Leftism - BONUS TRACKS
Artist: Leftfield

Leftism spans most of Paul Daley and Neil Barnes' singles output from 1992 to 1995 (excepting only "Not Forgotten") and adds several new tracks. Far from being just a stale progressive house LP, it spans a wide range of influences (tribal, dub, trance) and includes a good mixture of vocal tracks (with Toni Halliday, John Lydon, and Earl Sixteen)... Read More

Rhythm and Stealth
Artist: Leftfield
Community Score: 7.80

Perhaps wishing to move from progressive-house flagwavers to trip-hop super-producers on a par with Massive Attack, Leftfield returned after almost five years of silence with a set of blunted trip-hop jams, stoned to say the least -- though glimmers of their house background do show through. Aside from a few uptempo stormers ("Double Flash,"... Read More

Armand Van Helden's Nervous Tracks
Artist: Armand Van Helden
Community Score: 9.00

House DJ Armand Van Helden slices and dices on the electronica set Innovators Series: Armand Van Helden 1. Van Helden's signature tight progressive house mixes things up on tracks from Kim English, Veda Simpson, and Jungle Juice. ~ MacKenzie Wilson, All Music Guide Read More

Remedy
Artist: Basement Jaxx
Community Score: 7.50

The duo's long-awaited debut album is one of the most assured, propulsive full-lengths the dance world had seen since Daft Punk's Homework. A set of incredibly diverse tracks, Remedy is indebted to the raw American house of Todd Terry and Masters at Work, and even shares the NuYoricans' penchant for Latin vibes (especially on the horn-driven... Read More

Ven a Mi (Come to Me)
Artist: Angelina

Angelina's second album Ven a Mi features the hit single "Just Another Day" along with other club tracks like "Try My Love," "Every Time I Think of You," and "I Pledge My Love." ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide Read More

This Time
Artist: Chantay Savage

Chantay Savage has demonstrated a continuing development of her craft with each successive release since her debut offering, but this, her third album, far outdistances the other two. Savage is presented here with excellent material on which she uses her impressive "skills" to their best use paying homage to the likes Angela Bofill, Anita Baker,... Read More

2 Future 4 U
Artist: Armand Van Helden
Community Score: 8.10

Armand Van Helden's most varied release to date, 2 Future 4 U includes a few predictable (though no less enjoyable) club tracks like "The Boogie Monster" and "Flowerz," plus the suitably enormous anthem "U Don't Know Me." The songs that make this mini-LP truly worthwhile, however, take Van Helden's club formulas into unfamiliar territory with... Read More

Phuture 2000
Artist: Carl Cox

Cox makes his bid for the music of the millennium with Phuture 2000, his second full production album and the first released in America. As could be expected from one of the world's most traveled DJs, it's an album of diverse styles and tempos, from the percussive energy of the previous year's dance smash "The Latin Theme" to harder techno on... Read More

Junk Science - BONUS TRACKS
Artist: Deep Dish

Junk Science, by the Washington, D.C. duo Deep Dish, was praised by many as one of 1998's best dance albums, and it's easy to understand why. Band members Ali Sirazinia and Sharam Tayebi prove to be masters of the dancefloor, composing tracks that contain many variations in style, as well as unpredictable sonic surprises. Instead of sticking to... Read More