Exposure

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Even greater than their Greatest Hits, Exposé's first album finds these club-and-chart divas in their most pure form, before personnel changes and the evolving musical climate sent them scrambling from their roots. Exposé were the queens of the Miami sound, and at many points in the 1980s and '90s, queens of the pop charts. But sales never translated to celebrity, and as the members were shuffled and the music grew increasingly anonymous, those who weren't watching closely didn't notice them. Exposure captures Exposé at their peak before the doldrums set it, and it's sure to get a party started, especially if your guests are older folks who remember this group from their first time around. --John Sanchez

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Average customer rating: STILL MY FAVORITE Better than I remember Totally rocks Music that Grows on You The Chris Stevens Album Collection

Northern Exposure: Music From The Television Series (1990-95 Television Series) Various Artists Manufacturer: Mca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Television Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music 1990s | By Decade | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Jump Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Similar Items: More Music From Northern Exposure (1990-95 Television Series) Northern Exposure - The Complete Fourth Season Northern Exposure - The Complete Fifth Season Northern Exposure - The Complete Third Season Northern Exposure - The Complete Sixth Season ASIN: B000002OMG Release Date: 1992-09-15

Tracks:

1. Theme From Northern Exposure - David Schwartz
2. Jolie Louise - Daniel Lanois
3. Hip Hug-Her - Booker T. & The MG's
4. At Last - Etta James
5. Everybody Be Yoself - Chic Street Man
6. Alaskan Nights - David Schwartz
7. Don Quichotte - Magazine 60
8. When I Grow Too Old To Dream - Nat "King" Cole & His Trio/Stuff Smith
9. Emabhaceni - Miriam Makeba
10. Gimme Three Steps - Lynyrd Skynyrd
11. Bailero (from "Chants D'Auvergne") - Frederica Von Stade
12. David Schwartz Medley: Funeral In My Brain, A / Woody The Indian / Tellakutans, The

Customer Reviews:

STILL MY FAVORITE.......2007-03-23

This CD has to be one of the best I have ever listened to. The music is a wonderful mix, especially when you have a group of very diverse listeners (all ages). It appeals to everyone and puts everyone in a GOOD MOOD!!! I would highly recommend it!!

Better than I remember.......2007-03-08

I originally bought this as a cassette soon after the TV show reached NZ. I was clearing up and found it and thought it would be great to get it on CD to listen again to the great compilation. And I wasn't disappointed. What a great sound. The music is so lively and enjoyable. Brings a smile to my face.

Totally rocks.......2006-09-11

OMG! This CD totally rocked because it has the best music in the world, okay? Geez, its time to rock out and also relax sometimes too because one time I was just listening to it and it was fun too but then I was tired and even still it was a great CD.

Music that Grows on You.......2006-08-01

Several years ago, I bought this CD for my wife, and it has been gathering dust ever since. So I signed onto eBay and started a listing to sell it. While I was doing that, I decided to play the CD, since I had never heard it played before. There is no way I am going to sell that CD now. It is far too good.

Furthermore, while the CD was playing, my wife asked me what it was. When I told her, she said, "Don't you dare sell that CD!" She has nothing to fear. I have played it several times now, and I like it better each time I listen.

The Chris Stevens Album Collection.......2006-07-30

That was the basis for Chris being the disc jockey at KBHR radio (he had all the records) and a few of them are spotlighted in this album. I think that David Swartz had a cut or two more than he should have been allowed in this album, while more music from the show should have been featured. Still, it's a pretty good album featuring a very wide range of eclectic music typical of what was played on the show, and for that I enjoyed the collection.

Average customer rating: RADIO STATION KBHR FAN FROM DOWNUNDER Better than the first one Great traveling music! Only for hard core NXers Excellent variety

More Music From Northern Exposure (1990-95 Television Series) Various Artists Manufacturer: Mca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Television Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music 1990s | By Decade | Soundtracks | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Television Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Television Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Similar Items: Northern Exposure: Music From The Television Series (1990-95 Television Series) Northern Exposure - The Complete Fourth Season Northern Exposure - The Complete Fifth Season Northern Exposure - The Complete Sixth Season Northern Exposure - The Complete Third Season ASIN: B000002OT2 Release Date: 1994-11-08

Tracks:

1. Ojibway Square Dance (Love Song) - Georgia Wettlin-larsen
2. Theme From Northern Exposure - David Schwartz
3. Stir It Up - Johnny Nash
4. Mambo Baby - Ruth Brown
5. Someone Loves You - Simon Bonney
6. The Ladder - David Schwartz
7. If You Take Me Back - Big Joe and His Washboard Band
8. Un Mariage Casse (A Broken Marriage) - Basin Brothers
9. There I Go Again - Vinx
10. Lay My Love - Brian Eno and John Cale
11. Wrap You'r Troubles In Dreams(And Dream You'r Troubles Away) - Les Paul and Mary Ford
12. Mooseburger Stomp - David Schwartz
13. I May Want A Man - Joanne Shanandoah

Customer Reviews:

RADIO STATION KBHR FAN FROM DOWNUNDER.......2007-07-14

If you enjoyed the show,you will love this cd,I have always been a fan of the music (Chris) the best DJ in CICELY Alaska, played in the series,he always amazed me with his choice of music.. sometimes strange but always compelling....love it....a must buy if you loved the series

Better than the first one.......2006-05-11

I received this album as a gift because I enjoy the first NX album. However, I do skip a couple songs on the first album because I don't care for the sound, genre, whatever, and I don't skip any tunes on this album because I enjoy all of them. The second album seems more eclectic than the last, but I do agree that the opening and closing modern Native American tunes are the best.

Great traveling music!.......2006-03-19

I am in my vehicle often, on road trips between Iowa and Colorado to visit Grandchildren and take Girl Scouts to the mountains. I didn't realize what a lasting impression this CD made on my Girl Scouts and Grandchildren until one day the girls were in the car and suddenly all 7 began singing the opening Oijibwa song. They had learned it phonetically, just as I had. When 15 -16 year old girls say, "play the Northern Exposure music Gramma J.", you've got to guess it's a CD full of good music. I like to listen when I drive through unknown and unfriendly bumper to bumper traffic. It is soothing and rhythmically conducive to driving. Not to mention the good Northern Exposure memories.

Only for hard core NXers.......2003-05-24

I bought the first CD and loved it, so i expected to love this one as well. This CD just isn't up to the same level as the first one though. the songs in large part are forgetable with the notable exeptions of the two native american songs at the beginning and end, the crane dance song (lay my love) and wrap your troubles in dreams. unless you just have to have everything NX related, want two good native american songs, or have the urge to try and teach a crane a mating dance, this CD just isn't worth it.

Excellent variety.......2002-07-14

I purchased this CD for music to accompany the digital pictures I took on a vacation to Alaska. What I didn't expect was to become somewhat addicted to certain selections. Now, I frequently listen to the CD in my car on the way to and from work. It is both relaxing and energizing. I particularly like anything by David Schwartz, who is responsible for the well known "Theme from Northern Exposure" (which is too short here--I wanted more). His other numbers on this CD, "The Ladder" and "Mooseburger Stomp" are rousing and fun. I fell in love with the beautiful, soothing, deep alto voice I heard in "Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams." What a surprise to learn that it belonged to Mary Ford (with Les Paul)! I hardly paid any attention to her in the 1950's. "Lay My Love" is infectious, anticipatory and wonderful. Who can resist the walking-waltz pace of "Un Mariage Casse?" Finally, Joanne Shenandoah will surely get her wish with her enchanting rendition of "I May Want a Man."

Average customer rating: Two tracks I really like Quantity Over Quality Mediocre One Hundred Greatest TV Themes Pretty close to original recordings

One Hundred Greatest TV Themes Manufacturer: Silva America ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Schifrin | Schifrin, Lalo | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Sousa | Sousa, John Philip | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mancini | Mancini, Henry | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Television Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Star Trek | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: All-Time Top 100 TV Themes TV Land Presents: Favorite TV Theme Songs TV Guide: 50 All-Time Favorite TV Themes NBC: A Soundtrack of Must See TV Best of TV Quiz & Game Show Themes ASIN: B00005Y49F Release Date: 2002-08-27

Tracks:

1. The A-Team - Nic Raine
2. The Addams Family - Nic Raine
3. The Adventures Of Robinson Crusoe - Nic Raine
4. Airwolf - Derek Wadsworth
5. The Avengers - Mike Townend
6. Barnaby Jones - Jerry Goldsmith
7. Batman - Nic Raine
8. Battlestar Galactica - Nic Raine
9. Baywatch - Derek Wadsworth
10. Beverly Hills 90210 - Derek Wadsworth
11. Bewitched - Nic Raine
12. Between The Lines - Mark Ayres
13. The Bill - Nic Raine
14. Bonanza - The Philharmonia Orchestra
15. Brideshead Revisited - Derek Wadsworth
16. Buck Rogers In The 25th Century - Nic Raine
17. Burke's Law - Derek Wadsworth
18. Cagney And Lacey - Derek Wadsworth
19. Captain Scarlet And The Mysterons - Mark Ayres
20. Casualty - Mark Ayres
21. Cheers - Mark Ayres
22. Dallas - Nic Raine
23. Dangerman (Secret Agent) - Mike Townend
24. Doctor Who - Mark Ayres
25. Doctor Kildare - Jerry Goldsmith

Tracks:

1. Doogie Howser, M.D. - Derek Wadsworth
2. Dynasty - Nic Raine
3. The Equalizer - Derek Wadsworth
4. Falcon Crest - Derek Wadsworth
5. Fireball XL-5 - Derek Wadsworth
6. The Fugitive - Nic Raine
7. Hawaii 5-0 - Mike Townend
8. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys - Nic Raine
9. The High Chaparral - Nic Raine
10. Highway To Heaven - Derek Wadsworth
11. Hill Street Blues - Derek Wadsworth
12. The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy - Mark Ayres
13. The Incredible Hulk - Derek Wadsworth
14. Jason King - Mike Townend
15. Jesus Of Nazareth - Paul Bateman
16. Joe 90 - Derek Wadsworth
17. Johnny Staccato - Derek Wadsworth
18. Knight Rider - Derek Wadsworth
19. Kojak - Mike Townend
20. L.A. Law - Derek Wadsworth
21. Land Of The Giants - Nic Raine
22. Little House On The Prairie - Derek Wadsworth
23. Lonesome Dove - Nic Raine
24. Lost In Space - Nic Raine
25. Lou Grant - Derek Wadsworth

Tracks:

1. Magnum, P.I. - Derek Wadsworth
2. A Man Called Ironside - Mike Townend
3. The Man From U.N.C.L.E. - Derek Wadsworth
4. M*A*S*H - Nic Raine
5. Miami Vice - Mark Ayres
6. Mike Hammer - Derek Wadsworth
7. Mission Impossible - Mike Townend
8. Monty Python's Flying Circus - Nic Raine
9. The Munsters - Derek Wadsworth
10. Murder She Wrote - Derek Wadsworth
11. Newhart - Derek Wadsworth
12. North And South - Derek Wadsworth
13. Northern Exposure - Derek Wadsworth
14. NYPD Blue - Mark Ayres
15. The Outer Limits - Nic Raine
16. Perry Mason - Mike Townend
17. The Persuaders - Mark Ayres
18. Peter Gunn - Mike Townend
19. Police Squad - Nic Raine
20. The Prisoner - Mike Townend
21. Quantum Leap - Derek Wadsworth
22. Randall And Hopkirk (Deceased) - Mike Townend
23. Red Dwarf - Mark Lambert
24. The Rockford Files - Mike Post
25. Roseanne - Dan Foliart

Tracks:

1. The Saint - Mike Townend
2. Seaquest DSV - Nic Raine
3. Space 1999 - Derek Wadsworth
4. Star Trek - Mike Townend
5. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Derek Wadsworth
6. Star Trek: Voyager - Nic Raine
7. St. Elsewhere - Derek Wadsworth
8. The Streets Of San Francisco - Nic Raine
9. Stingray - Barry Gray
10. Taxi - Derek Wadsworth
11. Thunderbirds - Derek Wadsworth
12. Thirty Something - Derek Wadsworth
13. The Time Tunnel - Nic Raine
14. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy - The Philharmonia Orchestra
15. The Twighlight Zone - Nic Raine
16. Twin Peaks - Derek Wadsworth
17. U.F.O. - Derek Wadsworth
18. The Virginian - Nic Raine
19. Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea - Nic Raine
20. Wagon Train - Paul Bateman
21. The Waltons - Jerry Goldsmith
22. The Wild Wild West - Derek Wadsworth
23. Young Riders - John Debney
24. Xena: The Warrior Princess - Paul Bateman
25. The X-Files - Mark Ayres

Customer Reviews:

Two tracks I really like.......2007-07-21

The Mission Impossible theme is performed well.
The Fireball theme is actually much improved on this version. I prefer the orchestra and the vocals over the original.

Quantity Over Quality.......2007-01-15

As a musician myself, I know too well that one of the most important ingredients in ANY performance (live or recorded) is passion. The recordings here generally lack the same passion and sheer drama of the originals. Much of the instrumentation has been reduced to a cheezy, thin, plastic synthesized replica. The performances are simply a watered-down lackluster version of the classic originals. If it were not for the sheer volume of tracks compiled here, I would have rated the comp only "one star".

Mediocre.......2006-05-17

The sound quality for this collection isn't much better than the samples offered by Amazon.

One Hundred Greatest TV Themes.......2005-08-06

I have watched almost all the shows that are on these 4 cd's. Many were made before I started watching TV. Most I've seen once or twice before.

Pretty close to original recordings.......2005-07-24

Definitely not as good as the originals. You'll probably notice the slight differences since it's stuff you saw and listened to every week or everyday in reruns growing up, but it's still an amazing collection.

Average customer rating: Reissue details & differences here Robert Fripp The well rounded World of Robert Fripp Small difference before vs. after Fantastic, splendid

Exposure Robert Fripp Manufacturer: Discipline Us ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Experimental Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Experimental Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: My Life in the Bush of Ghosts Sacred Songs The Equatorial Stars Larks Tongues in Aspic - 30th Anniversary Edition Remastered Love Cannot Bear ASIN: B000F3A7LE Release Date: 2006-06-06

Tracks:

1. Preface
2. You Burn Me Up I'm a Cigarette
3. Breathless
4. Disengage
5. North Star
6. Chicago
7. NY3
8. Mary
9. Exposure
10. Hen Two
11. Urban Landscape
12. I May Not Have Had Enough of Me But I've Had Enough of You
13. First Inaugural Address to the I.A.C.E. Sherborne House
14. Water Music I
15. Here Comes the Flood
16. Water Music II
17. Postscript

Tracks:

1. Preface [Third Edition]
2. You Burn Me Up I'm a Cigarette [Third Edition]
3. Breathless [Third Edition]
4. Disengage II [Third Edition]
5. North Star [Third Edition]
6. Chicago [Third Edition]
7. New York, New York, New York [Third Edition]
8. Mary [Third Edition]
9. Esposure [Third Edition]
10. Hen Two [Third Edition]
11. Urban Landscape [Third Edition]
12. I May Not Have Enough of Me But I've Had Enough of You [Third Edition]
13. First Inaugural Address to the I.A.C.E. Sherborne House [Third Edition]
14. Water Music I [Third Edition]
15. Here Comes the Flood [Third Edition]
16. Water Music II [Third Edition]
17. Postscript [Third Edition]
18. Exposure [Alternate Take][*]
19. Mary [Alternate Take][*]
20. Disengage [Alternate Take][*]
21. Chicago [Alternate Take][*]
22. NY3 [Alternate Take][*]

Album Details

Digitally Remastered Limited Edition Miniaturized Sleeve Replica of Original LP Issued of Fripp's Debut Solo Album. The Set Includes Two CDs Filled with Bonus Tracks and Other Goodies.

Customer Reviews:

Reissue details & differences here.......2007-07-13

Enough has been written about the importance of this album and how it has stood the test of time. It says something about this listener's growth, at least; when I first heard Exposure in high school, I called it the biggest waste of talent on record, given the roster of musicians playing on it yet the distinctly non-Crimson results. But I wasn't ready for punk rock, I suppose, and Fripp was - hence this stellar effort (as I grew to see it within a couple of years!) that fuses New York avant-garde, punk (in spirit if not in yobbish playing), ambient music, and - yes - even a touch of King Crimson (in the devastating Breathless). And I was too young and uninformed to know anything about the struggle between Fripp and RCA record boss Tommy Mottola over Daryl Hall being the main vocalist on the album, with Fripp's loss in this tiny power struggle resulting in Peter Hammill, Terre Roche, and Peter Gabriel sharing the vocal duties.

That said, I'll aim my comments at this reissue. In a nutshell, Fripp does the same thing here that he's done before, producing the same infuriating results: he tampers with the original artifact to reflect his present attitude towards it, instead of just reissuing the recording as first released. I find it as frustrating now as I did when he remixed Exposure in 1985, just the same as with individual discs within the various generations of Crimson reissues, whether earlier, like Islands and Larks' Tongues (where tiny changes produced annoying results) or more recent, like Discipline and Three Of A Perfect Pair (with bonus tracks that marred the spirit of the record in the first case and radically improved it in the second).

The first disc is the original LP mix of Exposure, so that's great; it's now on CD, with all its unique moments restored: the fast fade of Disengage, Terre Roche's dismissive "Hah!" at the end of the title track (which once more ends on "X"), the much longer narrative at the end of Haaden Two (including the wonderfully paradoxical "Both the things weren't true; that's definitely true"), and probably a few more subtle differences I missed the first time around. Putting the various versions side by side, the original mix is thicker and grubbier, but still my favorite. Punk rock, right?

Disc two is where the problems start. Take note - spoiler alert! According to Fripp's typically discursive (but ultimately informative) liner notes, the original idea was to repackage the 1983/85 remix/reissue with the unreleased Daryl Hall vocals as bonus tracks. Of course, Fripp then decided to redo things to "create" a version of the album as he originally mooted it. This mix, therefore, is basically that 1985 version, but with Hall's lead vocals substituting for all the Peter Hammill vocals except I May Not Have Had Enough of Me -- hence Disengage (with almost entirely new lyrics, possibly improvised and basically rubbish) and Chicago -- and for Terre Roche's vocals on Exposure. Peter Gabriel remains as the voice of Flood and Roche as Mary. The Hammill versions as they appeared on the first remix are now shunted to the end as extra tracks, except for his take on Chicago, which is dropped entirely, though you get a separate Daryl Hall vocal version of Mary and a duet of Hammill (fine) and Roche (awful, sorry) on Chicago. The labelling of the 1985 versions as "alternate" is disingenous, to say the least.

So how about those Hall vocals, resurrected after all these years? Frankly, they're not that good. I recognize the punk ethos teeming in the mix and Hall's determined need to shrug off his pop star status and go with the artistic spirit of that remarkable age, and it's well established that Fripp was caught up in it too, which shaped the sessions into this resulting album. But honestly, the tracks aren't comparable to the official release. Chicago works well enough - the blues are the blues, after all, though I still prefer Hammill's menace on the familiar version. And Hammill is simply much better at channeling the fury and edge of 1979; he'd been capable of being a proto-punk screamer (with Bowie and John Lydon on record as endorsing him) well before Hall was even singing Sarah Smile, thus Disengage loses everything in its "new " version. This is not to slight Hall, who's talented, just a bit out of his depth: his take on Mary is fine, though little different in spirit to Roche's, and he does sterling work on the title track -- though still not a patch on Roche's utter nutcase delivery on the original. NY3 (retitled here) is the one real success, but basically it's a different song so can't be compared; it loses its Hells Kitchen found vocal and has proper lyrics sung by Hall over the instrumental track; they're good, and the results are similar in sprit to NY3NY on Hall's Sacred Songs, which put new words to "I May Not Have Had Enough Of Me." It's certainly the high point of fresh Hall material on this record.

My position is this; fans would have been better served if the second disc had been the 1985 remix with the unreleased Hall versions as bonus tracks, but I suppose that's too much the industry way of doing things for Fripp to go along with, and he had a chance to assemble something close to how he envisioned it originally. It's just not as good. Fripp hints at acknowledging that in the liner notes when he observes that Mottola's stubbornness caused him to take the album in a different direction, with the results as we know them, and that fans can reassemble the familiar album through programming regardless. This assertion isn't true, by the way -- that we can put back together the 1985 album he decided not to reissue here -- because he leaves off the 1985 Hammill version of Chicago, which was a different vocal take to the 1979 mix. Instead we get the unreleased duet, which as I've noted is less than successful; Terre Roche tries for her Yoko Ono thing again but this time sounds like she's being strangled on the fade-out. Of course, the irony here is that Fripp was right as much as he was wrong. You get the original version in all its scruffy glory and you can create a version of the 1985 mix if you want (which I've done), but only with the help of an earlier reissue to get what's missing. So there you go!

OK, just a few words on the package. The liner notes are excerpts from his diaries, which explain choices in mixing, etc. but aren't useful for quick reference. The pictures are great, if not always the best quality: newspaper reprints, unused cover concepts, a work-up of some attempted remake of Alphaville with Debbie Harry. The best element is the musician credits; finally, you get a clear list of players for each song. Fans may want to learn that Levin is the bassist throughout (not John Wetton), Phil Collins and Jerry Marrotta drum on a couple of tracks each, and on everything else (Breathless, Disengage, NY3, and I May Not Have Had Enough) is latter-day Mahavishnu Orchestra drummer Narada Michael Walden, which helps explain why Breathless in particular is like some ferocious outtake from Red. And that's Sid McGinniss playing the massive funk riff of Exposure, because Robert just could never do that sort of stuff, could he?

By the way, if you buy the Japanese version, you also get two separate sleeves, just like the LPs (a single one for the 1979 version, a gatefold for 1985), plus a postcard, an OBI, and a Japanese booklet. Very nicely done, in fact.

Another curio fans may want to find, I also have an Italian/Indian (?) re-release of Exposure from 2006 that just preceded the double reissue (VH Records, RFCD 01010202). Its mix is the 1983/85 version and the package is a single-sleeve mini LP, with a redundant booklet that provides in larger type everything on the inner sleeve (also included). Nice for the aging audience who might now wear bifocals. The real gem, though, is a much longer (by nearly 2 minutes!) take on Water Music 2. This is not a merging of 1 and 2, I should stress, but a longer track that show how the familiar version actually fades in about half way though. Nothing radically different, just more loops, but a surprise and a real treat once I figured it out.

Robert Fripp.......2007-06-09

As a teen found Robert Fripp's music so fascinating.

Still remember them and they are good to listen to , but different , maybe a little weird to.

You Burn Me Up I'm a Cigarette is a fast paced good song. Disengage was mesmerizing to me as a teen and Mary was kind of soft and sweet as a love song.

The well rounded World of Robert Fripp.......2006-12-09

What a great compilation. I had read some complaints about the earlier '83 release being remixed and have stuck with the vinyl until now. These discs have the best of all worlds:

'79 original tapes brightened up a bit, but interestingly, not as sonically open as the '83 remix
'83 remix version, which has some negatively noticable differences from the '79 edition:
- "Exposure" remix mutes the rythm section and excises Terry Roche's exclaimation "Hah!" from the end of the song. I guess Robert didn't like the implied triumph over Suffering : )
- "Chicago" has a slightly different vocal take and (again) muted rythm
- "Breathless" alters the Frippertronics and (noticing a trend?) mutes the rythm section. I know RF has long running battles with Rythm musicians, but in these cases I found that less was not more.

All in all, only a few of the songs were "improved" enough for me to prefer the clearer sound of the '83 remix. Beautiful songs that begged for little improvement: "Mary" and "Northstar" are stellar and the umpteenth version of Gabriel's "Here Comes the Flood" has some of the Frippertronics replaced by a flute and is the best version of the song I've heard yet.

The 3rd component of this Exposure release is the inclusion of Daryl Hall's original vocals on several songs and a couple of other unmemorable alternate vocal takes by other artists. Hall's take on the song "Exposure" pales in comparison to the manipulated vocals of the original Roche vocal, and while very good, His version of "Mary" is not quite up to Roche's version.

Finally, there is a fun little booklet with another of Fripp's trademark rants against the horrible state of the music world versus the nirvana that Music 'done the right way' can provide. It's pretty touching, actually, and reminds me a bit of Zappa's heartfelt take that "Music is the Best".

Anyway, if you're at all curious about various forms of music, you'll find quite a few styles represented here: power, beauty, hypnotic, chaotic, paranoid, angry music done right!

Small difference before vs. after .......2006-11-04

Solid and often overlooked work from Fripp. The remixed version is not so vastly different from the original to support reissuance, but is worth a listen for hard core KC and Frippmaniacs, only. Philly Soul meets Frippertronics.

Fantastic, splendid.......2006-09-20

OK. This is really one of ym favourite albums ever. Fripss has never been in better form before or after. From the recordings of found dialogue to the music this is simply mind-blowing. If you also thought it was good before...this is even better. The recording quality is simply among the ebst you will hear for such a thing. This was recorded almost 20 years ago if I am not wrong. It contains songs such as the scorching punky "Light me up I'm a cigarette" to the usual Crimson-like guitar work-outs as well as some very romantic songs...The best track remains Exposure, of course, and wait till you hear the unreleased version of it at the end of the second CD, you will cry with joy. Throw away all your CD's and keep only this one (OK and a few others)

Average customer rating: The Ultimate Late Night Aphrodisiac East Beats West But Still Not Equal To Volume One One of my most revered CDs Amazing Easily on the most impressive of all NE sets

Northern Exposure II: East Coast Sasha & John Digweed Manufacturer: Ultra Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ambient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Trance | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Similar Items: Northern Exposure II: West Coast Northern Exposure : Expeditions Xpander Global Underground 013: Ibiza Communicate ASIN: B000003SFS Release Date: 1998-01-13

Tracks:

1. Believe- Gus Gus
2. Soothe (Chicane Mix)- Furry Freaks
3. Burn the Elastic- Violet vs Mantronik
4. Geomantik- Prana
5. Cycles of Time- The Acoustic Hoods
6. Dammerung- Frontisde
7. Blue (Original and LP Mix)- Doi-Oing
8. Little Bullet (Part One)- Spooky
9. Botz- Uberzone
10. Reeferendum- Fluke
11. Distant Voices (Angel Edit)- Lost Tribe
12. Purple- Gus Gus
13. Symphony- Hybrid

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A truly expansive collection of cuts, this companion to Northern Exposure 2: West Coast Edition is one for all ears that sees Sasha and Digweed juxtapose dance-pop tunes with club-land mixes. Converts to the Northern Exposure series will further enjoy the skillful Sasha and Digweed mixes washed (as ever) with layers of smooth late-night warmth; newcomers will find a variety of styles and sounds stretching beyond conventional trance-techno to whet their appetite. Gus Gus enjoy two wonderful moments, opening the disc with their dreamy, trip-hop-flavored "Believe" and also offering the penultimate cut with their celestial, bottom-end-boosted "Purple." Other standout moments include Prana's "Geomantik" and Doi-Oing's warm and hazy "Blue." Occasionally the shadow of hip-hop can be heard snaking into the mix, but never enough to take away from the predominant trance atmosphere, which makes Northern Exposure sets so unique. --Steffan Chirazi

Customer Reviews:

The Ultimate Late Night Aphrodisiac.......2007-07-07

This mix truly surpasses anything before it and most that have come after it...
It showcases what DJs can do to tunes.. It proves that they can indeed be artists.

Starting off with the gorgeous sounds of Gus Gus and Chicane , (atmospheric, earthy and organic.), to the main room progressive sound of Frontside, Spooky and Uberzone.. (dark, dirty and sexy.) before landing with the most soothing sounds of Hybrid's `Unfinished Symphony"... this mix transcends Genres and Sub-genres and simply delivers a musical journey indescribable by words.

To know that it was recorded from vinyl rather that any computer software adds to the natural feel that has come to define the `Northern Exposure' series..

Is this the best of the series!? Hard to say.. but for pure musicality, originality and midnight magic.. yes.. yes it is.

A beautiful, dark, sensual journey through the underground as only Sasha with the aid of Digweed can deliver.

GET INTO IT!

East Beats West But Still Not Equal To Volume One.......2007-06-06

The set featured on this album originally accompanied that found on Northern Exposure II: West Coast as a two disc offering. Ahhh, strategic marketing.

I'd have to say that this set scores an easy second place for the Northern Exposure series. However it still falls short compared to the quality and creativity of the first.

3.5/5 stars for this half of Northern Exposure, volume 2.

One of my most revered CDs.......2006-12-27

This album IS the definition of a perfect progressive trance collaboration between Sasha and John Digweed. It even surpasses Northern Exposure I (U.S. edition) because of the variability in tracks. The transitions between tracks one, two and three quite literally brought tears to my eyes the very first time I popped it in my car, and my highest opinion of this album has only further solidified with repeated listening.

If you bought NEII:West Coast first, do yourself a favor and check out the good ol' East. It w.i.l.l. blow you away by comparison, and I love the West Coast edition. While West has fantastic tracks which are more relaxed, consistent, bubbly and soothing... East takes that formula, bends it, twists it, makes suitable additions and comes out with something so much more intensly pleasing to the ear. The vocal selections on tracks 1-3 make the album hauntingly appealing at first, and remind me of the cover of the album due to their blue/white liquid texture and composition... but just when you sit back to enjoy the smooth relaxation Sasha and Digweed serve up first, it is only an appetizer.

The next set of perhaps 6 tracks up the ante on the tempo and profundity of the listening experience, especially on Geomantik, Blue-->Little Bullet and Botz. These tracks are, to me, so reminiscent of those found on Disc 1 of John Digweeds GU006:Sydney release. Tribal, with the "evil frog" croak and beats which create a spiraling intensity about them as the listener is propelled through the vortex of sound.

The album ends with lovely track slections and mixes by Lost Tribe, Gus Gus's "Purple" (An early trance classic and staple Tranceport remix by Sasha), and Hybrid's "Symphony". I have to say I was a bit surprised by their slection of Hybrid's track, but pleasntly so; a unique artist with a unique track to end a rewardingly unique listening experience.

I would recommend this album to anyone with an ear for audible appreciation: if you really dig albums like Sasha's Involver, Lexicon Avenue's mix on Dave Seaman's "Therapy Sessions Vol. 3", or any of the other Northern Exposure series (particularly NEI and NEIII:Disc 1), you will love this album to death.
If you are looking for Global Underground comparisons, GU006:Sydney and GU013: Ibiza come to mind; not surprising, as they are the cream of the Sasha and Digweed GU crop.

If you have not even heard of any of the aforementioned albums, you will still love this album to death.

My absolute favorite among the greatest collaboration series of two of the greatest DJ's on Planet Home.

~Lex

Amazing.......2006-06-21

Mindblowing cd and the best of all the NE'S. I highly recommend this disc to anyone.

Easily on the most impressive of all NE sets.......2006-01-07

What can I say that has not already been said. I am usually the type to write long lenghty reviews but in this case I don't have to, apparently the talent of Sasha and digweed speak for themselves ( the average review for this album is five stars with the reviewer wishing there were more stars. Me I am not so generous. I am more pragmatic and not so flaky and generous with my praise. I believe it devalues the criticsim. How many stars do u ask? SIX OF COURSE!
Check the fluke track Referendum #10 for the signature Sasha sound, haunting poignant beauty partially embossed by sadness that speaks to the human soul.
You won't find another Northern EXposure compilation like this one.
Gus Gus's purple original is here to for those who have heard the legendary remix and want to get a feel for the original version. Additional breakbeat production on the track of course but it was pretty much left untouched.

Average customer rating: Expose Rocks on... Mostly fun and lighthearted Latin Dance-Pop that really captures the feel of its era stil sounds good 20 years later My favorite album of all time. Old School Essential

Exposure Exposé Manufacturer: Arista ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Contemporary Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Dance General | Dance & DJ | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Dance General | Dance & DJ | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | House | Dance & DJ | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | House | Dance & DJ | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Dance & DJ | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 R&B | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: What You Don't Know Jody Watley Exposé Pebbles Take It While It's Hot ASIN: B000002VEL Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Come Go With Me
2. Let Me Be The One
3. Exposed To Love
4. Seasons Change
5. Extra Extra
6. Point Of No Return
7. Love Is Our Destiny
8. I Know You Know
9. You're The One I Need
10. December

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Even greater than their Greatest Hits, Exposé's first album finds these club-and-chart divas in their most pure form, before personnel changes and the evolving musical climate sent them scrambling from their roots. Exposé were the queens of the Miami sound, and at many points in the 1980s and '90s, queens of the pop charts. But sales never translated to celebrity, and as the members were shuffled and the music grew increasingly anonymous, those who weren't watching closely didn't notice them. Exposure captures Exposé at their peak before the doldrums set it, and it's sure to get a party started, especially if your guests are older folks who remember this group from their first time around. --John Sanchez

Customer Reviews:

Expose Rocks on..........2007-07-10

Some of you praise the graces of Expose--and they are merited--but you also failed to mention some really 'big' headlines, like Expose had more Top 10 hits than the Beatles and the Supremes. In addition, Expose was THE first 80s girl band. Many tried to copy (some successfully) such as The Cover Girls, Sweet Sensation, Company B. Expose is truly one of the big bands of the 80s, but never recieve their deserved props from the media or industry!

They are back together now and touring. I saw them in Columbus a few weeks ago and they are as FABULOUS as ever! I drove 8 hours to see them and it was WELL worth it!!!

Go EXPOSE!

Mostly fun and lighthearted Latin Dance-Pop that really captures the feel of its era .......2007-07-05

I got a kick out of watching old Expose clips on YouTube the other day...it reminded me of how much fun music and pop culture in general could be during the 80's. My sister used to love this album when we were kids but at that time, I didn't care for it all (really, it never even stood a chance because my mind was pretty much closed to everything except for what fell within a slim area of hip-hop). Well, my ears have since matured and years of learning has helped me develop a much more universal standard of quality that is irrespective of so-called "type". I'm not generally a fan of "Hi-Nrg" or Latin Freestyle dance music but I like these songs a lot. It's a bit of a guilty pleasure for me because this album does generally have a pretty strong bubblegum flavor to it (which I normally find off-putting) but they don't come off as the least bit pre-fab and they seem to honestly capture a spirit of genuine fun and innocence. The production mostly sticks to electronic drums and slick keyboard arrangements, but most of the songs still have rich and well-developed melodies. The group does a great job of consistently coming up with well done, perfectly fitting harmonies for the hooks, pre-choruses etc. "Seasons change" has to be one of the best ballads of the entire decade and "Come go with me", "Exposed to love" and "Point of no return" are the best examples of Latin Freestyle dance music that I've ever heard. "Let me be the one", which is basically a mid-tempo R&B song, is probably my favorite song on the entire album. The last three tracks are basically disposable in my opinion (although I'm still kind of on the fence about the solid but slightly overwrought "December"). They don't really detract from the experience but they don't really add anything worthwhile to it either. Overall though, this album is well-worth picking up as a solid example of a short lived but important area of Pop music.

stil sounds good 20 years later.......2007-05-29

this album still sounds good after 20 years. my favorite songs are come go with me, seasons change, point of no return,let me be the one, exposed to love,andextra extra. yes it really has been 20 years since exposure came out. listen to it again. ed wilson

My favorite album of all time........2007-04-08

I love this album! It's so good. All the songs are amazing. I can listen to the whole cd without skipping a song. The songs are fun and make you want to dance. My favorite songs is "Love is our destiny" and "Seasons change". As soon as I listened to the furst song, I knew that I'd love the whole album. I love the 80's and the music, it's all I listen to. I'm only 15 but I wish I was alive during the 80's. If you like freestyle music or anything 80's, you'll love this album.

Old School Essential.......2007-02-15

This is an essential item for those interested in old school freestyle-pop music. This album has a few dance beats that topped the charts back in the day, and a couple of the slower jams were hits as well. "Seasons Change" was one of the top hits from this album, but "Come Go With Me" was another nice, up-tempo jam that was popular as well. There are a couple of other catchy jams on the album, and if you can get this for a nice price, it's worth having in your collection.

Average customer rating: Very Average good stuff Disappointing still bangin' The crowdpleaser that even the snobbiest fans hold dear

Northern Exposure : Expeditions Sasha & John Digweed Manufacturer: Ultra Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Trance | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Techno-House | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Trance | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Northern Exposure II: West Coast Northern Exposure II: East Coast Communicate Xpander Global Underground 013: Ibiza ASIN: B00000ID2O Release Date: 1999-04-13

Tracks:

1. Tyrantanic - Breeder
2. Space Manoeuvres - Stage One
3. Morning Glory - Union Jack
4. Lost Without You - Jayn Hanna
5. Expand The Room - the Light
6. Belfunk - Sasha
7. Know You Love Me Too - Chris Raven
8. Micromega - Blue Planet Corporation
9. Free - Mono Culture

Tracks:

1. Waters Of Jericho - Head Honcho
2. Sexual Movement - Movement Perpetual
3. Seaside Atmosphere - Stef, Pako & Frederick
4. Der Dritte Raum - Polarstern
5. Frictions Groove - Friction & Spice
6. Gamelan - Red Devil
7. Mess With Da Bull - RR Workshop
8. Love Stimulation - Humate
9. Rock Stone - Breeder
10. Anything You Want - Delta Lady
11. Silence, The - Mike Koglin

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The latest in the Northern Exposure series of trance-techno journeys undertaken by two of the most respected DJs in the world, Expeditions finds Sasha and John Digweed fashioning a set from some fine underground cuts. The disc carries the atmosphere of Jean Michel Jarre while maintaining the pace and energy of Orbital. Using Breeder's "Tyrantanic" as their warm-up, the dynamic duo seamlessly utilize simple techno beats with the likes of Jayn Hanna's "The Light," pumping after-hours house such as Mono Culture's "Free," and deliciously simple trance as in Red Devil's "Gamelan." Maintaining the traditions of previous Northern Exposure sets, there are two different discs for slightly different moods--the first more of a late-night soundtrack, the latter a blue-sky marathon--but both work equally well sequentially or separately. Expeditions is a dynamically balanced dance journey that takes you through many of the vistas electronica and DJ culture has to offer. No phrasebook is necessary. --Steffan Chirazi

Customer Reviews:

Very Average.......2007-06-05

Two years after the original, Sasha and John Digweed are back with Northern Exposure: Expeditions.

"Space Manoeuvres" by Stage One sets the overall theme of this two disc set. Overabundant spacey trance tracks fill up most of both discs. For this reviewer's taste, it can get a little tiresome for an entire disc, let alone two of them. I am not that impressed with this album, especially when compared to the quality of the original.

Both discs get 3/5 stars.

good stuff .......2007-01-20

if you like this type of music...I do so I would buy again

Disappointing.......2006-09-20

I was extremely disapppointed with Sasha'a mix. At least John Digweed exemplifies some good trance here. Even Communicate is better than this disc and it isn't even that good. Buy East Coast if any disc.

I'm glad I gave this another shot. There are some standout tracks on the first disc mainly Space Manoeuvers, Lost Without you, Belfunk & Know You love me too.

still bangin'.......2006-02-21

I cant believe the relevance of these cd's have ven now. Not so much disk 2 (which the songs have been played out by every dj worth his salt since),but disk 1 is still so f'n fresh (mainly because other less worthy dj's haven't wore the songs out for me)

The stand outs are #4,#5,#6 with seven being one of the heaviest electronic songs ever created, with its dark, chuggy, yet light to the touch, smiling from ear to ear beat and #9 "free".

i like to consider myself a conniseur of sorts of this (trance,house) type of music beacuse i have been enjoying this type of music since '95. But for the 'beginner' and the experienced alike these cd's are a must have for the emotional moody feeling that we all relish as a member of the human race.

The crowdpleaser that even the snobbiest fans hold dear.......2005-12-14

Northern Exposure III is sort of the self-conscious masterpiece of Sasha and Digweed. That is, after Northern Exposure I and II, which were somehow more pure and exploratory (and marginally better in my mind), this album sounds like the artists trying to outdo themselves. In a way, they almost did.

Even an intermediate trance enthusiast knows that trying to cram too many good songs into a single mix has a detracting quality (see Oakenfold's Tranceport). For one thing, the mix tends to be a little forced. What you get with this album is the most individual-song quality possible in the shortest time length. Of course, they cheated a little. Tracks 1 and 2 were not only programmed by the same set of musicians, but musicians aimed at tailoring their songs to fit into Sasha and Digweed mixes. Still, tracks 1 and 2 are incredibly fit together! The rest of the CD almost doesn't matter.

CD 1 seems to be a little more Sasha-esque while CD has the Digweed structure. If you take out tracks 1 and 2 on the first CD, the second CD is the superior mix.

Average customer rating: Sequels Are Usually Disappointing Classic - really is worth all 5 stars ZRODN Awesome! A progressive house classic ...

Northern Exposure II: West Coast Sasha Manufacturer: Ultra Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Trance | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Techno-House | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Trance | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Northern Exposure II: East Coast Northern Exposure : Expeditions Communicate Global Underground 013: Ibiza Bedrock ASIN: B000003SFT Release Date: 1998-01-13

Tracks:

1. Cygnus
2. Speedy J
3. Humate
4. Sven Vath
5. The Light
6. Third Man
7. LSG
8. Taucher
9. Art of Silence
10. Transa
11. Armin

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A smoother, steamier slice of house techno, this installment of the Northern Exposure series is a soft and sexy continuous mix that cruises comfortably in the fast lane without offering any standout moments of delirious excitement. Centering themselves firmly in the desert-trance arena, Sasha and Digweed opt for dreamy over direct every time. LSG's "Netherworld," Taucher's "Waters," and the William Orbit and Spooky mix of Sven Vath's "An Accident in Paradise" are all choice moments to get lost in, while Humate's "3.2" is a warm and cozy chunk of ambient techno. Overall, this edition of Northern Exposure is not the most essential member of the collection, but it does provide more than enough fluid trance-techno moments to satisfy dedicated fans. --Steffan Chirazi

Customer Reviews:

Sequels Are Usually Disappointing.......2007-06-06

The second volume in the Northern Exposure Series follows that very well known trend amongst movies where the original is usually considered the best while the sequel ends up being a disappointment.

The first release is a classic that will stand against the test of time despite being two years the junior to this album. Northern Exposure II: West Coast is outdated with tacky-sounding trance. Glowsticks and pacifiers anyone?

2.5/5 stars.

Classic - really is worth all 5 stars.......2007-01-12

I don't go buck wild over every cd I buy and give 5 stars because it sounds cool. But as others have said - NE: West coast stands the test of time and is worth the price listed. The buildup to Pete Heller's remix of Netherworld is one of the best I've heard.
Be sure to check out the East Coast edition - it's very different, but a good purchase still (I'd give it 4 stars).

ZRODN.......2006-10-26

once again sound rotation bpm off sync wrong meshed unstructured sound lends no focus to the true artist who by the way if your heard him live raw at various venues or clubs throughout the world you would be impressed and say hey were did all the energy bpm pitch and loud sound structure go it aint here on this cd. i would say fire the production sound team for they lend themselves to nothing cant anybody just record his live sets in clubs and put it on cd i mean its that simple he will make millions but this nonsense is so laughable but sorry i mean these music critics here lend themselves to so sorry cant anybody know the differnce fom slow bpms to fast bpms send everybody back to music school

Awesome!.......2005-09-13

This was my first experience to trance music, and it completely changed all my thoughts about the genre. Westcoast still remains my favorite out of the series. Great for chilling, and especially driving!! The whole cd is excellent but cuts of choice for me are 3.2, Solar Cycle, and Netherworld. This cd is incredible, as are all the Northern Exposures, and I highly recommend you buy it. This is money well spent here, you will not be disappointed. Enjoy!

A progressive house classic ..........2004-08-02

The follow-up to Sasha & John Digweed's Northern Exposure does not disappoint. Similar to Vol. 1, the UK and US versions were released differently. Whereas Northern Exposure 2 was released as a single, two CD set in the UK, the US version was split into separate releases, or different editions: the West Coast and East Coast editions. Don't be fooled however, they are completely different sets with different tracks. And both are absolutely essential purchases!

The West Coast edition is the more danceable of the two NE2s, with some of the best progressive house tracks of the era/ever. Opening with Cygnus X's "Protison" (incorrectly listed as "Superstrings" on the back cover), a lush, bouncy, euphoric mood is instantly created only to be torn down by the stabbing melodies and abrasive percussion Speedy J's "Fusion". Humate's classic "3.2" is mixed in creating a dark, atmospheric sound, that melds perfectly with William Orbit's remix of Sven Vath's techno classic "An Accident In Paradise". The Light's "Panfried" and Third Man's "Solar Cycle" keep the beat steady, before the duo really turn up the energy with L.S.G.'s "Netherworld". The Jules Vern mix heard on this album is the best version of the song I've ever heard emphasizing the best elements of the song, and creating a hard hitting progressive house floor-filler. Taucher's melodic "Waters" is perfectly mixed holding the peak created by "Netherworld" to over ten minutes of sheer electronic bliss. "Teach Me" by Art Of Silence is a serene break from the energy, but we're soon brought back to 4/4 floor-stomping energy with Transa's anthemic "Enervate", before slowly closing with the trance inducing groove of Armin's "Blue Fear".

While not as timeless as it's predecessor or the East Coast Edition, this is still a classic piece of progressive house. Although more immediately accessible, it is ultimately less rewarding than it's counterpart. Still, an essential purchase for progressive house/trance fans.

Average customer rating: A Ballad of Trance LOVE Ten years on and still amazing... Sunsets And Snow Earthen Organic Frost

Northern Exposure, Vol. 1 Sasha & John Digweed Manufacturer: Ultra Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Trance | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Techno-House | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Trance | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Northern Exposure II: East Coast Northern Exposure II: West Coast Northern Exposure : Expeditions Fabric 20 Xpander ASIN: B000003SFN Release Date: 1997-07-22

Tracks:

1. Satellite Serenade - Keiichi Suzuki
2. Cascade - Future Sound Of London
3. These Waves - Young American Primitive
4. Raincry - God Within
5. Out Of Body Experience - Rabbit In The Moon
6. I'm Free - MORGAN KING
7. Ultraviolet - Kites
8. Obsession - Fuzzy Logic
9. Water From A Vine Leaf - William Orbit
10. Liquid Cool - Apollo 440
11. Last Train To Lhasa - Banco De Gaia

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The Rolls Royce of trance-house mixes, and every bit as cool as the polar bear on the sleeve, this first edition of Sasha and John Digweed's Northern Exposure sets is the tightest and most effortless of the series. With 11 superbly arranged cuts from the likes of William Orbit, Rabbit in the Moon, and the Future Sound of London, not one moment is wasted. The disc's flavor is decidedly organic and wholly evocative of all-night mountain raves or desert parties. Starting with the early-morning stretch of Keiichi Suzuki's delightfully sunny "Satellite Serenade," the duo swiftly build the tempo up to the breezy ambient plateau of Morgan King's "Free" before heading into harder house territories. The metronomic pulse and atmospheric chanteuse vocals of Fuzzy Logic's "Obsession" form an incremental crescendo with Orbit's "Water from a Vine Leaf." Being a condensed version of the European release, the closing salvo from Banco de Gaia's "Last Train to Lhasa" confirms the since-validated fact that these Exposure journeys have infinite potential; Sasha and Digweed are among the first DJs to create mix sets that tap into earthy, human emotions. It is precisely this unique flavor that will make you yearn for a dance floor, beach, or campsite, packed with deliriously dancing bodies. Yes, really. --Steffan Chirazi

Album Details

Mixed by Sasha and Digweed, 2CD'S featuring 22 Tracks by Fsol, Drum Club, William Orbit, Underworld, Banco De Gaia, Apollo 440 and More.

Customer Reviews:

A Ballad of Trance.......2007-06-05

Sasha and John Digweed team up in compilling this novel album although it definitely has more of a "Sasha-feel". A ballad of soft trance that is best suited to lazy Sundays or post-clubbing come downs.

For the most part, the individual tracks and the set overall does not sound that outdated when related to the album's release date of 1997.

I like this album for its sheer creativity. It the album cover and title have any true purpose in conveying what type of setting Sasha and Digweed were going for with their track selection...chilly, untamed, and isolated...then they sure succeeded. I just don't understand why they decided to open with a track using a vocal clip of the BBC's premier documentary narrator, David Attenborough talking about the Amazon instead of the Arctic or Antarctic?

This review is for the single disc album with the tracks featured above. 4/5 stars.

LOVE.......2007-05-15

i loveeeeeeeeee this effing cd, but mine is scratched to hell and now i'm having a hard time finding it :(:(:(:(. This cd is soo sososo good; lots of good beats, and some relaxing songs and just an all around great cd.

Ten years on and still amazing..........2007-04-04

Wow....time flies...I've owned NE Vol 1 for 10 years....and it still doesn't fail to blow me away every time i listen to it. I own all the NEs 1-3 and Vol 1 is still the best. If you haven't listened to it....give it a shot and discover how timeless this S&D mix really is.... Also, I spent all winter listening to the NEs while snowboarding every weekend....it's the closest thing to heaven at 13,000 ft!!!!

Sunsets And Snow.......2007-02-13

Sasha and Digweed dip their pens into a dark and sultry ink for this lanky, lazy trance mix. It is almost as stirring as their harder house numbers, but without all of the thumping back-beats or aggressive propulsion. Inspired by daydreams and infused with liquid sighs, this album is an attempt at soulful transcendence.

Unfortunately, the record gets off to an almost aggravatingly slow start. The Suzuki number that kicks the disc off is about five minutes too long and features an irritatingly incessant chandelier-and-wind-chime jangling. A later track, "Raincry," succumbs to the deadly repetition of a monkish whine that, after seven minutes, starts to sound like a dying whale. The third track of the album is a Native American-themed chorale by The Future Sound of London; it's suitably sensual (think pan-flutes and fairy-whispers), but the mood is almost ruined by an escalating mish-mosh of weird electro-swoops and kinetic synth.

These minor mishaps, however, are all overshadowed and overpowered by the rest of the record, which is not nearly so twilight-toned. The sound coasts up higher through the angelic sparkles of "These Waves" and then dives down into the cool, murky waters of "Out Of Body Experience."

"I'm Free," "Ultraviolet," "Obsession," and "Water From a Vine Leaf" form the nerve-throbbing core of this record, and they are crafted and coalesced with S & D's usual fine eye for detail. The music picks up speed without losing its airy effervesence. Textured alto serenades, strobe-heavy splashes of sound, urging and sexual half-moans: it recalls bare feet kicking up surf around a beachside bonfire, sweaty and shadow-soaked club couches, or candle-lit house parties.

This delightfully dirty block of trance brilliance is followed by some last-minute theatrics (the up-and-down robotics and the silk-weave organ chords of Apollo 440's "Liquid Cool/Deep Forest Ice Cold") and a steady, patient, Indian-influenced come-down that recalls the life and lushness of the record without any of the awkward false starts. This trip may have a rocky beginning, but it ends, in true S & D fashion, with a dreamily perfect fade.

Earthen Organic Frost.......2007-01-11

If the phrase "heading South" implies a progression towards Hell, North would have to be the direction of Heaven. In 1996, Sasha and John Digweed certainly exposed us to a little slice of Heaven.

This album as a single unit was perhaps as influential on modern mixing as the duo's Renaissance: The Mix Collection was to the introduction of mixing itself. The mixing is flawless, but unlike the acclaimed Global Underground series' mixing, this was done by Sasha and Digweed themselves, not a professional studio mixer using 21st century computers - making the album all that much more special.

The track progression is seamless; I love the ethereal sounding beats mixing, melding, churning subtly together to form this astounding musical mosaic. The music is now eleven years old. 1996-2007. But it is as fresh, as seamless, as illusory and divine as it was in the mid '90s.

One thing to be said - for years, I owned the U.S. release (long after the UK release had been discontinued) and was ignorant of a second disc to this release. And I cannot convey to those out there with enough urgency that the second disc completes this epic journey, even though the first disc (North) could very well stand alone as a 5-star album and has for quite some time.

The second disc (South), never released in the United States and only limitedly available around the rest of the globe, matches the mysticism of the North disc. Yet it is so very different. While the North disc is a bubbly landscape of dreamy, beautiful and luscious ear candy melded into one long 11 part track, the South disc adds the balance necessary to call this a real trance album. There are solidified beats on the South disc, straight from the get-go. This disc has an icier feel to it, a bit more cryptic whereas the North disc feels somewhat organic and earthen to my ears. I love it. Phased vocals, beat crescendos and chopped inserts lay the foundation for the rushing peaks that the North disc lacks. The North disc still remains my favorite because it is a humble work of beauty, but the South disc feels a bit more like the perfect segue into the future Northern Exposure releases.

The biggest complaint with these masterpieces is that the songs sound too dated. NOT SO WITH THIS RELEASE. I promise that anyone, from an older ex-raver to the trance newcomer will find these songs accessible. This album surpasses that boundary which can snag some listeners' appreciation for the music.

If you want something truly historical, aurally divine, musically enigmatic and a work of technical genius, then purchase this album. Sell a kidney if that should be the prerequisite to getting the South disc. I have finally found the whole package, and I refused to review this album without having experienced it first in its 1996 completeness.

~Lex

Average customer rating: Buy it NOW!!! Texas Country At It's Best Amazing

Full Exposure Live (Bonus DVD) Cory Morrow Manufacturer: Smith Music Group ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Country | Styles | Music Similar Items: Nothing Left to Hide Songs We Wish We'd Written Outside the Lines Live Across Texas Live at Billy Bob's Texas ASIN: B0000A4G4Q Release Date: 2003-07-22

Tracks:

1. Nothing Better
2. Gtmo Blues
3. 21 Days
4. Intro
5. Texas Time Travelin'
6. Live Forever
7. Drinkin' Alone
8. Highway
9. Light on the Stage (Sing With Me)
10. Medley
11. Love Me (Like You Used to Do)
12. Songwriter's Lament
13. Straight to Hell
14. Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way? - Pat Green, Cory Morrow
15. Big City Stripper
16. Beer

Tracks:

1. [DVD]

Customer Reviews:

Buy it NOW!!!.......2004-11-01

Texas Country/Rock at it's best!!!
The enthusiasm and energy Cory brings to the stage is nothing but amazing. We have seen him 3 times live now and can't wait until the next show!!! And when we can't wait until the next live performance we just pop in the bonus DVD!! I just wish more artists would be as innovative as Cory and provide the fans with video performance such as Cory does. Two Thumbs WAY up!!!

Texas Country At It's Best.......2004-06-01

This is a great example of Texas country at its best. This live CD shows off Cory at his best from Austin. The Bonus DVD is just amazing. If you haven't seen him live I highly recommend getting this as it shows how much he is loved in Texas. This was my first introduction to his music, after seeing him live i went out and bought this cd and I just love it. My favorite track is Texas Time Travelin' and the new studio tracks are great. Go support Cory!

Amazing.......2003-08-25

This CD is one of the best Cory Morrow CD's ever. With songs like Straight To Hell, Beer, and Songwriter's Lament on the live postion how could you not love this album. With this being a live CD he bring his best feature to this album. His live peformace. The three new studio song do not let down either. GTMO Blues writen after his trip to the Cuban Navy Base is a poinet song with aboulst honstey. The bonus DVD is a plus because if you have never seen Cory in concert get this album and you will see why he is so loved in Texas. Buy this album.

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6. Glovebox
7. Habitat Collection: Fireside
8. Hotel Byblos Saint-Tropez, Vol. 3 [Import] [Limited Edition]
9. Idylls
10. In the House [Box set]

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