Danny Tenaglia
BACK TO MINE

On this mix, progressive house-trance DJ Danny Tenaglia goes for an organic, R&B-tinged sound, incorporating Oleta Adams and Ce Ce Peniston with other, more esoteric selections. The source material isn't manipulated via turntables, EQ'ing, and scratch mixing, but rather filtered through sequenced and produced studio processes. The result is often effective and devastatingly sensual, like when the hypnotic "Going Round" coalesces with an understated, shuffling rhythm, building into a dreamy, echo-laden fadeout. Tenaglia's selections alternately benefit and suffer without the layers of house beats and atmospherics that usually disguise a song's less compelling aspects. "Rhythm of Life" pulses with Adams's huge alto, playing off a spare set of piano chords and understated bongo drums, but "Bang Bang Your Mine" sounds silly, as a nakedly inane vocal line is left to cringe in the cold light of an unforgiving mix. Still, when it works, Tenaglia finds a blissful power in the music that escapes most DJs, leaving behind a sunny glow that's just as agreeable in the middle of a summer day as it is during a sweaty night on the dance floor.

Tracks
1. Emotion Heater - (vocal mix, with Gentle People)
2. To The Sea - (original mix, with Yello)
3. Loft In Paradise
4. Plan, The / Minty - (with Outside)
5. Going Round - (with Herbert & Dani Siciliano)
6. Beau Mot Plage - (with Isolee)
7. Bang Bang You're Mine - (full vocal remix, with Bang The Party)
8. Only You - (with Kimara Lovelace)
9. Keep On Walkin' - (with CeCe Peniston)
10. Running Away - (with Roy Ayers)
11. Rhythm Of Life (Gospella) - (with Oleta Adams)
12. Cairo - (with Crescendo)
13. One Note Samba / Spanish Flea - (with Sergio Mendes/Brasil 66)