Track Listing

1. Rain - Gaelle
2. Don't Stop - Deep Sensation
3. Every Day (CP Remix) - Central Living
4. Earth Is The Place (dub/beats) - Nathan Haines
5. Ida Y Vuelta - Savannah
6. Keep It Country - Soul Patrol
7. Step Into The Light (Weekender Mix) - Jersey Street
8. Nowhere (Speakeasy Remix) - Aquanote
9. Ever After Love (Love Beats) - The Lucky Ones
10. Blue Six Tribute - Miguel Migs
11. Dreamwalker - Paulo Rocha
12. Recover - Satin Souls
13. Caught Up - Metro Area
14. Lullaby - Morgan Greist
15. Loose Leaves (Broken Mix) - Nova Scotia
16. Love Yourself (Petalpusher Rmx) - Blue Six

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #108283 in Music
• Released on: 2001-12-10
• Number of discs: 1

Album Description
Volume 3 takes a snapshot of the wide spectrum of dance styles being produced around the world blending electro, broken beat and nu-jazz with signature deep house feel that's been this series hallmark.

Customer Reviews

not your typical nude,but sexy nonetheless
i hear a lot of people slagging this album for not living up to the precedent set by volumes 1 & 2.there's even a paragraph on the inside cover explaining to the buyer that the label still wanted to keep the sexy feel of naked stuff but expanding and introducing some funky breaks with some new deep tunes.admittedly nothing will ever touch volume one in my eyes but i'm a true fan of this label,this kind of music and labels that aren't afraid to explore new genres and open up the minds of future fans.the album is worth buying,for track three alone,central living's,"every day" mixed by miguel "can't do any wrong" migs with lisa shaws,as always gorgeous vocals.last time i saw miguel in town i went up to him after one of his sets and personally thanked him for it.sure i would have dug nothing more than another dose of ridiculously deep sexy house from the naked gang,but as a true fan of electronic music,much praise to them for showing the dance industry that you don't have to put out the same stuff all the time just to sell albums or keep a fanbase,these cats are innovators plain and simple,and i'll stand proudly behind ALL their releases.word 'em up.

Fine smooth, but without the same magic
After a fantastic one and two. Naked Music released Vol. 3 with a lot to live up to. I mean what do you do after a complication such as Mauricio Aviles' Vol.2, which made you fall in love with house music all over again?

I'll cut to the chase; Vol.3 is a bit of a disappointment. Not because it's a bad album (its actually quite good) in itself, but because I can't help to compare it to it's predecessors. After all it is part of a series. It's definitely got that Nude Dimensions hallmark of sleek, sultry and sexy deep house. However it's missing the magic of its predecessors!

I miss that "oh yeah" feeling you get when you hear a series of tunes that just gets better and better. The feeling that makes it impossible for you to sit still.

This CD has its high points especially in the first two tracks where you get the feeling that you're going to hear something special and tracks 12 and 13 which are just lush. However, I keep listening and waiting for the magic to happen as each track rolls by...

Personally I think Naked music are champions in their chosen arena and I know they'll continue to be so, but I can't honestly tell you that this mix is one of their best.

It's OK - but disapointing none the less...
I am a huge fan of Nude Dimensions volumes 1 & 2 - and anticipated that nothing but great things could come from a third installment. However, from the moment I saw this disc, I suspected that something had changed. No beautiful slipcover. Art that was nice but not nearly as great as the art that graced the first two editions. No DJ noted on the cover. A quick review of the track listing seemed very much in line with the first two editions - Lisa Shaw , Blue Six, amd Migs all represented in the lineup - so I felt a bit reassured. Then I put the disc in.

To be fair, the disc is not terrible. But it is also not a Nude Dimensions set. The first two editions had a smooth, danceable r & b flavor. And this disc, while still house, has a completely different, less focused sound. The one song I thought would be a sure thing was Central Living's "Everyday." Naked Music NYC plays a loop of this track on their website - and the loop has a very Nude Dimensions sound. Unfortunately, the producers of this disc went with a different mix. The result is adequate - but the sound - well, its just not Nude Dimensions. As for the rest of the lineup, nothing comes close to the highlights from the first two volumes. Tracks like "Always," "Pure," "Breakin' it Down" and "That's Why I'm Here" are nowhere to be found on this edition.

The real test : if this were volume 1, would there have been a volume 2 and 3? The answer, I believe, is no. This disc really isn't special enough to warrant more.