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I'm so surprised at all the negative reviews for this cd. This cd is truly amazing and original. First of all, the mixing is among the most smooth and creative I have ever seen.
It's great that with the Albeton system he doesn't have to worry about beatmaching, but can focus purely on the blending. And he blends to such perfect effect, mixing one baseline with another drumline, or leaving an effect from one song playing almost entirely throughout another song. Of course this has been done before, but never which such perfection or sounding so good. I read a complaint that the whole cd sounds like a single prog house track. But that's what a great mix does, maintain a consistent, flowing feel to it the whole time.
Sasha is great at selecting a wide variety of tracks, but assembling them into a mix that still sounds so fluid through his incredible mixing ability.
His track selection maintains an atmosphere that really hooks you in the more and more you listen to it. The album starts pretty slow but quickly builds into its peaks. Whats so great about the tracks is that they're so unpredictable. You'll think a certain beat is coming in, or a certain melody is coming in, but the tracks or so unique you can't ever figure what to expect. Only after repeatedly listening to the album you can get a sense of where the tracks go - and you really appreciate their creativity.
Listening to this album is like watching a really complex movie like Mulholland Drive - the more you listen the more details you notice and the more you figure it out.
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