Disc 1
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| Song Title | Sample |
| 1. Humanity - (Ashley Beedle mix, with A Guy Called Gerald) ~ Dave Seaman |  |
| 2. Struggle For Pleasure - (with Minimalistics) ~ Dave Seaman |  |
| 3. Spiritualized - (Francois K. mix, with Finley Quaye) ~ Dave Seaman |  |
| 4. Path, The - (a capella, with Marcel) ~ Dave Seaman |  |
| 5. Drums 4 Better Daze - (Excession remix, with Lovesky) ~ Dave Seaman |  |
| 6. Southside - (Pete Heller mix, with Moby) ~ Dave Seaman |  |
| 7. Janeiro - (with Solid Sessions) ~ Dave Seaman |  |
| 8. Breathe - (Danny Howells' Drifting dub, with Science Department/Erire) ~ Dave Seaman |  |
| 9. Void - (with Pappa & Gilbey) ~ Dave Seaman |  |
| 10. Deliver Me - (X-Press 2 Dub mix, with Sister Bliss) ~ Dave Seaman |  |
| 11. Stylus Trouble - (with Pete Heller Presents Sputnik) ~ Dave Seaman |  | Disc 2
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| Song Title | Sample |
| 1. Travelogue - (with Loafer) ~ Dave Seaman |  |
| 2. Part 1 - (with Elisium) ~ Dave Seaman |  |
| 3. Waiting / Inner Laugh - (James Holden mix, Black Ice remix, with Nat Monday/Roland Klinkenberg) ~ Dave Seaman |  |
| 4. Foreshadow - (with Blackwatch) ~ Dave Seaman |  |
| 5. Musifon - (with Slacker) ~ Dave Seaman |  |
| 6. So Strong / Oracle - (a capella, with Ben Shaw/Adele Holmes/Digby & Oliver) ~ Dave Seaman |  |
| 7. Passive Aggressive - (Brothers In Rhythm a capella, with Placebo) ~ Dave Seaman |  |
| 8. Love Like Sleep - (with Jimmy Van M/Terra Diva) ~ Dave Seaman |  |
| 9. B Y Whop Too Be Y - (with Junkie XL) ~ Dave Seaman |  |
| 10. Pachinko - (with Praha) ~ Dave Seaman |  |
| 11. Mindcircus - (with Way Out West) ~ Dave Seaman |  |
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| Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | This is a continuous in-the-mix CD compiled and mixed by Dave Seaman. |  | Renaissance: Desire finds British ex-journo remixer Dave Seaman fighting to keep his delicate talents from being swallowed by an indifference of the popular progressive trance scene. Rather than allowing the long-drawn-out feel of the previous year's Global Underground installment to seep too far, Seaman is more aware of his weak spots for mood and tone. Large sections of the first disc verge on the early-'90s ambient dance movement, including Francois K's remix of Finley Quaye's "Spiritualized," Lovesky's "Drums 4 Better Daze," and Pete Heller's liberal mix of Moby's "Southside," while the anthem-ready climaxes appear but briefly in tracks like Sputnik's compilation-ready "Stylus Trouble." There's a passing reminder of the Trance Europe Express series in the second disc. Junkie XL, Slacker, and Seaman's own remix of Placebo's "Passive Aggressive" work well in the casual bend of the disc, though Seaman's distanced touch does the final impact no favors. It, along with much of the release, is too busy with constructing mixed academics for it to thrill or comfort much, the product of an acclaimed second-generation DJ being pulled apart by good intentions and his own creative panic. ~ Dean Carlson |
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| Technical Info |
 | Release Date : 05/01/2001 |  | Original Release Date : 2001 |  | Catalog ID : 1075 |  | Label : Ultra Records |  | Number of Discs : 2 |  | Runtime : 147m : 27s |  | Studio/Live : Studio |  | Mono/Stereo : Stereo |  | SPAR Code : n/a |  | UPC : 00617465107528 |
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| Professional Reviews |
| Q (6/01, p.123) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Without a duff tune or weak mix in sight, this is that rare thing: an intriguing, intelligent dance compilation that simply demands to be danced to."CMJ (5/14/01, p.20) - "...There's no denying it: Seaman's tight....riding gorgeous grooves rhythms straight into cosmic funk on disc one, following the course into peak-time prog-house on disc two..." |
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