Global Underground 023: Barcelona

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Global Underground 023: Barcelona
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Compilation album by
Released30 September 2002
Genre Breakbeat
LengthDisc 1: 69:00
Disc 2: 68:50
Label Global Underground Ltd.
Compiler James Lavelle
James Lavelle chronology
FabricLive.01
(2001)
Global Underground 023: Barcelona
(2002)
Never, Never, Land
(2003)
Global Underground chronology
Global Underground 022: Melbourne
(2002)
Global Underground 023: Barcelona
(2002)
Global Underground 024: Reykjavik
(2003)
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Global Underground 023: James Lavelle, Barcelona is a DJ mix album in the Global Underground series, compiled and mixed by James Lavelle. The album is mainly breaks and trip hop, which is far different from the progressive house of other albums in the Global Underground series. [4] The album reached #19 on the Billboard Top Electronic Albums chart. [5]

Contents

Throwing another curveball to those who liked to brand GU as the preserve of the prog brigade, UNKLE man James Lavelle drops an astounding mix of breaks and tripped out beats of the kind that crowds in Barcelona continue to love him for.

As an incendiary concoction it was hugely effective, provoking the now customary GU forum exchanges. Many were astounded by the gutsy use of such diverse material while some found it too challenging. But the heady brew was a success, and set up Mr. Lavelle as another regular favourite for the GU stable.

Track listing

Disc one

  1. UNKLESOUNDS - 1-3 AM Intro, Pt. 1 – 1:50
  2. DJ Shadow - Mongrel Meets His Maker – 4:16
  3. Leftfield feat Roots Manuva - Dusted – 4:18
  4. Thomas Bangalter - Night Beats/Cheech - Mardi Gras – 2:02
  5. Yazmin Sotero - The Vibe – 3:29
  6. Layo & Bushwacka! - Let the Good Times Roll – 7:29
  7. Sasha - Fundamental – 6:59
  8. Force Mass Motion & Dylan Rhymes - Hold Back – 6:44
  9. Evil Nine - Crooked – 5:27
  10. Stir Fry - Breakin' on the Street (False Prophet Remix) – 5:05
  11. Jeff Iise - No Soul (PMT Mix) – 6:32
  12. The Drumattic Twins - Invincible Bass – 3:23
  13. Layo & Bushwacka! - Shining Through – 5:48
  14. Ian Brown - F.E.A.R. (Unklesounds GU Fear-Edit, Pt. 1) – 5:38

Disc two

  1. UNKLESOUNDS - 3-5 AM Intro, Pt. 2 – 1:34
  2. Pitch Black - Underground Sound/Antranig & Pons - Do It to Me (DJ Tool 3)/Eddie Amador - The Funk (King Unique's Speech-apella) – 5:19
  3. Kybosh - Revolution (Dub) – 4:43
  4. Rennie Pilgrem & Meat Katie - Atmosphere – 3:52
  5. Meat Katie - Next Life – 4:13
  6. Soul of Man - Dirty Waltzer – 3:40
  7. Überzone & Rennie Pilgrem - Black Widow (V.I.P. Remix) – 2:54
  8. Dead Prez - Hip Hop (Unklesounds Fabric-Edit) – 3:50
  9. Peace Division - On the Bandwagon (Beating Their Drums) – 4:05
  10. Duncan Gray - Ultra Savant – 2:43
  11. Phil Kieran - Juicy – 3:36
  12. Lee Burridge - Lost – 4:27
  13. Halo Varga - Dark Clouds – 4:59
  14. FC Kahuna - Glitterball – 4:57
  15. Hybrid - Gravastar – 6:31
  16. Smithmonger - Vodka – 4:51
  17. Doves - There Goes the Fear (Unklesounds GU Fear-Edit, Pt. 2) – 6:36

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References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. Progressive-Sounds review
  3. Resident Advisor review
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