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John Digweed - Transitions Vol. 4 [Renaissance]
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.
Release Date: April, 15 2008
Tracklist:
01. Julien Parise - A5B (Mirko Remix)
02. Henry Saiz - From Empty Lands
Guy J - Geko
03. Jeff Bennett - In Spite
Kabale und Liebe & Daniel Sanchez - Mumbling Yeah (Loco Dice Tribute Remix)
04. Nightguy - Pretty Face
Henry Saiz - From Tangled Seas
Myers Briggs - Forever
05. Sian - Wear Your Scars Like Medals
Kim Runic - Suspicious Blue
Two Lone Swordsmen - Shack 54 (Jet Project remix)
06. Plasmik - Pitch It (Claude VonStroke Remix)
Jamie Stevens - Keep Her Space (Smith & Selway's Control Mix)
07. Jerome Sydenham and Tiger Stripes - Elevation (Ink & Needle Remix)
Guy J - Under Pressure
08. Pascal Feos & Marc Mirror - Rezolution
Spector - Mineral Drive (Jamie Stevens Remix)
J�rg Burger - Superpicture
09. Pig & Dan - Dreams of Bells
Emmanuel - Parade
10. Soliquid - Piknic Bugz
Soliquid - Piknic Bugz (Gone Wild Mix)
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sweet mother of jesus!
that was pretty fast
He seems to release new Transitions pretty quickly... Well I have Vol. 2 & 3 in my collection so let's hear this one when it comes out.
I hope it will be better than vol 2 and 3. Vol 1 was amazing because of its genious track selection and variety of sounds and moods. The rest were just dull..
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sounds good, can't wait
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| Originally posted by Quethas He seems to release new Transitions pretty quickly... Well I have Vol. 2 & 3 in my collection so let's hear this one when it comes out. |
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| Originally posted by Ted Promo That's because they're released bi-yearly or however that's phrased. |
Quasi-bi-annually.
Does that mean it goes both ways?
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| Originally posted by RJT Does that mean it goes both ways? |
I'd hit Transitions.
Very curious to see what type of thematic guidelines this one will be designed around.
I know the last one had a more 'peak-time' orientation to it, so it will be interesting to see what he does with this volume.
Didn't really find myself terribly interested in what volumes 1 and 3 had to offer, although I found 2 superb upon the very first listen.
whoa, quick indeed
Fuck yeah!!!
To those of you who think it's been too quick, Vol. 3 was released in September, that's a full 6 months! Perhaps it feels fast because it was so fucking good it's still getting heavy rotation on our players 
vortex time, bebe.
There were a couple of good tracks on 3, but overall I couldn't really get into it.
Digweed's GU mixes > Transitions mixes. All of the Transitions mixes have been good, but nothing near the quality of Sydney, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Stark Raving Mad, MMII, Bedrock and Fabric 20. That said, I'm looking forward to the fourth installment of Transitions, but I don't have high expectations of it.
Looking forward to this one, though I said that about Vol.3 and it didn't really work for me.
I agree that some of the previous Transitions have not been the best but I will definitely be checking this out and hoping for greatness.
I've given all the Transitions discs a shot, but really have failed to get into any for a significant amount of time.
I liked the first a fair bit, loads of good tunes and solid flow - but it wore itself out on me fairly quick.
In general I just think I'm tiring of both Sasha and John. The GU years were a lot of fun, but they just don't do it for me like they used to.
I for one really enjoyed #3 (especially compared to 1 and 2)... the genres presented were very diverse and all across the board, but somehow, it worked and never really got dull, apart from maybe the 3rd quarter of it. And it had a fantastic finale too.
Quote from Digweed:
"Hi All
Just finished Transitions Vol 4
Really happy with it
Loads of edits and layering of tracks
Hope you like it
Out in April
Podcast up soon to give you a rough idea of whats on it
but you really need the whole mix as it really builds.
John"
I really liked 3--looking forward to this one.
Fantastic news! I won't have to renew my Ambien prescription after all.
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