CD One:
[1] Rise [Italian Edit] performed by Amador, Eddie - 4:36
[2] You Don't Know Me performed by VanHelden, Armand / Harden, Duane - 4:28
[3] Big Love performed by Heller, Pete - 3:53
[4] King of My Castle [Roy Malone's King Mix] performed by Wamdue Project - 4:08
[5] Sunshine & Happiness [Nerio's Dubwork Mix] performed by Nerio's Dubwork / Pandy, Darryl - 4:09
[6] (Mucho Mambo) Sway [Knee Deep's Rhumba Club Mix] performed by Shaft - 3:45
[7] Boogie Wonderland 2k [Thefschwarz Vocal Club Mix] performed by Earth, Wind & Fire / Tiefschwarz - 2:12
[8] Get Down [Club X-Tended] performed by Avant Garde - 5:09
[9] Can't Get Enough [Tom Novy/Pufo Mix] performed by Soulsearcher - 4:31
[10] Why Go? [Faithless Mix 1] performed by Faithless / Boy George - 5:41
[11] Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad? [Sharp Roadster Club Edit] performed by Moby - 2:07
[12] Sun Is Shining [Funkstar Club Mix] performed by Marley, Bob / Funkstar de Lux - 2:57
[13] I Rock [Black Out Mix] performed by Novy, Tom / Virginia - 6:15
[14] Another Way [Club Mix] performed by VanDyk, Paul - 2:57
[15] King of Rock [Ranking Full Stop Mix] performed by Dial M For Moguai - 4:49
[16] Wankers on Duty Hands Up [Wankers Mix] performed by Da Hool - 3:18
[17] Pumpin' performed by Novy / Eniac - 3:17
[18] Synth & Strings performed by Yomanda - 2:55
[19] Doppelganger [Club Mix] performed by VanGogh, Niels - 1:30
[20] Saltwater performed by Chicane - 3:25
CD Two:
[1] Sing It Back [Boris Musical Mix] performed by Moloko - 4:02
[2] Born Funky '99 performed by Kinky Roland - 5:10
[3] To Be in Love [Full Intention Club Mix] performed by Maw / India - 4:03
[4] Get Get Down [Choo Choo's Subcriminal Mix] performed by Johnson, Paul - 5:15
[5] Music performed by Tiefschwarz - 1:57
[6] You're the Reason [Roy Malone Liquid Mix] performed by Wamdue Project - 3:00
[7] Feel the Same [Joe Fandango Vocal Mix] performed by Triple X - 2:00
[8] (I Got) What You Need [Full Intention Power Mix] performed by Powerhouse / Harden, Duane - 4:02
[9] That Sound [Full Intention Mix] performed by Moog, Michael - 3:31
[10] Flat Beat performed by Mister Oizo - 3:19
[11] Sugar Dum Dum performed by Boogie Macs - 3:35
[12] Beatbox Rocker [Dr. Rhythm's Puming Club Mix] performed by Westbam - 3:17
[13] New World Order [Original Club Mix] performed by Mr.X / Mr.Y - 3:35
[14] Iguana [Mas Mix] performed by Picotto, Mauro - 2:10
[15] Hey Boy Hey Girl [Album Mix] performed by Chemical Brothers - 4:08
[16] Das Glockenspiel [Extended Mix] performed by Schiller - 4:05
[17] After Love [Signum Remix] performed by Blank, Piet / Jones, Japa - 5:11
[18] 9 P.M. (Till I Come) [Matt Darey Remix] performed by ATB - 4:57
[19] Better off Alone [Signum Remix] performed by Alice Deejay - 3:56
[20] Praise You [Full Version] performed by Fatboy Slim - 3:55
1999 CD Polymedia Marketing 545307
2000 CD Polygram International 545307
German Edition of Ministry of Sound's Double CD Annual (1999-2000).
Any seasoned electronic music listener should have a difficult time
stomaching the majority of Ministry of Sound's DJ-mix compilations.
Besides being little more than marketing vehicles for the U.K. club,
these records bastardize the art of DJing in their attempt to appeal to
naive, mainstream audiences with their feeble attempts to mix records
and construct a journey-like motif. Rather than let DJs Tom Novy and
Boy George spin their own records and lay down their own style,
Ministry of Sound has them play only the biggest club hits of the year
— primarily house, garage, and trance tunes — meaning, of course, that
there is little continuity between tracks and no underlying style or
established motif. When Boy George moves through Paul Johnson's "Get
Get Down," Mr. Oizo's "Flat Beat," ATB's "9PM (Till I Come)," Alice
Deejay's "Better Off Alone," and Fatboy Slim's "Praise You" over the
course of just 70 minutes, there is little chance for the infamous pop
singer-turned-DJ to establish any sense of mood or journey. Instead,
this album sounds little more than a jaggedly mixed compilation of hits
catered towards mainstream audiences who just can't get enough of the
infectious gluttony of ATB and Alice Deejay. And if the lack of mixing
and continuity isn't enough, this album absolutely reeks of commercial
exploitation with its "TV Advertised" sticker and its fat booklet that
further markets Ministry of Sound's club and their resident DJs. In
sum, this blasphemous attempt to commercialize the club-going
experience represents everything wrong with the lowest common
denominator-approach of commercial electronic music and why so many
seasoned listeners loathe the U.K.'s vane club scene and their pimped
DJs.
German edition of the Ministry's annual compilation is comprised of two
discs with the first one mixed by Tom Novy and the second by Boy
George. Disc #1 features Armand Van Helden feat. Duane Harden 'U Don't
Know Me' (original), Wamdue Project 'King of My Castle' (Roy Malone's
King Mix) & Moby 'Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad' (Sharp Roadster
Club Edit). Disc #2 features Moloko 'Sing it Back' (Boris Musical Mix0,
Triple X 'Feel the Same' (Joe Fandango Vocal Mix) and Chemical Brothers
'Hey Boy Hey Girl' (Album Mix). 40 tracks in a double slimline jewel
case packaged in a paper slipcase.
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Nach England will der Ministry Of Sound-Club nun auch Germany erobern
-- wenn auch vorläufig nur auf dem Plattenmarkt. Da ist auch nicht
verwunderlich, dass man sich den Münchener DJ Tom Novy als Co-Pilot
geholt hat. Die Essenz der Compilation sind live gemixte Dancehits der
letzten Monate, wobei einige Titel ganz frisch aus den Clubcharts
compiled wurden. Novy beginnt auf der A-Seite housy mit dem neuen Track
von Eddie Amador "Rise", gefolgt von den wichtigsten Stompern des
vergangenen Jahres: Armand van Helden "U Don't Know Me", Pete Heller
"Big Love", Wamdue Project "King Of My Castle" und Nerious Dubwork
"Sunshine & Happiness". Packende Trancemelodien gibt es als Zugabe
von Paul van Dyks "Another Way" und Niels van Goghs "Doppelgänger".
Volle Punktzahl für die Novy-Mix-Seite, die mit dem chilligen
"Saltwater" von Chicane einen perfekten Ausklang findet. Boy George,
seit ein paar Jahren House DJ, ist für die B-Seite verantwortlich. Auch
er beginnt mit Moloko "Sing It Back" und Paul Johnson "Get Get Down"
recht housy, fährt aber im typisch englischen "4 da Floor"-Mixstil
fort: Westbams "Beatboxrocker" gefolgt von den englischen Crossover
Rockern Chemical Brothers und Alice Deejays "Better Off Alone". Einfach
genial, wie George unterschiedliche Stile der elektronischen Tanzmusik
im Mix verbindet. The Annual 1999-2000 ist eine der besten Dance Mix
Compilations der letzten Monate -- nicht nur für Clubfreaks, sondern
auch für Zuhause geeignet!
