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Sessions One

Various - House

Ministry of Sound

EMI

THE problem with Ministry of Sound is that their releases can become cheesy, over played tracks in very average nightclubs whilst getting some unfortunate airplay. They are stereotypically very top- 40 and ignored by many dance fans for their pop influence and mainstream status. Having said that, this is the first of a new line of mixes from MOS titled Sessions One. The first disc of this offering is mixed by John Course, the other by Mark Dynamix. Talk about the odd couple but it works.

– Cpl Emma Rainey

Sessions Two

Various - House

Ministry of Sound

EMI

THEN there were two. With so much music bombarding us each and everyday, don’ t you sometimes wish you had some kind of inbuilt device that alerted you to every new dancefloor killer, and warned you off the rest of the fodder? Well, don’t fear mildmannered citizens, Ministry’s second instalment of Sessions has been unleashed with Course and Dynamix ensuring we are again in safe hands. As far house compilations go, both albums rate amongst the best and for good reason.

– Cpl Emma Rainey

Stardust: The Great American Songbook Vol III.

Rod Stewart

EMI

Stardust: The Great American Songbook Vol III.

STEWART’S first two Grammy-nominated collections of standards – 2002’s It Had To Be You: The Great American Songbook and 2003’s As Time Goes By - The Great American Songbook Volume II – have already sold more than 10 million copies and brought this veteran superstar to a new and even larger audience of all ages. The Songbook series has been a worldwide phenomenon since the first release in 2002. The first two Songbooks have both enjoyed incredible success in Australia with both having achieved double platinum sales.

– Cpl Emma Rainey