Global Underground: Amsterdam
After two other high-energy trance-techno mixes for theGlobal Undergroundseries, Nick Warren slips firmly into a dreamier pulse with this Amsterdam set. The journey evokes the spatial climes of deserts and mountains more than it does sweaty European dance floors, but take that as tribute to Warren's ever-developing style and ability to find different gears for different journeys. Not that he sacrifices energy. His ownWay Out Westsupply a power shift with "Intensify," Main Element's "Hedfuck" is a fine slice of pumping trance-funk, andFluke's "Bullet (Cannonball)" brings a tribal vibe to matters. Warren continues to get a little more late-night on disc two, dropping some of the funk, bringing up the "pump" and getting down to some hard techno-trance. Futureshock hit the fast lane with the irrepressible, driving "Sparc" and Sonic Infusion cruise firmly with "Reformatted" before Warren brings his deftest, broadestGlobalmix yet to a close with the sweeping atmospherics ofAriane's "Eternity (Stripped Mix)." In short, this is another great mix by Warren, and it's proof-positive that he remains one of techno-trance's most progressive DJs.--Steffan Chirazi