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John Digweed - Global Underground: Los Angeles (CD)

Global Underground: Los Angeles
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Album Details: Global Underground: Los Angeles

Release Date:02/27/2001
Label:Global Underground
UPC:664612201929

Track List: Global Underground: Los Angeles

Disk 2

  1. Inner Laugh
  2. Carnival XIII
  1. One
  2. Energy

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User Reviews: Global Underground: Los Angeles

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    BLACK MAGIC

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jun 15, 2001 | 1 out of 1 found this Global Underground: Los Angeles review helpful

    A DARKER MIX BUT MANAGES TO PORTRAY IT MASTERFULLY IN HIS OWN RIGHT.
    FOR ME IT TOOK AT LEAST THE THIRD TIME TO REALLY GET IN TO THIS ALBUM BUT ONCE IT CAUGHT ME IT HAS NEVER LET ME GO SINCE

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    GU LA 19

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Nov 2, 2005

    Pros: Incredible feeling of almost like being there that night, downtown

    Cons: Give each CD some time, you will see

    ok... so I bought this CD, cause I live in LA (OC to be exact), but I am soooo glad I did. Mr. D mixes a collection of deep, trance sets that, I agree can seem slow when you first listen, but give it some time and you will enjoy the mixes. It is my a...nthem when I drive, no one knows, now you do. Read more Less

Pro Reviews: Global Underground: Los Angeles

  • All Music Guide

    For John Digweed's third installment in the popular Global Underground series, the superstar DJ tones down his track selection a bit, focusing less on theatrical hands-in-the-air moments and more on subtle yet highly nuanced rhythm-driven tracks. Truthfully, it's quite difficult to pick out any "peak" moments, or any clear-cut anthems in the mix. From beginning to end, Digweed spins nothing but darkness-exuding records that inspire intoxicating abandonment. The music's sublime employment of enthralling mesmerization never gets too intense or dramatic, simmering steadily at ethereal levels of emotion rather than euphoric heights. This restraint is indeed welcome. After his late-'90s run as one of progressive trance's leading spokespersons (best exemplified by his anthem of anthems, "Heaven Scent"), a backlash was surely mounting. Thankfully, this album's snubbing move away from progressive trance perhaps signals a new direction for the DJ -- and maybe even for the trance movement in gen...eral. Nearly every track here employs a progressive house structure -- booming 4/4 bass beats, high-hat fills, near-hypnotic rhythm, zero snare rolls -- and most accentuate this foundation with an ever-phasing, glossy layer of subtle synth washes that hark back to the classic, early-'90s trance era when trance was truly trance-inducing. Throughout the first set, Digweed focuses more on the house aesthetic, emphasizing Satoshi Tomiie's work; the second set, as expected, heads into more heady territory, as proven producers such as Breeder and Cass get emphasized, along with a number of Bedrock records. Those weaned on late-'90s Oakenfold-esque progressive trance may find this album uneventful, yet anyone looking for a mix that trims away theatrical gaudiness and focuses instead strictly on rhythm, nuance, and sublime poetics should find this Digweed's most rewarding release to date -- it's surely his most restrained and least saccharine so far. - Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide Read more Less

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Biography

John Digweed

Hastings native John Digweed had been DJing for close to ten years when his DJ remix tape caught the ear of Renaissance promoter Geoff Oakes. He was soon working alongside the likes of another popular Renaissance DJ, Sasha. The new position gave the DJ what he needed for his big breakthrough, and he has continued to prosper ever since. Soon a Renaissance CD compilation ... Read more