Totally agree. Sasha and Digweed are way over-rated. Every mix of their's i've heard the track selection is horrible.

Well sorry to say to everyone that likes Sasha and Digweed but I have listened to thier mixes over and over again to try and find why alot of people worship them and you know what, I couldnt see why at all. I mean, the mixing is o.k. but I dont see why everyone likes them so much. Anywayz, I respect all dj's that are bringing trance to newcomers more and more everyday. Since you can say that Sasha and Digweed are more commercial than anything, thats probably who any newcomer would listen to fist. For a good Dj with good tracklistings and good sets I would suggest GeorgeAcosta, http://www.georgeacosta.com.

[Edited by JayD on Jan-13-2001 at 23:28]

Even though they have so many fans, i would have to agree that their hype is not worth half of their fame, Sasha and digweed SUCK...no offense to any hardcore digweed fans or sasha fans, i personally liked the global underground mixes they made, everything else wasnt too good.

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I think why alot of people love the likes of Sasha and Digweed, myself included, is that they don't have to rely on the cheesy anthems that alot of other djs default to. For instance, Tiesto, van Dyk, and even Oakenfold spin alot of well known, over-used songs. I love these guys as much as you all do, but they don't have the originality in song selection that Sasha and Digweed do. Maybe I am going out on a limb here, but maybe you find their song selection boring because you have a very narrow taste in what progressive has to offer. Anthems are fine, but Sasha and Digweed tirelessly search out unknown tracks and blend them together brilliantly. That takes talent. Whether you are able to appreciate it or not probably relates to the maturity of your musical taste.

As for calling Digweed and Sasha commercial, I think that is a bit of an ignorant statement. Their song selection testifies to that. Who continually drops Darude, Zombie Nation, or Storm? That would be Tiesto, van Dyk, or Oakenfold before Diggers or Sasha.

Are you saying Zombie Nation, Darude, and Storm are all bad Producers, or are you saying they sell out?

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Originally posted by DJ Guangzhou As for calling Digweed and Sasha commercial, I think that is a bit of an ignorant statement. Their song selection testifies to that. Who continually drops Darude, Zombie Nation, or Storm? That would be Tiesto, van Dyk, or Oakenfold before Diggers or Sasha.

O.k., being commercial doesnt mean the track's they play as a dj. When I say commercial I mean getting to the point that when someone that doesnt know about trance the first name that would pop up in there mind is "Sasha & Digweed". Reason for that being that they are COMMERCAIL. Sure they might play "unknown tracks", just because they are "unknown tracks" doesnt mean that they dont suck!!!

O and as far as Darude, Zombie Nation, Storm, those are all good artist that know how to make songs that will keep the crowd and the listener movin. And as far as Tiesto, Van Dyk, and Oakenfold, maybe "Diggers and Sasha" should take some lessons from them. Goodbye

I dunno what you guys are smoking but John Digweed is fucking amazing.

I saw him here live in March 2000 and he spun an AMAZING set with a wicked vibe... I honestly can't remember dancing that much to a set in my whole life... Mauro Picotto came close but Digweed takes the crown...

Good track selection and awesome mixing.. I wasn't bored one bit during his whole 3 hour set...it was sweet..

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Sasha and Digweed both are different than the other djs (in my opinion) that they have a diverse style.. they just don't drop epic and uplifting and that's what I like.. I think u peepz don't like them because it's not the style of trance you like, so if not, that's cool.. u still got the djs who do spin what u like.. but Sasha and Digweed don't suck just cuz you're not into what they play.. personally I love what they spin and how they spin it..

latez...

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Seeing that they (Sasha & Digweed) are resident at Twilo here in NYC, pretty much agree with JayD that they are "commercial". Any Joe Shmoo will tell you the name Sasha and/or Digweed, without knowing what trance is. Now as to them being bad DJz, well they please the crowdz when they spin. They might not spin the "known trackz" that every tranceaddict lovez and adorez, but hey they do keep the place pumpin till the sun comez up. Personally I don't like the track selection, since itz a bit harder and borders hard house/techno. Now mentiopning Oakenfold in spinning anthemz, well who do you think MADE the trackz into anthemz (same goes for PvD and Tiesto'z selectionz)?
I find PvD, Oakey and Tiestoz set a lot more enjoyable than Sasha and Digweed'z (IMHO). As to Digweed and Muir's Bedrock, mmm, 'nuff said.

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• Andain - Promise
  
• Adrian Lux - Can't Sleep
  
• Benjamin Francis Leftwich - See You
  
• Company of Thieves - Even In The Dark
  

OK I am downloading a Armin Van Buuren mix at the moment and was looking through the site when I came upon this discussion forum and more importantly the rubbish that some people are talking about sasha and digweed. First of all if being commercial is being well know you can hardly blame them. Its not their fault that they are well known. What would be poor is if they play cheesy big tunes just to sell cds but they don't. When was the last time you saw them do a cream or minstry cd. They don't because they are shit. The great thing about Sasha & Digweed is that their mixing is seamless. You can't tell when you go from one track to another, and their style is different to all the stuff that is on this site at the moment, they play progressive house/trance, that is very different to the stuff PVD and Tiesto etc play. Their sets are also much more controlled building up slowly from the beginning. Sets by Tiesto and PVD and Oakey etc tend to be a lot more up and down, not that I am crticising they are just different. I was talking to a friend the other day and we were saying that to compare oakey with sasha and digweed is like chalk and cheese. They are so different it is unreal. The problem is that people don't seam to appreciate the different skills and styles of so many djs. One of my new favourites is deep dish and danny tenaglia, i know they don't play trance but their sets are brilliant anyway.

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children children..

what you dont realize is that sasha and john digweed dont really reprsent the trance we are listening to.. today. their style is more progressive trance, and old style trance from back in like 1995/96..

digger is fucking amazing, tru that.. i saw him here in LA once and i didnt stop moving. he can read a crowd like none other.

i'm not very partial to sasha, i beleive it should be..

"JOHN DIGWEED and sasha the groupie"

peace.

and to positiva, "are you saying darude, storm, and zombie nation are bad producers?"

i'm saying they are bad producers. have you heard any of their other tracks?! they are the backstreet boys of the underground dance scene. strait up. they make cheeze records and would NEVER be on my playlists..

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