Hernán Cattáneo
Renaissance Presents: Sequential
Release Date: 2006 04 18
Label: Thrive

This two-disc set inaugurates a new series on the Thrive label, one that will be guided by progressive house DJ Hernán Cattáneo and will reflect his stated desire to bring together "tracks and remixes that translate to a world stage." House music is, like reggae, a genre built on fine distinctions, so it may not be immediately clear to the average ear what constitutes a provincial versus a cosmopolitan house track, but suffice it to say that the music on both of these discs is likely to appeal to adepts of any nationality or ethnicity. The first disc consists of mellower, deeper grooves while the second is given over to more hard-edged dancefloor material, but both discs do an admirable job of combining danceability with listenability. On the first disc, there are some especially fine moments from Dousk, whose "Florence" weaves a particularly dark and hypnotic spell, and Chris Ilopis, who makes the most of a small number of musical elements on "Dize Moi [Rhythm Code Remix Disc two opens powerfully with Bushwacka!'s gloomy but compelling &"Beastman," and keeps things on that general track with such borderline aggro fare as "Destiny" by 16 Bit Lolita's and Marco Bailey's "Fatal Attraction [Instrumental Mix The two sides of Cattáneo's DJ personality complement each other nicely here; this is an auspicious beginning to his new series. Rick Anderson, All Music Guide

Tracks:
Title   Composer   Time
1   Arquipelago   Boratto   5:21
2   F**k Them All [Oliviero & MOS for the Ladies Remix]   Sofia, Wozniak, Sofia   5:50
3   Thought Line   Elliott, Archer   5:50
4   Feel It [Tommyboy & Mannel's Renaissance Sequential Remix]   Mannel, Tommyboy   4:34
5   Baboo   Delta   6:20
6   Florence   Dousk   6:05
7   Je T'Aime [/Two Sides of a StoryA Cappella][Dub]   Cattáneo, Sperwer, VanVelzen, Garcia   5:21
8   1983   Mojo   7:02
9   Dize Moi [Rhythm Code Remix]   Ilopis   4:03
10   With My Friends   Jones   6:36
11   Wonka   Warren, Wisternoff   3:25
12   Passing Lights   Olieroock, Kriek   8:15
13   For the Time Being [Hernán Cattáneo & John Tonks Exclusive Sequential R   Vater   9:07
14   Beastman   Benjamin   7:00
15   Fashionista   Dawson, Lavers   6:22
16   Two Full Moons and a Trout [Luke Chable Remix]   Berry, Giussani   6:29
17   Cram It Up Your Cram Hole/Human [A Cappella]   McMillan, Meikle, Howell   7:22
18   Destiny   Olieroock, Kriek   5:00
19   Fatal Attraction [Instrumental Mix]   Bailey, Hades   4:52
20   Obsessions [Kered vs. the Naboombu People Remix]   Riedel, Mehta   6:44
21   Lisopain [The Pushers Sublingual Dub][Dub]   Welton   5:30
22   Other Dye [Perry O'Neil Remix]   Brisker, Magitman   6:45
23   I Feel Real [Hernán Cattáneo Edit][Edit]   Muir   7:00
24   Breather   Klemencic   4:59
25   Sirocco   Cattáneo, Tonks   8:35

Releases:
Year   Type   Label
2006   CD   Thrive