NT011 TITLE: THE NEW CPU EXPERIENCE ARTIST: JOSH & LUKE PRESENT CATALOGUE: NT013 - 12" RELEASE: FEB.21.00 Track Listing: side a 1. take Control (josh's mix) 2. carrots & beatz side b 3. carrots & beatz (luke's mix) 4. in the alley

Audio Samples for NT011: "Take Control"

EXPRESS MAGAZINE, APR 2000 THE NEW CPU EXPERIENCE (Nordic Trax) "Four tracks of good deep and funky house, the best being 'Carrots & Beatz' as there are two mixes to choose from but combine melody with deepness to great effect. The main cut 'Take Control' soars and 'In The Alley' should pick up many an ear, so what you waiting for? Experience it!" ______________________________________________________ MINISTRY MAGAZINE, APR 2000 "Over the past few months this Vancouver label has produced some wicked deep house, and this is no exception. Conjured up by producer/DJ Josh Michaels and Nordic Trax's Luke McKeehan, the cut stays innovative throughout, with a twist and slide at every corner." 4/5 ______________________________________________________ DOTMUSIC, MAR23.2000 "This is the creation of DJ Joshua Michaels (a Prescription, Guidance & Balance veteran) and Nordic Trax boss Luke McKeehan. It's pretty on-a-level stuff but 'Carrots And Beatz' stands out as a more driving effort. An electro bassline combines with deep stabbing synths for a nice bit of formation-dancing deep house. Luke's mix of the track is even better, calming it down and spinning it out into a more sustained and complex journey." ______________________________________________________ CLUB ON - APR 2000 "Deep slow burner from Canada which will definitely ignite deeper floors. Josh's 'Take Control' is a lush hypnotic groove augmented with a repetitive keyed hook, driving percussion and cool spacey-ness. 'Carrots and Beatz' takes a chunky 80s feel bassline and cinches it round stuttering keys to good effect. Luke remixes both tracks on the flip [sic] ably but without such dancefloor orientation." ______________________________________________________ DJ MAGAZINE APR 2000 "My past New CPU Experiences have caused me only stress and unpleasant thoughts, but nothing of the sort with the confusingly named Canadian label Nordic Trax. In a inter-North American exchange programme San Francisco producer Josh Michaels and Nordic boss Luke McKeehan produce a track of the their own and mix a track of each others. San Fran's generous vibes abound on four quality tracks, all pushed round by the bassline in percussive understatement. The cream of this experiment is McKeehan's mix of 'Carrots and Beatz' , a track so deep it could hold it's own in a one to one with Stephen Hawkins." (Guest reviewer) Luke Solomon: "This is fantastic --- Josh's mix is really out there and reminds me of Global Communications, been playing it loads." ______________________________________________________ DISCOID DANCE MAGAZINE, Italy/UK 70/2000 "The return after an ample break for this label of quality out of Canada. The new release, 'The New Cpu Experience', comes from JOSH & LUKE, otherwise known as the producers/DJ's of San Francisco Josh Michaels (aka DJ Iz) and Luke McKeehan from the same Nordic Trax. The meeting produces a perfect example of pure and deep abstract house. One to savour, in particular, the different interpretations by the two on the track 'Carrots And Beatz'. " ______________________________________________________ BLUES & SOUL MAGAZINE (UK) APR 2000 "The New CPU Experience is the highly anticipated collaboration between Nordic Trax's very own head-honcho Luke McKeehan and San Francisco producer/DJ Joshual Michaels (AKA DJ Iz) who has releases under his belt on labels such as 20/20 Vision, Prescription and Guidance. The two have joined together to produce a gem of a soulful deep house release where the main track on offer is Josh's mix of "Take Control" which is a deep and funky, cheese-free number and features some nice synths. 'Carrots And Beatz' is another deep soulful offering and displays some wicked (but subtle) keys over a storming, driving b-line. Elsewhere, Luke mixes up 'Carrots And Beatz' to good effect adding a jazzy bassline and frequent percussive touches before 'In The Alley', highlights an even deeper side to these guys work which features a subliminally deft vocal on an altogether impressive new CPU experience. ______________________________________________________ JOCKEY SLUT APR 2000 "Last up from me this month are north America's Josh & Luke with 'The New CPU Experience' on Nordic Trax out of Vancouver, set to be released April 3. The A side kicks off with Josh's excellent deep mix of 'Take Control', before dropping into 'Carrots and Beatz', an electro flavoured house biscuit. It's Luke turn to remix 'Carrots and Beatz' on the B side as he takes it on a more soulful journey. 'In The Alley' concludes this American/Canadian collaboration in deep jazz house style: slammin'." ______________________________________________________ WAX MAGAZINE "Deep, soulful house from the flavoursome Joshua Michaels and Luke McKeehan." Acclaimed SF producder/dj Josh Michaels (aka DJ Iz) lays down a couple of deep flowy cutz, alongside a mix and new track from NTR's Luke McKeehan. You may be familiar with Josh's patented sound from his releases on Tweekin', Guidance, Balance, and Silver City among others. Aside from his extensive production work he deejays around the world and has been a regular guest at both Nordic Trax nights in Vancouver: INSIDE @ Sonar. ______________________________________________________ Track 1 from The New Cpu Experience "Take Control - Josh's Mix" has been selected for Terry Francis' forthcoming mixed CD for Pagan Records entitled "Architecture Volume 3", for release this Spring worldwide.