It strikes me that Craig Richards never quite gets the plaudits he deserves for his compilations. This is after all the man who mixed the very first Fabric compilation, who delivered a couple of very strong ‘Tyrant’ releases for the label, and who has now done a pair of cracking mixes for Crosstown Rebels. These might be the mixes to do it, for they demonstrate not just expert DJ craft but a thorough knowledge of techno and techier house from the last 30 years. The treats in store in the first mix range from Calibre’s fluid and rather smoky ‘Getter Go’ to Steve Bug’s bouncy ‘Big Cheese From Wisconsin’ and Kenny Larkin’s organ-led ‘Groove’. CD2 operates with subtly brushed electro through its opening numbers but gets moving soon enough through Amfibian’s ‘Pa Relax’, heading towards the driving ‘Anti Social Tendencies’ from The Parallax Corporation and Redshape’s ‘Finizh’. Top stuff, and worthy of all our respect!
5 out of 5
Reviewed By Ben Hogwood
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