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Global Underground - is it kaput?

GU has been pretty quiet lately, at least to my knowledge... the last few albums came and went with little fanfare (I didn't even know Carl Cox had an album out!), and the last one the website alludes to is Dave Seaman in Lithuania, and a Tom Novy mix (not for any specific city though, so I don't know if it's a 'canon' album). I know that the mixcomp is going the way of the dodo, but damn, some of the older GU albums were some of my favorite albums ever (you know which ones).

Is this the end of the line for GU and their famous "city" series? How would it be possible for them to be relevant in this day an age, when EDM podcasts and productions are a dime a dozen?

I'd be sad if they went away, but I can certainly imagine they aren't doing awesome.

I can understand why after Warren made his 20th GU album.

I'd rather see it go then having them recycle the same fucking DJs over and over.

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Originally posted by RebeL9 I can understand why after Warren made his 20th GU album.

Another thing I forgot to mention was how surprised I was that Warren did that (rather decent) Balance album...

they should have just given Warren his own sub-series and it would still do the thing

anyway GU could hold up to this moment only because of Warren's mixes, Reykjavik is still my favorite of them all

I honestly don't think any of the GU compilations are amazing. NuBreed 5 is probably my favourite, which says it all.

Danny Howells Miami IMO... the rest meh.

I liked the two Deep Dish ones a lot

That one by Nick Warren had some music on it.

Yeah, that one definitely had a few cuts.

It definitely was like. Two discs. Pretty sure. Full of tracks.

One thing that still irks me is that they gave Oakenfold NYC. Why? What connection does Oakey have to New York? He played a total Cream set as well. Should have been GU:007 Liverpool, as unglamorous as that sounds, and then Sasha's blatantly Twilo GU:009 could have been New York rather than San Francisco.

SAN FRAN THUNDER

Wolf+Lamb GU:Marcy

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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J One thing that still irks me is that they gave Oakenfold NYC. Why? What connection does Oakey have to New York? He played a total Cream set as well. Should have been GU:007 Liverpool, as unglamorous as that sounds, and then Sasha's blatantly Twilo GU:009 could have been New York rather than San Francisco.

I was always under the impression that the cities picked were purposely made to have nothing to do with the DJ.

Sasha's GU San Fran is one of the best mix cds ever imo. Ibiza one is good as well.

Digweed's 3 different ones were cool. I liked a couple of the earlier ones ie. Nick Warren and Dave Seaman even Oakie's.

I think Danny Howells GU 27 was the last REALLY good one.

Some of the Nubreed cds were awesome as well such as Sander's and Danny's

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Originally posted by Mr Game+Watch I was always under the impression that the cities picked were purposely made to have nothing to do with the city of choice.

NO YOU DONT GET IT THERE IS A SECRET UNDERGROUND OF MUSIC IN EVERY CITY OF THE WORLD ONE MIGHT EVEN CALL IT GLOBAL THIS MUSIC IS IN EVERY MAJOR CITY BECAUSE ITS SO TRENDY YOUVE JUST NEVER HEARD OF IT BECAUSE YOUR NOT UNDERGROUND ENOUGH

//but you can buy the CD at the Virgin Megastore, if you like.

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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J One thing that still irks me is that they gave Oakenfold NYC. Why? What connection does Oakey have to New York? He played a total Cream set as well. Should have been GU:007 Liverpool, as unglamorous as that sounds, and then Sasha's blatantly Twilo GU:009 could have been New York rather than San Francisco.

Oakenfold lived in NYC for a time in the 80s, when he was the A&R guy who signed Jazzy Jeff and Salt n Pepa

I would rather that they cease to exist than to further tarnish the GU legacy that they created. After GU 024 is when it started to hit that downward spiral.

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Originally posted by nefardec Oakenfold lived in NYC for a time in the 80s, when he was the A&R guy who signed Jazzy Jeff and Salt n Pepa

Yeah okay, but that doesn't have much relevance to the GU compilation. I thought they were supposed to be about capturing the sounds of local dancefloors. There is an interview with Oakey from 1998 where he has this to say:

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What I have done up until now is deliberately stayed out of America. I did a one-off party a year and a half ago at Twilo in conjunction with CMJ and it was 'okay.' From a numbers point of view, it was packed, but I felt musically, I went way over their heads.

Sounds like he had a real connection with NYC, doesn't it? Also, there's a transition on GU:007 where he cues the incoming record on the wrong beat. That's the kind of mistake you make in your bedroom when you've just bought your decks, and yet it made it onto a commercially released CD. Absolutely shocking.

Oh yeah. That one with. Like. Digweed. Yeah?

has anyone heard the Tony de Vit's mixes?
those are the only ones I would get rid of

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Originally posted by Ted Promo That one by Nick Warren had some music on it.

LOL!

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Originally posted by GUBostonDubs Sasha's GU San Fran is one of the best mix cds ever imo. Ibiza one is good as well. Digweed's 3 different ones were cool. I liked a couple of the earlier ones ie. Nick Warren and Dave Seaman even Oakie's. I think Danny Howells GU 27 was the last REALLY good one. Some of the Nubreed cds were awesome as well such as Sander's and Danny's

The Howells NuBreed is sick. I can confirm this.

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