DJ Skribble

It's a sure bet the party never ends at DJ Skribble's house, though his third set for the Essential series runs into a rut of driving, nondescript dance music with few lows and, surprisingly, few highs to balance it out. After beginning with a club remix of the club crossover of the year (Missy Elliott's "Get Ur Freak On"), Skribble ventures into dubbed-out trance with Danny Tenaglia's smoothed-out mix of "I Feel Loved" by Depeche Mode and a dreadful Underworld pastiche, "Brand New Day" by Mike Macaluso. Midway through the mix, he finally picks up the tempo with tracks from Trisco ("Musak"), Max Linen ("The Soulshaker"), and his own "My Man" (featuring Alexis), but the energy doesn't last long. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide