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(More customer reviews)I came across this CD in a local dance music store. It was a rarity indeed. It was only meant for release in Australia, but it somehow managed to make its way to Washington, DC. I really enjoyed this CD. CD 1 was mixed by Paul Jackson (who I believe was a Ministry of Sound resident DJ at the time) and is just about as house as you can get. Funky and soulfoul with great tracks like "Got the Funk", "Funk Music" and of course there is Joey Negro's "Can't Get High Without You". This is one of the best house tracks ever and it put the Subliminal record label on the the map. David Morale's "Needin U" also stands out. CD 1 continues to go strong until "Take Control". Can someone say cheese? Not one of my favorite house tracks. "Take Control" is one of those tracks that make non-dance music fans look their noses at us.
However, the gift of this compilation is CD 2. Mixed by Australian DJ Jayse Knipe, it is includes a variety of dance tracks. Knipe doesn't stick to one genre like his counterpart on CD 2. CD 2 is also darker and less soulful than CD1. Danny Tenaglia's "Elements" is a gem which blends nicely into Mel Ween's "The King." This is my favorite track on the entire CD. Martin Luther King's famous speech, "I Have a Dream" backed up by a hard-pumping progressive house beat takes the speech to another level. The music seems to enhance and magnify the speech's message. And of course, "Three Drives on Vinyl" stands and Medway's "Engage" is probably my favorite trance track. This was the track that introduced me to the genre in the first place. And the CD ends on a positive note with Paul van Dyk's "Words (for Love). Definitely one of Paul's great accomplishments.
This CD is definitely worth getting. However, be prepared to deal with the vastly different approaches from the two DJ's on this compilation. It lacks the continuity that is present on most double CD compilations (even those mixed by two or more different DJs). Yet, it's still a great CD to own.
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Double disc set featuring a combined total of 30 tracks as mixed by Paul Jackson & Jayse Knipe. Jackson's disc is a mixof 16 grooves by Joey Negro, David Morales, Fire Island, etc.; Knipe's CD has 14, including cuts by Chicane, BasementJaxx, Danny Tenaglia, etc. The release is a souvenir of the Ministry Of Sound label's 1998 Australian tour & comes in a slimline jewel case within a colorful slipcase cover embossedin the shape of Australia. 1998 Ministry Of Sound release. The full title is 'Ministry Of Sound: Australian Tour '98 Mixed By Paul Jac
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