Nic Fanciulli – Global Underground 001
May 10, 2009 Blogging Bee, What to listen to
[Rating:4/5]
Grammy nominated DJ/producer Nic Fanciulli will unleash the first in a new series of mixes from Global Underground next month.
Entitled Global Underground DJ, the series is said to “put the power in the hands of the DJ to take the listener on a complete introspective musical journey across two discs. The DJ is given free reign to compile two mixes spanning their influences and heroes while putting their own inimitable take on it.”
Global Underground, which usually specializes in compilations that matches up a DJ and a locale or brings a new DJ to the broader public via their Nubreed series, hasn’t had a series quite like it before but Fanciulli looks to have started it off in style. The mix, which we haven’t heard yet, looks to move from Metro Area’s disco to the Detroit techno of DJ Rolando to Hessle Audio dubstepper Pangaea on the first disc and then from house to minimal to Detroit techno on the second disc, showcasing many of the influences and tunes that Fanciulli takes with him in his box around the world.
What I think of it : Very exquisite and very Nic Fanciulli like album. I wasn’t disappointed a second by what was presented in this compilation. It has these fresh sounds that just ask you to take the wheel and drive.
CD1 is very soothing, very relaxing at the beginning, easy vibes, it just invites you for a cab ride on any coasty beach, and damn I missed that. The progression of CD1 is quite cool, you’re never bored, you’re discovering, and Fanciulli’s signature in the track selection is all over it.
CD2 is a bit heavier, the club party after the mellow ride, yet it remains in the jazzy registry with some electro-jazz saint germain 2009 sounds, which I strongly love. And all this wouldn’t be cool without the huge 2009 come back of classy tribal house, not the hugely overcharged bass like tribal, but the classy minimalistic genre, with a very upfront presence of latin percussions and minimal bleeps here and there. I bet summer is gonna be full of those massive beats 
So overall, urrrm yeah I liked it lots and it will surely make some miles on my morning and evening drives !
Tags: GU001, Nic Fancilli, W-Tilt
