Global Underground: Hong Kong

Product Description
The 1st CD is anchored the standout tracks Underworld's 'Cups', Luzon's 'The Baguio Track', Cevin Fisher's 'Music Saved My Life' and Medway's climactic 'Flanker'. It's a diverse set that starts rather light and airy before getting progressively darker and bigger with each record. The 2nd CD hits hard and intensely from the first track and doesn't stop until its final, draining moments. Here, Digweed pulls out gigantic records by all the big-name late-'90s trance producers POB, Tilt, Cass & Slide, Breeder, Science Dept., Bedrock dropping them one after another with little mercy.

Global Underground: Hong Kong,John Digweed,Global Und. [Studio],Dance,Dance Music,Pop,Progressive House,Progressive Trance,Trance

Average customer rating: Fantastic Start...Flat Finish Musical Quicksand: An Absorbancy Unmatched Flawless The Greatest of All Times... A great compilation...

Global Underground: Hong Kong John Digweed Manufacturer: Global Underground ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Trance | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Similar Items: Global Underground 013: Ibiza Bedrock Northern Exposure II: East Coast Global Underground: Miami Northern Exposure II: West Coast ASIN: B00004SPLT Release Date: 2000-03-21

Tracks:

1. Cups [Salt City Orchestra Mix] - Underworld
2. Overflow [FC Kahuna Mix] - Madder Rose
3. Leiva Something for the Soul - ADNY,
4. Into Deep [Medway Remix] - LSG
5. Gravi Tech
6. Tribe and Trance [Voyager Remix] - Francesco Farfa
7. Here I Am [Hard Mix] - Lexicon Avenue
8. Baguio Track - Luzon
9. Music Saved My Life - Cevin Fisher
10. Useless - Jean-Phillippe Aviance
11. Flanker - Medway

Tracks:

1. Glide - P.O.B.
2. Angry Skies [Tilt's Numerology Dub] - Tilt
3. Futurized - Moonface
4. Diablo [Evolution Mix] - Cass, Slide
5. More - Austin Leeds, Van M
6. Sputnick [New York FM Mix] - Breeder
7. Persuasion [Funk Function Future Mix] - Science Dept.
8. Crash [Funk Function Groove Mix]
9. Amran in the 7th Phase - Hole in One
10. To the Rescue - Ingmar
11. Heaven Scent [Evolution Unreleased Mix] - Bedrock
12. And She Does [Quivver Alternative Mix] - Stoneproof

Amazon.com

A mere five months after releasing his exquisite double-CD Bedrock, John Digweed returns with an agile piece of turntable mastery for the next, perhaps riskiest, chapter in the immensely popular Global Underground series. Diving into a shadowy and more varied collection of down-and-dirty house and computer-age funk, Digweed's transitions are once again almost inhumanly smooth as he slips his light touch into the outer edges of trance. Still, it's a shock how far down he's willing to go. The sinewy, and relatively airy, groove of Underworld's "Cups" kicks the first CD into a familiar dream world, but it only sets up Digweed's dark, unrecognizable take on Madder Rose's "Overflow." From there, he keeps the downbeat dropping, even while ratcheting up the tension with dark bass-line melodies and relentless beats. Disc 2 continues the trend with a bold, bright, and truly underground sound that trusts the audience to understand the vibe without throwing around the often-cheesy cues favored by many of trance's other best-known DJs. As a setting, perhaps Hong Kong itself is responsible on some level for Digweed's dark-side choices, as if he felt like that relentlessly urban milieu would be a natural for this brand of techno. What's more interesting, though, is that Digweed's style shines through this gloriously mucky mix, remaining lighter than air even when the beats are downright subterranean. --Matthew Cooke

Album Description

Double disc set of club grooves, all mixed by top house DJ John Digweed. Includes many unreleased tracks & acetate exclusives. Artists featured include Underworld, Cevin Fisher, LSG and Bedrock. 23 tracks total. 2000 release. Double slimline jewel case.

Customer Reviews:

Fantastic Start...Flat Finish.......2007-02-16

I'll be the first to admit that I love the Global Underground label. However there seems to be a repeatitive pattern with the majority of these 2 disc sets. One disc is usually great, while the other is mediocre or subpar. It feels like themes or different tempo genres are attempted to be given to each disc. Usually disc 1 is more mellow while disc 2 has a little more oomph. GU 014:Hong Kong follows this trend again.

This can make for an interesting compilation with good track selection. It gives the listener 2 sets from their favorite DJ's instead of one long one.

Unfortunately with this compilation, disc 1 steals all the glory. It has great depth and wonderful track selection. If you are a big fan of John Digweed then you'll understand when I say that disc 1 is the kind of set that he mixes when he teams up with Sasha (who in my opinion brings out the best of John Digweed).

Disc 2 on the other hand is disappointing. Flat and repeatitive with a lingering hard beat tempo that gets old fast. There are even glimpses of anthem rhythms on this disc...disturbing. This is probably where I differ from most of the other reviewers who think John Digweed is a demigod on the decks as this disc more closely represents his solo style that he has developed over the years.

Disc 1 gets 4/5 stars. Disc 2, 2/5 stars.

Musical Quicksand: An Absorbancy Unmatched.......2007-01-18

This is an essential Global Underground release, no doubt; the older, more exquisite sound. No anthemic, Balearic trance here. Nor funk-infused house efforts like Uruguay, Miami and Dubai. And even though this could quite possibly be another definition of the haphazardly thrown-about term 'progressive trance', another phrase which instantly enters my head is 'dirty house'. And this mix is about as dirty as you can get!!

Dark, brooding background melodies cascade over one another as hard-hitting 4/4 kickdrums and tribal drum releases waltz together atop grinding, relentless and thickly-lain bass lines. I have been known to blow out a subwoofer disc two with a bit too much enthusiasm.

I enjoyed someone else's sentiments on the disc; that this mix is not as dark as Los Angeles (which was a bit more lost, directionally, anyhow) and less diverse as Sydney. And as another reviewer stated, this album is one of the most consistent in the Global Underground series. In fact, in that regard it reminds me significantly of Nick Warren's Shanghai set - both Hong Kong and Shanghai don't vary widely from the aural range they set for themselves initially, yet both accomplish creating a musical labyrinth which seems to instantly captivate (with very different styles, I realize). Possibly even moreso with this release, though.

Hong Kong is nothing like Bedrock (released only several months prior to this) which is, by comparison, a dance album. I could see dancing to Hong Kong, but the way I prefer to enjoy it is through a nice set of headphones or playing through a quality stereo. These discs seem to find a cozy, semi-permanant residence in my car; they are the ultimate driving grooves. Or, as background music for a game of cards, a pre-club warm-up banger, this album is versatile while maintaining its steady downtempo sludge-funk. And really, only when one actually hears the release will they be able to comprehend what terms like 'sludge-funk' and 'mucky deep trance' actually mean. In my opinion, this album mirrors the slick, dark and uncertain urban life of Hong Kong's underground music scene almost to near perfection.

With very few discs of my extensive electronica library do I form some sort of unspoken bond; this release connected to me instantly, and has never been far from my heart, although as-of-late I've been exploring Digweed's more minimalistic dub tech-house releases like Transitions 1 & 2 and Fabric20. I love his new style, but I am IN love with his classics. Quite simply put: a must-own, and an essential addition to any electronic music library out there.

~Lex

Flawless.......2006-08-23

This mix is flawless. I can't imagine any other mix being better than this. I have Foundations, Stark Raving Mad, Bedrock (which is also hard to beat) and Renaissance Transitions, and this tops them all. The uniqueness with which Digweed operates is amazing. It even has Heaven Scent on the second disc.

The Greatest of All Times..........2006-05-18

If you happen to be sifting through all my reviews, stop everything and buy this old CD. Now.

By far the best trance CD EVER MADE. A little dark and intense, with muddy, burping, evil frog noises. But I like evil frog noises. Like in "In Too Deep" on the first disk. Sounds great. Tribe and Trance is like pouring chocolate syrup into your brain. Digger's own Flanker is marvelous, and the Baggio Track here is intriguing. The low point of the first disk, "Music Saved my Life," stinks, what can I say. Skip over it.

Angry Skies is one of the best trance tracks ever, ever, ever sung by a chorus of evil burping frogs. Worth the braincells you lose listening to it. Although it really should be called Angry Frogs. The Breeder track is stellar as always.

BUY THIS CD

A great compilation..........2006-02-19

The opening song "Cups" by the Salt Lake City Orchestra was one of the first songs I downloaded on my ipod. It is such a great mix! I just love it!

Oh yeah... and the rest of the CDs aren't bad either... ;-)

Average customer rating: Moves Digweed's Hong Kong

Global Underground: 014 Hong Kong John Digweed Manufacturer: Global Underground ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | 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 Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Global Underground 001: Sydney Northern Exposure II: East Coast Global Underground: Ibiza Xpander Global Underground: Cape Town ASIN: B000058TJ1 Release Date: 2000-03-21

Tracks:

1. Cups (Salt City Orchestra Mix) - Underworld
2. Overflow (FC Kahuna Mix) - Madder Rose
3. Something For The Soul - A.D.N.Y. Presents Leiva
4. Into Deep (Medway Remix) - LSG
5. Gravi Tech - Sphere
6. Tribe & Trance (Voyager Remix) - Francesco Farfa
7. Here I Am (Hard Mix) - Lexicon Avenue
8. The Baguio Track - Luzon
9. Music Saved My Life - Cevin Fisher
10. Useless - Jean Phillippe Aviance
11. Flanker - Medway

Tracks:

1. Glide - POB.
2. Angry Skies (Tilt's Numerology Dub) - Tilt
3. Futurized - Moonface
4. Diablo (Evolution Mix) - Cass Vs Slide
5. More - Van M/Leeds
6. Sputnik (New York FM Mix) - Breeder
7. Persuasion (Funk Function Future Mix) - Science Dept.
8. Crash (Funk Function Groove Mix) - Johan
9. Amran In The 7th Phase - Hole In One
10. To The Rescue - Ingmar
11. Heaven Scent (Evolution Unreleased Mix) - Bedrock
12. And She Does (Quivver Alternative Mix) - Stoneproof

Album Description

The 1st CD is anchored the standout tracks Underworld's 'Cups', Luzon's 'The Baguio Track', Cevin Fisher's 'Music Saved My Life' and Medway's climactic 'Flanker'. It's a diverse set that starts rather light and airy before getting progressively darker and bigger with each record. The 2nd CD hits hard and intensely from the first track and doesn't stop until its final, draining moments. Here, Digweed pulls out gigantic records by all the big-name late-'90s trance producers POB, Tilt, Cass & Slide, Breeder, Science Dept., Bedrock dropping them one after another with little mercy.

Customer Reviews:

Moves.......2004-01-11

Wow. Put this set in, it works. This is Digweed's Hong Kong: dark, shadowy, relentless. Master work. The Los Angeles set is the logical continuation of the sound he masters here. Very little cheese, very few snares.

Dignifies the genre. Well done. Recommended.

Digweed's Hong Kong.......2003-06-27

I have no idea why this collection gets such a bad rap - mostly from Sasha devotees - but it offers up a great set. Disc two is exceptional. "More" by Jimmy Van M and Leeds ranks high on the goosebump meter. If you have other GU releases and, for whatever reasons - don't have this one, get it. I doubt this - ahem - "review" will sway anybody, but this is one of my very favorite GU releases. Best version of "Cups" I've heard, BTW...

Average customer rating:

Global Underground: Hong Kong John Digweed Manufacturer: Global Underground ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Trance | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music ASIN: B00004YVNV Release Date: 1999-11-01

Tracks:

1. Cups
2. Overflow
3. Something for the Soul
4. In Too Deep
5. Gravi Tech
6. Tribe & Trance
7. Here I Am
8. Baguio Track
9. Music Saved My Life
10. Useless
11. Flanker
12. Glide
13. Angry Skies
14. Futurized
15. Diablo
16. More
17. Sputnik
18. Pursuasion
19. Crash
20. Amrah in the 7th Phases
21. To the Rescue
22. Heaven Scent
23. She Does
24. [Untitled Track]

Album Details

Trance/House - Ltd. Edition.

Average customer rating: Fantastic Start...Flat Finish Musical Quicksand: An Absorbancy Unmatched Flawless The Greatest of All Times... A great compilation...

Global Underground: Hong Kong John Digweed Manufacturer: Global Underground ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Trance | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Global Underground 013: Ibiza Bedrock Northern Exposure II: East Coast Global Underground: Miami Northern Exposure II: West Coast ASIN: B0000300NZ Release Date: 2001-07-31

Tracks:

1. Cups (Salt City Orchestra Mix)-Underworld
2. Overflow (FC Kahuna Mix)-Madder Rose
3. Something For The Soul-ADNY Presents Leiva
4. Into Deep (Medway Remix)-LSG
5. Gravi Tech-Sphere
6. Tribe & Trance (Voyager Remix)-Francesco Farfa
7. Here I Am (Hard Mix)-Lexicon Avenue
8. The Baguio Track-Luzon
9. Music Saved My Life-Cevin Fisher
10. Aviance Useless-Jean Phillippe
11. Flanker-Medway
12. Glide-POB
13. Angry Skies (Tilt's Numerology Dub)-Tilt
14. Futurized-Moonface
15. Diablo (Evolution Mix)-Cass Versus Slide
16. More-Van M/Leeds
17. Sputnik (New York FM Mix)-Breeder
18. Persuasion (Funk Function Future Mix)-Science
19. Crash (Funk Function Groove Mix)-Johan
20. Amran In The 7th Phase-Hole In One
21. To The Rescue-Ingmar
22. Heaven Scent (Evolution Unreleased)-Bedrock
23. And She Does (Quivver Alternative Mix)-Stoneproof

Amazon.com

For those unwilling to travel across the world in order to hear the finest sets played by the finest DJs in the finest clubs, the Global Underground series proves to be a godsend. Less concerned with forcing as many chart hits into the equation than most other commercial mix CDs, Global Underground pushes the DJ to the fore. John Digweed's Hong Kong is a perfect example of the superstar-DJ effect paying off--his sleek, polished take on tech-trance isn't dictated by commercial concerns, market forces, or chart position, but simply concentrates on molding the dance floor into a pulsing, hypnotic ambience. An eight-minute reading of the Salt City Orchestra remix of Underworld's "Cups" recedes into the sparse, dark house of Madder Rose's "Overflow" (FC Kahuna remix) without even showing the join, and that's very much Digweed's style. Confident, seamless, accomplished--Hong Kong is so good it defies genre pigeonholing. --Louis Pattison, Amazon.co.uk

Album Description

Double disc set of club grooves, all mixed by top house DJ John Digweed. Includes many unreleased tracks & acetate exclusives. Artists featured include Underworld, Cevin Fisher, LSG and Bedrock. 23 tracks total. 2000 release. Double slimline jewel case.

Customer Reviews:

Fantastic Start...Flat Finish.......2007-02-16

I'll be the first to admit that I love the Global Underground label. However there seems to be a repeatitive pattern with the majority of these 2 disc sets. One disc is usually great, while the other is mediocre or subpar. It feels like themes or different tempo genres are attempted to be given to each disc. Usually disc 1 is more mellow while disc 2 has a little more oomph. GU 014:Hong Kong follows this trend again.

This can make for an interesting compilation with good track selection. It gives the listener 2 sets from their favorite DJ's instead of one long one.

Unfortunately with this compilation, disc 1 steals all the glory. It has great depth and wonderful track selection. If you are a big fan of John Digweed then you'll understand when I say that disc 1 is the kind of set that he mixes when he teams up with Sasha (who in my opinion brings out the best of John Digweed).

Disc 2 on the other hand is disappointing. Flat and repeatitive with a lingering hard beat tempo that gets old fast. There are even glimpses of anthem rhythms on this disc...disturbing. This is probably where I differ from most of the other reviewers who think John Digweed is a demigod on the decks as this disc more closely represents his solo style that he has developed over the years.

Disc 1 gets 4/5 stars. Disc 2, 2/5 stars.

Musical Quicksand: An Absorbancy Unmatched.......2007-01-18

This is an essential Global Underground release, no doubt; the older, more exquisite sound. No anthemic, Balearic trance here. Nor funk-infused house efforts like Uruguay, Miami and Dubai. And even though this could quite possibly be another definition of the haphazardly thrown-about term 'progressive trance', another phrase which instantly enters my head is 'dirty house'. And this mix is about as dirty as you can get!!

Dark, brooding background melodies cascade over one another as hard-hitting 4/4 kickdrums and tribal drum releases waltz together atop grinding, relentless and thickly-lain bass lines. I have been known to blow out a subwoofer disc two with a bit too much enthusiasm.

I enjoyed someone else's sentiments on the disc; that this mix is not as dark as Los Angeles (which was a bit more lost, directionally, anyhow) and less diverse as Sydney. And as another reviewer stated, this album is one of the most consistent in the Global Underground series. In fact, in that regard it reminds me significantly of Nick Warren's Shanghai set - both Hong Kong and Shanghai don't vary widely from the aural range they set for themselves initially, yet both accomplish creating a musical labyrinth which seems to instantly captivate (with very different styles, I realize). Possibly even moreso with this release, though.

Hong Kong is nothing like Bedrock (released only several months prior to this) which is, by comparison, a dance album. I could see dancing to Hong Kong, but the way I prefer to enjoy it is through a nice set of headphones or playing through a quality stereo. These discs seem to find a cozy, semi-permanant residence in my car; they are the ultimate driving grooves. Or, as background music for a game of cards, a pre-club warm-up banger, this album is versatile while maintaining its steady downtempo sludge-funk. And really, only when one actually hears the release will they be able to comprehend what terms like 'sludge-funk' and 'mucky deep trance' actually mean. In my opinion, this album mirrors the slick, dark and uncertain urban life of Hong Kong's underground music scene almost to near perfection.

With very few discs of my extensive electronica library do I form some sort of unspoken bond; this release connected to me instantly, and has never been far from my heart, although as-of-late I've been exploring Digweed's more minimalistic dub tech-house releases like Transitions 1 & 2 and Fabric20. I love his new style, but I am IN love with his classics. Quite simply put: a must-own, and an essential addition to any electronic music library out there.

~Lex

Flawless.......2006-08-23

This mix is flawless. I can't imagine any other mix being better than this. I have Foundations, Stark Raving Mad, Bedrock (which is also hard to beat) and Renaissance Transitions, and this tops them all. The uniqueness with which Digweed operates is amazing. It even has Heaven Scent on the second disc.

The Greatest of All Times..........2006-05-18

If you happen to be sifting through all my reviews, stop everything and buy this old CD. Now.

By far the best trance CD EVER MADE. A little dark and intense, with muddy, burping, evil frog noises. But I like evil frog noises. Like in "In Too Deep" on the first disk. Sounds great. Tribe and Trance is like pouring chocolate syrup into your brain. Digger's own Flanker is marvelous, and the Baggio Track here is intriguing. The low point of the first disk, "Music Saved my Life," stinks, what can I say. Skip over it.

Angry Skies is one of the best trance tracks ever, ever, ever sung by a chorus of evil burping frogs. Worth the braincells you lose listening to it. Although it really should be called Angry Frogs. The Breeder track is stellar as always.

BUY THIS CD

A great compilation..........2006-02-19

The opening song "Cups" by the Salt Lake City Orchestra was one of the first songs I downloaded on my ipod. It is such a great mix! I just love it!

Oh yeah... and the rest of the CDs aren't bad either... ;-)

Average customer rating: this is great

Global Underground: Hong Kong John Digweed Manufacturer: Musicrama/Koch ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Trance | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00003XATK Release Date: 1999-12-07

Tracks:

1. Cups [Salt City Orchestra Mix] - Underworld
2. Overflow [FC Kahuna Mix] - Madder Rose
3. Leiva Something for the Soul - ADNY,
4. Into Deep [Medway Remix] - LSG
5. Gravi Tech
6. Tribe and Trance [Voyager Remix] - Francesco Farfa
7. Here I Am [Hard Mix] - Lexicon Avenue
8. Baguio Track - Luzon
9. Music Saved My Life - Cevin Fisher
10. Useless - Jean-Phillippe Aviance
11. Flanker - Medway

Tracks:

1. Glide - P.O.B.
2. Angry Skies [Tilt's Numerology Dub] - Tilt
3. Futurized - Moonface
4. Diablo [Evolution Mix] - Cass, Slide
5. More - Austin Leeds, Van M
6. Sputnick [New York FM Mix] - Breeder
7. Persuasion [Funk Function Future Mix] - Science Dept.
8. Crash [Funk Function Groove Mix]
9. Amran in the 7th Phase - Hole in One
10. To the Rescue - Ingmar
11. Heaven Scent [Evolution Unreleased Mix] - Bedrock
12. And She Does [Quivver Alternative Mix] - Stoneproof

Customer Reviews:

this is great.......2000-08-02

this album is great. starts with house in the first cd, it goes deeper and deeper and makes you just want to get up and dance. the second cd is even better, starts with really dark jungle and goes on to trance. trance is good music but lots of djs don't know how to handle it, they don't know how to use trance to make people dance but john digweed does a perfect job in this album.

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