nlitnme

Jerry Bonham - Let's bring more American's to the set.

The CD was good. You have skill that is for sure. Honestly, I thought you were going to be horrible, like some folks I’ve known, they have ‘all heart’, all the latest records, the hottest equipment, but they’re awful. They have NO technique, they are literally playing records -which does not make them a DJ, or at least one that could get long lasting work as one. Your cd was a good - the 75+ minutes seemed to breeze by which is not easy to do. A suggestion however, -keep your real name as your DJ name - with the front cover obviously being from Europe, your CD would have that much more flava’ (aka Marketability) to it. DJ Meng, as funny and catchy as it is, I fear will not make others take you seriously. (Unless you’re looking for that afternoon traffic jam slot on Power 96:). -I have a close friend who used to go by the name of DJ Sweat in Miami (ages ago) – he changed his name back to his birth name when he moved to NYC – he is no Eric Morillo (and thank God for that) but the number of gigs that he does jumped tremendously. (Partially due to the name change) -Again this is just something to consider. Also my opinion - and I am not sure as to where you are in the DJ arena or who you know in the industry, but develop a relationship with DJ’s (such as Edgar V) guys who have been in the game for awhile. He is very good - one, as a DJ and two by knowing the game of being one. Even icons like Danny Tenaglia will chat with you for a bit (he gets that some times at ‘Vinyl’) Unfortunately there is a lot of politics in the DJ world - especially when you are getting started. There are plenty of folks walking around saying ”I used to be a DJ” and many with real talent. Established DJ’s know that industry is cutthroat. Not trying to scare you but the reality is that “everyone wants to be a DJ” and a lot of talent goes out the window due to the frustration of dealing with the BS. Many good DJ’s will start off with all that energy but because of who/what they don’t know - they will get screwed. So watch out for that and learn from the mistakes others have endured. Not sure again where you want to go with this, it does take a while though, keep with it, and submit and practice like a $@!%#$! Now back to your CD -the tracks I have to admit are a little dated, but I’m not a club owner and I am not critiquing this for DMA magazine. You have skill -which is a GREAT place to be; you should just consider updating the tracks you play on a demo. Club fans don’t want to go “oh yeah I’ve heard this months ago” especially some of the hardcore fanatics in the industry. If it’s possible, know as to where you would like to take an audience, know where you want your art to go. That will drive you much more then trying to be a great DJ. Because even the “Legends” don’t think of themselves as such -they may play the role (i.e. Oakenfold) but even he knows inside he is just trying to express himself and take his fans/his audience ‘to another place’. Once that becomes clear for you (if it has not already) you will be that much closer to the game. You can do it. I also know how hard it is to cut a demo/CD when you’re in your living room. One of the things (and I again am not sure how you made this) but one thing a DJ friend used to do is practice with an audience (i.e. his friends) and he would cut his demos with us around. We were somewhat bias, but if something really didn’t sound right -he knew about it. And when cutting a demo -he fed of the fact that his crew was vibing off of what he was doing. It made his demo’s better, and eventually landed him a gig at Liquid (RIP). When your playing to a crowd even as small as 15 it is so much more powerful then playing in front of two or three or even worse – when it’s just you. The energy is going to be different, the energy in the room is going to be so much higher and make the music that much more alive. It will transform into the quality of the CD. (Just another added thought though). It was great to hear your CD and I appreciate the fact that you thought enough of me to send it my way for commentary. And you are right – “listen loud”. It took me awhile to honestly get to a place where I could just crank it up and listen with no interruptions. In any event, long story short – “It was good” Thanks for having me listen. Take Care DJ Meng and good luck out there. Alex Perez aka “ Nlitnme”

negative meng, Might take a couple of days especailly if you sent it out on Thurdsday/Friday -I should get it later on today. However after tomorrow I would be concerned. Will let you know when I receive it ASAP. Hope you had a great weeekend, -Nlitnme PS: Ill resend my address to your yahoo acct. to verify.

I will probably receive it today and send you some constructive feed back ASAP. Check your pm's and/or your yahoo account. -Funny pic (you guys look like you were havin' fun) Hope all is going well brova', Nlitnme "Destiny is incapable of failure"

Nolimt: Thanks for the compliment, man. Darren is still good - But I know CD 1 is staying in the case. Patrick: LOL with the UK comment "Utter shite"- it's too true, got smashed for my review there "' 'cause mate, it was too bloody long", It's true CD 2 is so much better -especially if you just listen to that one by itself -it has those "Uruguay" elements to it through out the disc. mp3: I agree -most great dj's will be much better live, that is where they were "born" (so to speak). Even the great ones are better (i.e. Howells, Tenaglia) Loraine: AP?, how cute. just don't call me CM, someone might get jealous...Thanks for the comment. SG5: I'm too down for BET boo. =0) Aeroplano: Very interesting that you like CD 1 better, eclectic that is for sure, I guess I was expecting the sounds of CD2 off the bat and got stuck at the airport till then. I do agree with the scale comparison though. It's a 6/6.5 BBFlux: Oye, que tu hace aqi?, - thanks for the compliment b EvilJav666: thanks, and nice save back on the Jersey board - some folks just don't like to read I guess. Digital 7: ditto to that brova' Okay folks mi voy (life's issues callin' me back) Be safe, be happy, be smart - love yourself first. Because Destiny is incapable of failure. -Alex Perez aka "nlitnme"

CD1: “Ladies and Gentlemen we are now marked 16th for take off” Emerson never truly gets of the ground with CD 1. As the Chelsea boys would say, “The boy stood too long in the kitchen and wasn’t cookin’ $#@%!”. There are some interesting tracks on the first CD though, experimental without blowing up the lab, Darren sheds light down some interesting paths but nothing overwhelming and nothing that makes your smile really last. Track 1 & 2: This polka, Australian aborigine, Spanish, loopty loop mix, “Am I on the right flight?” It’s different for sure and not half bad but he sits on the track too long. Your in your seat, seatbelt on, looking at your watch – “I really hope this flight takes off on time.” Track 3: The groove is kicking a little bit, your looking around watching the other passengers take their seats, nothing too exciting, you’re wondering if you packed everything that you needed for this trip. Track 4: gets a little on the hard side, your head is bouncing a little, they close the door and your taxiing out to the runway. The flight is just a couple of minutes behind, no big deal. Let Darren get into his groove. But you really want him to get out of this Rock n’ Roll/dance track already. Track 5: “Welcome aboard Global Underground Airlines, we value you as one of our loyal customers, unfortunately though we are marked 16th on the runway” - You grab for the magazine on the back of the seat in front of you. Reality is now setting in: your serotonin will not be affected for at least another 50 minutes or so -how annoying. Track 6: “Girl, shake dat ass and bounce those tit’s” Cute track but when did ’Ludacris’ do a track for a GU CD? At least there is some comic relief to this other wise uninspiring CD. Track 7 & 8: Yawn, you are now getting very sleepy. You find yourself killing time by counting how many planes are in front of yours and guessing when this CD will finally &%$#@! take off. Track 9: Another bright light in an other wise musical abyss, some Kung-Fu verses over dance tracks ala Wu-Tang Clan and the Africa Bammbatta nature of it all provides some semblance of a treat. It gets you bouncing but you still have your seat belt on, but there is no need to really take it off yet. On Track 10 it’s back online with ’monotony.com’ until he puts some break beats 3 minutes into it. Again there is some bounce going on in your seat but it’s accompanied by yet another yawn. Because Chef Emerson decides he wants to bang on some pots and pans for Track 11 to offer another taste of indifference to your soul. You’re reaching threshold but you stay quit and seated like a good little passenger in hopes of finding that musical bliss that you know Emerson can provide. Track 12: “We have just lost cabin pressure” As you wish another plane would just crash into yours just to drum up something resembling an event on this otherwise boring journey through the Land of GU 20. On Track 13: “I wonder how much it would cost to use the phones that they have on these planes”, a question among others, as you start to come half a millisecond away from yelling and then something interesting happens - the next track. Track 14: you can start to feel the engines roaring, as you realize you are marked for take off, and boy is it about time already. After you have read your GU Airline Magazine from cover to cover, when you know how to exit in the case of an emergency, when you have the fan blowing in the right position, when you are done with your 5th pack of gum and your shoes are off - then it is time to prepare for take off. And as Track 14 goes to 15 you find yourself moving your head to the beat when you are suddenly hit with an obvious yet highly annoying reality- “Hey kids welcome to your ‘Global Underground Read along Storybook’, when you hear this sound - “BING!” - that means turn to the next CD”. “BING!!” CD 2: “We are going to try and make it there as soon as possible, folks” Track 1 starts off and your already hitting turbulence- your flight is finally taking off – but the plane is already swaying. After sitting at the airport for the past 65 minutes you are at least off the runway but the take off is still bumpy - how annoying. Then goes Track 2: ”We are now climbing to an altitude of 25,000 feet, please notice that the seat belt sign is on, please remain in your seats, until it is safe to roam around” Your climbing baby and the previous track becomes a memory but the thought of the previous CD is still irritating. By Track 4 your still climbing and it appears to be clear sky’s, your overlooking the water, realizing you still might make it there on time if the pilot cuts some corners and piggy backs on the jet stream…“This is your captain Darren Emerson speaking: Sorry for the delay on CD 1 we are still climbing as to avoid any further turbulence and delays, we will now be leveling off at about 30,000 feet - We will be handing out drinks and snacks shortly. I would like to welcome you to Global Underground Airlines and we hope you’ll fly us again -please relax and enjoy your flight” Track 5 – you’re grooving already and you realize that the 17 or so bucks it costs to buy this ticket is now finally becoming worth it. You rationalize in your head that Darren must have eaten a little to close to taking his roll because he was not “ feeling it” until the 20th track. The delay you endured is now water under the bridge. Your getting into it and it feels good. You definitely realize that by Track 6 your butt better have some room to dance because in a seat is not where you belong. Your heads starting to sway from side to side so damn much your hitting the other passengers. By the beginning of Track 7 you know it’s worth it, you may get there late, you may be still pissed off that it’s taken so long but he’s playing catch up and the mellow sounds are being fused with more hard hits. ”Darren, say three Hail Mary’s and an Our Father and you will be forgiven….now go with God and make your GU fans proud”. End of Track 7: Mid-Atlantic turbulence strikes again ever so slightly -this free stylish track losses a few points for the other wise forgiven Emerson, but just add one more Hail Mary for him. Track 8: Back to the groove, the shiver runs up your spin, awhh yeah -that shiver, you know which one I’m talking about, -he hits a mark, thanks Darren. Track 9 & 10: “We are now cruising at an altitude of 30, 000 feet, your captain has turned off the seat belt sign feel free to dance your butt off through out the cabin space” Track 11: Brings in that Latin/Brazilian Flava’ – Wheepa!!! And brings out the Papi Chulo in all of us: “Oye mi amore, que tu hace aqui, tu tan solita?” As you really start to feel the sweat poring down. Track 12: ‘Voices’ - last visited by Howells on his NuBreed set -an oldie but goodie, this original track goes back to at least ‘96 with some new versions coming out now. Darren throws a nice version as the flight attendants are passing out Red Bull with your complimentary blow pops and Big Red. Track 13:Your still flying, your still smiling and then –the Tower losses the signal. Somebody please find the Black Box, the FAA has to figure out what happened to this flight! Someone call CNN - What’s with the ending?! Who pulled the plug?! Where’s the rest of the CD?! “The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist …..and like that, he’s gone” Not a bad GU CD altogether –There is truly none to speak of when it comes to the GU series. Even the DeVit compilations have their moments (Rest in peace Brova'). Not every one can be a Tenaglia or a Kleinenberg -where you can just press play and let the sunshine in. Some shine for a few tracks and then mellow out. Some have weak CD’s but who’s following or previous ones were so great you forgive them (i.e. Anthony Papa, Sasha). There are CD’s that get their flare even when time has past -maybe Emerson’s first disc will be a great “while your driving“ CD. As for Darren’s second disc on this set: he tried, he shined a bit and I thank him for his efforts. Now on to Lee Burridge and those crazy Deep Dish boys. -Alex Perez aka "Nlitnme

CD1: “Ladies and Gentlemen we are now marked 16th for take off” Emerson never truly gets of the ground with CD 1. As the Chelsea boys would say, “The boy stood too long in the kitchen and wasn’t cookin’ $#@%!”. There are some interesting tracks on the first CD though, experimental without blowing up the lab, Darren sheds light down some interesting paths but nothing overwhelming and nothing that makes your smile really last. Track 1 & 2: This polka, Australian aborigine, Spanish, loopty loop mix, “Am I on the right flight?” It’s different for sure and not half bad but he sits on the track too long. Your in your seat, seatbelt on, looking at your watch – “I really hope this flight takes off on time.” Track 3: The groove is kicking a little bit, your looking around watching the other passengers take their seats, nothing too exciting, you’re wondering if you packed everything that you needed for this trip. Track 4: gets a little on the hard side, your head is bouncing a little, they close the door and your taxiing out to the runway. The flight is just a couple of minutes behind, no big deal. Let Darren get into his groove. But you really want him to get out of this Rock n’ Roll/dance track already. Track 5: “Welcome aboard Global Underground Airlines, we value you as one of our loyal customers, unfortunately though we are marked 16th on the runway” - You grab for the magazine on the back of the seat in front of you. Reality is now setting in: your serotonin will not be affected for at least another 50 minutes or so -how annoying. Track 6: “Girl, shake dat ass and bounce those tit’s” Cute track but when did ’Ludacris’ do a track for a GU CD? At least there is some comic relief to this other wise uninspiring CD. Track 7 & 8: Yawn, you are now getting very sleepy. You find yourself killing time by counting how many planes are in front of yours and guessing when this CD will finally &%$#@! take off. Track 9: Another bright light in an other wise musical abyss, some Kung-Fu verses over dance tracks ala Wu-Tang Clan and the Africa Bammbatta nature of it all provides some semblance of a treat. It gets you bouncing but you still have your seat belt on, but there is no need to really take it off yet. On Track 10 it’s back online with ’monotony.com’ until he puts some break beats 3 minutes into it. Again there is some bounce going on in your seat but it’s accompanied by yet another yawn. Because Chef Emerson decides he wants to bang on some pots and pans for Track 11 to offer another taste of indifference to your soul. You’re reaching threshold but you stay quit and seated like a good little passenger in hopes of finding that musical bliss that you know Emerson can provide. Track 12: “We have just lost cabin pressure” As you wish another plane would just crash into yours just to drum up something resembling an event on this otherwise boring journey through the Land of GU 20. On Track 13: “I wonder how much it would cost to use the phones that they have on these planes”, a question among others, as you start to come half a millisecond away from yelling and then something interesting happens - the next track. Track 14: you can start to feel the engines roaring, as you realize you are marked for take off, and boy is it about time already. After you have read your GU Airline Magazine from cover to cover, when you know how to exit in the case of an emergency, when you have the fan blowing in the right position, when you are done with your 5th pack of gum and your shoes are off - then it is time to prepare for take off. And as Track 14 goes to 15 you find yourself moving your head to the beat when you are suddenly hit with an obvious yet highly annoying reality- “Hey kids welcome to your ‘Global Underground Read along Storybook’, when you hear this sound - “BING!” - that means turn to the next CD”. “BING!!” CD 2: “We are going to try and make it there as soon as possible, folks” Track 1 starts off and your already hitting turbulence- your flight is finally taking off – but the plane is already swaying. After sitting at the airport for the past 65 minutes you are at least off the runway but the take off is still bumpy - how annoying. Then goes Track 2: ”We are now climbing to an altitude of 25,000 feet, please notice that the seat belt sign is on, please remain in your seats, until it is safe to roam around” Your climbing baby and the previous track becomes a memory but the thought of the previous CD is still irritating. By Track 4 your still climbing and it appears to be clear sky’s, your overlooking the water, realizing you still might make it there on time if the pilot cuts some corners and piggy backs on the jet stream…“This is your captain Darren Emerson speaking: Sorry for the delay on CD 1 we are still climbing as to avoid any further turbulence and delays, we will now be leveling off at about 30,000 feet - We will be handing out drinks and snacks shortly. I would like to welcome you to Global Underground Airlines and we hope you’ll fly us again -please relax and enjoy your flight” Track 5 – you’re grooving already and you realize that the 17 or so bucks it costs to buy this ticket is now finally becoming worth it. You rationalize in your head that Darren must have eaten a little to close to taking his roll because he was not “ feeling it” until the 20th track. The delay you endured is now water under the bridge. Your getting into it and it feels good. You definitely realize that by Track 6 your butt better have some room to dance because in a seat is not where you belong. Your heads starting to sway from side to side so damn much your hitting the other passengers. By the beginning of Track 7 you know it’s worth it, you may get there late, you may be still pissed off that it’s taken so long but he’s playing catch up and the mellow sounds are being fused with more hard hits. ”Darren, say three Hail Mary’s and an Our Father and you will be forgiven….now go with God and make your GU fans proud”. End of Track 7: Mid-Atlantic turbulence strikes again ever so slightly -this free stylish track losses a few points for the other wise forgiven Emerson, but just add one more Hail Mary for him. Track 8: Back to the groove, the shiver runs up your spin, awhh yeah -that shiver, you know which one I’m talking about, -he hits a mark, thanks Darren. Track 9 & 10: “We are now cruising at an altitude of 30, 000 feet, your captain has turned off the seat belt sign feel free to dance your butt off through out the cabin space” Track 11: Brings in that Latin/Brazilian Flava’ – Wheepa!!! And brings out the Papi Chulo in all of us: “Oye mi amore, que tu hace aqui, tu tan solita?” As you really start to feel the sweat poring down. Track 12: ‘Voices’ - last visited by Howells on his NuBreed set -an oldie but goodie, this original track goes back to at least ‘96 with some new versions coming out now. Darren throws a nice version as the flight attendants are passing out Red Bull with your complimentary blow pops and Big Red. Track 13:Your still flying, your still smiling and then –the Tower losses the signal. Somebody please find the Black Box, the FAA has to figure out what happened to this flight! Someone call CNN - What’s with the ending?! Who pulled the plug?! Where’s the rest of the CD?! “The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist …..and like that, he’s gone” Not a bad GU CD altogether –There is truly none to speak of when it comes to the GU series. Even the DeVit compilations have their moments (Rest in peace Brova'). Not every one can be a Tenaglia or a Kleinenberg -where you can just press play and let the sunshine in. Some shine for a few tracks and then mellow out. Some have weak CD’s but who’s following or previous ones were so great you forgive them (i.e. Anthony Papa, Sasha). There are CD’s that get their flare even when time has past -maybe Emerson’s first disc will be a great “while your driving“ CD. As for Darren’s second disc on this set: he tried, he shined a bit and I thank him for his efforts. Now on to Lee Burridge and those crazy Deep Dish boys. -Alex Perez aka "Nlitnme

CD1: “Ladies and Gentlemen we are now marked 16th for take off” Emerson never truly gets of the ground with CD 1. As the Chelsea boys would say, “The boy stood too long in the kitchen and wasn’t cookin’ $#@%!”. There are some interesting tracks on the first CD though, experimental without blowing up the lab, Darren sheds light down some interesting paths but nothing overwhelming and nothing that makes your smile really last. Track 1 & 2: This polka, Australian aborigine, Spanish, loopty loop mix, “Am I on the right flight?” It’s different for sure and not half bad but he sits on the track too long. Your in your seat, seatbelt on, looking at your watch – “I really hope this flight takes off on time.” Track 3: The groove is kicking a little bit, your looking around watching the other passengers take their seats, nothing too exciting, you’re wondering if you packed everything that you needed for this trip. Track 4: gets a little on the hard side, your head is bouncing a little, they close the door and your taxiing out to the runway. The flight is just a couple of minutes behind, no big deal. Let Darren get into his groove. But you really want him to get out of this Rock n’ Roll/dance track already. Track 5: “Welcome aboard Global Underground Airlines, we value you as one of our loyal customers, unfortunately though we are marked 16th on the runway” - You grab for the magazine on the back of the seat in front of you. Reality is now setting in: your serotonin will not be affected for at least another 50 minutes or so -how annoying. Track 6: “Girl, shake dat ass and bounce those tit’s” Cute track but when did ’Ludacris’ do a track for a GU CD? At least there is some comic relief to this other wise uninspiring CD. Track 7 & 8: Yawn, you are now getting very sleepy. You find yourself killing time by counting how many planes are in front of yours and guessing when this CD will finally &%$#@! take off. Track 9: Another bright light in an other wise musical abyss, some Kung-Fu verses over dance tracks ala Wu-Tang Clan and the Africa Bammbatta nature of it all provides some semblance of a treat. It gets you bouncing but you still have your seat belt on, but there is no need to really take it off yet. On Track 10 it’s back online with ’monotony.com’ until he puts some break beats 3 minutes into it. Again there is some bounce going on in your seat but it’s accompanied by yet another yawn. Because Chef Emerson decides he wants to bang on some pots and pans for Track 11 to offer another taste of indifference to your soul. You’re reaching threshold but you stay quit and seated like a good little passenger in hopes of finding that musical bliss that you know Emerson can provide. Track 12: “We have just lost cabin pressure” As you wish another plane would just crash into yours just to drum up something resembling an event on this otherwise boring journey through the Land of GU 20. On Track 13: “I wonder how much it would cost to use the phones that they have on these planes”, a question among others, as you start to come half a millisecond away from yelling and then something interesting happens - the next track. Track 14: you can start to feel the engines roaring, as you realize you are marked for take off, and boy is it about time already. After you have read your GU Airline Magazine from cover to cover, when you know how to exit in the case of an emergency, when you have the fan blowing in the right position, when you are done with your 5th pack of gum and your shoes are off - then it is time to prepare for take off. And as Track 14 goes to 15 you find yourself moving your head to the beat when you are suddenly hit with an obvious yet highly annoying reality- “Hey kids welcome to your ‘Global Underground Read along Storybook’, when you hear this sound - “BING!” - that means turn to the next CD”. “BING!!” CD 2: “We are going to try and make it there as soon as possible, folks” Track 1 starts off and your already hitting turbulence- your flight is finally taking off – but the plane is already swaying. After sitting at the airport for the past 65 minutes you are at least off the runway but the take off is still bumpy - how annoying. Then goes Track 2: ”We are now climbing to an altitude of 25,000 feet, please notice that the seat belt sign is on, please remain in your seats, until it is safe to roam around” Your climbing baby and the previous track becomes a memory but the thought of the previous CD is still irritating. By Track 4 your still climbing and it appears to be clear sky’s, your overlooking the water, realizing you still might make it there on time if the pilot cuts some corners and piggy backs on the jet stream…“This is your captain Darren Emerson speaking: Sorry for the delay on CD 1 we are still climbing as to avoid any further turbulence and delays, we will now be leveling off at about 30,000 feet - We will be handing out drinks and snacks shortly. I would like to welcome you to Global Underground Airlines and we hope you’ll fly us again -please relax and enjoy your flight” Track 5 – you’re grooving already and you realize that the 17 or so bucks it costs to buy this ticket is now finally becoming worth it. You rationalize in your head that Darren must have eaten a little to close to taking his roll because he was not “ feeling it” until the 20th track. The delay you endured is now water under the bridge. Your getting into it and it feels good. You definitely realize that by Track 6 your butt better have some room to dance because in a seat is not where you belong. Your heads starting to sway from side to side so damn much your hitting the other passengers. By the beginning of Track 7 you know it’s worth it, you may get there late, you may be still pissed off that it’s taken so long but he’s playing catch up and the mellow sounds are being fused with more hard hits. ”Darren, say three Hail Mary’s and an Our Father and you will be forgiven….now go with God and make your GU fans proud”. End of Track 7: Mid-Atlantic turbulence strikes again ever so slightly -this free stylish track losses a few points for the other wise forgiven Emerson, but just add one more Hail Mary for him. Track 8: Back to the groove, the shiver runs up your spin, awhh yeah -that shiver, you know which one I’m talking about, -he hits a mark, thanks Darren. Track 9 & 10: “We are now cruising at an altitude of 30, 000 feet, your captain has turned off the seat belt sign feel free to dance your butt off through out the cabin space” Track 11: Brings in that Latin/Brazilian Flava’ – Wheepa!!! And brings out the Papi Chulo in all of us: “Oye mi amore, que tu hace aqui, tu tan solita?” As you really start to feel the sweat poring down. Track 12: ‘Voices’ - last visited by Howells on his NuBreed set -an oldie but goodie, this original track goes back to at least ‘96 with some new versions coming out now. Darren throws a nice version as the flight attendants are passing out Red Bull with your complimentary blow pops and Big Red. Track 13:Your still flying, your still smiling and then –the Tower losses the signal. Somebody please find the Black Box, the FAA has to figure out what happened to this flight! Someone call CNN - What’s with the ending?! Who pulled the plug?! Where’s the rest of the CD?! “The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist …..and like that, he’s gone” Not a bad GU CD altogether –There is truly none to speak of when it comes to the GU series. Even the DeVit compilations have their moments (Rest in peace Brova'). Not every one can be a Tenaglia or a Kleinenberg -where you can just press play and let the sunshine in. Some shine for a few tracks and then mellow out. Some have weak CD’s but who’s following or previous ones were so great you forgive them (i.e. Anthony Papa, Sasha). There are CD’s that get their flare even when time has past -maybe Emerson’s first disc will be a great “while your driving“ CD. As for Darren’s second disc on this set: he tried, he shined a bit and I thank him for his efforts. Now on to Lee Burridge and those crazy Deep Dish boys. -Alex Perez aka "Nlitnme"

CD1: “Ladies and Gentlemen we are now marked 16th for take off” Emerson never truly gets of the ground with CD 1. As the Chelsea boys would say, “The boy stood too long in the kitchen and wasn’t cookin’ $#@%!”. There are some interesting tracks on the first CD though, experimental without blowing up the lab, Darren sheds light down some interesting paths but nothing overwhelming and nothing that makes your smile really last. Track 1 & 2: This polka, Australian aborigine, Spanish, loopty loop mix, “Am I on the right flight?” It’s different for sure and not half bad but he sits on the track too long. Your in your seat, seatbelt on, looking at your watch – “I really hope this flight takes off on time.” Track 3: The groove is kicking a little bit, your looking around watching the other passengers take their seats, nothing too exciting, you’re wondering if you packed everything that you needed for this trip. Track 4: gets a little on the hard side, your head is bouncing a little, they close the door and your taxiing out to the runway. The flight is just a couple of minutes behind, no big deal. Let Darren get into his groove. But you really want him to get out of this Rock n’ Roll/dance track already. Track 5: “Welcome aboard Global Underground Airlines, we value you as one of our loyal customers, unfortunately though we are marked 16th on the runway” - You grab for the magazine on the back of the seat in front of you. Reality is now setting in: your serotonin will not be affected for at least another 50 minutes or so -how annoying. Track 6: “Girl, shake dat ass and bounce those tit’s” Cute track but when did ’Ludacris’ do a track for a GU CD? At least there is some comic relief to this other wise uninspiring CD. Track 7 & 8: Yawn, you are now getting very sleepy. You find yourself killing time by counting how many planes are in front of yours and guessing when this CD will finally &%$#@! take off. Track 9: Another bright light in an other wise musical abyss, some Kung-Fu verses over dance tracks ala Wu-Tang Clan and the Africa Bammbatta nature of it all provides some semblance of a treat. It gets you bouncing but you still have your seat belt on, but there is no need to really take it off yet. On Track 10 it’s back online with ’monotony.com’ until he puts some break beats 3 minutes into it. Again there is some bounce going on in your seat but it’s accompanied by yet another yawn. Because Chef Emerson decides he wants to bang on some pots and pans for Track 11 to offer another taste of indifference to your soul. You’re reaching threshold but you stay quit and seated like a good little passenger in hopes of finding that musical bliss that you know Emerson can provide. Track 12: “We have just lost cabin pressure” As you wish another plane would just crash into yours just to drum up something resembling an event on this otherwise boring journey through the Land of GU 20. On Track 13: “I wonder how much it would cost to use the phones that they have on these planes”, a question among others, as you start to come half a millisecond away from yelling and then something interesting happens - the next track. Track 14: you can start to feel the engines roaring, as you realize you are marked for take off, and boy is it about time already. After you have read your GU Airline Magazine from cover to cover, when you know how to exit in the case of an emergency, when you have the fan blowing in the right position, when you are done with your 5th pack of gum and your shoes are off - then it is time to prepare for take off. And as Track 14 goes to 15 you find yourself moving your head to the beat when you are suddenly hit with an obvious yet highly annoying reality- “Hey kids welcome to your ‘Global Underground Read along Storybook’, when you hear this sound - “BING!” - that means turn to the next CD”. “BING!!” CD 2: “We are going to try and make it there as soon as possible, folks” Track 1 starts off and your already hitting turbulence- your flight is finally taking off – but the plane is already swaying. After sitting at the airport for the past 65 minutes you are at least off the runway but the take off is still bumpy - how annoying. Then goes Track 2: ”We are now climbing to an altitude of 25,000 feet, please notice that the seat belt sign is on, please remain in your seats, until it is safe to roam around” Your climbing baby and the previous track becomes a memory but the thought of the previous CD is still irritating. By Track 4 your still climbing and it appears to be clear sky’s, your overlooking the water, realizing you still might make it there on time if the pilot cuts some corners and piggy backs on the jet stream…“This is your captain Darren Emerson speaking: Sorry for the delay on CD 1 we are still climbing as to avoid any further turbulence and delays, we will now be leveling off at about 30,000 feet - We will be handing out drinks and snacks shortly. I would like to welcome you to Global Underground Airlines and we hope you’ll fly us again -please relax and enjoy your flight” Track 5 – you’re grooving already and you realize that the 17 or so bucks it costs to buy this ticket is now finally becoming worth it. You rationalize in your head that Darren must have eaten a little to close to taking his roll because he was not “ feeling it” until the 20th track. The delay you endured is now water under the bridge. Your getting into it and it feels good. You definitely realize that by Track 6 your butt better have some room to dance because in a seat is not where you belong. Your heads starting to sway from side to side so damn much your hitting the other passengers. By the beginning of Track 7 you know it’s worth it, you may get there late, you may be still pissed off that it’s taken so long but he’s playing catch up and the mellow sounds are being fused with more hard hits. ”Darren, say three Hail Mary’s and an Our Father and you will be forgiven….now go with God and make your GU fans proud”. End of Track 7: Mid-Atlantic turbulence strikes again ever so slightly -this free stylish track losses a few points for the other wise forgiven Emerson, but just add one more Hail Mary for him. Track 8: Back to the groove, the shiver runs up your spin, awhh yeah -that shiver, you know which one I’m talking about, -he hits a mark, thanks Darren. Track 9 & 10: “We are now cruising at an altitude of 30, 000 feet, your captain has turned off the seat belt sign feel free to dance your butt off through out the cabin space” Track 11: Brings in that Latin/Brazilian Flava’ – Wheepa!!! And brings out the Papi Chulo in all of us: “Oye mi amore, que tu hace aqui, tu tan solita?” As you really start to feel the sweat poring down. Track 12: ‘Voices’ - last visited by Howells on his NuBreed set -an oldie but goodie, this original track goes back to at least ‘96 with some new versions coming out now. Darren throws a nice version as the flight attendants are passing out Red Bull with your complimentary blow pops and Big Red. Track 13:Your still flying, your still smiling and then –the Tower losses the signal. Somebody please find the Black Box, the FAA has to figure out what happened to this flight! Someone call CNN - What’s with the ending?! Who pulled the plug?! Where’s the rest of the CD?! “The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist …..and like that, he’s gone” Not a bad GU CD altogether –There is truly none to speak of when it comes to the GU series. Even the DeVit compilations have their moments (Rest in peace Brova'). Not every one can be a Tenaglia or a Kleinenberg -where you can just press play and let the sunshine in. Some shine for a few tracks and then mellow out. Some have weak CD’s but who’s following or previous ones were so great you forgive them (i.e. Anthony Papa, Sasha). There are CD’s that get their flare even when time has past -maybe Emerson’s first disc will be a great “while your driving“ CD. As for Darren’s second disc on this set: he tried, he shined a bit and I thank him for his efforts. Now on to Lee Burridge and those crazy Deep Dish boys. -Alex Perez aka "Nlitnme"

CD1: “Ladies and Gentlemen we are now marked 16th for take off” Emerson never truly gets of the ground with CD 1. As the Chelsea boys would say, “The boy stood too long in the kitchen and wasn’t cookin’ $#@%!”. There are some interesting tracks on the first CD though, experimental without blowing up the lab, Darren sheds light down some interesting paths but nothing overwhelming and nothing that makes your smile really last. Track 1 & 2: This polka, Australian aborigine, Spanish, loopty loop mix, “Am I on the right flight?” It’s different for sure and not half bad but he sits on the track too long. Your in your seat, seatbelt on, looking at your watch – “I really hope this flight takes off on time.” Track 3: The groove is kicking a little bit, your looking around watching the other passengers take their seats, nothing too exciting, you’re wondering if you packed everything that you needed for this trip. Track 4: gets a little on the hard side, your head is bouncing a little, they close the door and your taxiing out to the runway. The flight is just a couple of minutes behind, no big deal. Let Darren get into his groove. But you really want him to get out of this Rock n’ Roll/dance track already. Track 5: “Welcome aboard Global Underground Airlines, we value you as one of our loyal customers, unfortunately though we are marked 16th on the runway” - You grab for the magazine on the back of the seat in front of you. Reality is now setting in: your serotonin will not be affected for at least another 50 minutes or so -how annoying. Track 6: “Girl, shake dat ass and bounce those tit’s” Cute track but when did ’Ludacris’ do a track for a GU CD? At least there is some comic relief to this other wise uninspiring CD. Track 7 & 8: Yawn, you are now getting very sleepy. You find yourself killing time by counting how many planes are in front of yours and guessing when this CD will finally &%$#@! take off. Track 9: Another bright light in an other wise musical abyss, some Kung-Fu verses over dance tracks ala Wu-Tang Clan and the Africa Bammbatta nature of it all provides some semblance of a treat. It gets you bouncing but you still have your seat belt on, but there is no need to really take it off yet. On Track 10 it’s back online with ’monotony.com’ until he puts some break beats 3 minutes into it. Again there is some bounce going on in your seat but it’s accompanied by yet another yawn. Because Chef Emerson decides he wants to bang on some pots and pans for Track 11 to offer another taste of indifference to your soul. You’re reaching threshold but you stay quit and seated like a good little passenger in hopes of finding that musical bliss that you know Emerson can provide. Track 12: “We have just lost cabin pressure” As you wish another plane would just crash into yours just to drum up something resembling an event on this otherwise boring journey through the Land of GU 20. On Track 13: “I wonder how much it would cost to use the phones that they have on these planes”, a question among others, as you start to come half a millisecond away from yelling and then something interesting happens - the next track. Track 14: you can start to feel the engines roaring, as you realize you are marked for take off, and boy is it about time already. After you have read your GU Airline Magazine from cover to cover, when you know how to exit in the case of an emergency, when you have the fan blowing in the right position, when you are done with your 5th pack of gum and your shoes are off - then it is time to prepare for take off. And as Track 14 goes to 15 you find yourself moving your head to the beat when you are suddenly hit with an obvious yet highly annoying reality- “Hey kids welcome to your ‘Global Underground Read along Storybook’, when you hear this sound - “BING!” - that means turn to the next CD”. “BING!!” CD 2: “We are going to try and make it there as soon as possible, folks” Track 1 starts off and your already hitting turbulence- your flight is finally taking off – but the plane is already swaying. After sitting at the airport for the past 65 minutes you are at least off the runway but the take off is still bumpy - how annoying. Then goes Track 2: ”We are now climbing to an altitude of 25,000 feet, please notice that the seat belt sign is on, please remain in your seats, until it is safe to roam around” Your climbing baby and the previous track becomes a memory but the thought of the previous CD is still irritating. By Track 4 your still climbing and it appears to be clear sky’s, your overlooking the water, realizing you still might make it there on time if the pilot cuts some corners and piggy backs on the jet stream…“This is your captain Darren Emerson speaking: Sorry for the delay on CD 1 we are still climbing as to avoid any further turbulence and delays, we will now be leveling off at about 30,000 feet - We will be handing out drinks and snacks shortly. I would like to welcome you to Global Underground Airlines and we hope you’ll fly us again -please relax and enjoy your flight” Track 5 – you’re grooving already and you realize that the 17 or so bucks it costs to buy this ticket is now finally becoming worth it. You rationalize in your head that Darren must have eaten a little to close to taking his roll because he was not “ feeling it” until the 20th track. The delay you endured is now water under the bridge. Your getting into it and it feels good. You definitely realize that by Track 6 your butt better have some room to dance because in a seat is not where you belong. Your heads starting to sway from side to side so damn much your hitting the other passengers. By the beginning of Track 7 you know it’s worth it, you may get there late, you may be still pissed off that it’s taken so long but he’s playing catch up and the mellow sounds are being fused with more hard hits. ”Darren, say three Hail Mary’s and an Our Father and you will be forgiven….now go with God and make your GU fans proud”. End of Track 7: Mid-Atlantic turbulence strikes again ever so slightly -this free stylish track losses a few points for the other wise forgiven Emerson, but just add one more Hail Mary for him. Track 8: Back to the groove, the shiver runs up your spin, awhh yeah -that shiver, you know which one I’m talking about, -he hits a mark, thanks Darren. Track 9 & 10: “We are now cruising at an altitude of 30, 000 feet, your captain has turned off the seat belt sign feel free to dance your butt off through out the cabin space” Track 11: Brings in that Latin/Brazilian Flava’ – Wheepa!!! And brings out the Papi Chulo in all of us: “Oye mi amore, que tu hace aqui, tu tan solita?” As you really start to feel the sweat poring down. Track 12: ‘Voices’ - last visited by Howells on his NuBreed set -an oldie but goodie, this original track goes back to at least ‘96 with some new versions coming out now. Darren throws a nice version as the flight attendants are passing out Red Bull with your complimentary blow pops and Big Red. Track 13:Your still flying, your still smiling and then –the Tower losses the signal. Somebody please find the Black Box, the FAA has to figure out what happened to this flight! Someone call CNN - What’s with the ending?! Who pulled the plug?! Where’s the rest of the CD?! “The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist …..and like that, he’s gone” Not a bad GU CD altogether –There is truly none to speak of when it comes to the GU series. Even the DeVit compilations have their moments (Rest in peace Brova'). Not every one can be a Tenaglia or a Kleinenberg -where you can just press play and let the sunshine in. Some shine for a few tracks and then mellow out. Some have weak CD’s but who’s following or previous ones were so great you forgive them (i.e. Anthony Papa, Sasha). There are CD’s that get their flare even when time has past -maybe Emerson’s first disc will be a great “while your driving“ CD. As for Darren’s second disc on this set: he tried, he shined a bit and I thank him for his efforts. Now on to Lee Burridge and those crazy Deep Dish boys. -Alex Perez aka "Nlitnme"

CD1: “Ladies and Gentlemen we are now marked 16th for take off” Emerson never truly gets of the ground with CD 1. As the Chelsea boys would say, “The boy stood too long in the kitchen and wasn’t cookin’ $#@%!”. There are some interesting tracks on the first CD though, experimental without blowing up the lab, Darren sheds light down some interesting paths but nothing overwhelming and nothing that makes your smile really last. Track 1 & 2: This polka, Australian aborigine, Spanish, loopty loop mix, “Am I on the right flight?” It’s different for sure and not half bad but he sits on the track too long. Your in your seat, seatbelt on, looking at your watch – “I really hope this flight takes off on time.” Track 3: The groove is kicking a little bit, your looking around watching the other passengers take their seats, nothing too exciting, you’re wondering if you packed everything that you needed for this trip. Track 4: gets a little on the hard side, your head is bouncing a little, they close the door and your taxiing out to the runway. The flight is just a couple of minutes behind, no big deal. Let Darren get into his groove. But you really want him to get out of this Rock n’ Roll/dance track already. Track 5: “Welcome aboard Global Underground Airlines, we value you as one of our loyal customers, unfortunately though we are marked 16th on the runway” - You grab for the magazine on the back of the seat in front of you. Reality is now setting in: your serotonin will not be affected for at least another 50 minutes or so -how annoying. Track 6: “Girl, shake dat ass and bounce those tit’s” Cute track but when did ’Ludacris’ do a track for a GU CD? At least there is some comic relief to this other wise uninspiring CD. Track 7 & 8: Yawn, you are now getting very sleepy. You find yourself killing time by counting how many planes are in front of yours and guessing when this CD will finally &%$#@! take off. Track 9: Another bright light in an other wise musical abyss, some Kung-Fu verses over dance tracks ala Wu-Tang Clan and the Africa Bammbatta nature of it all provides some semblance of a treat. It gets you bouncing but you still have your seat belt on, but there is no need to really take it off yet. On Track 10 it’s back online with ’monotony.com’ until he puts some break beats 3 minutes into it. Again there is some bounce going on in your seat but it’s accompanied by yet another yawn. Because Chef Emerson decides he wants to bang on some pots and pans for Track 11 to offer another taste of indifference to your soul. You’re reaching threshold but you stay quit and seated like a good little passenger in hopes of finding that musical bliss that you know Emerson can provide. Track 12: “We have just lost cabin pressure” As you wish another plane would just crash into yours just to drum up something resembling an event on this otherwise boring journey through the Land of GU 20. On Track 13: “I wonder how much it would cost to use the phones that they have on these planes”, a question among others, as you start to come half a millisecond away from yelling and then something interesting happens - the next track. Track 14: you can start to feel the engines roaring, as you realize you are marked for take off, and boy is it about time already. After you have read your GU Airline Magazine from cover to cover, when you know how to exit in the case of an emergency, when you have the fan blowing in the right position, when you are done with your 5th pack of gum and your shoes are off - then it is time to prepare for take off. And as Track 14 goes to 15 you find yourself moving your head to the beat when you are suddenly hit with an obvious yet highly annoying reality- “Hey kids welcome to your ‘Global Underground Read along Storybook’, when you hear this sound - “BING!” - that means turn to the next CD”. “BING!!” CD 2: “We are going to try and make it there as soon as possible, folks” Track 1 starts off and your already hitting turbulence- your flight is finally taking off – but the plane is already swaying. After sitting at the airport for the past 65 minutes you are at least off the runway but the take off is still bumpy - how annoying. Then goes Track 2: ”We are now climbing to an altitude of 25,000 feet, please notice that the seat belt sign is on, please remain in your seats, until it is safe to roam around” Your climbing baby and the previous track becomes a memory but the thought of the previous CD is still irritating. By Track 4 your still climbing and it appears to be clear sky’s, your overlooking the water, realizing you still might make it there on time if the pilot cuts some corners and piggy backs on the jet stream…“This is your captain Darren Emerson speaking: Sorry for the delay on CD 1 we are still climbing as to avoid any further turbulence and delays, we will now be leveling off at about 30,000 feet - We will be handing out drinks and snacks shortly. I would like to welcome you to Global Underground Airlines and we hope you’ll fly us again -please relax and enjoy your flight” Track 5 – you’re grooving already and you realize that the 17 or so bucks it costs to buy this ticket is now finally becoming worth it. You rationalize in your head that Darren must have eaten a little to close to taking his roll because he was not “ feeling it” until the 20th track. The delay you endured is now water under the bridge. Your getting into it and it feels good. You definitely realize that by Track 6 your butt better have some room to dance because in a seat is not where you belong. Your heads starting to sway from side to side so damn much your hitting the other passengers. By the beginning of Track 7 you know it’s worth it, you may get there late, you may be still pissed off that it’s taken so long but he’s playing catch up and the mellow sounds are being fused with more hard hits. ”Darren, say three Hail Mary’s and an Our Father and you will be forgiven….now go with God and make your GU fans proud”. End of Track 7: Mid-Atlantic turbulence strikes again ever so slightly -this free stylish track losses a few points for the other wise forgiven Emerson, but just add one more Hail Mary for him. Track 8: Back to the groove, the shiver runs up your spin, awhh yeah -that shiver, you know which one I’m talking about, -he hits a mark, thanks Darren. Track 9 & 10: “We are now cruising at an altitude of 30, 000 feet, your captain has turned off the seat belt sign feel free to dance your butt off through out the cabin space” Track 11: Brings in that Latin/Brazilian Flava’ – Wheepa!!! And brings out the Papi Chulo in all of us: “Oye mi amore, que tu hace aqui, tu tan solita?” As you really start to feel the sweat poring down. Track 12: ‘Voices’ - last visited by Howells on his NuBreed set -an oldie but goodie, this original track goes back to at least ‘96 with some new versions coming out now. Darren throws a nice version as the flight attendants are passing out Red Bull with your complimentary blow pops and Big Red. Track 13:Your still flying, your still smiling and then –the Tower losses the signal. Somebody please find the Black Box, the FAA has to figure out what happened to this flight! Someone call CNN - What’s with the ending?! Who pulled the plug?! Where’s the rest of the CD?! “The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist …..and like that, he’s gone” Not a bad GU CD altogether –There is truly none to speak of when it comes to the GU series. Even the DeVit compilations have their moments (Rest in peace Brova'). Not every one can be a Tenaglia or a Kleinenberg -where you can just press play and let the sunshine in. Some shine for a few tracks and then mellow out. Some have weak CD’s but who’s following or previous ones were so great you forgive them (i.e. Anthony Papa, Sasha). There are CD’s that get their flare even when time has past -maybe Emerson’s first disc will be a great “while your driving“ CD. As for Darren’s second disc on this set: he tried, he shined a bit and I thank him for his efforts. Now on to Lee Burridge and those crazy Deep Dish boys. -Alex Perez aka "Nlitnme"

CD1: “Ladies and gentlemen we are now 16th for take off, please relax and listen to CD 1” Emerson never truly gets of the ground with CD 1. And as the Chelsea boys would say, “The boy stood too long in the kitchen and wasn’t cookin’ $#@%!”. There are some interesting tracks on the first CD though, experimental without blowing up the lab, he sheds light down some interesting paths, but nothing overwhelming and nothing that makes me smile more then a half a minute. Track 1 & 2: Okay, what’s with the Polka, Australian Aborigine, Spanish, Loopty Loop Mix? - Different, not bad for an eclectic mix but too damn long. Your in your seat, seatbelt on, looking at your watch – “I really hope this flight takes off on time.” Track 3: The groove is kicking a little bit, your looking around watching the other passengers take their seats, nothing too exciting, you’re wondering if you packed everything that you needed for this trip. Track 4: gets a little on the hard side, your head is bouncing a little, they close the door and your taxiing out to the runway. The flight is just a couple of minutes behind, no big deal. Let Darren get into his groove. But you really want him to get out of this Rock n’ Roll/dance track already. Track 5: “Welcome aboard Global Underground Airlines, we value you as one of our loyal customers, Unfortunately though we are marked as 16th on the runway” - You grab for the magazine on the back of the seat in front of you. Reality is now setting in - your serotonin will not be affected for at least another 50 minutes or so, how annoying. Track 6: “Girl shake dat ass and bounce those tit’s” Cute track - when did ’Ludacris’ do a track for a GU CD? At least there is some comic relief to this other wise uninspiring CD. Track 7 & 8: Yawn, you are now getting very sleepy - You find yourself killing time by counting how many planes are in front of yours and guessing when this CD will finally &%$#@! take off. Track 9: Another bright light in an other wise musical abyss, some Kung-Fu verses over dance tracks ala Wu-Tang Clan and the Africa Bammbatta nature of it all provides some semblance of a treat. It gets you bouncing but you still have your seat belt on, and there is no need to really take it off yet. Because on Track 10 it’s back to ’monotony.com’ until he puts some break beats 2 minutes into it. Again there is some bounce going on in your seat but it’s accompanied by yet another yawn. Because Chef Emerson decides he wants to bang on some pots and pans for Track 11 to offer another taste of indifference to your soul. You’re reaching threshold but you stay quit and seated like a good little passenger in hopes of finding that musical bliss that you know Emerson to provide. Track 12: “We have just lost cabin pressure” As you wish another plane would just crash into yours just to drum up something resembling an event on this otherwise boring journey through the Land of GU 20. On Track 13: “I wonder how much it would cost to use the phones that they have on these planes”, a question among others, as you start to come half a millisecond away from yelling and then something interesting happens, the next track. Track 14, you can start to feel the engines roaring, as you realize you are marked for take off, and boy is it about time already. After you have read your GU Airline Magazine from cover to cover, when you know how to exit in the case of an emergency, when you have the fan blowing in the right position, when you are done with your 5th pack of gum and your shoes are off - then it is time to prepare for take off. And as Track 14 goes to 15 you find yourself moving your head to the groove but you are suddenly hit with an obvious yet highly annoying reality - “Hey kids welcome to your ‘Global Underground Read along Storybook’, when you hear this sound - “BING!” that means turn to the next CD”. “BING!!” CD 2 “Ladies and Gentlemen, We are going to try and make it there as soon as possible” Track 1 starts off and your already hitting turbulence- your flight is finally taking off – but the plane is already swaying. After sitting at the airport for the past 65 minutes you are at least off the runway but the take off is still bumpy - how annoying. Then goes Track 2: ”We are now climbing to an altitude of 25,000 feet, please notice that the seat belt sign is on, please remain in your seats, until it is safe to roam around” Your climbing baby and the previous track becomes a memory but the thought of the previous CD is still irritating. By Track 4 your still climbing and it appears to be clear sky’s, your overlooking the water, realizing you still might make it there on time if the pilot cuts some corners and piggy backs on the jet stream…“This is your captain Darren Emerson speaking: Sorry for the delay on CD 1 we are still climbing as to avoid any further turbulence and delays, we will now be leveling off at about 30,000 feet - We will be handing out drinks and snacks shortly. I would like to welcome you to Global Underground Airlines and we hope you’ll fly us again -please relax and enjoy your flight” Track 5 – you’re grooving already and you realize that the 17 or so bucks it costs to buy this ticket is now finally becoming worth it. You rationalize in your head that Darren must have eaten a little to close to taking his roll because he was not “ feeling it” until the 20th track. The delay you endured is now water under the bridge. Your getting into it and it feels good. You definitely realize that by Track 6 your butt better have some room to dance because in a seat is not where you belong. Your heads starting to sway from side to side so damn much your hitting the other passengers. By the beginning of Track 7 you know it’s worth it, you may get there late, you may be still pissed off that it’s taken so long but he’s playing catch up and the mellow sounds are being fused with more hard hits. ”Darren, say three Hail Mary’s and an Our Father and you will be forgiven….now go with God and make your GU fans proud”. End of Track 7: Mid-Atlantic turbulence strikes again ever so slightly -this StevieB-ish track losses a few points for the other wise forgiven Emerson, but just add one more Hail Mary. Track 8: back to the grove, the shiver runs up your spin, awhh yeah that shiver, you know which one I’m talking about, -he hits a mark, thanks Darren. Track 9 & 10: “We are now cruising at an altitude of 30, 000 feet, your captain has turned off the seat belt sign feel free to dance your butt off through out the cabin space” Track 11: brings in that Latin/Brazilian Flava’ – Wheepa!!! - “Oye mi amore, que tu hace aqui, tu tan solita?” Track 12: ‘Voices’ - last visited by Howells on his NuBreed set -an oldie but goodie, this original track goes back to at least ‘96 with some new versions coming out now. Darren throws a nice version as the flight attendants are passing out Red Bull with your complimentary blow pops and Big Red. Track 13: your still flying, your still smiling and then –the Tower losses the signal. Somebody please find the Black Box- the FAA has to figure out what happened to this flight! Someone call CNN - What’s with the ending? Who pulled the plug? Where’s the rest of the CD?? “The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist …..and like that, he’s gone” Not a bad GU CD altogether –There is truly none to speak of when it comes to the GU series. Even the DeVit compilations have their moments -Rest in peace Brova'. Not every one can be a Tenaglia or a Kleinenberg -where you can just press play and walk away. Some shine for a few tracks and then mellow out. Some have weak CD’s but who’s following or previous ones were so great you forgive them (i.e. Anthony Papa). There are CD’s that have their flare even when time has past -maybe CD 1 will be a great “while your driving“ CD. As for Darren’s second CD on this set: he tried, he shined a bit and I thank him for his efforts. Now on to Lee Burridge and those crazy Deep Dish boys. -Alex Perez aka "Nlitnme" "In the end, it is important to remember that we can not become what we need to be by remaining what we are" -Max DePree

CD1: “Ladies and gentlemen we are now 16th for take off, please relax and listen to CD 1” Emerson never truly gets of the ground with CD 1. And as the Chelsea boys would say, “The boy stood too long in the kitchen and wasn’t cookin’ $#@%!”. There are some interesting tracks on the first CD though, experimental without blowing up the lab, he sheds light down some interesting paths, but nothing overwhelming and nothing that makes me smile more then a half a minute. Track 1 & 2: Okay, what’s with the Polka, Australian Aborigine, Spanish, Loopty Loop Mix? - Different, not bad for an eclectic mix but too damn long. Your in your seat, seatbelt on, looking at your watch – “I really hope this flight takes off on time.” Track 3: The groove is kicking a little bit, your looking around watching the other passengers take their seats, nothing too exciting, you’re wondering if you packed everything that you needed for this trip. Track 4: gets a little on the hard side, your head is bouncing a little, they close the door and your taxiing out to the runway. The flight is just a couple of minutes behind, no big deal. Let Darren get into his groove. But you really want him to get out of this Rock n’ Roll/dance track already. Track 5: “Welcome aboard Global Underground Airlines, we value you as one of our loyal customers, Unfortunately though we are marked as 16th on the runway” - You grab for the magazine on the back of the seat in front of you. Reality is now setting in - your serotonin will not be affected for at least another 50 minutes or so, how annoying. Track 6: “Girl shake dat ass and bounce those tit’s” Cute track - when did ’Ludacris’ do a track for a GU CD? At least there is some comic relief to this other wise uninspiring CD. Track 7 & 8: Yawn, you are now getting very sleepy - You find yourself killing time by counting how many planes are in front of yours and guessing when this CD will finally &%$#@! take off. Track 9: Another bright light in an other wise musical abyss, some Kung-Fu verses over dance tracks ala Wu-Tang Clan and the Africa Bammbatta nature of it all provides some semblance of a treat. It gets you bouncing but you still have your seat belt on, and there is no need to really take it off yet. Because on Track 10 it’s back to ’monotony.com’ until he puts some break beats 2 minutes into it. Again there is some bounce going on in your seat but it’s accompanied by yet another yawn. Because Chef Emerson decides he wants to bang on some pots and pans for Track 11 to offer another taste of indifference to your soul. You’re reaching threshold but you stay quit and seated like a good little passenger in hopes of finding that musical bliss that you know Emerson to provide. Track 12: “We have just lost cabin pressure” As you wish another plane would just crash into yours just to drum up something resembling an event on this otherwise boring journey through the Land of GU 20. On Track 13: “I wonder how much it would cost to use the phones that they have on these planes”, a question among others, as you start to come half a millisecond away from yelling and then something interesting happens, the next track. Track 14, you can start to feel the engines roaring, as you realize you are marked for take off, and boy is it about time already. After you have read your GU Airline Magazine from cover to cover, when you know how to exit in the case of an emergency, when you have the fan blowing in the right position, when you are done with your 5th pack of gum and your shoes are off - then it is time to prepare for take off. And as Track 14 goes to 15 you find yourself moving your head to the groove but you are suddenly hit with an obvious yet highly annoying reality - “Hey kids welcome to your ‘Global Underground Read along Storybook’, when you hear this sound - “BING!” that means turn to the next CD”. “BING!!” CD 2 “Ladies and Gentlemen, We are going to try and make it there as soon as possible” Track 1 starts off and your already hitting turbulence- your flight is finally taking off – but the plane is already swaying. After sitting at the airport for the past 65 minutes you are at least off the runway but the take off is still bumpy - how annoying. Then goes Track 2: ”We are now climbing to an altitude of 25,000 feet, please notice that the seat belt sign is on, please remain in your seats, until it is safe to roam around” Your climbing baby and the previous track becomes a memory but the thought of the previous CD is still irritating. By Track 4 your still climbing and it appears to be clear sky’s, your overlooking the water, realizing you still might make it there on time if the pilot cuts some corners and piggy backs on the jet stream…“This is your captain Darren Emerson speaking: Sorry for the delay on CD 1 we are still climbing as to avoid any further turbulence and delays, we will now be leveling off at about 30,000 feet - We will be handing out drinks and snacks shortly. I would like to welcome you to Global Underground Airlines and we hope you’ll fly us again -please relax and enjoy your flight” Track 5 – you’re grooving already and you realize that the 17 or so bucks it costs to buy this ticket is now finally becoming worth it. You rationalize in your head that Darren must have eaten a little to close to taking his roll because he was not “ feeling it” until the 20th track. The delay you endured is now water under the bridge. Your getting into it and it feels good. You definitely realize that by Track 6 your butt better have some room to dance because in a seat is not where you belong. Your heads starting to sway from side to side so damn much your hitting the other passengers. By the beginning of Track 7 you know it’s worth it, you may get there late, you may be still pissed off that it’s taken so long but he’s playing catch up and the mellow sounds are being fused with more hard hits. ”Darren, say three Hail Mary’s and an Our Father and you will be forgiven….now go with God and make your GU fans proud”. End of Track 7: Mid-Atlantic turbulence strikes again ever so slightly -this StevieB-ish track losses a few points for the other wise forgiven Emerson, but just add one more Hail Mary. Track 8: back to the grove, the shiver runs up your spin, awhh yeah that shiver, you know which one I’m talking about, -he hits a mark, thanks Darren. Track 9 & 10: “We are now cruising at an altitude of 30, 000 feet, your captain has turned off the seat belt sign feel free to dance your butt off through out the cabin space” Track 11: brings in that Latin/Brazilian Flava’ – Wheepa!!! - “Oye mi amore, que tu hace aqui, tu tan solita?” Track 12: ‘Voices’ - last visited by Howells on his NuBreed set -an oldie but goodie, this original track goes back to at least ‘96 with some new versions coming out now. Darren throws a nice version as the flight attendants are passing out Red Bull with your complimentary blow pops and Big Red. Track 13: your still flying, your still smiling and then –the Tower losses the signal. Somebody please find the Black Box- the FAA has to figure out what happened to this flight! Someone call CNN - What’s with the ending? Who pulled the plug? Where’s the rest of the CD?? “The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist …..and like that, he’s gone” Not a bad GU CD altogether –There is truly none to speak of when it comes to the GU series. Even the DeVit compilations have their moments -Rest in peace Brova'. Not every one can be a Tenaglia or a Kleinenberg -where you can just press play and walk away. Some shine for a few tracks and then mellow out. Some have weak CD’s but who’s following or previous ones were so great you forgive them (i.e. Anthony Papa). There are CD’s that have their flare even when time has past -maybe CD 1 will be a great “while your driving“ CD. As for Darren’s second CD on this set: he tried, he shined a bit and I thank him for his efforts. Now on to Lee Burridge and those crazy Deep Dish boys. -Alex Perez aka "Nlitnme" hugs e besitos SG5 - one love mi cielo PS: Hi Barbie, Chris, Lorraine, Frank, Marco, Renee, Danny, Edgar V (you rock big dawg!) and to all of SG5's friends that I have not had the pleasure of talking to or meeting yet, -All things beautiful to you.

A little rabbit is happily running through the forest when he stumbles upon a giraffe rolling a joint. The rabbit looks at her and says, "Giraffe my friend, why do you do this? Come with me running through the forest, you'll see, you'll feel so much better!" The giraffe looks at him, looks at the joint, tosses it and goes off running with the rabbit. Then they come across an elephant doing coke, so the rabbit again says, "Elephant my friend, why do you do this? Think about your health. Come running with us through the pretty forest, you'll see, you'll feel so good!" The elephant looks at them, looks at his razor,mirror and all, then tosses them and starts running with the rabbit and giraffe. The three animals then come across a lion about to shoot up heroin... "Lion my friend, why do you do this? Think about your health! Come running with us through the sunny forest, you will feel so good!" The lion looks at him, puts down his needle, and starts to beat the shit out of the little rabbit. As the giraffe and elephant watch in horror, they look at him and ask, "Lion, why did you do this? He was merely trying to help us all!" The lion answers, "That little fucker makes me run around the forest like an idiot for hours every time he's on ecstasy!" :D

David Padilla - "South Beach Experience" If you like trance -Dont waste your time or $$! -I through it out of the car on my way back from visiting my g5friend.....love Padilla live but he can NOT press a CD for the life of him.... George Acosta - "PM/AM Edition" Good solid Trance, from my home town Worth the $30 if your into trance John Digweed - "Global Underground 19 -LA" He needs to stay away form Sasha!, it's a great solo CD "Underground will live forever baby" Danny Howells - "NuBreeed 02" The weakest link in a great trilogy from GU -Anthony Pappa still gets the gold with Lawler winning silver,... it's a good CD if your a fanatic of the GU series (like me) Well thats my .05 cents on the CD front for now -Have a great day kidz! PS: Good Morning SG5 (besitos) can't wait to C U "In the end, it is important to remember that we can not become what we need to be by remaining what we are" -Max DePree