Sneering on the inner sleeve, giving you the devil-horn salute in the booklet, and holding back her pitbull on the back cover, you'd think
DJ Irene
was going to be mashing up
Judas Priest
with some
gabba
techno
or something. Well, there are a lot of sampled guitars on
Rockstar
, but it's more
hard rock
's over-the-top attitude that paints this mix, one that will make
dance
snobs whimper and beg for mercy. Slick, hard
house
tracks get their two to three minutes before it's on to the next one in
's world, creating a hectic, party atmosphere that's off the hook.
Sensation
's
"The Anthem 2004"
offers a bit of a breather before
Irene
goes from angry
to even angrier
drum'n'bass
for the middle of the disc. Then it's back to
for the final third of the album, which brings it down a notch. Good thing too because otherwise you'd have to go out and start some fires just to calm down. Without a doubt a loud "you have to be in the mood for it"
mix, but it's got tons of brash attitude and
can sling them tunes faster and fiercer than most. Buckle up! ~ David Jeffries