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788 - John Digweed - MMII (2002)

EXP02
–Cygnus X	Positron	5:18
–Speedy J	Fusion (Live)	8:53
–Humate	3.2	8:15
–Sven Väth	An Accident In Paradise (William Orbit & Spooky Remix)	5:26
–The Light	Panfried (Original Mix)	7:41
–The Light	Panfried (Mind Over Matter Mix)	
–Third Man	Solar Cycle (Arrangement Two)	4:12
–LSG*	Netherworld (Jules Verne Mix)	6:43
–Taucher	Waters (Phase III)	5:29
–Art Of Silence	Teach Me (Clean & Serene Remix By Mantra)	6:23
–Transa	Enervate	4:48
–Armin*	Blue Fear	7:58

Northern Exposure - Westcoast

Sasha & John Digweed - Northern Exposure2 - Westcoast - 1997

Live & Shugborough Hall!

Dousk - Pa-Dida (Bedrock)
Virtualmismo - Mismoplastico (PRG/Progressive Motion) w/ VFR - Tranceillusion (PRG/Progressive Motion)
Mirabeau - Don't Stop, Go (CDR)
Angel Moraes - Heaven Knows - Deep Deep Down [Galvatron Dub] (FFRR)
Stereogen - Hi-Q (Formaldehyd)
Victor Calderone - Resonate [DJ Vibe Mix] (Statrax)
Bart Van Wissen - One Reason (Lowriders)
Pig & Dan - Much Better (Sadie)
D Troy - Sixteen U [Antoine 909 Mix] (Weaked)
X-Press 2 - Strobelight Silhouette (Skint)
Unknown - Unknown
Way Out West - Apollo (Distinctive Breaks)
Uberzone & Rennie Pilgrem - Cous Cous [Royale Mix] (TCR)
Freeland, Wink & Middleton - Rise Above (Marine Parade)
Electric Tease - Tear It Up (Richard K Mix)
Spektrum - Kinda New [Tiefschwarz Dub] (Playhouse)
Steve Angello & Sebastian Ingrosso - Yo Yo Kids (Refune)
Primal Scream - Some Velvet Morning [Luke Fair's Dub Edit] (White Label)
Chris & Kai vs. Levin - Gone To Heaven (Alternative Route)

Sasha & John Digweed - 2004 Essential Mix

Sasha And John Digweed - Live @ Fabric London 16.12.2000

Album Name: Beluga Tracks VA 006
Track: Gravity
Artist(s): VIVEZ, Colum Urton
Label: Beluga Tracks 
Catalog: BTVA006
Format: Digital
Genre: Techno
Release date: 15/05/2025
Artwork: @valwaim
Master: José Garrido 

Artist links:
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/vivezvivez
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vivez.alp/
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/colum-urton-172914027
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/columurton/

Label links: Bandcamp: https://belugatracks.bandcamp.com 
Soundcloud: https://www.soundcloud.com/belugatracks
Instagram: https://instagram.com/belugatracks

Buy Link: 
https://belugatracks.bandcamp.com/album/btva006

ANTIDOTE Premiere: Vivez, Colum Urton - Gravity [BTVA006]

On this exact date, 25 years ago, I received a demo in the post from a completely unknown DJ that Dan Prince, then editor of Mixmag, had told to send it to me... I know it was this date, as it was a Saturday morning before Renaissance that night. I had listened to this demo 5/6 times during the day - and again on the way to the club that night. I knew I’d found something special the moment I heard the mix between the first 2 tracks on the B side of that tape!

After Renaissance that night, as often happened, Sasha came back to my house the next morning... I told him I'd found a DJ who I thought was amazing, and went on to play him the tape. He too was blown away! The only writing on the tape was 'DJ JD’ and a phone number, so I called John after the weekend and told him I loved the tape and wanted him to play at the club, but I told him I wouldn't put 'DJ JD' on the flyers as it sounded like a rave DJ and instead wanted to bill him as John Digweed. I booked his first date on Saturday 5th September 1992 - and spent 4 weeks before his debut gig telling everyone I'd discovered this amazing DJ - and, of course, he didn't disappoint!! The whole club was blown away by the talent on show on his first night, and I then started to regularly pair him with Sasha at Renaissance, ahead of that iconic mix compilation, 2 yrs later, that took the S&D partnership global... so here's the mixtape that started it all, a piece of clubbing history and a significant footnote in Renaissance’s history and in the career of one of the world’s finest DJs!🔊🔊🔊

John Digweed Renaissance Demo - 14.07.1992

take your mind back to july 2001; dark tribal prog rules britain's superclubs & britain's sound rules the world. berlin is not yet officially cool, cigarettes are smoked on dancefloors, dance music slower than 125 bpm is punishable by death & deadmau5 has not yet been born; it is a time of great joy.

the scene is a room full of samplers, synthesizers & class c narcotics - it is chong's palace studio (mark II), lair of king unique & sweating over a remix are two young men called matthew.

ring ring!... ring ring!...ring r-

KU: "hello?"

BBC: "hello it's the bbc here, can i speak to someone from king unique please"

KU: "oh, right - um hello"

BBC: "right - you know how we asked if you'd do a king unique essential mix in the autumn for us?"

KU: "err, yes"

BBC: "well, would you like to do it a bit sooner than we discussed? quite a lot sooner in fact?"

KU: "um... maybe?"

BBC: "great! the thing is (NAME REMOVED AT BBC LAWYER'S INSISTENCE) promised us a mix months ago & they've just told us it won't be ready after all. so you'd be doing us a huge favour if you stepped in"

KU: "right. just out of interest did ali & sharam say why they couldn't do it?"

BBC: "i couldn't possibly comment"

KU: "i see. well, we are insanely busy but we'd obviously like to help.... how soon were you thinking? this month or next?"

BBC: "oh definitely this month. in fact, um, more like, you know, er, this week actually"

KU: "this week!!!!????"

BBC: "...................... yes. by friday night in fact."

KU: "& you're aware that today is wednesday????!!"

BBC: "............................................ yes."

KU: "!"

so there you have it, the behind the scenes story of how we came to turn round our first essential mix in under 72 hours from a standing start, armed only with a mountain of vinyl, several samplers & a huge computer struggling to run 4 channels of pro-tools with less than half the power of a current iphone. this is King Unique Broadcast 0 if you like, the first time we hit the airwaves & not a bad way to start :)

to add to the nostalgia i've included the handy cassette case with tracklisting that Mixmag used to print each month for all the home-tapers out there - if you'd told us about Soundcloud back then we'd have burnt you as a witch.

enjoy the flashback ;)

Essential Mix 15/07/2001 - King Unique

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About the CD:
This out of all my mix CD's will likely bring back the most clubbing memories for the majority of my friends. It's hands down one of the greatest mix CD's of all time, a double pack of Sasha at his absolute peak, he was untouchable, worshipped like no other and unrivalled around the 1996-2000 era in the majority of opinions.  It defined a period of clubbing that had 50 Sunderland dance heads on a bus filling up half of the main room at Sasha's, Craig Richard's and Lee Burridge's 'Tyrant' night, at the Bomb in Nottingham. Which still holds strong as the best clubbing experience for most of us. It was legendary times, and this is a legendary mix CD. 

044 - Sasha - Global Underground 009 San Francisco - Disc 2 (1998)

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Northern Exposure: Expeditions (Disc 1)

744 - Norther Exposure Sasha + John Digweed - Expeditions: Disc 1 (1999)

The Essential Mix is a weekly radio show on BBC Radio 1 currently broadcast between 0:00 - 2:00 AM UK time on Saturday morning. Originally broadcast on 30 October 1993, the Essential Mix features contemporary DJs and music producers of electronic dance music. The show has been presented since its inception by Pete Tong and features an uninterrupted two-hour mix from a different artist each week, overlaid with occasional continuity announcements delivered by Tong. With a broadcast run in excess of 25 years, the Essential Mix is one of the longest-running programmes in the current BBC Radio 1 schedule, and is one of very few Radio 1 shows which is not broadcast live.

May 16, 1999                  

Essential Mix 1999-05-16 - John Digweed

2002

Essential Mix 2002-12-29 - Sasha And John Digweed

Hey, Gareth here, I'm a graphic designer who start designing for clubs, parties, and labels in the late 90s. Back then, mix CDs were the holy grail of both design and music. I loved them.

But I wasn't the only one, mix cds were the soundtracks of our nights, our days, our afterparties and lives, for everyone. Yet in today's internet age, the art form has been lost (or just changed) to 2-3 hour online mixes and streaming videos, which just don't create the same magic your CD collection did. Just 60 minutes of music and incredible artwork.

The Classic Mix CD Series celebrates these discs, their soundtrack, their box art and your memories. We hope you enjoy it.

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About Gareth:
Digital creative type, gamer, music lover and occasional DJ. Currently living between Dubai & Seoul after setting sail from Sunderland in 2010. As a young designer, club and music culture was the driving force for his work, producing artwork for local club nights and record labels in the North East of England. In particular, DJ mix cds and their packaging were always his 'holy grail of design', especially those from Renaissance, Global Underground and Good Looking Records. It's a pleasure to share these discs back with people and they still influence our tastes to this day. 

For any CD recommendations, bookings, mixes or feedback you can catch me as @asapgareth on Instagram. Or you can check our my design work at www.acid.works

044 - Sasha - Global Underground 009 San Francisco - Disc 2 (1998)

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