Thursday 30 April 2020

Freezone 7 • Seven Is Seven Is


Let's refresh our memories for a second: between 1994 and 1999 the Freezone series has always been ahead of the most interesting new trends in horizontal and semi-vertical dance music... thanks to his legendary flair and impeccable taste, DJ Morpheus has consistently managed to introduce up-and-coming greats... Did you know for instance that DJ CAM, MIGHTY BOP (aka BOB SINCLAR), HOWIE B, PHOTEK, 4 HERO, KRUDER & DORFMEISTER have all appeared on Freezone 2, back in 1995 ? Then came FILA BRAZILLIA, HERBERT, PHIL ASHER & ASHLEY BEEDLE, PULSINGER, LUKE VIBERT (FZ3, 1996), BASEMENT JAXX, THIEVERY CORPORATION, CHARLES WEBSTER (FZ4, 1997), Rae & CHRISTIAN, KEVIN YOST, JOE CLAUSSELL, DOCTOR L, SUBA, DJ SPINNA (FZ5, 1998), ISOLEE, AIM, SEñOR COCONUT, LONDON ELEKTRICITY, CHATEAU FLIGHT, MAURICE FULTON (FZ6, 1999), as well as already-confirmed acts like MOBY, JOSH WINK, CARL CRAIG, COLDCUT, PLAID, ALEX GOPHER etc... Also: the fact that (since the 96 edition) every single track has been exclusive certainly did contribute to making the collection even more fascinating...

To make a long story short: Freezone has been an absolutely major reference for chill out fans worldwide, each volume being at the same time a precious set of clues for things to come and a great listening experience... So the release of this new double album should be great news to anyone who likes his lounge music to be a little more spicy than what's on the usual menu, to anyone who believes that "chill" doesn't need to mean "dull", and that "adventurous lounging" isn't necessarily an oxymoron.
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Disc 1
1. DJ Venom • Neon Dawn
2. Cibelle • Álcool
3. Fauna Flash • Coast To Coast
4. Sonar Lodge (Feat. Max 404) • Celsius
5. Bigga Bush • Soulsisters
6. Landslide (Feat. Victor Davies) • Tumbling (Land Mark Mix)
7. Quant • Mahbah
8. Baby Mammoth • Frank's Angels (Tetris Remix)
9. Juryman • East Of Here
10. Sebo K Vs Kosma • El Niño
11. Robert Hood • And We Build
12. Kid Koala • Prelude And The Kiss

Disc 2
1. World Of Apples • Prairie Oyster
2. Audiomontage Vs Shur-I-Kan • The Freezone
3. The Ananda Project (Feat. Terrance Downs) • Justice, Mercy
4. dZihan & Kamien • Nargileh
5. The Detroit Escalator Company • Stitch
6. Tim "Love" Lee • Big Love Hunter
7. Companion (Feat. Nicola Hitchcock) • All Or Nothing
8. Burnt Friedman • Obscured By 5
9. Earthbound • Sleight Of Hand
10. Nubian Mindz Vs Nu Era • Meeting Of Mindz
11. Supadread • Smile


Label: SSR Records  -  SSR 237
Series: Freezone -  7
Format: 320
Country: Belgium
Released: 2001
Genre: Electronic
Style: Future Jazz, Downtempo, Ambient  

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