Global Underground 22: Melbourne

He's big Down Under, Dave Seaman. They like the man for his lack of pretension, his adventurous spirit, or perhaps just his far-ranging scope of styles, a repertoire that takes in everything from ethnic breakbeats to eerie, fractured house. At any rate, it's only right he should deliver a Global Underground mix that reflects his love affair with Aussie club culture. CD No. 1 highlights his subtle eclecticism, blending weird tribal dub and electronica into a steep incline of pounding techno. CD No. 2 hits the right note between the downbeat and the esoteric, weaving earnest but rich progressive house into the equation, each track stripped back to bare threads of melody and hypnotic military rhythm. Some are a tad listless, like the Chicken Lips mix of Infusion's "Star Water," but most, like FC Kahuna's old-school "Glitterball," say all you need to know about Seaman's roving eye for the party. --Paul Tierney