Carl Cox: Global : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone

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There is no doubt Carl Cox is one of the best turntablists around, thanks to his legendary four-deck action, combining a heavy mix of hard-hitting funky house and tough techno. Global, his first mix in two years, starts out with this familiar style, charging through hip shakers like Angel Moraes' "Turn It Up" and Lovesky's "Drums for Better Daze." Midway through the hearty dance-floor fun though, Coxy turns unreliable, serving up a handful of rather ordinary tracks that leave the party a little stale. It's an unexpected, and slightly disappointing change from the man who, smiling from the DJ box with his gappy-toothed grin, usually injects the lifeblood into the vein of the party. Things resume, somewhat, towards Global's end thanks to Cox's inclusion of the track "Simulation" (by the artist of the same name) and the song's borrowed vocal from Vince Clarke's Yaz classic "Situation." Certainly Global is a substantive mix, but it just lacks that world-class kick you've come to expect from the bouncy Brit.

JOLIE LASH
(March 5, 2002)