Search - Scumfrog :: Extended Engagement

Not just another run of the mill compilation

04/23/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"With all original productions and remixes blended with The Scumfrog's own voice work and a great set up on the first CD that reminds the listener of the good old days of radio; Extended Engagement is not just another compilation thrown together overnight.The first CD feels soulful, groovy and gets you moving. The second makes you itch to get out onto a dancefloor and move.Great CD, loving it. Would rec to any Dance music fan who wants something with a little bit more funk, soul and sex. The scumfrog didn't just lay down his classics and throw them in a case. The whole album is a new experience and just plain [darn] fun."

Solid sampler of bassier, darker disco

Richard Diaz | 05/15/2003

(3 out of 5 stars)

"There's two discs and twenty songs of material mixed together here, and for reason. The Scumfrog's cranked out a slew of work in a mere three years, requested by producers looking to round out their own records with his remixes; his sound goes for the bassier, slightly deeper edge of disco, a tantalizing choice for house DJs wanting to dip darker or progressive DJs wishing to play lighter. It's a style best heard on his own Learning to Fly, a dub with just enough vocal, sprightly hi-hats and heavy groove to work for everyone. Perhaps the best makeover is (surprisingly) Dirty Vegas' inescapable Days Gone By, gathering some fresh country twang from added guitar, a touch of new melody, and thunder effects. Further bonus points are due for the playful In the Beginning, and daring to scrap nearly all of Kylie's pixyish vocal on Love at First Sight, rubbing a big bassline in your face as the reward. His own exclusive work includes the cheer along club anthem Music Revolution and crafty opener Deep Sleep Dub. But true to most Remix packages, an original single and another artist's reinterpretation don't always click. I Like the Way You Touch Me is Z-grade soulful fodder, nor does the euphoric Brazillian brilliance of Mr. Hermano's Free As-the Morning Sun truly work to clubbier production. The buzzed about Loving the Alien revisit is a nice effort, but when reduced to lyric snatches and chuga chuga beats loses David Bowie's personalized spark. And too bad the Scumfrog take on Iio's At the End wasn't included, a Rapture redux that pushes all the right buttons. Overall results are mixed. Most of these tracks are certainly agreeable on the dancefloor, but some of that glued-on glitter fades when packaged for home."