- Audio CD (9 July 2007)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Renaissance
- ASIN: B00005ATHD
- Other Editions: Audio CD
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 32,801 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Dave Seaman's Desire mix showcases his adventurous ears and bursting crates. He's known for keeping his sets constantly fresh and the quality consistently high, and this double CD shouldn't disappoint his fans. He endearingly refuses to bow down to the whims of the latest club craze, fusing known and unknown cuts, fierce a capellas and dreamy anthems with equal audacity. While these discs may only approximate the flavour you'd get from hearing Seaman in the flesh, give your volume knob a good hard twist and you'll soon hear the funk.
For instance, disc one plunges right in with Ashley Beadle's funked-up mix of A Guy Called Gerald's mesmerising "Humanity" then mashes up a rapid-fire selection of 10 other tracks that would work any progressive house/trance dance floor with the minimum of effort. These include Francois K's sun-kissed twist on Finley Quaye's "Spiritualised", Solid Sessions' "Janiero" and Tom Middleton's experimental disco treatment of Schiller's "Ruhe". All lend light and shade to his anything-goes progressive blueprint. Much to his credit, Seaman avoids the predictable clichés of build-up and release, relying instead on a fluid, evolving sound. Disc Two offers a somewhat "lost in music" cast, with bass-laden synth tones propelling several of the tracks forward. Elisium (Sasha & Quivver)'s hypnotic "Part One" sparkles beside Blackwatch's excellent "Foreshadow", and Seaman's love for melodic, ethereal tunes is epitomised by the likes of Jimmy Van M's hands-in-the-air cut, "Love Like Sleep". Blended together by a consummate professional, Desire is far beyond the reach of watered-down clones. --Reuben Dessay
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Now, I've listened to a lot of house music in the previous years, and once in a while I find one that stands out from the crowd. After a while, you dodge the random compilations like crazy and stick with the good names. Like Oakenfold, Maas, Digweed, Deep Dish, Marcus James, and of course Seaman.
This album sounded a bit run of the mill at first, but after several serious listening sessions, it has really grown on me. A normal rotm album just gets boring, but this one reveals more and more details on each listening session. I haven't tried listening to it with headsets yet, but that's probably a good idea.
Seaman seems to really have made an excellent combination of the normal housey female voice tracks and the stuff that's a bit more electronic. The voices are not overwhelming, as they tend to be on some of Oakenfold's albums, but really nicely spread out. Like "Breathe". And, including speedy classics like "Travelogue - Loafer" that was also on Maas' "Connected" makes it a very varied compilation.
All beat mixes seem to be pretty well put together and not just the normal party 10 sec overlaps. He seems to have planned everything ahead, and so I assume that this is a studio recording. That's not a negative point, though. He seems to do this pretty nicely on his other albums too.
I keep this album on repeat in my car just for good sake and happy driving. In my opinion, this is the best Seaman album yet. It has made me pull out all the good, old Seaman Global Underground albums from the drawer, just to see check up if they were just as good. Keep it up, Dave! :-)
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Renaissance, who arguably started off the mix compilation genre with the now legendary original vol. 1 by Sasha and Digweed, have released another stonker. If you are a fan of Seaman and his dark progressive beats then you will love both cd's, although cd 2 is arguably the stronger and more uplifting. Cd 2 is laced with quality tracks like Junkie XL's "B Y Whop Too Be Y" (Don't ask about the title) and the delicious Way out West's "Mindcircus". CD 1 is consistent without having too many stand out tracks, although the remix of the brilliant "Ruhe" by Schiller is first rate. If you already have Renaissance Master's vol.1 then this is a must. Buy it and worship at the alter of Dave Seaman!!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Once you get into both CD's, you will be as hypnotised as much as Awakening. As with Awakening, both CD's complement each other with a tapestry of slow progressive trance which becomes more aggressive in CD2. Once again, beautiful.
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Knocking on in years but still one of the best
The Renaissance series of DJ mixes is now over a decade old and still the reference for all that has come since. Desire is the equal of anything Sasha and Digweed did before it.
Published on 3 Jan 2010 by Mr. F. M. Havicon
One of the best Renaissance albums available
I've never really taken to the current Renaissance sound, which is pretty bleepy and not going anywhere in ambition terms (Minimal is possibly the most boring, un-imaginative sound... Read more
Published on 19 Aug 2007 by Tom Cat
What can I say, I just didn't like it
You will like this album if u like really deep beats, which are quite repetitive - and if u dont like much melody
The BPM is around the same the whole time, and it drags on a... Read more
Published on 27 May 2003
Deep and Beautiful
Deep, dark, sexual, beautiful music. This is a smooth subtle mix ebbing and flowing rather than simple build and release. Read more
Published on 6 Nov 2001
Not as good as previous compilations
I was slightly disappointed with the Desire release from Renaissance.
I was a bit unsure about CD1. Read more
Published on 18 April 2001 by alex.allen@enetgroup.co.uk
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