DJ Icey - For the Love of the Beat

More chaotic and scot free of the meek moments that kept his Different Day release from catching fire, For The Love Of The Beat is solid. Icey benefits from his new combination of uninhibited and inspired, picking a loud and slick set of tunes and mashing some together (which he joyfully talks about in the liner notes). Dance purists might scoff at the fact that Icey is just now digging The Two Lone Swordsmen (he speaks of hearing them on the Internet and buying from a big retailer -- very un-hardcore), but his new passion for music without the smooth sheen of his past favorites deserves attention. Read More