d mob - little bit of this, little bit of that - it's dancin danny d and he jumpin like he crazeee

this is one of those albums that's weirdly constantly cropping up on amg on the 'similar/related' tip.... i mean sure it's a relatively varied collection of songs but it can't be similar to THAT many things, i must have seen dancin danny d grinning at me from an amg page 50 times! that said, it's cool that amg wants you to know about it (it gets 4.5 stars!!) because it's a really nice good natured slightly goofy (sometimes a bit amateurish) set of tracks with tuff beats and - crucially - basslines... it's exactly the kind of vibe basement jaxx aim for (and dare i say miss most of the time on kish kash but whatever, they nailed it perfectly on remedy and made it way sexier). listen to 'a rhythm within', i wd love to hear that dropped in a house mix today... it would sound so awkward amid all the shiny pink titanium alan braxe type stuff. if felix da housecat had put it in his set the other night i would have forgiven him completely for all the other staleness.
the #1 reason i got this album ws because of 'c'mon and get my love' featuring cathy dennis who at that stage ws the coolest girl around in her red bob and green turtlenecks. kylie openly admits she ripped this song off for 'better the devil you know' and i still can't decide which one i like more... they both have immense charm and just the right amount of tension to make them impossible to play out... actually 'c'mon' might win just for its tokenistic hip house aspect which leads me to probably the main reason i am writing about this album: it has 2 great hip house songs on it in 'trance dance' and 'put your hands together'. both have this fake spooky haunted house of funk thing happening coupled with casper friendly ghost mcs, it's a party formula that can't fail (see also: thriller, the video of 'backstreet's back')
the rest includes 'we call it acieed' ("acid. the musical phenomenon. only for the headstrong"), a second more laid back but still likeable cathy dennis tune, 2 different mixes of a 3rd hip house track, 'it is time to get funky' which has some good textures, 'it really doesnt matter's choice orchestral hits.... ah look i'm not going to list everything! it's good, it's thrown together a bit awkwardly but it means well and i cant help but like it.