Creamfields (2004 album)

Creamfields is the fifteenth DJ mix album by British electronic producer and disc jockey Paul Oakenfold, released in 2004.

The double album was inspired by the annual Creamfields festival which at the time took place at the "Old Liverpool Airfield" organised by the Cream brand where Oakenfold had often performed.

For the fourth event in 2001, Creamfields released another album with the same name mixed by Seb Fontaine and Yousef, who appeared at that year's event, although this release was less successful, reaching number 27 in the UK Compilation Chart,[1] and receiving a mixed to negative review from Dean Carlson of AllMusic.

Oakenfold described Bunkka as an example of him pushing his own boundaries and being influenced by other genres,[9] but whilst the album sold a million copies worldwide, becoming his best-selling album, the mixed fan response lead Oakenfold wanting to return to older styles he had popularised, such as progressive trance and Goa trance.

The second song on the album, "I Found U" by the production duo of music producer Mike Burns and Mark Lewis known as Interstate, was later released as a single and made a big impact among fans, reaching number one in several countries.

[12] The "typically uplifting elements of trance" are brought into the mix with "Clear Blue" from Markus Schulz presents Elevation, whose beat has been described as "infectious".

[12] Paul Oakenfold's mix of Carlos Vives's "Como Tu" was described as "delicious combination of worldbeat chant and dancefloor drama,"[13] and "truly symphonic in feel.

"[12] By the appearance of "12" by Tilt, the mix reaches strong progressive trance territory with a slightly darker twist.

[12] Like the aforementioned Goa Mix and Perfecto Fluoro, film dialogue also appears the album, here in the shape of Quivver's "Space Manoeuvres", which contains samples of speech from the 1998 movie Dark City.

On the second disc, Oakenfold "discovers breaks, bleeps, and bloops for the first part of the set, works steadily up to his epic U2 remix, and exits with a couple reliable stompers.

Antonella Sirec of Resident Advisor rated the album four stars out of five (4.0/5), stating "overall, [she] thoroughly enjoyed listening to this compilation not just once but many times over.

"[12] She also noted "as a DJ, Paul Oakenfold managed to surprise me greatly, which is exactly what he achieved with this Creamfields mix.

[12] David Jeffries of Allmusic rated the album three out of five stars, stating "there are thrills but few surprises from this one-time maverick, but if Oakie is trying to sonically reproduce the massive size of a Creamfields' event, he's done it.

Skip past the lackluster kickoff and think film composer John Williams as a DJ with a wicked haircut."

The album was inspired by the Creamfields festival.
Oakenfold in 2009.