Xen Cuts is basically a compilation of music from different musicians from the Big Dada and Ninjatune label. It's a great showcase of all the labels have to offer and is almost like like gourmet dish of different foods to sample before you decide to buy them on your own. The tracks range from trip hop to hard acid jazz (I love Clifford Gilberto's tracks) and some lyrically sound hip hop tracks. With as many musicians as they have, a lot of the tracks are well done. Granted, I would be hard pressed to find all the tracks appealing, the ones that are give birth to a sense of style that each of the musicians have thoroughly developed through the years and deserve the recognition that they get for their respective genres.
The hip hop tracks are nicely done, the Big Dada Sound track is a highlight just because it features some big name (well, relatively speaking) that all collaborate on one track. It's the perfect high-bass track for any bloke rolling out on the town one evening. The acid jazz tracks are spectacular, especially the clifford gilberto. The tracks leave you drenched in saturation, and push you towards the epiphany of "This is *real* acid jazz". The drum n bass tracks are alright, besides Amon Tobin, it's not really a genre that the labels are known for producing, but some of the d n b tracks are enjoyable. Overall, there are some tracks that pale, while others that embody their respective genre in full. But for the price, it's all good.

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Жанр: Trip Hop, Downtempo, Acid Jazz
Размер архива: (117+125+119) Мб
Битрейт: VBR V2 ~236 kbps

Треклист:

Disc 1:
1.The Xen to One Ratio - 1:03 (Steinski's Intro)
2.Showtime - 4:45 (Dynamic Syncopation / Mass Influence)
3.2 Tha Left - 3:21 (Herbaliser / Latyrx)
4.QMS - 5:00 (T Love)
5.8 Point Agenda - 5:00 (Herbaliser / Latyrx)
6.Ug - 4:33 (Mister Scruff)
7.Memories - 3:12 (Neotropic / Resonance)
8.Rhythm and Blues Angus Steakhouse - 4:25 (Cabbageboy)
9.Saboteur [Roots Manuva Remix] - 4:22 (Tobin, Amon)
10.Your Revolution [Version] - 4:53 (Jones, Sarah / DJ Vadim)
11.Nepalese Bliss [Jimpster Remix] - 5:17 (Irresistible Force)
12.Emperor's Main Course - 4:04 (Kid Koala)
13.Give It Up - 5:08 (Coldcut)
14.Hip Hop Barrio - 4:35 (Up, Bustle and Out)
15.Blue Flames - 5:05 (Quannum MCs)
16.Night Night Theme - 4:06 (Infesticons)
17.I Hear the Drummer - 4:07 (Vibert, Luke)
18.Ninjah (We Are Ninja) - 5:15 (Frank Chickens / Fink [1])

Disc 2:
1.The Joy of X (Spotters Delight) - 1:44 (Flexus Intro)
2.The 10th Victim - 4:18 (Gilberto, Clifford Rhythm Combination)
3.Soul Pride - 6:36 (Neptune)
4.Los Locos Cubanos [Snowboy's Batarumbaconga Mix] - 4:23 (Egues, Orquesta Richard / Up, Bustle and Out)
6.My Life's in These Bottles - 5:28 (Loka)
7.Original Sins - 7:36 (Bowden, Chris)
8.Restless - 5:32 (Gilberto, Clifford Rhythm Combination)
9.Build a Church With Your Fear - 6:39 (Animals On Wheels)
10.The Ageing Young Rebel (Gentle Cruelty) - 8:28 (Nordine, Ken / DJ Food)
11.Quicksilver Loom - 8:20 (Flanger)
12.Big Sea [Edit] - 4:34 (Funki Porcini)
13.Arcane - 4:21 (Arc [Dance])
14.Big Amoeba Sound - 4:00 (Max And Harvey)

Disc 3:
1.Twice the First Time - 4:32 (Williams, Saul)
2.More Beats & Pieces [John McEntire Tortoise Mix] - 6:03 (Coldcut)
3.Dubble (Organ Swell) - 6:55 (Funki Porcini)
4.No Mind - 5:02 (Happy Campers)
5.Peace, Pt. 1 - 4:52 (DJ Food)
6.Happy Band - 5:06 (Mister Scruff)
7.Drunk Trumpet [Live at the Metro, Chicago] - 3:55 (Kid Koala)
8.Nonlateral Hypothesis - 5:26 (DJ Vadim)
9.Ninja Tune (Enter the Augmenter) - 4:08 (Hexstatic)
10.Movements [Live at Inside Tracks] - 4:25 (Roots Manuva)
11.Tried by 12 [Squarepusher Remix] - 2:56 (East Flatbush Project)
12.Feel'n You and Me - 6:20 (DJ Food / Sukia)
13.Channel 1 Suite [Four Tet Remix] - 7:36 (Cinematic Orchestra)
14.Bad Sex - 5:45 (Morris, Chris [1] / Tobin, Amon)
15.Bruce Lee MC [Edit] - 4:38 (Quincy)

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