With all this talk of the Ghost in the Shell comp
i thought i'd post a recent review i did for it:
Ghost in the Shell: v/a 2xCD (Sony-Japan)
This is the techno soundtrack to the Japanese Sony
Playstation game/anime movie "Ghost in the Shell."
But, for the most part, this isn't your typical comp
cheesy video game tracks. This comp contains new/
previously unreleased tracks from the likes of Claude
Young, Derrick May, The Advent Joey Beltram, Dave
Angel, and Scan X among others. I was luck enough to
get the limited-edition 2xCD which doubled the number
of unreleased material for my listening pleasure.
Highlights are Claude's two Brother From Another
Planet tracks which sound like vintage claude; the
two May tracks which sound like a mix of Icon and
The Beginning; both Advent tracks, one hard techno
pounder the other a mid-tempo groover; and the Takkyu
Ishino millsian groover. With 21 tracks in all there
are bound to be a few filler tracks like the CJ
Bolland, Hardfloor and Westbam tracks but the un-
released gems from the big guns makes this comp
well worth the purchase. This is supposedly another
one of those Japan-only releases so it's time to get
on the phone to the orient. 9/10
Here is the track listing for the 2xCD version:
Disc 1
Takkyu Ishino: Ghost in the Shell 6:44
Mijk Van Dijk: Firecracker 5:25
Brother From Another Planet: Ishikawa Surfs the System 3:58
Hardfloor: Spook & Spell [fast version] 5:53
Westbam: Featherall 6:42
Joey Beltram: The Vertical 6:28
Scan X: Blinding Waves 4:44
The Advent: The Searcher, pt II 3:27
CJ Bolland: Spectre 5:46
Dave Angel: Can U Dig It 7:17
Derrick May: To Be or Not To Be [off the cuff mix]* 7:01
* remix by juan atkins
Disc 2
Mijk Van Dijk: Fuchi Koma 5:09
The Advent: Down Loader 6:19
CJ Bolland: Thanato 3:27
Westbam: Moonriver 8:09
Mijk Van Dijk: Brain Drive 4:48
Hardfloor: Spook & Spell [slow version] 6:30
Westbam: Die Dunkelsequenz 7:33
Brother From Another Planet: Section 9 Theme 6:01
Dave Angel: So High 5:35
Derrick May: To Be or Not To Be [the mix of a mix] 7:03
Enjoy and happy hunting!
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