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April 2005

ULTRA-FI Reviews

Vinyl, CD singles, MP3s... the format doesn't matter, it's the quality of the music and how it moves my dance floor that determines if these singles make the ULTRA-FI cut. We'll have new ones posted every week or so, plus check out the archives for all our past spins. -- Isaiah Martin, Ultra-Fi Editor [bio] [email]

APRIL 22, 2005

The Fruit
Tom Novy Club Mix
Sander Kleinenberg Tom Novy
Little Mountain
Progressive House
* * * * *
“The Fruit” is a big room, main floor crusher. Driving pace with gritty synths add an edge to this track while it keeps developing and unfolding. By the time the breakdown comes back and delivers, the dance floor has pretty much flipped out. Solid record for the crate.

Club Game
DJ Nukem Remix
Martin H DJ Nukem
Invent Recordings
Progressive House
* * * *
“Club Game” promises to be one of those tracks that remix after remix will continue to surface with the DJ Nukem Remix being the second mix out. It’s bit more industrial than the original mix which got major play this year’s WMC in Miami. 2005’s homage track to clubs and cocaine.

Dream Machine
JT Donaldson
Mark Farina feat. Sean Hayes
OM Records
Deep House
*****
Leave it to mark Farina to continue to bring on eclectic groovy electronica sounds via his Mushroom Jazz Series. The original single mix of this track is a downtempo soulful female vocal featuring an amazing performance by Sean Hayes. Of the four remixes JT Donaldson delivers up the best with a classic sexy deep house mix sure to keep the girls smilin’ and groovin’

Watching Cars Go By
Sasha Invovler Remix
Felix Da Housecat /Sasha
Global Underground
Electro
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Take the number 4 DJ in the world...have him mix up a track by the number 13 DJ in the world and more likely than not, you’re gonna end up with something dope. No exception here with “Watching cars Go By” This track has that big room sound with an electro vibe grit that grabs on and won’t let you go.

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RAVES.COM'S ULTRA-FI EDITOR

Isaiah Martin has been spinning for more than a decade and in the last year has catapulted up the ranks in the DJ world. He has an undeniably groovy mixing style and sets that start with funky invitation and take you on a journey of sound and sense. His talents span from events and concerts to radio shows and recording. In the last year he has played internationally; opened for Prince, Alanis Morissette, and Sheila E. He has spun events at Sundance and The Kentucky Derby, was the house DJ for the Aerosmith Icon concert and did the afterparty at the Shrine for the MTV Movie Awards. Traveling a great deal recently Isaiah has found himself in New Orleans spinning the Stuff Magazine house for Mardi Gras, in Miami spinning at Nikki Beach for the Winter Music Conference as well as Vegas to be the show and afterparty DJ for the 2002 Billboard Music Awards Bash in Vegas. His club appearances include 1015 Folsom, Ruby Sky, The Key Club, Studio 54...Isaiah currently holds residency at one of the biggest clubs in Hollywood, Spundae. Other weekly residencies include the Highlands, Circle bar as well as the new hotspot Cinespace. He can be heard on Thump Radio (thumpradio.com) every Tuesday night between 10-11 and every Friday night from 10-12pm in Los Angeles on 104.3 and monthly Saturday nights on 97.3 in San Francisco.