Not much of a departure for the Ministry of Sound camp, the 2001 entry into the ongoing Dance Nation series of compilations again rounds up many of the year's best dance singles for a double-disc mix collection. This time the guest DJs are Pee Wee and GT, and the focus is on anthemic trance -- lots and lots of dizzying, candy-coated synth melodies. And even if Pee Wee and GT aren't immediately recognized as two of the U.K.'s top DJs, it doesn't really matter -- the emphasis here is on the tracks and definitely not the DJs. The mixing is as straightforward as mixing gets, and the track selection is more orientated toward mass taste than consistency or mood. So, it's best to approach Dance Nation 2001 as a sampler of the hottest dancefloor anthems of the year in the U.K. rather than an impressive DJ mix. Some of the bigger hits here include the Cleptomaniacs' "All I Do" and the Timo Maas dub mix of Placebo's "Special K." In sum, no surprises here if you're already acquainted with the Minstry of Sound brand and its countless mix albums. ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide
Dance Nation 2001
09/04/2001 | Emi Int'l
All Music Guide Review
Track Listing
Credits
- Mickey Modem
- Performer
- Peter Pritchard
- Executive Producer
- Margaret Reynolds
- Vocals (Background)
- Simon
- Performer
- Tony
- Performer
- Placebo
- Performer
- Richard Searle
- Engineer
- Dave Parker
- Producer
- Brian Tappert
- Arranger, Drums, Producer, Mixing Engineer, Mixing
- Cevin Fisher
- Programming, Mixing, Engineer
- Umek
- Producer, Remixing
- Dobre
- Producer
- Henning Reith
- Producer
- That Kid Chris
- Performer
- Yves Deruyter
- Performer
- Timo Maas
- Producer, Remixing
- Rachel Auburn
- Arranger, Producer
- Mario Piu
- Arranger, Producer, Mixing
- Bossi
- Producer
- Sandy Rivera
- Producer, Remixing
- Bob Sinclar
- Strings, Remix Producer
- Paolo Martini
- Arranger, Mixing, Producer
- C.J. Stone
- Producer
- Ratty
- Performer
- Martin Buttrich
- Producer, Remixing
- Caba Kroll
- Producer
- Lisa Pin-Up
- Performer
- Brian Chambers
- Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- Bini & Martini
- Performer
- Slarta John
- Vocals
- Chris Staropoli
- Producer
- Cutee B.
- Arranger
- Cosmic Gate
- Performer
- Clepto-Maniacs
- Performer
- Cloudburst
- Performer
- Pull
- Keyboards
- Julien Jabre
- Engineer
- Santos
- Performer
- Hatiras
- Arranger, Producer
- R Ferri
- Arranger, Mixing
- Sheila Smith
- Vocals
- Andy Bolleshon
- Producer, Remixing
- Deanna
- Performer
- Steve Lawler
- Producer, Remixing
- Christian Flebbs
- Keyboards
- Jean Pierre
- Engineer
- B-Men
- Producer, Remixing
- Vagen
- Producer, Remixing
- John "Julius" Knight
- Arranger
- DJ Ski
- Producer
- Phil K.
- Producer
- The Nightgroovers
- Performer
- Lisa Millett
- Vocals
- Warp Brothers
- Producer, Remixing
- Jakatta
- Performer
- Hipp-E
- Performer
- Norman Bass
- Performer
- Sylver
- Performer
- Chocolate Puma
- Performer
- Luke Chable
- Programming, Producer
- Deanna
- Vocals
- Ivan Gough
- Producer, Remixing
- Bryan Chambers
- Performer
- Planet Funk
- Performer
- Ed Harris
- Producer
- G.T.
- Mixing
- Blaze
- Performer
- Gianfranco Bortolotti
- Executive Producer
- Darren Emerson
- Producer
- David Forbes
- Arranger, Producer
- John Doe
- Performer
- Betty Wright
- Vocals (Background)










