Phuture 2000

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Phuture 2000
Phuture 2000.jpg
Studio album by
Carl Cox
Released1999
Genre Techno, hard house
Label Moonshine
Worldwide Ultimatum/Edel
Producer Carl Cox
Carl Cox chronology
At the End of the Cliche
(1996)		Phuture 2000
(1999)		Second Sign
(2005)

Phuture 2000 is the second album by the English musician Carl Cox, released in 1999. [1] [2] "The Latin Theme" was the first single; the title track was released as a single in CD and limited edition DVD formats. [3] [4] The album peaked at No. 77 in the Official Albums Chart. [5] "Dr. Funk" peaked at No. 26 in Billboard 's Hot Dance Music chart, the highest charting American single from Phuture 2000. [6] Cox labeled the album's music "breakbeat-cure-house funky techno". [7]

Contents

Production

Phuture 2000 was produced by Cox. [8] He wanted to make it more dancefloor-friendly than his debut. [9] He worked with the English musician Dave Angel on some of the tracks. [10] Cox included some jungle songs, which he completed after an intended collaboration with Roni Size never materialized. [7] His favorite instrument was the Clavia Nord Lead. [7] "Dr. Funk" samples Jackie McLean's "Dr. Jackyll and Mister Funk". [11] The closing track is a version of the title song, remixed by the British music duo Hybrid. [12]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [13]
Burton Mail Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [14]
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [15]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [16]
Vue Weekly Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [17]
The Windsor Star Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [18]

The Windsor Star stated that "Dr. Funk" "picks up on the slinky disco sound currently promulgated by French artists like Cassius and Dimitri from Paris." [18] The Burton Mail praised the "hard house" and Cox's "talents for lavish production and ... ear for a good tune". [14] The Toronto Star noted that "there's an endearing simplicity and kinetic practicality to [the] hard-house drivers". [10] The Cambridge Evening News opined that Cox attempted to incorporate too many genres. [19] The CMJ New Music Report said that Cox "uses a base recipe of multi-layered melodies and domineering rhythmic structures to give each song his authentic flavor." [20] The Boston Phoenix concluded that "the hardness of [the] music veers far away from the joyfully plush and soulful deeps of most house music." [21]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Phuture 2000" 
2."Yeah" 
3."The Latin Theme" 
4."The Mission" 
5."Another Place" 
6."Black Shaolin" 
7."Been Smarter" 
8."Deeper Mind" 
9."Dr. Funk" 
10."Angel's People" 
11."Phuture 2000 (Hybrid Remix)" 

References

  1. ↑ Burnet, Andrew (10 April 1999). "Advance". The Scotsman. p. 3.
  2. ↑ Naylor, Tony (31 July 1999). "Carl Cox: DJ squares up to Nostradamus". Melody Maker. Vol. 76, no. 30. p. 10.
  3. ↑ Popper, Helen (10 December 1998). "Carl's Phuture". Go!. Billericay and Wickford Gazette. p. 19.
  4. ↑ "Edel to test market as Carl Cox stars on UK's first DVD single". Music Week. 15 May 1999. p. 5.
  5. ↑ "Carl Cox". Official Charts. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  6. ↑ "Hot Dance Music". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 31. 29 July 2000. p. 32.
  7. 1 2 3 Rovito, Markkus (December 1998). "Carl Cox: Beyond turntables". Keyboard. Vol. 24, no. 12. p. 12.
  8. ↑ Werde, William (February 1999). "The New British Invasion". CMJ New Music Monthly. No. 66. p. 24.
  9. ↑ Green, Nick (1 May 1999). "Platter chatter with Carl Cox". The Guide. The Guardian. p. 25.
  10. 1 2 Rayner, Ben (17 July 1999). "Recordings". Toronto Star. p. J10.
  11. ↑ Aaron, Charles (February 1999). "Industrial Strength". Spin. Vol. 15, no. 2. p. 34.
  12. ↑ "Break beat". Full On. Bristol Post. 22 April 1999. p. 7.
  13. ↑ "Phuture 2000 Review by John Bush". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  14. 1 2 Ridley, Nic (14 July 1999). "House call". Burton Mail. p. 20.
  15. ↑ (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. pp. 196–197.
  16. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2000). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music. Virgin Books. p. 101.
  17. ↑ Wuensch, Yuri (8 July 1999). "Disc Revues". Vue Weekly. p. 22.
  18. 1 2 Keene, Darrin (22 July 1999). "CD Reviews". The Windsor Star. p. E6.
  19. ↑ Singer, Luke (5 August 1999). "Phuture Imperfect". Entertainer. Cambridge Evening News. p. 6.
  20. ↑ Comer, M. Tye (12 July 1999). "RPM". CMJ New Music Report. Vol. 59, no. 626. p. 25.
  21. ↑ Freedberg, Michael (5 November 1999). "Techno". The Boston Phoenix. Vol. 28, no. 45. p. 35.
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