Reviewed by Tim Davison / Submitted 03-06-06 18:13
Label: Renaissance Format: CD Genre: Progressive House
John Digweed has done and seen it all yet retains a special place in the dance music industry as an uncompomising taste maker who has always led and never followed.
Featuring the housier end of the progressive house spectrum this is a wonderful example of how to get the most from the limited period of time offered by the modern 80 minute CD.
There are no filler tracks in this expertly cohesive body of work and its evolution from 'Cruising' to 'Gebrunn Gebrunn' is a fantastic example of how a mix can/should progress. There is nothing obvious, no huge riffs, just wonderfully fluid grooves and jacking rhythms, cool stabs and interesting fx wherever you care to listen. A compilation you will genuinely want to keep returning each time hearing something new.
The album also corresponds with Digweed's new weekly 2 hour radio show of the same name. See www.johndigweed.com for more details. 'Transitions' is released on 5 June.
1. Cruising- Partial Arts
2. Feelin' -Every
3. On the Run -Popnonname
4. Torch (Etrawelt Remix) -Margot meets The Melody Maker
5. Neontrance -Tigerskin
6. Plastic Rubberband -Catwash (DJ Wild + Chris Carrier)
7. Beautiful Dead (From the e.p. ‘Aromatik’)- Davis K
8. Flake Escape- Diringer
9. Roots 4 Acid- Rocco
10. Easy- Trick and Kubic ft. Valeska
11. Knights of Columbus- On Spec
12. Warung Beach (Lützenkirchen Remix)- John Digweed
13. Jetchi- Michael de Hey
14. McEnroe - Dana Bergquist
15. Gebrünn Gebrünn - Paul Kalkbrenner
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Comments:
From: DJChewyon 9th Jun 2006 15:38.28 heard this the other night & like the begining/middle bits & cannot believe Diggers got into the whole minimal/tech/electro movement so not sure about your comment on "who has always led and never followed"
really surprised at this comp & I actually like it very much