John Digweed Transitions Vol 4

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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

off topic

This Spring 2008, America will witness the legacy that is Sasha and John Digweed as they launch their Sasha and John Digweed Spring Club Tour 2008 at the Winter Music Conference on Thursday, March 27th at Mansion. This is the first time that Sasha and John Digweed are touring North America extensively in six years taking them thru 21 cities landing at Coachella on Saturday April 26th where the duo will be headlining the Dance tent.

Both Sasha and John Digweed will be releasing CDs to coincide with the tour.
More information on these releases to follow soon.


looking forward to this one.

I love this term. It's such a non-term... it's usually just long mixing isn't it? Layering of tracks is when you don't have time to make an edit no?

I'm surprised he didn't say it's a journey

Anyway.. tracklist looks good - better than the last couple.

R

2.420091e-005 millenia till drop
....look out melbourne

I seriously can't wait...

WON'T BE LONG NOW!

You havent lived til you've seen Sashandigweed.

Er... not really. You need to spend some more time on Ableton there Rob

anyone got the tracklisting handy?

Yep...

R

smarty pants...well well hand it over

Don't worry, the tunes aren't on Beatport yet so you can wait a month.

(Honestly, I was asked not to forward/post it around)

R

fair enough mate

Rob like your mate posted it on the GU boards anyway

DIGWEED WROTE -

Here we go number 4

Really happy with this one. I have spent lots of time on it with loads of edits
and layering of tracks. Please look out for the mini Podcast of this later this week
on www.johndigweed.com which will give you a rough idea as well as a chance to
win 1 of 10 signed copies. As for the promo mix for the press, this has been edited
as well so make sure you get the full release to hear this mix in full.

You can pre- order any day now from www.recordstore.co.uk/johndigweed with the
first 200 will be signed by me.

Hope you like it as much as I do and looking forward to reading your comments

John

1. Julien Parise - A5B (Mirko Remix)
2. Henry Saiz - From Empty Lands
Guy J – Geko
3. Jeff Bennett – In Spite
Kabale und Liebe & Daniel Sanchez – Mumbling Yeah (Loco Dice Tribute Remix)
4. Nightguy – Pretty Face
Henry Saiz – From Tangled Seas
Myers Briggs – Forever
5. Sian - Wear Your Scars Like Medals
Kim Runic – Suspicious Blue
Two Lone Swordsmen – Shack 54 (Jet Project remix)
6. Plasmik – Pitch It (Claude VonStroke Remix)
Jamie Stevens - Keep Her Space (Smith & Selway's Control Mix)
7. Jerome Sydenham and Tiger Stripes - Elevation (Ink & Needle Remix)
Guy J – Under Pressure
8. Pascal Feos & Marc Mirror – Rezolution
Spector – Mineral Drive (Jamie Stevens Remix)
Jörg Burger – Superpicture
9. Pig & Dan – Dreams of Bells
Emmanuel - Parade (Original Mix)
10. Soliquid – Piknic Bugz (Original Mix)
Soliquid – Piknic Bugz (Gone Wild Mix)

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…

John Digweed – Transitions Vol.4 is out 14th April 2008

looking a treat

Loving this series eh. All class. Digweed's peerless in my opinion. Of course there are other DJs who are just as good, but he has got a certain magic and distinctive style to his sound.
Looking forward to #4!

mini mix is available now via podcast.

ya had a listen to that. quite like it. very keen to hear how hes put this together.

weoweoweoweoweoweoweoweo

aaahhh, I can just imagine the mixmag review of this CD

"the new transitions album from Digweed, features some fantastic long mixes...."

well managed to hear T4 and have to say its very well put together. The two and three going alot of the time really does ad energy to the mix.

he has worked the prog/tech cross quite nicely.

8.5/10 for me

Anyone else heard it yet?

that was me...

long mixes are much easier these days when using abelton!!