7 Live's first drum & bass mix featuring tracks from Trinity, Optical, Hatiras v. J.Majik, Accidental Heroes, Dillinja, Bad Company, Adam F. and J.Majik
Review:
A joint venture between Mixer magazine and DMC (home of the mixing
championships), the fifth volume in the 7 Live series finds the youngest
veteran on the jungle scene finally getting a forum for his top-level mixing
skills. J. Majik moves easily back and forth between housey territory and the
more paranoid atmospheres of tech-step, enhancing the one with the other – as
on his transition from a rare diva vocal (“Midnight” by Un-Cut) into the
tougher V Recordings production “Picture on the Wall” by Trinity, and on
into the smoking “Hush Hush” by Shimon. There are also several tracks from
his own Infra Red label, including own productions on a pair of highlights
(“Spaced Invader” and “Tell Me,” the latter remixed by Total Science).
It's a rare drum'n'bass mix session that boasts any kind of range, and
Majik's 7 Live #5 is a solid one. [Drum ‘n’ Bass Mix, the American version
of this record, is identical.]
All Music Guide – John Bush