REVIEW - Acts of Mad Men - Viper Recordings

If you’re looking for a solid compilation that is diverse and worth every penny you will invest into it then you need not look beyond the new Acts of Mad Men on Viper Recordings[b]. Made up of some serious weight thanks to slew of producers, we are happy to say there is a lack of filler tunes that one often gets when purchasing a full length LP, especially for a release that has as many tunes as this (there’s 17 total). What’s more, for the average fan who is just going to have a listen at home, you can tell there has been a bit of thought into the order the tracks appear in, an often overlooked but key factor for replay value of an a album from start to finish. We’re not lying when we say we could literally write a decent review of every track on this album and Viper chose one hell of a way to end 2009, that’s for sure. If we have to pick some favorites, in this reviewers opinion at least, it’s a toss-up between the [b]Shock One remix of Brookes Brothers ‘Crackdown’ and the appearance of Ed Rush and Optical with their take on Sigma’s ‘Hi Top’. Matrix and Futurebound deliver a track that is, frankly, standard Matrix and Futurebound ie: exactly what it should be. Deep and rolling, their version of Ian Carey’s ‘Get Shakey’ is going to be one that gets the ladies going in the dance, and in our experience when the ladies are happy, the rest of the room follows suit. DC Breaks’ ‘Polar Bear is hard and heavy, but not so rough that is loses its groove one bit, while Camo & Crooked come correct on not one, but two tracks on the CD. We could sit here and give a detailed run down of each of the tunes, but seriously, just go out and grab it, because you won’t regret that you did. We don’t feel shy saying that Acts of Mad Men is the Drum & Bass LP of the year.

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One of our faves: The Ian Carey Project - Get Shaky (Matrix & Futurebound's Nip & Tuck Remix)