Michael Mayer - Immer 3

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The majority of these tracks have been long companions, ever reliable secret weapons. They never failed me and continue to excite me even after a thousand plays." - MICHAEL MAYER It's been almost eight years since our ears were delighted to MICHAEL MAYER's IMMER (which translates in English to ALWAYS) - a mix CD that even for it's time seemed to transcend the state of the DJ mix album by bridging a timeless period of emerging music from producers known and new in exemplarity style and fusion. IMMER would play a pivotal role in bringing the sound of KOMPAKT and of course MICHAEL MAYER, to a global audience and to this date, and remains one of the most cherished and respected mix CD's of all time, having recently made countless "best of decade" charts normally reserved for studio albums (including PITCHFORK and FACT MAGAZINE) plus earning a #1 position of "Best Mix CD Of The 00's" in leading dance music authority RESIDENT ADVISOR.

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As with the previous IMMER releases, what you hear in IMMER 3 immediately is a tremendously personal and reflective mix - Michael jokes it as being the most feminine mix he's done. Opting not for the most current and hip genres or tracks of the moment, Michael carefully chose timeless musical moments from his record crate that almost hints as a call to obliterate the current state of overhyped minimal bongo house, formulaic techno and dub step that rules the clubs today - as was similarly the case back with the first IMMER release. The results reflect the smooth flow and selection that Michael brings to his fans in clubs week after week.

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http://www.kompakt.fm/releases/immer_3

is this any good? Kompakt stuff can bore me to tears. but some of the early Total comps are amazing. Is this worth my time?

  On 6/21/2010 at 1:45 AM, Hanratty said:

is this any good? Kompakt stuff can bore me to tears. but some of the early Total comps are amazing. Is this worth my time?

The large majority of the tracks are pretty old (not sure if you're a promo-whore or not), and the mixing isn't anything extraordinarily mind blowing. Most likely you'd fall asleep. I enjoy it but then again I love Kompakt.

I love it. But again, I'm a huge Kompakt fan.

It's a great mix of Kompakt-esque pop and techno music. Extremely accessible and easy to listen to.

The mixing is typical Mayer, play the full song before mixing seamlessly into the next. There are no effects, no layering of tracks nor any other tricks. But for the format, it works perfectly.