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Masterpiece Created By Francois K | 
| Artist: Various Artists
Label: Ministry of Sound
Category: Music
List Price: £18.99
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Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 9241
Format: Box Set
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 5.7 x 4.8 x 0.7
EAN: 5051275008425
ASIN: B000VEA1YA
Release Date: January 28, 2008
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | Crystal Wind - Francois K | | • | Ribcage - Dubfire | | • | Blood On My Hands - Shackleton | | • | Dead Serious - Jussi-Pekka | | • | Sysiphos - DIM | | • | Noiser - Audion | | • | Hunter - Buttrich, Martin | | • | Time Blender - Fasano, Gabry | | • | Put The Lime In The Coconut - Cobblestone Jazz | | • | Compound - De Hey, Michel & Secret Cinema | | • | Frame - Cerrone, Rino | | • | Let's Go Juno - Rejected | | • | Not Exactly - Deadmau5 | | • | Jupiter Room - Digitalism | | • | Acid Uber Alles - Phantom Power | | • | Horizon - Beroshima | | • | Thousand Nights - Tresher, Gregor | | • | Gail In The O - Giacomotto, Oliver | | • | Love For You - Scuba & Lisa Shaw | | • | Shinkansen - Middleton, Tom |
Disc 2
| • | Skydive From Venus - Detroit Grand Pubahs | | • | Untitled - Hausdorf, David | | • | Dual - NSI | | • | Smokestack - Sessions, Samuel L. | | • | I Want Your Soul - Van Helden, Armand | | • | Bon Voyage - Airfrog | | • | For Set 3 - Tanaka, Fumiya | | • | Many Reasons - Voorn, Joris | | • | Resurgum - Axiom & Eric Powell | | • | Feelin' Acid 2 - Sims, Ben | | • | Still Hear - Hood, Robert | | • | Track - Larkin, Kenny | | • | Chios - Ignacio | | • | Energy Fields - Taho | | • | Wish - Chymera | | • | Rainbow Delta - Faki, Len | | • | Dub Arp 2 - Dub Taylor | | • | Powers Of The Deep - Drexciya | | • | Sequence Data 1 - Scape One | | • | Nightdrive (Thru Babylon)/Space Sweeps - Model 500/Francios K | | • | Space Sweeps - Francois K |
Disc 3
| • | Dave's Sex Bits - Tobias, Toby | | • | Little Fluffy Clouds - Orb | | • | Road Of Life - Francois K | | • | Witness The Change - Shelley, Pete (1) | | • | What Is Love - Deee-Lite | | • | Lo Tek - Orange Water | | • | Cruising - Partial Arts | | • | Digital World - Schwarz, Henrik | | • | In A Vision - Virgo (1) | | • | Praise - Art Of Tones | | • | Phuture Bound - Akabu (2) | | • | Touched The Sky - Ferrer, Dennis & Mia Tuttavilla | | • | Mountain003 - Mountain People | | • | Papa Loko - Guillaume, Jephte & Erol Josue | | • | Chance - Reel Houze | | • | Ma Suave - Dogma & The Afro-Cuban Rhythms | | • | Ungudi Wele Wele - Konono No.1 |
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| Customer Reviews:
 Very much like his live sets... September 15, 2008
I would tend to agree with the other more critical review of this compilation, am just giving it another listen through since I got it way back at the beginning of the year. The first cd is really the only one with any sense of direction, with some nice foot tapping ebbs and flows. The second cd is a perfect cd after a night out with some nice classics, but a little too slow for my liking, the third is more of the same, and dare I say it, verging on tedium.
Unfortunately with it being a big label release, most of the tracks ( on the first cd in particular) feel a bit dated. Its a nice overview of some pretty good tracks from the previous year but nothing more. The second and third cds seem a bit like some of the more relaxed sets I have seen (6hrs... 70mins he easily could have just played one of these cds). This is a tribute to the artist as the production is nice and smooth, there are no jarring cuts or drops.
In honesty I would have expected something a little more adventurous from a DJ such as francois K, and this falls way short on that. What it does succeed in is making some nice background music (dare I say chillout) for afterhours etc. If this was the intention then fair enough. If it was to make a masterpiece, and if you are looking for a masterpiece, then look somewhere else! All this seems to do is slot very nicely in line with all the bleep around at the moment, if that's your cup of tea then you'll love it!
FK Masterpiece April 1, 2008
2 out of 15 found this review helpful
CD1 Average
CD2 Average
CD3 Understated
Always a risk working for the big record companys
 Another Essential Mix... February 29, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Francois K's `Essential Mix' double CD release from 2000 is the finest mix CD I own, so any new release from the man is always something to look forward to, especially one covering 3 CDs! So how does this mix compare to that classic? Well the two are very different. Essential Mix was a wildly eclectic freestyle mix covering everything from Dub Techno, to Funk, Afro-House to Hip-Hop. Masterpiece is essentially an in-depth exploration of House, Techno and the cross over between the two.
CD1 contains the big tunes, which are proven to work the floors across the world. However there is nothing obvious about the selection. Standouts include the ominous, skeletal Villalobos rework of Shakleton's `Blood on my hands', Dubfire's forceful Techno on `Ribcage' and deep electronic classic `Shrinkansen' by Tom Middleton. The only letdown is the Deadmau5 track, which to me sounds like generic Trance.
CD2 increases the pace with the finest Techno mix I have heard since John Selway's `Lightwave' mix from a few years ago. There is a perfect balance between harder tracks and a deeper Detroit flavoured approach as well as a good balance between forgotten classics and standout new releases. The move from Fumiya Tanaka's percussive minimalism into Joris Voorn's widescreen euphoric Techno shows a true master at work. Ben Simm's acid track leads into timeless Detroit gems from Kenny Larkin and Rob Hood. By the time you hear the classic `Time, Space, Transmat' refrain on `Nightdrive (thru Babylon), you know Techno does not get much better than this.
CD3 is the most varied of the three where we get something nearer to what Francois would play on one of his `anything goes' mixes. We start off with a quite experimental electronic sound and a great mix of `little fluffy clouds'. Some off-the-wall house gives way to deep house music with an increasingly afro-centric vibe and some deep and percussive tribal business. Finishing with some real-deal wild African street funk from Congo's finest Konono No 1. Personally, I would have liked CD3 to be less House-oriented and to feature more Drum n Bass, Dub or Dubstep for example but hey this is a Ministry of Sound mix!
Overall another superb selection from one of the worlds finest DJs...
Appropriately Titled Triple Mix CD February 19, 2008
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
Finally, it seems we may have a new triple mix CD to rival Tom Middleton's classic 'The Sound of the Cosmos.' New York based disco genius, Francois K was chosen by the Ministry of Sound to compile and mix 'Masterpiece' and they couldn't have picked a better man for the job. Listeners expectations would be high of any CD with a title this bold, so Francois pulled out all the stops to deliver an amazing mix.
The mix is split into 3 different sounds, inspired by cities Francois loves and regularly plays in:
Disc 1: Napoli. This is the big room house CD. The ambient intro morphs into Dubfire's 'Ribcage' and sets the tone for the mix. Francois blends deep house, minimal techno, acid and peak time floorfillers to create an exciting but accessible mix that's not too underground but still doesn't tread old ground.
Disc 2: Manchester. Techno. Francois is just as happy dropping techno cuts from Len Faki, Airfrog and Joris Voorn. High tempo and high energy mix.
Disc 3: Tokyo. This is an interesting mix. Things start very slow and low and get a little more eclectic. There is still a house sense to proceedings but nodding towards slower funk and electronica.
Overall, this is one hell of a listening experience. Sometimes the mixing can be a little urgent and there is the odd galloping beat but Francois K is a master of creating a vibe through music and he certainly delivers a masterpiece.
Like this? Try: The Sound of the Cosmos - Tom Middleton
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