Not only is Sade beautiful, she has that timeless voice that producers dream of working with. Hip hop and house beatmakers alike have had their turn at backing the goddess-like diva, but sad to say most of her dance remixes get overlooked. That's where this comes in. It's her "unreleased" remixes comp which compiles all the forgotten dance mixes on her 12"s on one handy 2CD collection. These have been taken directly from the 12" versions, so please excuse the occasional vinyl pop, but for the most part these are super clean. If you were expecting groovy lounge mixes, you can leave that to Large Pro. These ones take the smooth vibe of the originals to unexpected levels of house and dance that you wouldn't expect. Check the Daft Punk-like "King Of Sorrow(1)," the breaky version of "Killer Blow(2)," the hard beat and cowbell on "Sweetest Taboo(3)," the "By Your Side - Dub Mix(4)," the infectious summer party vibe of "Paradise(5)" and the soft groovy bump of "Kiss Of Life(6)." Finally you can mix Sade into everything from Bmore to House and Electro. Make sure you bring your Bucketheads "The Bomb" track too, it'll kill with this.

reviewed by the mgmnt