Profound Sounds, Vol. 3

• Artist: Josh Wink
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• Release Date: May 02, 2006
• Type: Mix-album
• Genre: Electronica

Review

Many techno fans fail to recognize Josh Wink as a fellow traveler, not because they disrespect him but because he's rarely traveled in the same circles. Known first for his work as a producer, he's not marked as an excellent DJ, while Philadelphia, his initial base, is a city that's never been techno-mad. The mere fact that he's cultivated an image at all makes him a sellout in some circles. But, ten years after charting a few singles in England, he was still around, and the gradual attrition in the techno field by the mid-2000s separated the wheat from the chaff and made the third volume in his Profound Sounds series an interesting case. (The quiet quality of the first two volumes counted for much, too.) Trumpeted as his first double-disc mix, it's an excellent trip through minimal techno of the 21st century, most of it derived from Detroit or Deutschland, and fortunately, all of it informed more by what Wink hears with his ears than what he thinks with his head. (The closest to a theoretician Wink gets is in the liner notes, where he explains his methods for blended mix CDs and briefly puzzles over where to insert his track ID markers.) While the blending makes for a very smooth mix, one that reveals subtle pleasures on a consistent basis, it's not a distracting listen, except for the few productions whose excellence is immediately apparent -- John Tejada's breezy "Sucre," Sten's minimal "Back Four," and Wink's own remix of Radiohead's "Everything in Its Right Place," available commercially for the first time here. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide

Tracks

CD 1

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Corporal		Run Stop Restore	(4:28)
Colorseries Blue B	Donnacha Costello	Donnacha Costello	(7:27)
Rancho Relaxo	Anja Schneider	Anja Schneider, Sebo K.	(5:46)
Back Four	Peter M. Kersten	Stew	(5:29)
T2DAC [Claro Intelcto Remix]	Ramon Zenker, Oliver Bondzio	Hardfloor	(4:52)
7Up	Benny Rodriguez	Ben Rodriguez, Benny Rodriguez, Quinn	(4:36)
Summer Nights	Steve Bug	Steve Bug	(4:42)
Flotation Tank		D5	(4:44)
Lines of Nazca	Gerald Mitchell	Los Hermanos	(5:35)
Everything in Its Right Place [Josh Wink Remix]	Phil Selway, Jonny Greenwood, Colin Greenwood, Thom Yorke, Ed O'Brien	Radiohead	(8:24)
Don't Stop the Beat	Ron Maney	DJ Skull	(5:10)
Higher State of Consciousness [Eyes in the Circle of Life Remix]	Josh Wink	Wink	(7:12)
Love Letter to the Enemy	Mathew Jonson	Mathew Jonson	(7:48)

CD 2

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Elusiv		DJ Yellow	(2:53)
Nowhere	Alexi Delano, John Selway	East Side Scientific	(5:37)
Jacuzzi Games	Loco Dice	Loco Dice	(5:14)
Sucre	John Tejada	John Tejada	(4:31)
Love Technique	Levon Vincent	Levon Vincent	(5:01)
Soulful Spirit of House [Wink's Spirit of House Mix]	Ramon Zenker, Oliver Bondzio	Hardfloor	(1:54)
As Dry as I Can	Guido Schneider	Guido Schneider	(3:17)
Blackwater [Alter Ego Vocal Mix]	Lenny Burden, Ann Saunderson, Lawrence Burden	Octave One	(3:58)
Masterblaster	Thomas Fehlmann	The Orb	(5:10)
Uncertain		Jasper	(4:04)
Column Weave		DJ ESP	(5:56)
Elektrofluxx		Subspace	(4:33)
Dusk [Live]	Steevio	Steevio	(4:21)
Expanded		Jeff Mills	(2:43)
Swirl	Josh Wink	Wink	(7:53)
Perspective	Richie Inkle	Richie Inkle	(5:25)
Shadows	Matt Murphy	Matt Murphy	(6:21)

Credits

Run Stop Restore (Producer), East Side Scientific (Producer), Roman Flügel (Remixing), Ann Saunderson (Vocals), Stephen Hussey (String Arrangements), D5 (Performer), Benny Rodriguez (Producer), Matt Murphy (Producer), The Patterson (Producer), Michael Lavine (Photography), Josh Wink (Executive Producer), Hermanos (Producer), Mathew Jonson (Remixing), Quinn (Producer), John Harvey (Producer), Jimmy Cauty (Producer), Peter M. Kersten (Producer), John Mendez (Producer), Josh Wink (DJ), Lonnie Liston Smith (Mixing), Roman Flügel (Producer), Woody McBride (Producer), Josh Wink (Remixing), Paul Randolph (Vocals (Background)), Donnacha Costello (Producer), Jörn Elling Wuttke (Remixing), Ann Saunderson (Arranger), Josh Wink (Producer), Jörn Elling Wuttke (Producer), M. Brookman (Executive Producer), Marc Fox (Percussion), Levon Vincent (Producer), Claro Intelecto (Remixing), Mathew Jonson (Producer), Geoff Pesche (Mastering), Quinn (Performer), Guido Schneider (Producer), John Tejada (Producer), Oliver Bondzio (Producer), Anja Schneider (Producer), Richie Inkle (Producer), Ron Maney (Producer), Ann Saunderson (Vocals (Background)), Ramon Zenker (Producer), Thomas Fehlmann (Producer), Steve Bug (Producer), Kim Kelly (Stylist), Josh Wink (Interpretation), Stew (Performer)