Renaissance: The Masters Series Part 11

Great! At first it just sounded to minimal and lounge like but after about 3 plays I discovered the depths. I love to discover an album in this way, the more you play it the more tunes surrender their inner noises and rythems. Worth a listen or or 500 and def. one for the collection. I am glad I purchased this, and I did it on the back of other reviews.

Satoshi's Nu Breed mix is still one of my favorite EDM sets of all time. Although he's done decent work before and since then, that album best showcases his ability to hunt out deep, evocative music and then stitch it together with inventiveness and flair. This is his second installment with the Renaissance label, and although these discs are more consistent than his previous record, they don't quite reach the same heights, and they certainly don't come anywhere near his Nu Breed work.Disc One is best. It's a line-up of deep, simmering house. Although it doesn't have much variety in its pacing, energy, tone, or mood, it still manages to keep things interesting with its differing shades of gray. Most EDM sets like these have sonic storylines, peaks and valleys in the music where you can sense a kind of progression and even climaxes to help release the pent-up rhythms. This record barely qualifies in that department, although the six song block from "On The Streets" to "Djembe" does feel a bit like a low lying hill under dry storm clouds. Even if the album never rises above its own moodiness, it also doesn't just meander.Disc Two is a pretty big disappointment. I wouldn't go so far to say that I dislike it, only that I can barely remember it, even seconds after I've listened to it straight through. Tomiie is going for a tougher subset of the genre here: minimal. Even in the deftest of hands, minimal is a tricky sound to pull off because you have less to work with in order to make things seem insidious and attractive. EDM is already prone to monotony and repetition, but minimal is where it is most likely to seem so. This set, unfortunately, fails to rise out of that rut. The three song block of "Nexus," "Lark," and "Plumes" is a nice little bump in what is otherwise a stale soundstage of annoying vocals and mindless audio loops stretched out much longer than they should be.

I agree with the previous reviews. Disc 2 is outstanding! ST's most Renaissance like mix ever....buy it!

I've had this comp for years but never really gave it a real solid listen tell recently and I enjoyed it very much. I've been into S. Tomiie since 2000 and have a lot of his old Saw label records I used to spin and this is his best mixed comp since GU Nubreed imo.Masters Series 9 was not that great and I think that's what made me not listen to this but a few times in my car where I don't pay much attention to it like when at home using my good old Sennheiser HD600's. This comp is just really good house music with a bit of tech house vibe at times and it flows really well also. I think its sounds just as fresh today 6 years later as it did then. A solid outing by on of the kings of proper house music imo.

Since his last Renaissance effort in 2007 with the Masters Series 9, Satoshi drastically improves on his efforts to shape a well rounded set of classy house here in Masters Series 11. Both discs in Renaissance:MS11 definitely have something to talk about, where as the 2007 release included a good 1st disc and a 2nd cd that ran quite flat.The 1st disc is like your cup of tea for house music. It features everything a great house mix can encompass and more. The mixing is quite interesting and makes (near) perfect sense as you listen to the segues. Some highlights include "Eleven", "Drink Deep 2008 (Adultnapper Remix)", & "Djembe". This disc ends on a somewhat spacey note that brings the tempo down from earlier, but by this point its the more upbeat mid-section of the disc that you will be craving more of.That brings us to disc 2. This is more of your uptempo yet minimal house (Satoshi style) that you have been craving. Wheras disc2 of Master's Series 9 was way too minimal, this disc has the right amount of depth to stay interesting. Some tracks that stood out for me were "Madrugada", "Change You (Shur-I-Khan Remix)", "Lark" & "Mellow"Overall, the 1st disc is still better, but this comp is sophisticated enough to give quite a few spins.

I've pretty much been a fan of Satoshi since he first released the GU mix. The ES mix is pretty dope, however, the 3D- Mix and Masters Series 9 were over all disappointing.Since Satoshi was a 50/50 for me, I was hesitant to try him again, however, the reviews I read spoke loud, so I decided to give him another try.Overall, I'm very happy with both CD's. Each in their own way, bring something a little bit different than the other, yet no so contrasting, that you fall out of the vibe.If you are into melodic progressive house and want a smooth journey you can slide into a groove, or just hang back and chill, I'd recommend this mix.

I've been a fan of Tomiie for a couple years now. Renaissance-the Masters Series Pt. 9 is one of my favorite studio mixes by any DJ. This is definitely a quality mix, with a good selection of deep house tunes with complex, layered rythms. As usual, Tomiie puts these tracks together in a way that keeps your head bopping nonstop the whole way through.The second disc is definitely superior. The first disc has a couple strange track choices, and the implementation of the keys by Tomiie on the first couple of tracks doesn't seem to meld.An overall great mix in the end. If you've enjoyed any of Tomiie's other mixes, you'll definitely enjoy this one.