John Digweed - Transitions Vol. 4 [Renaissance]

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Posted by maddraver on Mar-04-2008 07:19:

quote:
Originally posted by Paradox Lost

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.

yeah, i know what you mean. i personally asked him after a gig about the album. he told me may of this year(this was last october).....he said it himself that he was bad about setting deadlines. it doesn't look like he's gonna make this one either. bummer... i like the guy so much, but he sure is slacking lately.hopefully he redeems himself a lil bit in this north american tour with diggers.i guess we will see...

Posted by nsamadi on Mar-04-2008 07:50:

I agree, Digweed is one of the best mixers, but when I think of Digweed, I don't think of 4 tracks playing all together at the time. That's what I meant by sticking to what he does best. I think a well planned out mix with a solid TL would beat anything he does with Abelton. I preferred the mixing style of Vol 1 over Vol 3. But we'll see, I might be surprised.

As for Sasha's delay. Last year he had to do the soundtrack to the New Emissions Of Light DVD, start up his own record label and studio in NY and release new material for it. On top of that, his wife was expecting a child and he had to be there for his first born. Can't blame the guy for slacking a bit lately. I'd rather be patient, especially with Involver 2. He's in the studio now and has been for 2 months. After a quick tour with Digweed, he should be back in again and finishing off the album for a summer or fall release, if all goes well.

Posted by DOOMBOT on Mar-04-2008 14:36:

Seems a bit overkill with the layering in my opinion. I can see maybe a few tracks in the mix, but this just seems a bit much.

I personaly didn't enjoy T3 as much as I would have hoped because of how he crammed a lot of the tracks together. Don't get me wrong, he did it nicely but I much would have rather heard most of the tracks in full. So with that being said, I just don't see how this mix is going to be much different for me. Hopefully I am wrong though.

Posted by humilis on Mar-04-2008 14:42:

Looks like he's going to put some variety to the mix again, at last. Like I said before, vol 2 and 3 were dull and vol 1 was superb because of good tracks and variety. Now that tracklist looks interesting

quote:
Originally posted by DOOMBOT

I personaly didn't enjoy T3 as much as I would have hoped because of how he crammed a lot of the tracks together

Why I didn't like it was because those tracks were almost 1:1 copies of each other. Especially the last tracks of it.

Posted by RJT on Mar-04-2008 15:33:

quote:
Originally posted by nsamadi

As for Sasha's delay. Last year he had to do the soundtrack to the New Emissions Of Light DVD, start up his own record label and studio in NY and release new material for it. On top of that, his wife was expecting a child and he had to be there for his first born. Can't blame the guy for slacking a bit lately. I'd rather be patient, especially with Involver 2. He's in the studio now and has been for 2 months. After a quick tour with Digweed, he should be back in again and finishing off the album for a summer or fall release, if all goes well.

I'll believe it when I see it.

As I've said before - not only do I not think we'll ever see it, I actually hope we don't ever have Involver 2.

Sequels aren't always (and I'd argue they are often not) a good idea.

Posted by nsamadi on Mar-07-2008 23:57:

Digweeds Minimix Podcast for Vol 4, you can grab it off iTunes, but if you don't, follow the download link below, hope this is okay!

[[ LINK REMOVED ]]

Posted by Techno_Twins on Mar-08-2008 21:15:

quote:
Originally posted by woscar99
Your post reminded me of this:

I don't get it, why did it remind you of that?

Posted by woscar on Mar-08-2008 23:07:

quote:
Originally posted by nsamadi
Digweeds Minimix Podcast for Vol 4, you can grab it off iTunes, but if you don't, follow the download link below, hope this is okay!

[[ LINK REMOVED ]]

Got the podcast last night. At least the first half was amazing, banging, techy, funky house.

Posted by maddraver on Mar-09-2008 03:21:

not bad, i like it

Posted by Stasis on Mar-09-2008 21:59:

I just pre-ordered it. Definitely becoming more and more of a fanboy...not even sure why
I guess there's just fewer and fewer big name DJ's I respect these days, so I'm really supporting the ones that still keep up the quality.

As for Sasha's delays, I actually kinda like that about him. I always got the impression from Sasha that things don't come easy to him. He has good and bad nights in DJing. When he started off with Ableton, he'd really let things get messy sometimes. He's not a natural gear head or self-trained musician. But, when he really does work hard at things (Involver 1 or GU: San Fran for example) he's really tough to compete with though.

Posted by plaxx on Mar-10-2008 04:35:

this looks fucking awesome! i know a CD is going to be good when i hardly know any of the tracks on it hahahaha...

also, the cover art for the transitions series has been fantastic. really clean, consistent, and clever, while retaining a stylish vibe. just what the series is about, right? kudos!

Posted by PoisonJam19 on Mar-11-2008 05:38:

Listened to the minimix today, sounded nice. Definitely has me looking forward to vol 4.

Posted by Techno_Twins on Mar-12-2008 02:53:

Posted by Max Thomson on Mar-12-2008 19:40:

ah the wonders of ableton

Posted by woscar on Mar-13-2008 05:06:

quote:
Originally posted by Techno_Twins
What's with all those ads. Do I need to register?

No, just enter the code and wait 45 seconds

Posted by chucho on Mar-13-2008 11:32:

good pattern by digweed on his transitions covers

T2 split in half, T3 in three, T4 in four - always with the same hairdo

and yeah, i'm dumb for remark these obvious details so you can call that captain now...

Posted by Techno_Twins on Mar-14-2008 04:22:

quote:
Originally posted by woscar99
No, just enter the code and wait 45 seconds

Thanks!!!!

Posted by digweeeeeed on Mar-14-2008 09:46:

awesome cant wait!

Posted by digweeeeeed on Mar-14-2008 09:46:

fantastico!

Posted by shaolin_Z on Mar-14-2008 17:23:

I still liked the first one the most, not that the other two aren't good. Let's see how this one turns out.

Posted by Dj Dizzy on Mar-15-2008 02:36:

quote:
Originally posted by chucho
T2 split in half, T3 in three, T4 in four - always with the same hairdo

why is it you only see british people with haircuts like that? what are the penalties for a non-britain to have a haircut like that?

Posted by IpLaYWiTLiGhTs on Mar-15-2008 05:45:

quote:
Originally posted by Dj Dizzy
why is it you only see british people with haircuts like that? what are the penalties for a non-britain to have a haircut like that?

Are you kidding me? The emo/skater craze in America is exactly that style...

Posted by nsamadi on Mar-15-2008 06:17:

LOL, my hairs like Digweed's now.... but my bangs are longer while it looks like his sides are longer....

Posted by Paradox Lost on Mar-15-2008 07:19:

quote:
Originally posted by IpLaYWiTLiGhTs
Are you kidding me? The emo/skater craze in America is exactly that style...

Perhaps it's just the sandy blond hair of his, but I can see it much more reflective of the ultra laid back Southern California type than the emo/skater type.

Maybe he'll wind up creating a "Superstar Tech House DJ/Producer" craze of his own.

Posted by ghostridenhuffy on Mar-15-2008 08:11:

quote:
Originally posted by Paradox Lost
Perhaps it's just the sandy blond hair of his, but I can see it much more reflective of the ultra laid back Southern California type than the emo/skater type.

Maybe he'll wind up creating a "Superstar Tech House DJ/Producer" craze of his own.

was thinking more along the lines of Duran Duran circa 1984...

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