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Mark Knight is a dance music producer we’ve all hard of, even if we like electronic music or not. It must be said from the beginning that Mark Knight is a producer that goes mostly with the mainstream, but so does the record label that released his compilation, Ministry Of Sound, so everything matches perfectly. It is true that at first sight, you might be a little skeptic in what concerns Mark Knight’s sound, but after you start listening the first CD you realize that it has a more mature and evolved sound than the one we were used to. So this means, he might have been in an inspiration mood.
The first CD opens with the track A New Reality, produced by Mark Knight himself, together with Martijn Ten Velden si E-Man. Those who are more into deep sound will surely be thankful to the DJ when they will listen the remix of Dennis Ferrer, for the track Love Can Damage Your Health produced by the famous project Telepopmusick.After that comes a new production of Mark Knight, I Like That, a calm and warm electro-house. The atmosphere starts to warm up with Shlomi Aber’s remix for the track Couldn’t Love You More, produced by The Factory. The mix continues to build up an atmosphere similar to the one in the club. The ninth track can be described at least as interesting considering the melodic line it has. The producers are D Ramirez and Mark Knight. In the end the mix closes discreetly with Drug Music, an acid electro, produced again by Mark Knight. Also in the end there is GusGus – Moss, a spot of light and melody. Tracklist:
Tracklist:
Disc 1
1. Mark Knight & Martijn ten Velden Feat. E-man - A New Reality
2. Telepopmusik - Love Can Damage Your Health (Dennis Ferrer Re-Remix)
3. Lustral - Everytime (Funkagenda Mix)
4. Mark Knight - I Like That
5. The Factory - Couldn't Love You More (Shlomi Aber Remix)
6. Shlomi Aber - Walking In My Sleep
7. The Martinez Brothers - My Rendition (TMB Main Mix)
8. Jamie Anderson - Time Is Now (Radio Slave Panorama Garage Remix)
9. Peace Division Feat. Dan Diamond - Club Therapy (Acappella)
10. D Ramirez & Mark Knight - Columbian Soul
11. Dave Spoon - 21st Century (21st Century Acappella)
12. Atrium - In Love With You (Mark Knight Toolroom Vox Remix)
13. Mark Knight - Drug Music
14. GusGus - Moss
Disc 2
1. Dave Spoon & Mark Knight - Afterhours
2. Splitter - All Alone
3. The Timewriter - Reachin' Out (Dave Spoon)
4. Dave Robertson & Jon Gurd Present The Rendition - Another T
5. Danny Tenaglia - Dibiza (Bum Bum Bum Bow)
6. Low End Specialists Feat. Gay Joy - It Comes From Inside (Rene Amesz Re-Remix)
7. The Hedgetrimerz - Do You Feel It (DJ Tool)
8. Alec Wizz - Drummin (H20 Remix)
9. Sandy Rivera - I Can't Stop
10. Basement Jaxx - Where's Your Head At?
11. Workidz - Work It
12. Nic Fanciulli - Lucky Heather (Dubfire's Lucky 13 Remix- Parts 1+2)
13. Peter Gelderblom - Iberis Complex
14. Mark Knight - Susan
15. Sydenham & Ferrer - Sandcastles (Martijn ten Velden & Mark Knight Mix) |
The second mix seems to be fuller of energy. It brings more electro and techno, instead of house. The session opens with Dave Spoon & Mark Knight – Afterhours, ad than it continues with Splitter and All Alone. We can find here some male voices that have a big effect. Those who don’t know that John Gurd and Dave Robertson work together, will find one of their tracks called Another T. After this excellent tech-house, comes one of Danny Tegnalia’s accapela for Dibiza. Slowly the style changes into a house with tribal influences, like the one Steve Lawler used to play long time ago. From Nic Fanciulli’s track the things start to change a little and the mix comes to its senses. The last part of the second CD is obviously dedicated to the mainstream, especially with Mark Knight’s track Susan. And in the end for whole nine minutes we can listen to the classical Sandcastels.
As it can be seen from this compilation, Mark Knight introduced many of his productions. Something that is obvious, for sure, is the fact that the two CDs are very different one from each other. So, Mark Knight focused on two different kinds of target.
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