New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Renaissance Dance UK) - Stepping into the shoes of
Faithless is no easy task, but Renaissance had little hesitation inviting the esteemed, galactic ambassador of dance, Tom Middleton to compile and mix the latest instalment of 3D.
Over the years Tom has cut a respected musical swathe under a host of pseudonyms such as Global Communication, Cosmos and The Modwheel, not to mention his own righteous moniker. As a DJ he has toured the world; held a much-coveted residency at Manumission; produce landmark Essential Mixes and, of course, establish himself as one of the worlds most exciting compilation artists via diverse series such as Crazy Covers, The Trip and now legendary Sounds Of The Cosmos.
All in all, the perfect candidate to take up the 3D reigns.
'I love the 3D concept', says Tom, 'The club, studio and home discs provide me with the perfect platform to showcase my musical diversity. Infact, I think this is the closest thing I've ever done to my 'Cosmos' compilation. I'm frequently asked if I'd ever follow that up and I guess this is finally it! I am certainly very happy with the end result.'
Tom has also embraced the 3D tradition, which debut compiler Satoshi Tomiie kick-started, by including 5 exclusives, produced or mixed exclusively for the 'Studio' disc, highlights of which are a remix of Ulrich Schnauss and two incredible Cosmos offerings - the brand-new, unreleased 'Lost Inside', plus a 3D dub interpretation of his seminal 'Take Me With You'.
With the 'Club' and 'Home' mixes taking the album to a whopping 47 tracks, drawing on acts such as Groove Armada, Orbital, Incognito, Wink, Henrik Schwarz and Ben Watt, to name but a few, you have the perfect recipe for one of the most eagerly anticipated albums of 2008.
Renaissance 3D: Tom Middleton is out 28th January 2008
CLUB
1. Funk D'Void Feat. Jay Leblone - Lovin' (Your Body Remix)
2. Kenny Hawkes & David Parr - Gemini
3. Rhythm Plate - Remember The Days
4. Hipp-e - Fade (Palm Skin Productions Smooth Edit)
5. Shur-i-kan vs. Milton Jackson - Swap Shop (Shur-i-kan's Swaparama Dub)
6. Mike Acetate / Carlos Gibbs Feat. Roy Davis - Jus' Move (Jimpster Mix)
7. Mona Lisa - Dancin' (1200 Warriors NYC Mix)
8. Ben Watt - Lone Cat (Dennis Ferrer & Steve Martinez Special Re-rub)
9. Mood II Swing Feat. Tara J - Passing Time (Main Vocal Mix)
10. Groove Armada - Love Sweet Sound (Mark Knight & Funkagnda's R.H.B Remix)
11. Mari Boine - Voui Voui Mui (Henrik Schwarz Mix)
12. Aya - Sean (Eric's 2WFU Dub)
13. Trackheadz - Our Music
14. The Timewriter Introducing Sid Thomson - Life Is Just ATimeless Motion
15. James Zabiela - Human (Intro Mix)
16. Artec - Nine Times The Speed Of Sound
17. Wink - Swirl
18. Slg - Nine Hours
19. Simian Mobile Disco - Clock
STUDIO (UNMIXED)
1. Cosmos - Take Me With You (Tom's Y2K 3D Edit)*
2. Cosmos - Lost Inside (Tom Middleton 3D Dub - Unreleased)*
3. Ulrich Schnauss - In All The Wrong Places (TM's 3D VIP Mix)*
4. Lamb - What Sound (Tom Middleton Vox)
5. The Modwheel - Jungle Drums (Tom Middleton 3D Dub)*
6. The Modwheel - Spiritcatcher
7. Kerri Chandler - Bar A Thym (Tom Middleton Cosmos Vox)
8. Francois DuBois - Blood (Tom Middleton Deep Mix)
9. Hefner vs. Cosmos - Dive Into You (Tom Middleton Vox)
10. The Modwheel - Into The Deep (Tom Middleton 3D Dub)*
*Bold = 3D exclusives
HOME
1. Middlewood Sessions - Fall Back (Spiritual South Remix)
2. System 7 & Derrick May - Altitude
3. Speakeasy - Allright
4. Orbital - Halcyon
5. Irresistible Force - Nepalese Bliss (Fila Brazilia Mix)
6. Incognito - I Can See The Future
7. Mudd - 54B
8. Crazy P - Music's My Love
9. The Vogado Projects Feat. Lucy Gale - Never Come Back
10. The Foreign Exchange - Come Around (Edit)
11. Danny Breaks - Junkie For Beatz
12. Fenomenon - Out Of Control
13. Harmonic 33 - Rainsong
14. Jon Hopkins - Second Sense
15. Blu Mar Ten - Ghost Trio
16. Groovecatcher - Castaway
17. Edward Sheamur - Grand Central
18. Alucidnation - Pedal Steal
19. LA Synthesis - Zyllvakrynn
