Byron Stingily's debut solo album charts a night in the life of your average mainstream clubber circa 1998, with previous singles "Sing-A-Song" and "Get Up" alongside more recent shots, including his cover of the
Sylvester classic "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)." Though the epic tone of the album's five suites -- "early evening," "crowd-pleasers," "garage set," "afterhours," and "Sunday morning" -- ties things together nicely, the range of producer credits (by
Masters at Work,
David Morales,
Murk,
Frankie Knuckles,
Mousse T and
Maurice Joshua) can't help but give
The Purist a rather disjointed feel. ~ John Bush