Description
Devout Artists, Volume 2: Global Communication is a multi-artist compilation featuring selected tracks by various trance and drum’n’bass artists connected to Devout Artists (a collection of Christian musicians, producers, and DJs from all over the globe), released on Devout Artists in 2003. (The CD also bears logos of Rubik Records and 2turntables.co.uk.)
Travelling down the M4, I had to pause the CD player. I kept hearing alarming squeaks. Then a rumble. Then both. What was happening to my normally smooth cruising motor? The Devout Artists had hi-jacked my ear drums and driven me to distraction. But they made a long journey more bearable, as every mile provided another minute of interesting rhythms and synthetic soundscapes. This collection is basically on a similar vein to volume one, but more up to date: independent trance and drum’n’bass from Europe and USA. Only one artist appears on both: the almost legendary Joey Davis (aka Faith Massive). He provides two contrasting drum’n’bass workouts: one smooth and chilled, one as frenetic as Goldie ever got. Other “known” artists on this compilation are England’s Doug Ross and Lee Jackson. All other contributors will be anonymous to most, but still worthwhile investigating. Funk’n’Flex provide an energetic jazzy vibe with lyrics describing the joy of Heaven, while Tru_Function provide some progressive trance with one of the phattest bass sounds around. The album as a whole provides 12 high quality, if not ground breaking, dance tracks with enough variety to stay interesting throughout. And to top it all, when some lyrics appear, they are generally faith building and inspirational. [Andy Cooper, Cross Rhythms, May 2004]
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CD tracklist:
01. Shiloh – Dream On
02. Funk’N’Flex – Flow With Me
03. Masked Mullet – Breakout
04. Tru Funktion – Keep On Lovin’
05. J.Davis – São Paulo
06. Kubiks & BCee – Lifechanges
07. Doug Ross – Blinded
08. Dallas Holloway – Forgive
09. Hi-Jinx – All Good Now
10. Faith Massive – Wasteland
11. Dallas Holloway – Sleep
12. Lee Jackson & Tim Hewitt – Headspace
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