Search - Louie Devito :: Trance Sessions II

I've heard better from Louie

The Spastic Fantastic Mighty House | Waltham, Massachusetts, United States, Planet Eart | 05/20/2005

(3 out of 5 stars)

"New York City DJ, Louie Devito, has released plenty of good mixed albums. A lot of them are good material. Unfortunately, this CD's not one of them. Louie's put plenty effort into many of his other albums and not this one. Why hasn't he? This is why I believe his "NYC Underground Party" series is taking a slide. Volume six made me worry about this pattern forming. Louie Devito's a much better DJ than this. I expected better from him.

The CD contains 14 tracks. There's no intro or megamix like in many of his other albums. There's also a bonus DVD inside, "A Day In the Life Of Louie Devito."

There are some tracks on this CD that have poor quality. Tracks like Abel Ramos' "Aquarius" turned out to be painful the first time listening to the whole way through. The first half of the track is okay. But the second half is irritating. That one note composition going "bung bung bung... bung!" throughout most of the second half made me feel like there was a self-destruct sequence going on inside my head. I was getting ready to throw some hard object across the room before it ended! Danny C's "Razorblade" is a superficial borefest. After reading the track title, I thought "Razorblade" was going to be awesome. The beginning of the track seemed promising. Unfortunately, it got repetitive a minute through the track. Angel City's "Do You Know (I Go Crazy)" is poor work. It's a rip-off of Robert Miles' "Children." It's bad enough that Angel City ripped off "Oh Sheila" to make "Love Me Right." "Do You Know (I Go Crazy)" is just as unoriginal. Adding vocals to the song doesn't help. Couldn't they've been more creative?

There are other tracks on here that aren't as bad as the ones I've already mentioned. They're okay. But they're still not as fun to listen to. Marco V's "C:\Del*.MP3" is okay. But it gets kind of dull. "Producelast" by Trancescape is kind of better. But its still a blunt track. I've also got tired of Plummet's "Cherish the Day." I used to enjoy "Cherish the Day" mostly for its beats. I've lot interest in this tune after a few months went by. It was nice while it was fresh.

As for good tracks in this mix, there's "Silence 2004" by Delerium with the vocals of Sarah McLachlin. Even though the version from 2000 is more dominant, this is still an excellent track. Not much has changed from the 2000 version. All the vocals from the earlier "Silence" are this version as well. There's also Tiesto's "Traffic." This song's like coffee. It keeps me going. My favorite part's the staticky radio reception sounds near the end of the track. I also like Paul Van Dyk's "That's Life." It sounds sort of like a country song (just like his "Time Of Our Lives" single). Paul still uses the same beats in "That's Life" as well as in his other songs. I still like it. Paul Van Dyk never fails to impress me.

Other songs include "Sky" by Modulation, Randy Katana's "One Solid Wave," Kane's "Rain Down On Me," Maaya's "Velvet Rain," and Blank & Jones' "Perfect Silence" (which is the last track the mix and ends in a fade-out).

I still like Louie Devito's material a lot. But there are still things from his work that get me to worry. Volume seven of "NYC Underground Party" is going to be released this autumn. I'll be looking in to that. But my hopes aren't high. I fear this path this series is taking will continue downward. I know Louie can do better and I hope he does. I don't want anymore of his work to turn out like this. I'm afraid of what might happen if that keeps up."