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Track Listings
| 1. For Louise - Lee Curtis |
| 2. Diabolus' - Cinematic Orchestra |
| 3. SpottieOttieDopalicious - OutKast |
| 4. Civilised Reggae - Burning Spear |
| 5. Sincere (Jazzanova remix) - MJ Cole |
| 6. Ravel String Quartet in F Major - Borodin String Quartet |
| 7. Tell me - Omar |
| 8. Strategy - Archie Bell and the Drells |
| 9. Zoom - Commodores |
| 10. People That I Love - John Ellis |
| 11. Love Lady: Groove Chronicles mix - Damage |
| 12. Destiny - Zero 7 |
| 13. Sunshine (Groove Armada dub) - Handsome Boy Modelling School |
| 14. Music - LTJ Bukem |
| 15. I Believe (MJ Cole remix) - Goldie |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Once hailed as "the future of UK garage", MJ Cole has been a little quiet since the release of his debut two years ago. Thankfully Back to Mine have provided a great way for him to ease himself back into the spotlight with a great collection of 15 tracks chosen and mixed by him for their series of downbeat after-hours music. Kicking off with (if kicking is the right word) the incredibly mellow but strangely powerful trip-hop of Lee Curtis' "For Louise", which peters out into a wash of sound before the Cinematic Orchestra creep in with "Diabolus". From then on MJ's mix really starts to weave its magic with every track carefully placed for maximum effect, progressing from trip-hop to hip-hop to reggae and then onto the feistiest track on the album, a Jazzanova remix of Cole's "Sincere". A quick cooling off by way of some Ravel then dim the lights for a few lovin' soul numbers courtesy of Omar (remember him) and the Commodores. Chuck in a bit of Zero 7, a Groove Armada remix and some chilled drum & bass from Bukem then wallop, you're all invited back to his. The only oddity that should be mentioned is the lack of any two-step or garage, the nearest moment being Cole's mix of Goldie's "I Believe" towards the end, but even if you're a fan of Cole for his own work every track is still a gem, making this a very worthy addition to the Back to Mine series.--David Trueman
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15 CHILLED OUT GROOVES Another fine selection of beats in the back to mine series. This time it's Uk garage legend m j Cole delivering his hand picked selection of gems..
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
As a big fan of the "Back to Mine" series, I count this as one of the best of the nine released to date -- soulful, eclectic, original, well-conceptualized and beautifully mixed. There is not a bad track on the entire CD and the mix is seamless from start to finish. In fact, MJ Cole has a very original approach to arranging the music -- he fuses songs that seem at first to be wildly at odds. But it gives depth and nuance to the mix and makes the pieces feel all but made for each other.
The "Back to Mine" mixes (like their "Another Late Night" counterparts) bear the imprint of the artists who put them together. If you like Groove Armada, you'll love their contribution to the series. The same can be said for Everything But the Girl. If you like the Tracy Thorn & Ben Watt groove, you'll love their "Back to Mine" CD (I think it's the best in the series). But strangely, MJ Cole's contribution doesn't have the same "sound" as his own stuff. As such, this CD is something of a wild card. Still, after listening to this album non-stop over the last few weeks and months, I find that it just gets better and better. A real gem.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Outkast track is the bomb, most of this is just great. I mean there is a bit of love in this recording. It takes things pretty far out with the inclusion of Ravel, but the whole thing is lean and tight and plays brilliantly throughout. Good stuff.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This mix is my first outing in the back to mine series so i can't compare it to the others, but I reckon its totally excellent. This is partly because it is relatively diverse in that it moves from genre to genre, including a brief but worthwile dip into Ravel's String Quartet in F Major. Yet largely, a soulful mood touches through most of the tracks which creates an important element of cohesiveness. Where this mix really stands out is that MJ Cole appears to have stuck pretty rigidly to what he enjoys, some of the tracks are different and somewhat obscure but hes also included 'chill-out' classics too. Fair enough, tracks like Zero Seven's Destiny and LTJ Bukem's Music are not exactly rare sightings on this sort of album, but who cares? Both are truly great tracks. This album may not be the most original mix in the world but that doesn't matter. It's got enough diversity to make it stand out aganist a lot of chill out albums. The end result is 15 top quality tunes that are mixed expertly.
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One of the best of a very good bunch
Back to Mine is a consistently good series, mainly because the people it picks are very knowledgeable about music but not in a know it all way. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Michael
great mix of music
I have most of the back to mine series and have to say this is now one of my favorites its a great album for kicking back and relaxing the cinematics and bukem are sound records... Read more
Published on 18 Dec 2008 by K. M. Edwards
5 Stars
I'm not a particular fan of MJ Cole other than some of the mixes of the single Sincere so this was very much a chance purchase. Read more
Published on 22 July 2005 by P. Igoe
What a brilliant surprise
I must admit I was dubious about purchasing this album as I dont really have time for the type of music MJ Cole usually produces. Read more
Published on 24 Nov 2003 by "tintin00"
A superb mix by Cole
The prefect CD for chilling out to, first tracks are really mellow, then it builds up to some smooth Drum and Bass culminating in excellent tracks by Bukem and Goldie... Read more
Published on 22 April 2002
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