Ferretti
5. Inner Turmoil
6. London
7. Fall In Violet. feat. Shelley Harland
8. Morning Crow
9. Faith In Me. feat. Kirsty Hawkshaw
10. Before It All Changes

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

Buy this album!.......2006-01-10

If you are like me and are very picky about what you would call electronica, then this is the album for you. Pole Folder strikes a home run with this awesome release on the Bedrock label. From the enchanting vocals on 'Abrasion' to the dark undertones of 'Fall In Violet' and everything in between this album just floored me. I haven't played an entire electronica album, or any album for that matter, in years until I heard (and promptly purchased) this one. I know its a weird way to put this, but think Pink Floyd for the electronic age and that's about the best description for this album. Just when you think truly good progressive is dead, Pole Folder's Zero Gold album reminds you that old styles never die, they just go faster! Seriously a two thumbs up on this one and worth its weight in gold ;)

PURE GOLD.......2005-12-14

I don't think I gave this a full review yet. I'm a big fan of artist albums as opposed to DJ mixes, since they portray the 'creative' side of an entity (DJ, group, DJ/producer, etc...) in their entirety. Take Way Out West's Intensify and later, Don't Look Now...Nuclear Ramjet's Music for Spaceports, or Bonobo's Animal Magic, or Sasha's Airdrawndagger, or Tilt's Explorer (all must-have masterpieces, btw).

John Digweed's Bedrock label has been bringing us quality electronica for a while now, and has released some ace compliations featuring unmixed creations by affiliated artists, but never has it released an artist album with all the tracks created by one artist/group. Enter Benoit Franquet, also known as the Pole Folder - best known before this release for his and CP's Apollo Vibes...a track that opened Digweed's epic GU: LA set.

I always figured he was dark from the few tracks (originals and remixes of others) he's done, but I never suspected he'd be this this dark. Add to that a decent drop in BPM (compared to his normal stuff) for some of the songs, and it's even darker. Lucky for us, he cared enough to call upon gifted sirens such as Kirsty Hawkshaw to lend their vocals.

I'm rambling, so let me get to the point. This album is PURE GOLD. 25 karat...yeah, I said 25. Don't expect it to be the dance-anthem laden outing of the year, because you'll be sorely disappointed. I hate the coin 'IDM' as much as any other e-music head, but if we have to use it, this definitely applies. Intelligent dance music...even though a lot of it isn't exactly danceable.

I'm not very good at describing people (I'd be stuck if someone robbed me or something...and I needed to give a description). Similarly, I'm not very good at describing songs. Instead, see what I mean for yourself when you hear "Salvation on Slavery Sins"

This has now become my favorite song on the album. I was planning on opening up my next recorded mix with it, but Hernan Cattaneo beat me to it. Hey, but I feel good a prominent DJ such as he would think alike there :wink:

Check it out, and become addicted. Buy it...

This is THE album of 2005, overall

Often jaw-droppingly beautiful with only a few truly flawed tracks.......2005-12-03

Anyone who followed progressive house in its glory days of 1999-2002 knows something of Belgian artist Benoit Franquet a.k.a. Pole Folder. His premier track "Apollo Vibes" opened John Digweed's Los Angeles retrospective in the GlobalUnderground series, and his follow-up "Dust" was a stand-out on Digweed's later effort MMII effort. The world in which these tracks shot to fame has disappeared forever, but luckily Pole Folder himself has not. He remains committed to this kind of brilliant forward-thinking dance music, and after years of preparation has unveiled his artist album, ZERO GOLD.

The opening "Abrasion" feat. Shelley Harland deserves to go down as one of the best tracks ever made in the house tradition. Incredibly lush pads, ingeniously altered vocals, luxury-class atmospherics makes this six minutes that will not fail to move you deeply. In many places on ZERO GOLD Pole Folder uses this same winning combination, but always keeping it fresh with new elements. Take, for example, "Inner Turmoil", where he manages to combine his focus on groove with a long-time love of Pink Floyd: over a sly yet relentless beat wild guitar effects wash over the listener like a sea of sound. In "Fall In Violet" featuring again Harland, mixes a Swayzak-ish faux-German vocal line with a whompy bass line like nothing I've heard before and great synths. The last track on the album, "Before It All Changes", recalls some of the menacing ambience of Hybrid's work, yet has even greater aural dimensions.

With so much of this album being phenomenal, it's all the more a pity that there is some unequivocably poor material here. "Scared To Lose" feat. Sandra Ferretti has some uninspiringly rough material coupled with risible lyrics. "Faith In Me", a ballad of sorts, feels out of place with its idiosyncratic percussion. And as one who never enjoyed the "electro" phase, I find "Salvation on Slavery Sins" nearly unlistenable (yet, it's ironically one of the most successful songs on the album among the current dance scene's afficiandos).

Yet, a couple of off tracks should not stop you from picking up this album post-haste. I've played this for several other fans of progressive dance music, and none has been less than awed. Listening to this album, one is simultaneous sad at the sudden shifts in progressive dance music in 2002 that lost a lot of long-time fans, myself included, and yet happy that Pole Folder continues in this rich style. Ironically, some of the finest progressive music has appeared several years after everyone thought it was dead for good.

A lush, atmospheric, well produced album........2005-08-14

I was a huge fan of Pole Folder's "Apollo Vibe" track, so when Zero Gold came out, I knew this would be scooped up pretty quickly. ... and rightfully so! Zero Gold is an excellent album that should appeal to a pretty wide range of electronic music lovers. The whole vibe of the record is a really cool blend of techno, house, trip-hop, downtempo and ethereal-type styles. I could definitely see fans of John Digweed and Paul Oakenfold's music as well as fans of Delerium and Conjure One getting into this. Nice production and a moody, ambient atmosphere throughout. Definitely a record to listen to all the way through. No filler tracks, just good music.

4.5/5 in myyyy book.......2005-06-07

Definitely worth all the hype it has gotten. Almost a pure masterpiece. And I'm a general skeptic about progressive trance/house music. Reason being I feel it's just so mass produced. Producers slap a 4/4 beat on a 9 minute long track, introduce 4 elements into the mix, add a synth, and call it progressive. I'd say that's regressive and the only thing keeping it from being techno is the trancey synth.

This being stated, this album certainly breaks from the mold of mass-marketed, mass-produced progressive music. This album screams atmosphere from every nook, cranny, rivet, and reverb. The vocals that are in this are very minimal, only there to appeal to the atmoshpere. Haunting echoes, a completely icey, spacey vibe is just set throughout this album.

My only fault (and I guess someone could chop this up to creative pioneering) is that the album doesn't flow as well as I thought it should. Kind of choppy transitions, and very choppy at some points. It will go from haunting echoes to a heavy, dirty house beat with a female vocalist thrown in without any real follow-in. Leaving me to question was this a dj mix, or just a compilation of tracks.

But, that really doesn't detract too much from the absolute brilliance of this album. It sets an atmosphere, which is what a progressive record needs to do since they aren't meant for filling the dancefloor.

Pick this up!

The Flintstones: Music From Bedrock (1994 Film)

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Mixed mix of prehistoric...I mean 90's music
If you like...
Fantastic CD!!

The Flintstones: Music From Bedrock (1994 Film)
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Mca
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002OSC
Release Date: 1994-05-10

Tracks:

(Meet) The Flintstones - The BC-52's
Human Being (Bedrock Steady) - Stereo MC's
Hit & Run Holiday - My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult
Prehistoric Daze - Shakespear's Sister/The Holy Ghost
Rock With The Caveman - Big Audio Dynamite
I Showed A Caveman How To Rock - Us3
The Bedrock Twitch - BC-52's
I Wanna Be A Flintstone - The Screaming Blue Messiahs
In The Days Of The Caveman - Crash Test Dummies
Anarchy In The U.K. - Green Jelly
Walk The Dinosaur - Was Not Was
Bedrock Anthem - 'Weird Al' Yankovic
Mesozoic Music - David Newman

Customer Reviews:

Mixed mix of prehistoric...I mean 90's music.......2004-03-20

How the live-action version of the Flintstones is judged now, I don't know. The soundtrack, which was an instore play at my former workplace, was a mix of the prevalent music of the day, alternative, goofy pop, rap, early nu-metal, glam, some good, some not so good. Most of the songs are thematically tied to the movie, which isn't the case for many songs for other soundtracks, and they feature dialogue from the cartoon series.

Choosing the B-52's, temporarily rechristened the BC-52's for two songs, to sing the theme song is along the lines of inventing the wheel, one of those really inventive ideas. They've gone back to the producers of Cosmic Thing here. Don Was in produces the theme song, perfect as Fred Schneider quirkiness and Katie Pierson's unique chirpiness add to the fun-ness of the song. Cartoon effects from the series are incorporated, such as running and Dino. And it's Nile Rodgers producing "The Bedrock Twitch" which is another danceable hit like "Love Shack." In this case, it's what, "stone roof, rusted"? If this was done in the 60's when dance crazes were all the hype.... I can imagine people jamming to "do the twitch like you got an itch itch itch."

Some songs don't exactly go past second gear. Biethnic UK hip-hop/remix group Stereo MC's tackle "Human Being (Bedrock Steady)" a steady cycle of multilayered drum tracks and wailing vocals, while My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult's "Hit & Run Holiday" features the same industrial sounds they provided on the Cool World soundtrack, but with some more distorted vocals and horns. Not one of their better songs, and not too relevant to the movie.

One of the last bows of Shakespears Sister, that group by ex-Bananarama singer Siobhan Fahey, is seen in the reggae of "Prehistoric Daze"

Big Audio Dynamite do "Rock With The Caveman," opening with excerpts of some tribal chanting, then "Wilma, I'm home!" and then it's a Bill Haley-type 50's rock with guitar and piano and backing vocals. "Stalactite, stalagmite, hold your baby very tight." Clever that, with near the same fun as the BC-52's.

"I Showed A Caveman How To Rock"? More like how to rap, given that it's US3 featuring Def Jef with some "yabadabadoo" and horn samples heard.

"I Wanna Be A Flintstone": yes, that's the name of this hard-guitar/rockabilly song by the Screaming Blue Messiahs. Fred can be heard in the background, and in fact he stops the song with his "Hold it hold it! Hoo boy!"

Laid back instruments, such as airy synths and piano, back bass vocals feature in the Crash Test Dummies' "In The Days Of The Caveman." It's an idyllic look back at a simpler time, when cavemen "didn't have to keep a certain bedtime" and were able to hear noises at nighttime. One of the better songs here.

Actually, it's not "Anarchy In The UK", rather it's "anarchy in Bedrock" and "I WANNA BE FRED FLINTSTONE" in Green Jelly's over-the-top and constipated cover of the Pistol's classic anthem in which there are other liberties taken to, such as the lead singer yelling out "WILMA" as if Stan Kowalski was screaming for Stella in Streetcar Named Desire. I'm a purist at heart, but I'm only lightly unamused here.

Some songs have been previously released. Weird Al Yankovic's "Bedrock Anthem," a send-up of the Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Under The Bridge" and "Give It Away." Some effects from the cartoon series include Dino's yapping and Barney Rubble "laughing like a hyena." And Was (Not Was) recycle a danceable soul single from their What's Up Dog? album, "Walk The Dinosaur," whose title was just asking to be put on a Flintstones album. Or Jurassic Park if that movie featured songs.

A fair mix of songs reflecting mid-90's music, but why include an excerpt of the incidental music, i.e. Mesozoic Music by David Newman, which throws the whole thing off balance. Rating: three yabba-dabbas and a doo, rounded up to four yabba-dabbas.

If you like..........2003-02-21

If you like the B-52's and Weird Al Yankovic then this is worth a few bucks - pick it up used and you'll have some fun with this one.

Fantastic CD!!.......2002-09-23

I have the soundtrack on cassette, but I am wanting to get the CD. I LOVE the song Bedrock Twitch. The songs on this album are wonderful. I have listened to the cassette over and over. So if you love The Flintstones movie then you need to get the CD.

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Sorighty...
A solid buy for progressive DJs and hard-core Bedrock fans
Better than excepted
Better than excepted
Going,going,gone

Foundations
John Digweed , Steve Lawler , and Moonface
Manufacturer: Bedrock / Hyper
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MMII

ASIN: B0000507WE
Release Date: 2000-11-14

Tracks:

Heaven Scent (John Johnson Mix) - Bedrock
Repercussion (Funk Function's Future Mix) - Science Dept
Persuasion - Science Dept.
More - Van M./Leeds
Futurized Fears - Moonface
Overactive - Moonface
Voices - Bedrock/John Digweed

Tracks:

Narcotic - Mainline
Force 51 - Austin Leeds
Moondiver - Austin Leeds
Rise 'In - Steve Lawler
Pushin Too Hard - Saints & Sinners
Bruiser - Alchemy
Moonlit - Revolt

Product Description

Disc 1:
1. Heaven Scent - (John Johnson mix)
2. Repercussion - (Funk Function's Future mix, with Science Dept.)
3. Persuasion - (Dominica mix, with Science Dept.)
4. More - (Unreleased mix, with Van M. & Leeds)
5. Futurised Fears - (with Moonface)
6. Overactive - (with Moonface)
7. Voices - (with Bedrock)

Disc 2:
1. Narcotic - (with Mainline)
2. Force 51 - (with Austin Leeds)
3. Moondiver - (with Austin Leeds)
4. Rise 'In - (Nalin & Kane vocal mix, with Steve Lawler)
5. Pushin' Too Hard - (Futureshock's Confession, with Saints & Sinners)
6. Bruiser - (with Alchemy)
7. Moonlit - (Room Drumland mix, with Revolt)

Format: CD

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Combining the talents of the internationally renowned DJ John Digweed and the lesser-known but formidable producer Nick Muir, Bedrock broke wide open with the massive 1999 trance anthem Heaven Scent. This collection starts with a glorious, remixed version of that song and doesn't let up, launching into an impressive array of energetic trance. Bedrock doubles as the name for Digweed's U.K. club as well as the pair's label, so much of the record is given over to other like-minded DJ's and producers associated with the twosome. Each gets a chance to spin their finest wax. Danny Howells, who released a fine contribution to Global Underground's "Nu-Breed" series last year, gets his licks in early, mixing up the second track, "Repercussion" with a typically lithe touch. The great New York DJ Jimmy Van M and Austin Leeds make appearances as well, with Leeds giving a graceful feel to the second disc's more ambient leanings. --Matthew Cooke

Customer Reviews:

Sorighty..........2005-01-07

K well first off, I'm not the biggest Austin Leeds fan out there. I first heard a few of his tracks on the Digweed&Sasha 'Communicate' CD and I really didn't care for his tracks. So it saddens me to see Austin Leeds dominate the track listing here. All in all, the rest of the CD is good. I luv Steve Lawler and find his music reaches me. The other selected Artists are good too. And the remix of Heaven Scent is a classic as well. This compilation would have received more marks if the artist selection was more varied and also had more rare or unreleased material on here. Finally it would be nice to see John Digweed release an Artist CD as well. Oakenfold and Sasha both have there's, lets see Digweed give it a try!!

A solid buy for progressive DJs and hard-core Bedrock fans.......2002-12-09

The ultra-trendy progressive house label Bedrock (founded by John Digweed) released FOUNDATIONS in 2000. This two CD collection brings together many unreleased remixes of tracks features on the label, and it's a interesting release both for DJs who want to get their hands on tracks not found anywhere else and for fans of progressive who just want to hear more of their favourite producers.

FOUNDATIONS opens with Bedrock - "Heaven Scent (John Johnson Mix)". It's a great mix, even though "Heaven Scent" in all its forms has been played out since its appearance in 1999, this is one of this collection's more captivating tracks. The two remixes of Science Dept. tracks, "Repercussion (Funk Function's Future Mix)" and "Persuasion (Dominica Mix)" are slow, hypnotic songs that would be easy to build a set up with. Van M & Leeds - "More (Austin's Unreleased Mix)" is an idiosyncratic mix that regrettably sounds too dated for use today. Ditto for the two Moonface tracks here; "Futurised Fears" and "Overactive" were key tracks in the progressive house scene of two years ago, but now could be attacked as bog-standard progressive fodder. Disc 1 closes with Bedrock - "Voices", which is a track that I think has gotten better with age.

The second disc of FOUNDATIONS is a bit more anthemic. It opens with Mainline - "Narcotic." Featured one Sasha and John Digweed's COMMUNICATION collaboration, this deep and organic track is so subtle that it may only work as an opening to a set, but it's fantastic nonetheless. Austin Leeds - "Force 51" is an incredible track, featuring a slow buildup to chugging synths that still refrains from being cheesy, and it is perhaps the best track on FOUNDATIONS. Leed's other track, "Moondriver", is a less anthemic track that moves along just fine. The fourth track, Steve Lawler - "Rise 'In (Nalin & Kane Vocal Mix") is the low point of this collection, as the atrocious vocals ruin what is instrumentally a solid track. Happily, FOUNDATIONS swiftly recovers with Saints & Sinners - "Pushin Too Hard (Futureshock's Confession)", an excellent remix that keeps all the catchiness of the original but is full of added surprises. Alchemy - "Bruiser (Evolution Mix)" is a wispy, ambient remix like much of Evolution's work, but with its odd tempo jumps does something new. Revolt - "Moonlit (Room Drumland Mix)" is one of Revolt's most disappointing tracks, but a DJ might find room for it at the end of a set.

If you are just the average fan of progressive house, FOUNDATIONS isn't worth getting. This unmixed collection is really for DJs and hard-core Bedrock fans, who will find a lot to like in it.

Better than excepted.......2002-06-24

even though this CD was listed as used, it was in "mint" condition, in fact still had the manufacturer's wrapping.Also came in very quick within 2 to 3 days

Better than excepted.......2002-06-24

even though this CD was listed as used, it was in "mint" condition, in fact still had the manufacturer's wrapping.Also came in very quick within 2 to 3 days

Going,going,gone.......2001-12-25

Um. Where did my head go?...

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