John Digweed's double-disc set in the Global Underground mix series showcases the British DJ's unique ability to seamlessly fuse trance and techno into a lush slipstream that works well, whatever the hour. Recorded in Sydney, Australia, in 1998, Digweed's mix envelops a multitude of dance styles and coats them all with his effortless, lengthy, pace-building method. Few DJs could move so smoothly from the sunrise tranquillity of Fortunato & Montresor's "Imagine" to the busyness of Danny Tenaglia's "Elements," let alone Fatma Morgana's "Apache Spur" to the franticness of Crystal Method's "Keep Hope Alive." Yet Digweed makes it all seem so natural, the warmth and mobility of the mix inviting listeners to stop whatever they're doing, shut up, and dance. --Steffan Chirazi
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ASIN: B00000F1EA Release Date: 1998-11-17 |
Tracks:
- Imagine - Fortunato & Montresor
- Blu Savannah - Liquid Language
- Wonky - Head Effect
- Filter - Jan Driver
- Flood - Shapeshifter
- Towards Omega - Astral Matrix
- Elements - Danny Tenaglia
- Down The River - Hong Hong Trash
- Spiritual - Abundence
- Slap Me Some Skin - Brother Brown
- Blue - David Alvarado
- Physcho Samba - Lando
- Air - Albion
Tracks:
- Apache Spur - Fatma Morgana
- Rub-A-Dub - Sound Of Sim
- Subversal - DJ JDM & Georgio
- Release - Kobayashi
- Autobahnana - Mortal
- Steel Blue - Pako & Frederik
- Stargazer - Deepsky
- Words - Paul Van Dyk
- Propaganda - Vintage Millenium
- The Unexplained - Pablo Gargano
- Keep Hope Alive - Crystal Method
- Out Of It - Ylem
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John Digweed's double-disc set in the Global Underground mix series showcases the British DJ's unique ability to seamlessly fuse trance and techno into a lush slipstream that works well, whatever the hour. Recorded in Sydney, Australia, in 1998, Digweed's mix envelops a multitude of dance styles and coats them all with his effortless, lengthy, pace-building method. Few DJs could move so smoothly from the sunrise tranquillity of Fortunato & Montresor's "Imagine" to the busyness of Danny Tenaglia's "Elements," let alone Fatma Morgana's "Apache Spur" to the franticness of Crystal Method's "Keep Hope Alive." Yet Digweed makes it all seem so natural, the warmth and mobility of the mix inviting listeners to stop whatever they're doing, shut up, and dance. --Steffan ChiraziAlbum Details
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Gather All Your Digweed Disc Ones.......2007-06-05
This compilation is very beloved by the majority of Digweed's massive fan base. It was actually released as the first Global Underground (GU001) on the United States as a "non-import".
I really think Digweed should stick to single disc commercial compilations. I repeatedly find that one disc (usually disc 1) of a two disc set is very good, full of depth with good diverse track selection. The second disc always sounds relatively familiar to another second disc from another album of his.
Disc 1 of this compilation is really good. Surprised? About half an hour into this set, it gets phenomenal right on through.
Disc 2 is uninspiring and dull after a few plays. I'll be the first to admit that I am way more critical with electronica compilations than most. However, I just can't bring myself to love a set that includes a track with race-car noises in it ("Autobahnana" by Mortal if my memory serves me correctly)!
Disc 1 gets 4/5 stars while disc 2, 2/5 stars.
AMAZING.......2005-06-30
Well..........2001-11-23
In general the cd is fairly fragmented; he'll butt a slowish song up against a more hard hitting one and the overall effect is you're constantly waiting for him to get to the point and he just never does.
If you're a fan of his stuff, then this cd is probably one of his better ones, and if you like a more harsh, more sparse type of trance, give this a try as well. Otherwise, don't waste your money.
digger strikes again.......2001-03-02
more than excellent.......2000-12-27
Disc one is the more adventurous of the two. It begins with an ethereal tone, floating inward from silence with "Imagine" before exploding into straight out trance with "Blu Savannah" only for Digweed to take the mix and ground it in a much grittier, heavier style of music. I am hesitant to label the tracks sandwiched between the Liquid Language track and the closer by Albion with a style. They don't quite seem to be trance. Nor deep house. Nor hard house. A deep techy hard melodic housey trance...? Regardless, the mix is expert and bold and for as much throttling of the ears and the soul that the middle portion does, he lets everyone off easy with a club classic: "Air" by Albion.
Disc two is a little more predictable, a little more formatted. Easier to pin down, I'd say it's progressive trance -- but solid, building up nicely, exploding, then coming down. It kicks off well enough with that "Apache Spur" (which happens to have one of the catchiest basslines I've ever heard), peaks early with "Release", dips down and gets a bit techy for a few tracks until it blows up again with "Stargazer" and "Words" -- going off on an arguably psychedelic tip. Following "Words," the CD takes a turn as if it were headed back to the sound exhibited on the first disc, hitting you one last time with an unheard of mix of "Keep Hope Alive" and then bubbling out with "Out of It."
Overall, excellent and a good CD to keep around as a benchmark by which to measure the performance of others. Of Digweed's available mixCDs, I am undecided which to suggest above all others. If you own none, buy the "Bedrock" set first -- it's more eclectic. And when it comes down to this one versus Hong Kong -- flip a coin. You'll be equally pleased. Just remember, while Sasha often gets more hype -- Digweed is the man to watch.
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