Carlos Sosa, aka DJ Sneak, was at the forefront of the early 90s Chicago renaissance which re-established the Windy City as a house music epicentre after the mid-80s acid storm had died down, alongside names like Derrick Carter, Cajmere/Green Velvet and Glen Underground on labels like Relief and Cajual. He quickly became renowned for a style which took the New York funky house groove, littered it with disco flashes and injected subtle elements of techno toughness and sonic trickery via his deft deck manipulation. A truly inspiring DJ, the man now gets to run riot over two CDs with a selection of past anthems woven into a continuous journey which is bumpy in the nicest possible way. Disc one charts the smoothest flight-path with world-wide house exponents including Freeform Five, Mousse T, Global Communication, Bob Sinclair, Cajmere, Brand New Heavies and Mood II Swing’s much-sought dub of BT’s ‘Remember’. Disc two is the real killer, upping the ante with a series of peaks as flickers of disco’s illustrious past fly past, names including the Chicago Connection, Paul Johnson, Ian Pooley, Roach Motel, I-Cube’s ‘Disco Cubism’ mixed by Daft Punk and Sneak’s own classic ‘You Can’t Hide From Your Bud’. There’s something in the wind up there.
4 Out Of 5
Reviewed By: Kris Needs