Artist: Danny Howells
Title: Global Underground 24-7: 001
Label: Global Underground
By: Chloe Harris | 2 July 2003
Tracklist:

• Disk 1
• Disk 2

1. Honeyroot – Starshine
2. Nor Elle - Desert Storm
3. Headman – Headman
4. The Black Dog & Black Sifichi - Invisible Things (Mescalito Mix)
5. Static - Promesse De Bonheur
6. Funckarma – Noir
7. Subtonal – Electricite De Nuit
8. Telefon Tel Aviv - Sound In A Dark Room
9. Will Saul - Fast lane (Fink Mix)
10. Sideshow - Sound of Today
11. Fresh Moods & Samuel Andrews – Price
12. Kaito - Release Your Body
13. DJ Shadow – You Cant Go Home Again

1. Bent - An Ordinary Day
2. Sam Paganini - Into Africa.
3. Iz & Diz - Love It Remix It (Fred Everything Mix)
4. Celestial – Harijan
5. Vince Watson - Bubbles
6. Sexonwax – Keep it Real
7. Princess Superstar - Do It Like A Robot (Acapella)Subtonal – Shibuya
8. The Idiots – Feel The Rush
9. Heiko Laux - The Silent Bass
10. Octex – Emergon
11. Dibaba - Hold You (Agoria 'Bear' Mix)
12. Subverter – Apertures
13. Laurent Garnier – Sambou

Danny Howells "Global Underground 24-7: 001"

Danny Howells is about to embark on a new adventure. It’s called 24-7 and it’s Global Undergrounds latest brilliant idea, which hopes to capture the essence of what music means to each DJ chosen to put together a cd, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. For Danny Howells, this is split into two halves, the sound of the day, as well as the sound of the night. Global Underground’s first choice for starting off the series is an amazing DJ, and a true innovator of sound. Danny Howells floats between jazzy smooth sounds, tranquil orchestrated textures, and sweet lullaby rhythms, while also exploring his sinister techy beats, spacey electro funk, and explosive dance madness, that he's been known for, which creates a mix you can grow with.

Honeyroot’s ‘Starshine’ opens the “Day” mix. Some smooth dub textures roll into a nice summer groove, with an old time vibey feel. Trippy horns and smooth vocals make way for Nor Elle, ‘Desert Storm’; a slow moving, piano song made for melting into. The lush tones reverb into Headman, ‘It Rough’ remixed by none other then the Chicken Lips. Known for their brilliant electro house tunes, they bring this one mellow, with focus on the guitar licks, and tappy live drumbeats. The Black Dog & Black Sifichi adds character to the mix. Electronic voices, and rock-influenced drums, make a nice background for the filtered horn and flute sounds of ‘Invisible Things’. Static’s ‘Promesse De Bonheur’ and ‘Cruising’ lay down lush melodies, and watery tones, mixed with some trippy hip hop beats. Radio type effects contort and twist into the great brothers called Funckarma. ‘Noir’ is a deep and somber tune with haunting synths, and a lovely orchestrated breakdown that really calms this mix way down. Moving into the fluid movements of Subtonal’s ‘Electricite De Nuite’, the synth brings you deeper into the bleeps of ‘Sound In A Dark Room’ by Telefon Tel Aviv. The super mellow bits of machine like tones, quickly pop and move into Will Saul’s, ‘Fast Lane’. The ‘Fink Remix’ blasts off into some thick drums, live bass action, and some nice scratching. Building off of ‘Fast Lane’, we delve into the jazzy tones of Sideshow. ‘Sound of Today’ is another slice of prime breakbeats, matched with polished piano bits, and samples. Layering the samples into Fresh Moods & Samuel Andrews, ‘Price’, Danny creates a party feel with the voices. The bassline rolls on underneath, as more piano keys flutter on top. Kaito ‘Release Your Body’ is an Asian inspired guitar gem that is used to move straight into none other then DJ Shadow. ‘You Can't Go Home Again’ is the biggest tune of the mix, letting you know this mix has come to an end. The real drumming comes off faster then lightening, and the sounds explode, while fading all off, and making you wish there was more. An incredible opening disc that moves you to degrees that you never knew you could be moved to.

‘Night’ digs deeper into the housier sounds of Danny Howells. Starting the mix with ‘An Ordinary Day’, by Bent, this mix is anything but ordinary. Spacey, spooky vocals, orchestrated sounds, and lovely electronics, make way for Sam Paganini. ‘Into Africa’ takes the mix to the dance plain, as the 4/4 beat chimes in, with birds chirping in the background. The very bouncy, and drum heavy tune glides into Iz and Diz’s ‘Love It Remix It’, done up by Fred Everything. The dubby movements, and groovy bassline, join with lush synth sweeps, and cascading sounds. We float into Celestial’s ‘Harijan’, which takes the mix into another place. Starting to grow with snyth stabs and nice rhythm patterns, ‘Harijan’ leaves you with a good feeling. The songs start to fuse together at this point, seamlessly mixing for what seems to be forever. ‘Bubbles’ by Vince Watson, starts the way into a deep metallic percussive groove; sliding into ‘Keep It Real’ by Sexonwax, and never even noticing a change. Princess Superstar makes an appearance in the form of an Acapella. ‘Do It Like A Robot’ oozes magnificence, while being down right dirty. Subtonal’s ‘ Shibuya’ falls right at the perfect time, bringing in an electro vibe, and setting the tone for the rest of the mix. ‘Rush’ by The Idiots was a big player at this years WMC, and no doubt a great tune to have here. Sublime textures, and quality drumming, go hand in hand with the electronic sounds. ‘The Silent Bass’ by Heiko Laux is nothing short of a bassline. Deep sounds slide within the beats, as washy tones emerge into Octex, ‘Emergon’. Distant tones, and low bass rumble as one, together. This tune is big, and evolving, and moves us into the dark stabs of Dibaba’s, ‘Hold You’, Agoria’s 'Bear' mix. Scratchy claps, and quirky sounds downplay the stabs, while jazzy electronics swirl in the background. ‘Apertures’ by Subverter tip us off into a big funky bassline, getting you pumped for the last song of the mix. ‘Sambu’ by Laurent Garnier is the chosen ending tune. With it’s massive pulling sounds, to it’s forceful stabs, and clanging melodies, this mix goes out with a bang, and makes you wish there was more.

There are a lot of chances taken on this mix, and it could open doors for a lot of new artists. Danny isn't afraid to showcase some new talent. The hard part is putting it all together. Trying to sum up an idea within just a couple hours would be complicated for anyone. But Danny does it right. He chose the right songs, at the right time; never letting the listener go. This is what Danny Howells is best known for.