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Florida based Mark Hagan and Jesse Plance (Collectively NAJM) have announced their debut full length release on the NAJM Records Label entitled; "NAJM Presents: GlobalDance Underground". Three years in the making, GlobalDance Underground marks a milestone with NAJM and their hugely popular dance music website GlobalDance.com. "The album is a collective effort between NAJM and the U.K. based ADSR Records. After releasing Sugarglider's "Bee Sting Smile" in 2000, it became apparent that there was a great demand for a full length project to support our upcoming releases" said Hagan. "But the album is not your typical club dj in a box. We purposely designed the album with the home listener in mind."

Album album highlights include Cass & Slide's remix of Sugarglider's "Let Me In", Echo's "Nrvous", "Positive Day" by Insoul, "False Sense" by Cascade, Paralogic's "Faith Nouveau" and the highly acclaimed Sunscreem Tranced Out Eclipse mix of Sugarglider's "Bee Sting Smile. "We choose to go the more progressive underground route", said Plance, "so we selected tracks from the U.S., U.K. and Brazil that reflected that left of center feel that has become quite popular." NAJM also provides a collection of exclusive original productions whose highlights include; "Everything You Say", "Tribalique", and "Alright". "The album represents a step in a new direction that we wanted to explore." said Hagan, "This album was more of a learning experience. There are many more things we still want to try." The 13-track album contains over 68 minutes of non-stop music and was mixed by NAJM.
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GlobalDance Underground Track Listing:
1 - Intro - Prologue to the Underground
2 - Carmen's Underground - NAJM (Original Mix)
3 - Bee Sting Smile - Sugarglider (Sunscreem Tranced Out Eclipse Mix)
4 - Positive Day - Marco Zappala presents Insoul feat. Abdulah (Club Mix - NAJM Edit)
5 - Everything You Say - NAJM (Latina Club Instrumental)
6 - Echo - Nrvous (Original Club Mix)
7 - Tribalique - NAJM (Jawa Barat Sucks Indonesian Mix)
8 - Cymbolic - NAJM (Original Sliced Club Mix)
9 - Let Me In - Sugarglider (Cass & Slide Or I'll Blow Your House Down Dub)
10 - Alright - NAJM (TransAsian Progressive Mix)
11 - False Sense - Cascade (Original Mix)
12 - Drum A Go Go - NAJM (Atmospheric Mix)
13 - Faith Nouveau - Paralogic feat. Barbie Thomas (Original Mix)
   
  GlobalDance Underground Real Audio Samples:
  Intro - Prologue
  Carmen's Underground - NAJM (Original Mix)
  Bee Sting Smile - Sugarglider (Sunscreem Tranced Out Eclipse Mix)
  Positive Day - Marco Zappala presents Insoul feat. Abdulah
  Everything You Say - NAJM (Latina Club Instrumental)
  Echo - Nrvous (Original Club Mix)
  Tribalique - NAJM (Jawa Barat Sucks Indonesian Mix)
  Cymbolic - NAJM (Original Sliced Club Mix)
  Let Me In - Sugarglider
  Alright - NAJM (TransAsian Progressive Mix)
  False Sense - Cascade (Original Mix)
  Drum A Go Go - NAJM (Atmospheric Mix)
  Faith Nouveau - Paralogic feat. Barbie Thomas (Original Mix)
 
  Reviews:

Sugarglider “Let Me In”:
Muzik (5 out of 5)
It's another winner from the dynamic duo. Hooky, percussive drive is the name of the game. Add some dark stabs and screwed up vocals and hey presto - arms aloft dancefloor mayhem!

International DJ Tunes (4 Stars)
Cass & Slide's minimal, bouncy, percussive builder has been picking up fans all over, from Digweed to Pappa, and it's not difficult to see why - hard edged, menacing beats, chunky bass-line, dark synth stabs and pitched-up rhythmic vocals combine to kick ass on the floor. Bring it on!

Mixmag (5 out of 5) This is one of Cass & Slide's best remixes to date!

7 Magazine (5 out of 5 Dancing Men)
Dark and brooding bass envelopes you from the off. Twisted vocals meld with increasingly frantic percussion, while all the time the bass drives this brake-less bus over the cliff of progressive heaven. Bundles of attitude but never too serious, a great combination for those late night floors. - Andy Morris

Echo - “Nrvous”:
Mixer Magazine (8 out of 10) - Robert Oleysyck
Gene Carbonell, a veteran DJ, along with Brad Harper and Darryl Windham as Red Shift (Formerly of the now defunct F-111 Records), have teamed up to create a top notch track. Large electronic toms, a nice round kick and rich, cavernous bass stabs set the stage for a deep progressive groover with clean production, complementary effects, and spacey atmospheres. The Cantrelle remix takes on a much heavier approach with upfront shakers, large tribal drums and thicker layers, making for a more progressive techno affair, while the Cascade remix employs a bouncier attitude through its hi-hats, a more melodic top-end and a fierce change-up into an arpeggio halfway through. Nice one!

Sugarglider - “Bee Sting Smile”
DMA Magazine - Dean Furguson (HiNRG/Eurobeat Column)
Domestic single-of-the-month honors go to a former UK import called "Bee Sting Smile" by Sugarglider on the cleverly acronym'd NAJM (No Attitude, Just Music) label. The Sugarglider debut is one of those rare singles that manages to cover most every trendy club base without even trying. Instant accessibility that club spinners and dance radio programmers dream about.

DMA Magazine (Dance Music Authority) **** 1/2
While the Sugarglider Original Vocal Mix is a progressive vocal house cut that easily stands on its own merits, my pick is the anthematic Sunscreem Tranced Out Eclipse Mix. The track’s layered ethereal sounds and hypnotic female vocals evidence Sunscreem’s crisp influence, and the result is a remix that rivals the quality of Sunscreem’s chart-topping original productions. Scott Huffman - May 2001 Issue

DJ Times (March 2001) “Instantly infectious commercial houser that delivers an engaging rhythm track and catchy euro styled vocals with elements of progressive house, deep house and a hint of trance! Long synth-driven breaks and an electro deep bass highlight this mix, while the haunting vocals give this cut much character. - Phil Turnipseed Club Vibes Hit Pick #5!

Billboard Magazine - Michael Paoletta - Dance Trax Hot Plate (January 20th, 2001) In need of a Shirley Manson-style vocal fix? Well, look no further than the Sugarglider's "Bee Sting Smile." [Sugarglider] is a cross between [the group] Garbage and Sunscreem.

   

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