Clive Stevens

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Reviews for Bacana Beat Club

A TRANSFORMATIVE AURAL EXPERIENCE

"An exotic rhythmic garden;  a melodic playland;  an elegant harmonic journey;  all this and more.... This inspired musical offering invokes sonic illusions reminiscent of the peerless work  of Miles Davis during the late 60's and early 70's.  Engagingly beautiful in every way. "

JORDAN DE LA SIERRA , POET/MUSICIAN
SAN FRANCISCO/CALIFORNIA

"THIS MUSIC IS LIKE TAKING A BATH IN THE RIVER GANGES"

"There are many roads  to success in music. This is an art form of the highest degree here!  Artistic integrity is something that many players deal with. Everybody has a different agenda.  Clive Stevens is a man of great integrity and amazing vision.  This music of Clive's is like taking a bath in the river ganges. A cleansing of the spirit again.  The spiritual nature of this disc is evident. It is beyond just a new CD. it is a divine commitment to the highest creativity.  Words escape me on this new CD because Clive has created a Mona Lisa of an artistic statement.  virtually all of the tracks have a strong initial melodic hook and a highly  satisfying outcome.  Take that the outcome is not only excellent but comfortable and expected.  This music makes you feel good, and as Clive states in his own words, "This is a transformative album that blends future jazz , dance, electronica , downtempo , lounge ,World , dub and spoken word into a new fusion of contemporary global beats and sounds.  I urge everyone to buy this CD and not only enjoy it but tell a friend.  This CD is a must!  This is truly a collaboration and AN amazing musical journey brought to you by very blessed talents.  Let's hear more, Clive.What a profound and creative human being.."

TIM PRICE /EDUCATOR/MUSICIAN EXTRORDINAIRE

"THE WORLD AND THE UNIVERSE ON A MAGIC CARPET RIDE"

"Listening to Clive Stevens new disc  "Bacana Beat Club" is like travelling through the past , present and future.

He embraces us as he embraces the world , the universe on a magic carpet ride.He has brought together international musicians who give us guitar solos that remind us that rock is still alive. singers that remind us what real singers  sing like.  Rhythms that transport our physical bodies to dances that we may have forgotten about.

Clive is able to combine world instruments to perfectly mingle in compositions that are as new as they are ancient, with arrangements that are so sublime that only his spoken spiritual voice can bring us down to earth again.

In a world filled with so much strife , I am always reminded by him that hope is there for the taking."
 

ANTONINA LICASTRI /SICILIAN POE

"HIGHER DIMENSIONAL SONICS"

Since this CD was conceived by the ways of a mystic , enjoy the magic of specific tempos, rhythms , sound colours

and words.  Definitely in the realm of a  worldwide metaphysical journey, notice the dedication to Ascension ,The Galactic Federation of Light and first contact .This is music for the new earth. 

HOLOGRAFIK (SUBTERRANEAN MUSIC ARTIST/DJ)

International acclaim for
THE GREATEST HITS OF MR. X

"The Greatest Hits Of Mr X is a celebration of the most exciting tracks from Clive Steven's illustrious recording career (the funkified, future jazz, electro ambient fusioneer has played with Manfred Mann, The Ananda Project, Larry Coryell, Steve Hackett, Billy Cobham,and many more, plus his Millenium Jams album was up for an Echo Award in Germany)…. Perhaps headier than lounge, Mr X has created a masterpiece collection of multi-genres that traverse from World jazz to global funk."  
Sandy Shore, SmoothLounge.com
Monterey, California USA

"Clive Stevens' new album is an intoxicating blend of jazz, rock, and world music… an exciting gathering of excellent musicians, each artist bringing his own unique colours to the album's palette…  As a result the sound of this project is very expressive and lush… filled with positive feelings and the joy of life and creation...  The charming aroma of India’s music makes the project bright and at the same time meditative. .. This music is very vivid and conveys real human emotional experiences.  The Greatest Hits Of Mr X album is the voice of open hearts.  It is a long-awaited meeting with your true friends."
Serge Kozlovsky, independent journalist
Minsk, Belarus

"Great work on this disc. Full of creative and interesting music.  The life experience shows thru on this wonderful disc."
George Young, Country Club Productions
Prospect, Australia

"Good disc, like it heaps, getting plenty of airplay."
David McCrory, 2NVR 105.9 FM
Nambucca Heads, NSW Australia

"Reaction has been very good and I am still playing it. Thanks again from Riddim Master."
Riddim Master, VIBES 90.6 FM
Huddersfield, England UK

High class musicianship and top quality arrangements allied to clever rhythms and changing tempos… A well-crafted and themed blend of styles and cultures.
John Reid, Keith Community Radio
Keith, Benffshire, Scotland

"We have enjoyed THE GREATEST HITS OF MR X immensely and have added tracks from it to our playlists… The style and personality reflected in the tracks is very refreshing. Keep it up."
Graham J. Barclay, Soundwave FM
Napier, New Zealand

"What a great sound you have.  We have played several of your tracks and plan to schedule more in our future programs. Keep up the good work."
Michael Criddle, Triple H-FM
Horsham, Australia

WORLDWIDE ACCLAIM FOR PAN GLOBAL ELECTRO LOUNGE VOL I

"Destined to find a place on hip bar room CD racks next to the vaunted Buddha Bar series, “Pan Global Electro Lounge” offers a dreamy yet meaty mix of electronic, world beat and ambient sounds.  Unlike most lounge music, it presents playing and writing that’s compelling enough to be listened to rather than merely absorbed. Exotic world beat elements from India, South America, the Caribbean and Africa ensure the audience is broader than those interested in smart drinks and crystals."
Kevin R. Convey, The Boston Herald

"Record label proprietor and musical catalyst Clive Stevens has produced a sterling winner here: a compilation featuring various artists, including three tracks by Stevens himself.  The music presents ambient-electronic soundscapes, buoyant house grooves, East Indian-Influenced rhythmic metrics and more.  Wondrously melodic, irrefutably sophisticated and strikingly entertaining, the program offers a worldly viewpoint of electronica.  More importantly, it’s the compositions that stick, which might serve as the anti-thesis of the sometimes ho hum and manufactured recording endeavours generated by many others within this genre.   Radiant music colors are abundant here, to complement surging guitar lines, frothy percussion grooves and enchanting mid-synth voicings.  It doesn’t get much better than this, folks."
Glenn Astarita, All About Jazz


"Very few CD’s can boast 12 killer tracks.  A stunning example of musical modernity."   
James Andrew/ Bristol TJ-FM UK

“This is a fantastic compilation, which differs positively from many others of the genre.  A regular member of my DJ-Box from now on.”.

Robert Lochman (DJ Jazzmadass), Radio X, Frankfurt Germany


“Pan Global Electro Lounge Vol I is a journey through the best lounge of the 21st Century, a journey that embraces our planet.”Roberto Vales, A Ultima Fronteira Radio, Galicia Spain

“I did a special on Pan Global Electro Lounge Electro Lounge on my radio show, “Nascer Da Lua”.  I really like the CD.  Very nice ambient and chillout vibes.  Congratulations.” 
Joao Saralva Radio Universitaria Do Algarve Faro, Portugal

“Fantastic album, great stuff for our radio station.”
Alex Pijnen, BRTO Radio, Netherlands
 

“Great reaction from all here in the office… Nice variance and musical counter balances, but always retaining a wonderful ambient groove -- love where this release takes me, the listener.  I will be allocating the CD to Melbourne’s most inventive electro show, “Radio De Janeiro” with P. King (Simon Tu) on Fridays from 8 to 10 PM.  Every element of this release will be perfect for the show.  Good luck with your projects, Clive, and may they all be as stunning as this one.”
Peter Merritt, PBS – Radio FM
Melbourne Australia