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-- John Digweed - Transitions Vol. 4 [Renaissance]
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| 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? |
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| 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? |
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| 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. |
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| Originally posted by bas haahah I have thick and curly hair like Digweed's and I remember in Miami when he was growing it out I thought, "what the hell is he doing? is he gonna straighten it? trust me homeboy that doesn't work "Turns out I just needed to grow it out much much longer than I was, I did and I had my hair like Digweed's for a few weeks. Totally fried my hair though |
just listen to the podcast its sounds great 
this fucking tops all previous releases
Insanely good!!
looking forward to getting this, fucking love the vonstroke mix of pitch it
I'm looking forward to this; the teaser was promising Hopefully it may rival the first as my favourite of the series
I listened to the promo copy.
The opening is stunning. "A5B" is used as a nice intro track and "From Empty Lands" creeps up slowly and blends in nicely. You can't even tell when it comes in, and its beautiful synths still play on and follow nicely well into "Geko" by Guy J. Such a simple yet beautiful opening to the mix, and at that moment, I really thought this would be something special, but unfortunately things just go downhill afterwards. I felt the exact same way with Vol. III (after Coma Edit into Spheere).
To me, the entire mix afterwards sounds like noise. A bunch of tech & prog sounds with no melodic sound to it. Although the mixing isn't as clustered as the pervious volume, and works great, tracks were chosen (not entirely) to mold well with each other than anything you can really groove to. I know this isn't a dancefloor mix, but there's almost no soul to the mix in my opinion. I did find some nice sounds in this, I love the dark thing going along with segment/track 5, but generally I found the mix to be dull.
A thumbs down for me. Not something I'll listen to often.
Listened to the promo today at work. I'm loving it, it's way proggier than the earlier volumes and yet it's techy as hell. Digweed scored a big one with Vol. 4 
And that last Soliquid track
I listened promo copy too. Holly mother of God...this is a masterpiece.
Tracks are bombs, way they are mixed/mashed up is awesome.
That trippy, histeric feeling is mind blowing. Progression during the set...everything is just - perfect!
Listened to the promo.
This is my least favorite in the series. Diggers had a good idea going with mash-ups and I'm sure he's loving the experimenting with Ableton, but I think he forgot to focus on the drive of the mix.
It's just a bunch of sounds put together. I can't really remember anything from the mix because it's TOO complicated. It's like how the epic trance producers think adding 7580983243 things into a track will make it sound better. The mixing however, is seamless.
The "vortex" John is really known for isn't there at all. Wasn't this last installment supposed to be based on peak hour madness? Only the last track has that feeling. That track is fucking INSANE by the way.
Disappointed. Few stand out tracks. Maybe I need a few more listens for it to grow on me.
BTW, anyone think about playing the entire series in one sitting? Wonder what kind of ride that would be...
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| Originally posted by IpLaYWiTLiGhTs BTW, anyone think about playing the entire series in one sitting? Wonder what kind of ride that would be... |
i thought the mix started out really good, kinda lost me towards the middle. i think the ending was nice.
gonna check it out again on the way to work. ill give it a 7.5 for now.
.....one day later, after listening again it does sound like alot of noise(like nsadami said). i wish he didnt layer every single track. although there is talent behind this mix, it just doesn't sound too great. i give it a 6 now. sorry john, ur still my boy though.
promo was very nice. l�king forward to the full release.
Really, really, good shit. Digweed outdid himself this time. It's been on replay non-stop in the car. This is the best compilation I've heard thus far in the year. Absolutely gorgeous.
... anybody says that this is good is taking the piss. This is god-awful. Way,way too many sounds going on and too much layering. Experiment with Ableton on your own time Diggers, and get back to basics. Just a wall of sound that goes nowhere save the las 7-8 minutes. Wasn't a fan of this series to begin with, and now I outright hate it FFS. Will no be purchasing this. Saving my money for Pappa's cd and Afterhours 5. This shit sucks.
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| Originally posted by ghostridenhuffy ... anybody says that this is good is taking the piss. This is god-awful. Way,way too many sounds going on and too much layering. Experiment with Ableton on your own time Diggers, and get back to basics. Just a wall of sound that goes nowhere save the las 7-8 minutes. |
Sadly, I kinda have to agree. Although not terrible, its certainly (easily) the weakest in the series up to this point, in my eyes.
I'm kinda dissapointed tbh. 
I dug it. Really liked the layering, although I have to say it does get a bit too busy at times. Much bigger fan of 2 and 3 but I still think this is a great cd.
Too much experiments, too much sounds, too much Ableton, no soul, no flow. Mixing is an art not only a technique. But still fan of vol.2, this is how Transitions CDs should be IMO.
Volume 2 is also my favorite in the series...that was a really solid mix start to finish.
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| Originally posted by IpLaYWiTLiGhTs Listened to the promo. This is my least favorite in the series. Diggers had a good idea going with mash-ups and I'm sure he's loving the experimenting with Ableton, but I think he forgot to focus on the drive of the mix. It's just a bunch of sounds put together. I can't really remember anything from the mix because it's TOO complicated. It's like how the epic trance producers think adding 7580983243 things into a track will make it sound better. The mixing however, is seamless. The "vortex" John is really known for isn't there at all. Wasn't this last installment supposed to be based on peak hour madness? Only the last track has that feeling. That track is fucking INSANE by the way. Disappointed. Few stand out tracks. Maybe I need a few more listens for it to grow on me. BTW, anyone think about playing the entire series in one sitting? Wonder what kind of ride that would be... |
I've always wondered what it would be like to mix the first track of Volume 2 into the last track of Volume 1 etc., and get a long 5+ hour set 
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| Originally posted by bas I've always wondered what it would be like to mix the first track of Volume 2 into the last track of Volume 1 etc., and get a long 5+ hour set |
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| Originally posted by plaxx It's already been done: www.bedrock.org.uk/socialise/viewtopic.php?pid=3194... |
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