DJ Naughty's first professionally released mix toes the line between respectable, danceable house and horrifically tacky cheese, more often falling under the latter category. I dug the Jacques Lu Cont remix of Juliet's comparatively sombre "Avalon" and the Tiga treatment of Thomas Andersson's "Washing Up," which features slightly raunchier synth work and a tribal bassline. Full marks too for dusting off Patrick Cowley's underappreciated 1981 synth-disco Star Trek epic "Sea Hunt," but pretty much everything else here is essentially a couple of shitty '80s samples or sounds over a 4/4 beat. Which is far worse, Filippo "Naughty" Moscatello can't refuse the ego DJ's perennial pratfall of pulling out a mic and spewing idiotic party slogans over every track. Dude, shut the fuck up and pick some better records. You have to do a lot better than mumble "get funky, baby" a few times over a P.A. to recover from spinning Ruede Hagelstein's completely idiotic "Sweaty Balls." My balls and brain shrunk several sizes during the two-and-a-half minutes that imbecilic wank was on. Now I have to hear a swishing in surround sound whenever I walk. That's just great.
1. Mary Jane Girls — In My House
2. Tomas Andersson — Washing Up (Tiga rmx)
3. Eleanor Academia — Adventure
4. DJ Ali & T. Fuller — Show Me Right
5. Ruede Hagelstein — Sweaty Balls
6. Juliet — Avalon (Jacques Lu Cont Versus rmx)
7. Terence Fixmer — Oops
8. J.M. Silk — All In Vain
9. DJ Naughty ft Antonio Glamour 2 Kill — A Naughty Night (exclusive rmx)
10. M.A.N.D.Y. vs Booka Shade — Body Language
11. Patrick Cowley — Sea Hunt
12. Farley Jackmaster Funk And Jesse Saunders — Love Can't Turn Around Houseapella)
13. Bam Bam — Make U Scream (Deepe House rmx)
14. Sweet Light — Abusator (original rmx)
15. Vitalic — My Friend Dario (Dima Prefers Newbeat rmx)
16. Chikinki — Assassinator 13
17. Ponihoax — Budapest
18. Kaos ft Snax — Feel Like I Feel (Glimmers rmx)
19. Silver City — Shiver (Ewan Pearson rmx)
20. Sunburst Band — I'll Be There Four You (original album version)
21. Sharpe And Numan — Change Your Mind
22. Clashing Egos ft Jelle Paulusma — Love Sweet Love (Sterac Electronics dub)
23. Hugh Masekela — The Boy's Doin' It (Carl Craig rmx) 1. Mary Jane Girls - In My House
2. Tomas Andersson - Washing Up (Tiga rmx)
3. Eleanor Academia - Adventure
4. DJ Ali & T. Fuller - Show Me Right
5. Ruede Hagelstein - Sweaty Balls
6. Juliet - Avalon (Jacques Lu Cont Versus rmx)
7. Terence Fixmer - Oops
8. J.M. Silk - All In Vain
9. DJ Naughty ft Antonio Glamour 2 Kill - A Naughty Night (exclusive rmx)
10. M.A.N.D.Y. vs Booka Shade - Body Language
11. Patrick Cowley - Sea Hunt
12. Farley Jackmaster Funk And Jesse Saunders - Love Can't Turn Around Houseapella)
13. Bam Bam - Make U Scream (Deepe House rmx)
14. Sweet Light - Abusator (original rmx)
15. Vitalic - My Friend Dario (Dima Prefers Newbeat rmx)
16. Chikinki - Assassinator 13
17. Ponihoax - Budapest
18. Kaos ft Snax - Feel Like I Feel (Glimmers rmx)
19. Silver City - Shiver (Ewan Pearson rmx)
20. Sunburst Band - I'll Be There Four You (original album version)
21. Sharpe And Numan - Change Your Mind
22. Clashing Egos ft Jelle Paulusma - Love Sweet Love (Sterac Electronics dub)
23. Hugh Masekela - The Boy's Doin' It (Carl Craig rmx)
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