FabricLive.24

• Artist: Diplo
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• Release Date: November 15, 2005
• Type: Live, Mix-album
• Genre: Rap

Review

Fabriclive.24, the first widely released mix album from dance music's most innovative tastemaker of the new millennium, was expected to be a storehouse for reams of hot new productions (or, at least, new to most listeners). Instead, Diplo chose to compile the greatest hits of electro as a salute to his youthful fondness for Miami bass, and sprinkle a few of the Brazilian baile funk tracks that has made his reputation to readers as widely varied as URB and The New Yorker. The appeal of this disc lies squarely with the latter audience; although Diplo's mix makes these tracks sound as great as they ever have, dance fans aren't going to be highly interested in a mix whose first third includes the familiar classics "Clear" by Cybotron, "Don't Go" by Yazoo, "When I Hear Music" by Debbie Deb, "Don't Stop the Rock" by Freestyle, and "Al-Naayfish (The Soul)" by Hashim. Near the halfway point, Diplo finally starts digging deep in his crate to play a few rarely heard Brazilian tracks -- all from the Link label except for one of his own productions, a party bass track recorded with Pantera os Danadihnos. Aside from the familiar track selection, Diplo is magnificent in the mix, continually showing why he's one of the most popular party DJs around. Whether it's dropping a few indie rock tracks near the end of the mix, or slotting some Southern rap tracks (from Killer Mike and Ludacris) without a pause, Diplo does an amazing job of making the familiar sound refreshing. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Love 4 the World (Why They Gotta Hate?)/Turnin' Me On	Luis Diaz, Panda One, Natalie Albino, Jack Splash	Nina Sky, PlantLife	(3:27)
My Chrome	Jason Boyd, Michael Render, Jeminesse "Slimm Jim" Smith, Antwan Patton, David Sheats	Big Boi, Killer Mike	(1:50)
Clear	Juan Atkins	Cybertron	(2:44)
Don't Go (Lyrics)		Yazoo	(2:25)
When I Hear Music		Debbie Deb	(3:19)
Don't Stop the Rock		Freestyle Project	(3:05)
Al-Naafiysh (The Soul)	Jerry Calliste, Jr.	Hashim	(3:01)
Nightdrive (Thru Babylon)	Juan Atkins	Model 500	(2:18)
Windowlicker (Lyrics)		Aphex Twin	(1:01)
Percolator	Curtis Jones	Cajmere	(1:49)
This Is Sick		Solid Groove	(2:50)
Love Guide	Paul Wright	Two Culture Clash, Ms. Thing	(2:11)
What's Your Fantasy (Lyrics)	Chris Bridges, Shondrae "Bangladesh" Crawford	Shawnna, Ludacris	(3:26)
Percão		Diplo	(2:18)
Vem Cristiano			(2:02)
Cria Cria Periquita			(2:21)
Ô Darcy			(2:34)
Way More /Bucky Done Gun [Remix][Version]		Diplo	(2:21)
Destruction VIP	Richard Cowie		(3:13)
Love Song (Lyrics)	P. Thompson	The Cure	(2:41)
B.O.B. (Lyrics)		OutKast	(4:13)
Deceptacon (Lyrics)	Johanna Fateman, Sadie Benning, Kathleen Hanna	Le Tigre	(3:10)
Hurricane		DJ Nasty	(3:16)
Freaks		DJ Deeon	(2:39)
Notorious	Carlo Less, Gize Burrows, Garfield Brown	Turbulence	(2:19)
Free (Lyrics)	Chan Marshall	Cat Power	(3:17)

Credits

David Allen (Producer), Amado Marin (Executive Producer), Aldo Marin (Producer), Mark Saunders (Mixing), Garfield Brown (Producer), Eric Radcliffe (Producer), Switch (Engineer), Robert "Big Bert" Smith (Mixing), Chris Parry (Mixing), Calvin Mills (Producer), David Earl Taylor (Producer), Aldo Marin (Editing), Aldo Marin (Mixing), Robert "Big Bert" Smith (Producer), Jerry Calliste, Jr. (Producer), Jerry Calliste, Jr. (Mixing), Jim Lyon (Engineer), Mike "Hitman" Wilson (Mixing), Aldo Marin (Executive Producer), Richard D. James (Producer), Jack Splash (Arranger), R. Davis (Producer), Tom Gartland (Engineer), Vince Clarke (Producer), Slim Jim (Producer), Shondrae "Bangladesh" Crawford (Producer), Daniel Miller (Producer), Gize Burrows (Producer), David Earl Taylor (Mixing), Brian Gillespie (Executive Producer), Jack Splash (Producer), Earthtone III (Producer), Juan Atkins (Producer), Switch (Producer), Carlo Less (Producer)

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