Dance Computer – Various Artists – Compiled by Ace Ventura (IBOGA RECS)

<Progressive Trance> When Ace Ventura blasted the dancefloor at Alien Safari ‘s Masqued Ball late in February of this year it confirmed what many had been feeling; tough, serious sounding progressive artists would rock our dancefloors if only the promoters would ‘take a chance’ and fly somebody out! Well the Alien’s got the jump on everybody and Ace did not disappoint; made all the more sweeter now by the release of this double disc compilation as compiled by the man himself. Featuring the likes of Rocky, Zen Mechanics, Egorythmia, Ectima, Captain Hook, Klopfgeister, Riktam & Bansi, Liquid Soul, Atmos, Flowjob and of course Ace himself as well as a tasty collaboration with Liquid Soul as Liquid Ace, those in the know will be salivating at this list of producers and so they should. With no less than 18 tracks to choose from, Dance Computer is a quality release that’ll find itself on the playlist of many a DJ this summer as indeed on sound systems at home. Although quite a varied selection of artists with different styles there is certainly a cohesiveness to the tracks he has selected, or perhaps it’s in the mastering, either way Dance Computer is one of those rare compilations you can play from beginning to end without the strong urge to skip a track proving Ace’s quality both as a producer and as a selector. Highly recommended.

Review: Dave Mac