Customer Rating: 
Summary: Outstanding, as expected =D
Comment: The Stanton Warriors have been producing excellent mix-CD's for years, featuring cutting-edge tracks from themselves and other pioneering artists in the Breaks arena (seemingly) mixed effortlessly together, leaving me always wanting one more listen.
In fact, so consistently brilliant are their latest mixes that I bought this without even listening to a single track, safe in the knowledge that it would be a treat once received.
First listen: loved it! =D
It has that almost trademark Stanton Warriors bouncing hip-hop beat propelling along a variety of vocal talents, lightly dusted with dirty baselines, old-Skool drum-loops and electro riffs.
To be brutal, track 6 isn't so much blended as inserted (shame, as it's excellent), the middle of the mix lacks the excitement both sides of it, and includes track 11's Dr. Oizo style monotonous looping baseline, which grates almost immediately!
Rejoice that it finishes very strong!!! B-D
You owe it to your ear-drums to listen to this!
Thank you again Stanton Warriors B-)
Customer Rating:
Summary: Stanton's are still #1
Comment: Stanton Warriors are a complete package - they're technically flawless and craft mixes that both captivate & entertain.
This starts heavy and you're locked in after the neat slice from Club Action into Shifting Gears. From here it's a full throttle ride through some of the Warrior's latest (and phenomenally high-quality) new material plus some neat breakbeat (or 'bonus beat') re-works of current underground favourites ('Oh' by Boys Noize, 'Nifty' by Nifty (Basement Jaxx), Frankie Valli, Alan Braxe & Chemical Brothers).
But all these gems could fall apart if it wasn't the Stanton's in control of the show - the whole 74 minutes feels so assured and polished. In short, this continues the impressive discography which further proves that as DJs and producers, Stanton Warriors lead the field.
PS: If you're really keen, search out the Stanton Sessions Vol 3 promo mix - it features a couple of the same tracks but also some breathtakingly raw bass: phew!
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