Quick Summary

Choice (A Collection Of Classics) is a two-disc X-Press 2 selection released by Azuli Records on October 18, 2004. Catalog number AZCD34 brings together 26 tracks across House, Disco, Soul-Jazz, Jazz-Funk, Tech House, Downtempo, Synth-pop and Latin Jazz. This FLAC archive is presented in 16-bit / 44.1 kHz quality and includes the full original two-CD sequence.

Release Info

CD1

1. Key Tronics Ensemble – Calypso Of House (Paradise Mix) [07:43]


2. KC Flightt – Voices (Original Dub Mix) [05:06]


3. The Woodentops vs. Bang The Party – Tainted World (Kid Batchelor Rub) [04:00]


4. Prince Charles And The City Beat Band – Bush Beat [07:25]


5. Incognito – Jacob's Ladder (MAW Yorican Mix) [06:18]


6. James Brown – There Was A Time [03:15]


7. Neal Howard – The Gathering [06:05]


8. Open House & Placid Angles – Aquatic [05:59]


9. Quartz – Beyond The Clouds [04:42]


10. The Voices Of East Harlem – Cashing In [02:12]


11. Sir Eddie Real And The Realistics – Where's The Monkey? [02:11]


12. Carl Craig – At Les [05:46]


13. Sir Eddie Real And The Realistics – Where's The Monkey? [02:20]


14. Patti Smith – Piss Factory [04:37]

CD2

1. Samuel Purdey – Lucky Radio [03:40]


2. Natural Experience – Don't Leave Me (I'm With You) [04:34]


3. Lola – Wax The Van [05:13]


4. The Art Of Noise – Beat Box (Diversion 1) [08:20]


5. Elkin & Nelson – Jibaro [05:34]


6. The Cure – Pictures Of You (Extended Dub Mix) [04:40]


7. Jean-Luc Ponty – In The Fast Lane [04:09]


8. Womack & Womack – Life's Just A Ballgame (Ballroom Remix) [04:50]


9. Yello – La Habanera [04:42]


10. Jine – Take It To The House (Dub 2) [04:19]


11. David Astri – Dancing Digits (Album Mix) [07:49]


12. Rufus & Chaka Khan – Ain't Nobody (Hallucinogenic Version) [06:44]

Human Perspective / DJ Review

RU (редакционный комментарий): Эта компиляция интересна именно контрастом: рядом с клубной классикой стоят James Brown, Patti Smith, The Cure и Yello. Первый диск звучит как путешествие по танцевальной и соуловой стороне коллекции, а второй сильнее уходит в редкие поп-, джаз- и электронные повороты. Для меня самые любопытные точки входа здесь — Carl Craig, MAW-ремикс Incognito и длинный “Beat Box” от Art Of Noise.

EN (DJ Review): What makes this X-Press 2 selection stand out is its range rather than a single fixed dancefloor mood. The sequencing places club-oriented material beside James Brown, Patti Smith, The Cure and Yello, which gives both discs a real collector’s perspective. Carl Craig, the MAW version of Incognito and the extended Art Of Noise cut are especially useful entry points when exploring the tracklist.