John Digweed - Transitions Vol. 4 [Renaissance]

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Posted by IpLaYWiTLiGhTs on Feb-25-2008 03:36:

There hasn't been a live set from John available for a while...anyone who's seen him live lately know some tracks he's dropping?

Posted by Paradox Lost on Feb-25-2008 03:46:

quote:
Originally posted by IpLaYWiTLiGhTs
There hasn't been a live set from John available for a while...anyone who's seen him live lately know some tracks he's dropping?

I'm sure his radio broadcast is a good indicator of that.

Which reminds me, I really ought to tune in to that show. I'm sure I'm missing a number of gems.

Posted by nsamadi on Feb-25-2008 04:29:

quote:
Originally posted by Paradox Lost
I'm sure his radio broadcast is a good indicator of that.

Which reminds me, I really ought to tune in to that show. I'm sure I'm missing a number of gems.

I noticed the tracks he plays on his show never really surface in his livesets but a few, he uses his show more for expermenting with different tracks.

His been playing a lot of techno, some from the Cocoon record label, Guy Gerber stuff, etc...and I hope that Unreleased Dubfire Mix of Spacebird is on it.

Posted by Dj_Es-Dva on Feb-25-2008 05:33:

I'd be surprised if he plays any tunes that hes played recently, i know someone whose on it that says hes trying to make as many exclusive as possible so yeah... hoping itll be better then 3! first half was dull at best

Posted by TranceArmstrong on Feb-25-2008 06:27:

Posted by TheVrk on Feb-25-2008 10:07:

Dood, i think all 3 have been real good

Posted by nsamadi on Mar-01-2008 10:59:

New album cover is up....I like it a lot....hope the CD's as good as the cover. You can also pre-order through digweed's e-shop.

http://www.bedrock.org.uk/

Posted by sLiCk_NiCk on Mar-01-2008 14:00:

he is playing in melbourne next weekend for one of our biggest festivals

looking forward to it

Posted by Jasperovitsj on Mar-01-2008 16:51:

quote:
Originally posted by nsamadi
New album cover is up....I like it a lot....hope the CD's as good as the cover. You can also pre-order through digweed's e-shop.

http://www.bedrock.org.uk/

He really needs to get a haircut

Posted by Techno_Twins on Mar-02-2008 07:25:

OMG YES!!!!!!!!!!! We most definitely are going to get the next installment, and the one after that and the one after that....

Sis and I listen to the third transitions daily. This mix encompasses so many elements of EDM, the deep, the dark and the dirty. It felt like each mix was structured as a crescendo, each bulding on one another, getting deeper with each transition.

Yes we like very much. Thank you Rich for letting us borrow this CD!

Posted by woscar on Mar-03-2008 00:52:

quote:
Originally posted by Techno_Twins
OMG YES!!!!!!!!!!! We most definitely are going to get the next installment, and the one after that and the one after that....

Sis and I listen to the third transitions daily. This mix encompasses so many elements of EDM, the deep, the dark and the dirty. It felt like each mix was structured as a crescendo, each bulding on one another, getting deeper with each transition.

Yes we like very much. Thank you Rich for letting us borrow this CD!

Your post reminded me of this:

Posted by maddraver on Mar-03-2008 01:35:

maybe those id's from bonaroo will be on there. i thought i read that they were digweed white labels.

Posted by bas on Mar-03-2008 18:38:

quote:
Originally posted by maddraver
maybe those id's from bonaroo will be on there. i thought i read that they were digweed white labels.

TRACK THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE (or four) WAS EPIC!!

Posted by [B-O-F-H] on Mar-03-2008 19:07:

Really happy with this one. I have spent lots of time on it with loads of edits and layering of tracks. Please look out for the mini Podcast of this later this week on www.johndigweed.com which will give you a rough idea as well as a chance to win 1 of 10 signed copies. As for the promo mix for the press, this has been edited
as well so make sure you get the full release to hear this mix in full.

You can pre- order any day now from www.recordstore.co.uk/johndigweed with the
first 200 will be signed by me.

Hope you like it as much as I do and looking forward to reading your comments

John

1. Julien Parise - A5B (Mirko Remix)
2. Henry Saiz - From Empty Lands
Guy J � Geko
3. Jeff Bennett � In Spite
Kabale und Liebe & Daniel Sanchez � Mumbling Yeah (Loco Dice Tribute Remix)
4. Nightguy � Pretty Face
Henry Saiz � From Tangled Seas
Myers Briggs � Forever
5. Sian - Wear Your Scars Like Medals
Kim Runic � Suspicious Blue
Two Lone Swordsmen � Shack 54 (Jet Project remix)
6. Plasmik � Pitch It (Claude VonStroke Remix)
Jamie Stevens - Keep Her Space (Smith & Selway's Control Mix)
7. Jerome Sydenham and Tiger Stripes - Elevation (Ink & Needle Remix)
Guy J � Under Pressure
8. Pascal Feos & Marc Mirror � Rezolution
Spector � Mineral Drive (Jamie Stevens Remix)
J�rg Burger � Superpicture
9. Pig & Dan � Dreams of Bells
Emmanuel - Parade (Original Mix)
10. Soliquid � Piknic Bugz (Original Mix)
Soliquid � Piknic Bugz (Gone Wild Mix)

John Digweed concludes the first chapter of his Transitions series with a bang�

Since it�s launch Transitions has become one of - if not - the most anticipated releases in the compilation calendar; over the past two years its single disc, twice-yearly format has provided dance music fans a regular, contemporary snapshot of John. Now the first chapter in the Transitions� series reaches its conclusion with the highly anticipated fourth volume.

�This was perhaps the hardest one yet,� says Digweed, �The proximity between releases meant each new volume was strongly influenced by its predecessor - as we moved from one to the other they had to relate and make sense. �

So, a real challenge. Just how did John go about tackling it?

�I�ve developed the amount of tracks and layering over the series,� he elaborates, �And we�ve taken it to the next level with this latest volume, it�s the most intense and intrinsic yet, which meant replacements, additions, editing and a lot of time consuming assessments and re-assessments.�

Over the course of 22 tracks and 73 minutes John weaves a unique musical thread. From favourites such as Ink & Needle, Guy J and Pig & Dan through to welcome debuts from Henry Saiz, Myers Briggs or Soliquid, all are concisely constructed in the mix to the point where 3 are often playing at anyone time. Infact, due the resulting complexity, John decided to re-structure the trackmark points to better reflect the more developed passages � and so 22 records became 10 (see full tracklist below), as he elaborates, �In trackmarking this way I am able to highlight the unique qualities of the mix. Whilst it hopefully retains that signature Digweed sound, I�ve used modern production techniques to create an album that�s unlike anything you�ll ever hear me do in a club.�

And the future? �Let�s keep it about this latest volume for now,� John affirms, �Otherwise I think I�d be doing it a disservice!� We couldn�t agree more: Transitions Vol.4 is one of the most original compilations you�ll hear this year and a fitting finale to the series in its current guise�

John Digweed � Transitions Vol.4 is out 14th April 2008

http://www.bedrock.org.uk/socialise...ic.php?id=33205

Posted by bas on Mar-03-2008 20:02:

Yay!

/fanboy

edit // big WTF at that Soliquid ending

Posted by Clovis on Mar-03-2008 20:04:

Looks cool. lets just hope he didnt pull a Mark Asbrey and put too many tracks in there.

Posted by maddraver on Mar-03-2008 21:27:

thanks for the info b-o-f-h.
haven't seen any dj's doing that to there cd's. im not saying that there aren't any, i just don't know. looking forward to this one. looks like digweed is no longer sasha's bitch.

edit. i guess Mark Asbrey is one of them

Posted by Clovis on Mar-03-2008 21:30:

Posted by bas on Mar-03-2008 21:45:

quote:
Originally posted by maddraver
looks like digweed is no longer sasha's bitch.

He never was

Posted by nsamadi on Mar-03-2008 22:49:

The TL looks good, but worried about the mixing and editing. I wish Digweed would stick to what he does best. I really don't want to hear 3-4 tracks playing at the same time, it gets a bit annoying after a while, and sometimes ruins the beauty of one track.

Posted by maddraver on Mar-03-2008 23:24:

quote:
Originally posted by nsamadi
The TL looks good, but worried about the mixing and editing. I wish Digweed would stick to what he does best. I really don't want to hear 3-4 tracks playing at the same time, it gets a bit annoying after a while, and sometimes ruins the beauty of one track.

i agree. this is getting out of hand.j/k. but this is kinda getting to be what he does best in a way now days. dj's aren't getting the credit they deserve just from playing a regular set or putting out a regular mix with good quality tracks.it's all about technicality now days so it seems.

Henry Saiz- i likie his trackies!

btw.. I wish Sasha would stop digging in his fine ass wife's guts and put out a cd. John has been putting one out every year. That fool is pussy whipped!

Posted by bas on Mar-04-2008 00:07:

quote:
Originally posted by nsamadi
The TL looks good, but worried about the mixing and editing. I wish Digweed would stick to what he does best.

Layering tracks and slick mixing IS what he does best.

Posted by woscar on Mar-04-2008 00:47:

Tracklist looks amazing, really looking forward to hearing this. It makes the layering in T3 look like nothing!

Posted by Paradox Lost on Mar-04-2008 05:06:

quote:
Originally posted by maddraver
put out a cd. John has been putting one out every year.

I would much rather there be extended periods of nothing rather than frequent spawns of Fundacion and like mix comps.

Perhaps he's just creating some dead air in order to further accentuate the arrival of Involver 2, set for release in the Fall of next never.

Posted by ghostridenhuffy on Mar-04-2008 07:00:

Tracklist looks meh. If enough layering is done, then it will sound like one continuous track. I prefer a bit more dynamacism, like peaks, troughs, and nice builds. Didn't much care for the other 3, so I will wait for reliable reviews before purchasing.

On the other hand, I'm much more interested in the following:
Pappa's comp
Pole Folder's comp
Dave Seaman's comp
Leigh Morgan's Urbantorque comp
Hernan's comp

... and many others that are due to arrive in the not-to-distant future.

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