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Disc 1 - Day- Honeyroot - Starshine
- Nor Elle - Desert Storm
- Headman - Headman
- The Black Dog & Black Sifichi
- Invisible Things (Mescalito'S Mix)
- Static - Promesse De Bonheur
- Static - Cruising
- Funckarma - Noir
- Subtonal - Electricite De Nuit
- Telefon Tel Aviv - Sound In A Dark Room
- Will Saul - Fast Lane (Fink Remix)
- Sideshow - Sound Of Today
- Fresh Moods & Samuel Andrews - Price
- Kaito - Release Your Body
- Dj Shadow - You Can'T Go Home Again
Disc 2 - Night- Bent - An Ordinary Day
- Sam Paganini - Into Africa
- Iz & Diz - Love It Remix It (Fred Everything Remix)
- Celestial - Harijan
- Vince Watson - Bubbles (Loudeast Mix)
- Sexonwax - Keep It Real
- Princess Superstar - Do It Like A Robot (Acapella)
- Subtonal - Shibuya
- The Idiots - Rush
- Heiko Laux - The Silent Bass
- Octex - Emergon
- Dibaba - Hold You (Agoria 'Bear' Remix)
- Subverter - Apertures
- Laurent Garnier - Sambou
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 Without the slightest doubt this is one of the most breakthrough compilations released recently by Global Underground. To tell the truth this review could end here – the way Danny Howells reveals his music passion encharms the listener. The richness of sounds, variety of genres, phenomenal track selection and flawless mixing technique make this release a compilation that – similarly to #24 – will stay in people’s memories for a long time. Style blending presented on both CD’s is nothing but a poetry – hardly ever artists manage to pull off that kind of feat without affecting the overall atractivity of the whole mix. Danny, however, set such a flow that it’s difficult to skip a track or stop listening before the end of each disc. Everything fits together almost ideally. The most amazing thing is that the same, highest quality is maintained on both CD’s – although they vary considerably in terms of style. Number one, generally, is a downtempo disc. Not by any means does it resemble the vibes from #24. Howells’ vision of chill-out does not rivet as much as typical ambient albums. In no case is this a disadvantage, though. Instead of cosmic trips and spacy samples you are served with morning, not to say sleepy, sounds that are listened to with no smaller pleasure than aforementioned #24. There is no point listing the tunes that stand out – all fifteen complement each other perfectly, creating an inseparable masterpiece. The second CD starts off smoothly with a brilliant ‘An Ordinary Day’ by Bent. This one gives the impression of enjoying yet another chilling mix – nothing more misguided. Warm, nostalgic vibes are soon replaced by a tribal Bent’s track with a surprisingly accurate title ‘Into Africa’. Once again Danny doesn’t ask to wait long for another change – rumbling African beats give it up to funky sounds of Iz & Diz, which then make place for the ‘typical’ GU progressive tunes, opened by Vince Watson and his ‘Bubbles’... and that’s what you will experience in the remaining part of CD no 2 – sudden, although very subtle and naturally-sounding, style changes show off how gifted Howells is. ‘Rush’ by The Idiots begins the climax of this release, which is eventually finished by ears-and-mind-attacking ‘Sambou’ by Laurent Garnier (yes, even that guy made his way into the new 24:7). It would be a bluntness to omit such tunes like Heiko’s Laux ‘The Silent Bass’ or much recently overplayed ‘Hold You’ by Dibaba (however, this track does deserve the hype it evokes) which add another dimension to this eclectic compilation. The new series started with the mind-blowing music vision of Danny Howells seems to be extremely promising. Lee Burridge will surely have serious difficulties reaching the level attained by his fellow – I truly doubt something even more original, fascinating and head-kicking than 24:7 001 might be created. I may be wrong, though (if so... I certainly would not regret it). All in all, this compilation is a MUST!  Comments[0]
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Review: Danny Howells - Global Underground 24:7
