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John Digweed – Structures

Vini — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 08:39:47 +0000

2010 is proving to be a fantastic year for music and a great year for the ever-impressive Bedrock Records. For his latest album venture, ‘Structures’, John Digweed has selected an exceptional 33 tracks, bringing together the latest Bedrock single releases and a plethora of unreleased, exclusive tracks and remixed tracks from ‘Bedrock Eleven’, all mixed together to perfection the man himself.

The totally tuned-in, turned-on, forward thinking mix across 2xCDs, not only features the amazing music of big guns like Cristian Varela, Guy J, Christian Smith, Quivver, King Unique, Nick Warren, Mutant Clan, John Digweed & Nick Muir, but also showcases the label’s desire to push forward the rising stars of the future. A glance through the tracklist reveals the impressive talents of Rowdent, Dimitri Nakov, Marc Marzenit, Ian O`Donovan, Sian, Luis Junior and many more. The additional bonus of featuring some of the best remix work from Nic Fanciulli, Pete Heller, Psycatron and more, only confirms that John Digweed has his finger firmly on the pulse of the electronic dance scene in 2010. It’s an international showcase from this influential label that is hard to beat.

‘Structures’ is further enhanced by the inclusion of a bonus DVD featuring ‘Eye Of The Storm’, a visual masterpiece documentary, filmed on John’s last tour of South America by Pablo Casacuberta. His exceptional creativity assumes that the viewing audience has a certain awareness of John Digweed’s “public persona” and hence seeks to take a glimpse his inner life, thinking processes and his imagination using visual metaphors that can illustrate them in a graphic way. It’s an approach that reinvigorates the somewhat formulaic music documentary genre, and takes it to another enthralling level. NB – You can get a further insight into the making of this documentary as Pablo Casacuberta discusses his artistic approach, below.

It seems amazing that through such an illustrious career so far, John Digweed has never had a live DJ mix made commercially available! But, ‘John Digweed Live at the Vagabond’, recorded live at the 9th Annual Bedrock/Creations Party at Vagabond Miami 27th March 2010, included here on the ‘Structures’ bonus DVD is yet another musical milestone. It’s a live mix complete with slideshow that captures the essence of this amazing Bedrock party for posterity.

1. Luis Junior – Colache – Sometimes Mix*
2. Alex Dolby & Santos – Babylon – John Daly Remix*
3. Wiretappeur – My Real Name Is*
4. Mutant Clan – On and Amp – Vincenzo Remix*
5. Alex Dolby & Santos – No Walls – Maher Daniel Remix*
6. Dirty Mongrel – Cream – Wiretappeur Remix*
7. King Roc & Dimitri Nakov – Alameda Jau Dub*
8. Cristian Verela – Colmedream
9. Rowdent – Put It To Bed*
10. Quivver – Boom Boom
11. Cristian Verela – Perras A Tutti
12. King Unique – 2000000 Dubs*
13. King Unique – 2000000 Suns – John Digweed & Nick Muir Remix
14. Quivver – In Your Boat

1. Nick Warren – In Search Of Silver – Structures Edit*
2. Guy J – Esperanza – Umbral Aguir Remix*
3. Marc Marzenit – Unexpiritualized – Pete Heller Remix*
4. John Digweed & Nick Muir – Meteor – Beats*
5. Ian O`Donovan – Aurora Borealis
6. Marco Bailey – Jungle Laps – John Digweed & Nick Muir Remix*
7. Marc Marzenit – Neo Galaxy*
8. Saints and Sinners – Pushin’ Too Hard – Nic Fanciulli Remix
9. John Digweed & Nick Muir – Tangent – Marco Bailey Remix*
10. Christian Smith – Flyertalk – Wehbba Remix*
11. Mutant Clan – Persuader – Psycatron Remix*
12. Cristian Verela – Etiam
13. Sian – Dreams Are Maps*
14. Marco Bailey & Tom Hades – Rayavadee
15. King Unique – Feniksas
16. Luis Junior – BG – Beats*
17. Erphun & Thee O – Collusion*
18. Guy J – Esperanza – Sistema Remix*
19. John Digweed & Nick Muir – Satellite – EFX*

*New unreleased

+ BONUS DVD
‘Eye Of The Storm’ – Documentary by Pablo Casacuberta + ‘John Digweed – Live at the Vagabond’. Recorded at the Bedrock/Creations Party at Vagabond Miami 27th March 2010 + Slideshow + Documentary Slideshow + Vagabond slideshow + Bedrock Artwork Slideshow

’Structures’ is released 12th July 2010 on Bedrock Records.

Christian Smith & John Selway – Daytona

Vini — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:30:42 +0000

Following on from their massive “Mistral” (Bed80) release, once more, Christian Smith & John Selway show they are the masters of creating tracks that seem to push dancefloors ever upwards into ecstatic mass hysteria with “Daytona”. This time round they’ve found another variation of their genre-blurring sound, as hugely strong and big room as usual but with seriously funked-up tech groove that builds to a massive climatic breakdown.

Christian Smith & John Selway are able to create huge tunes that appeal to a wide range of DJs – from the techno purists to the trance kings – and every credible DJ in between. There’s not many artists who regularly have such a diverse bunch as Sven Vath, Richie Hawtin, Adam Beyer, Dubfire, John Digweed, Sasha, Sander Kleinenberg, Roger Sanchez, David Guetta, Tiesto, Armin Van Buuren, all playing their releases.

On remix duty this time round are none other than the original Bedrock masters, John Digweed & Nick Muir, who keep the funked-up attitude, beef up the bottom end, and blast out a more deeply twisted version.

“Daytona” will also feature on John Digweed’s forthcoming “Bedrock Eleven” (3xCD LP), for which he has selected future highlights, unreleased exclusives, current favourites and remixed classics, from his influential label’s catalogue for this next annual instalment of the Bedrock mix compilation series.

Charlie May – Apache (Min mix & Max mix)

Vini — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:48:38 +0000

There’s no question that Charlie May is a true purveyor of Electronic Music, and he makes a welcome and long-overdue return with his debut single ‘Apache’ from his new label imprint Mayhem.

Never one to travel in a straight musical line, Charlie fully exploits the opportunity to explore the length and breadth of his creative capacity with ‘Apache’. Charlie says…

“I’m feeling my way around, getting back into the solo headspace really, which is cool. There’s so much cool techno stuff about at the moment which is really inspiring me.”

Alongside the dance-floor orientated cuts on which he has built his reputation, Charlie straddles moods of ambient, techno and electronica whilst constantly maintaining a melodic and highly emotive core. The sound is familiar yet fresh.

‘Apache’ has a driving deep, dark bassline with endless textures and rhythms and trademark Charlie sounds. The scratchy chords give it that Detroit’esque sound, whilst muffled robotic-tinged orchestral flutters underpin a lush arpeggio of warm synths.
‘Apache’ is the perfect first single from the man who knows all the right moves in creating his own brand of musicality.

2009 is going to be a big year for Charlie May… stepping out of the Sasha shadow, Charlie has a fair few singles up his sleeve for labels such as La Tour, and is currently working on remixes for Glenn Morrison alongside Robert Babicz for Bedrock. Charlie also recently released a new mix compilation for Platipus under his Spooky moniker which has been receiving some great reviews.

“I’m focusing on singles for a bit but I’d also like to do an album – its something I really want to do. That would be a big achievement. It’s all guns blazing really – watch this space.”

And you really should…

Bedrock 11 Compiled And Mixed By John Digweed

Vini — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 08:50:05 +0000

2009 has been a fantastic year for music and a great year for Bedrock Records, and now John Digweed has selected future highlights, unreleased exclusives, current favourites and remixed classics, from his influential label’s catalogue for this next annual instalment of the Bedrock mix compilation series.

With outstanding singles from Guy Gerber, Christian Smith & John Selway, Pete Heller, Alan Fitzpatrick and Guy J (to name just a few), 2009 has seen the Bedrock label go from strength to strength with each release. Now, as this mix follows on from last year’s 10 year celebration album (“Past Present Future”) the main focus for “Bedrock Eleven” is the future.

Featuring a wealth of unreleased tracks that have been severely road-tested by the man himself over the last few months, this is a showcase of exclusives from artists such as Mutant Clan, Marco Bailey, Alex Dolby + Santos, Giorgos Gatzigristos, Marc Marzenit, Rowdent, Erphun and James Zabiela. There are also select classics from the label that have been specially remixed and updated for this album – Moonface “Futurized Fears”, Bedrock “Emerald”, and Tijuana “Groove Is In The Air”. Enjoy the ride!

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“This is a lot of new music and remixes – Hope you like it” -John Digweed

1. Mutant Clan – On and Amp
2. Dirty Mongrel – Cream
3. Alex Dolby and Santos – Babylon
4. John Digweed & Nick Muir – Aquatonic – (Unreleased Dub)
5. Guy J – Mikro – (Nick Muir Edit)
6. Moonface – Futiurized Fears – ( Guy J Remix)
7. Giorgos Gatzgristos – Binary Star System
8. Christian Smith & John Selway – Mistral – (Anton Pieete Remix)
9. Marco Bailey – Jungle Laps
10. Pete Heller – Sabotage – (Unreleased Acid Dub)
11. Mutant Clan – Persuader
12. Christian Smith & John Selway – Daytona
13. Alan Fitzpatrick – Reflections – (Petar Dundov Remix)
14. Guy J – Lamur – (Henry Saiz Unreleased Remix)

1. Alan Fitzpatrick – Reflections
2. Giorgos Gatzgristos – Pencils For The Weak
3. James Zabiela – Tylium
4. Rowdent – Found It
5. Tonedepth – Rumblefish – (Maherdaniel Remix)
6. Erphun – The Little Rascal
7. Alex Dolby and Santos – No Walls
8. Guy Gerber – Stoppage Time – (Reshuffle Remix)
9. Marc Marzenit – Not Assigned
10. John Digweed & Nick Muir – Tangent
11. Marc Marzenit – Expiritualized
12. Marc Marzenit – Unexpiritualized feat Mastafaktor
13. Bedrock – Emerald – (Henry Saiz Remix)
14. Suicide Sports Club – My Black Dog – (Gutterstylz Alternative Dub)

1. Alan Fitzpatrick – Reflections – Reprise
2. Rowdent – Eat Your Heart Out
3. Christian Smith & John Selway – Daytona – (John Digweed & Nick Muir Remix)
4. Tijuana – Groove Is In The Air – (Tom Budden’s Alive Remix)
5. Rowdent – Found it
6. Saints and Sinners – Pushin Too Hard – (Guy J Remix)
7. James Zabiela – Tylium – (Spooky Remix)
8. Guy J – Lamur – ( unreleased Henry Saiz Remix)
9. Tonedepth – Rumblefish – (Maherdaniel Remix)
10. Marco Bailey – Jungle Laps
11. Erphun – Termination Sequence

John Digweed & Nick Muir – Tangent

Vini — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 19:00:12 +0000

The techno vibes are most definitely flowing with this massive dancefloor destroyer from the Bedrock production team of John Digweed and Nick Muir.

Between them, these producers of the finest electronic dance music have been involved in many pivotal moments in the world of club music and have in many ways helped to define genres & push the boundaries further over the years. Their second single in 2009 is a mission statement to show that they are not resting on past laurels but always developing their sound in an exciting direction. Tangent is a monster, so check it now!

On remix duty is one of Germany’s finest & most exciting producers, Timo Maas. He’s been rocking dance floors around the globe for years now and with his reworking of Tangent he proves that he is always a force to be reckoned with. This is large!

Original Mix
Timo Maas Remix

Label: Bedrock
Catalog: BED81
12” & Beatport Release: 03/08/09
Global Release: 31/08/09

Dirty Mongrel – She Speaks On The Outside EP

Vini — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:15:54 +0000

John Digweed launches offshoot Bedrock Digital label…

“It’s very exciting to be launching Bedrock Digital and being able to release more great music in 2009. Our first release features two great house tracks from Canadian producer Dirty Mongrel. Both tracks have a great summer vibe, and arrive just in time for those sunset parties on the beach.” – John Digweed

The brand new Bedrock Digital label launches with two choice tech house cuts from Dirty Mongrel. “Sweep Up” is a veritable rocket launch of an opener, with it’s infectious explosive energy. Meanwhile “She Speaks On The Outside” brings out some deeply hypnotic tech vibes to play. Two distinctly different vibes. One top quality package.

Dirty Mongrel is a more underground lovechild born from the creative juices of the massively talented Glenn Morrison. This new alias gives him the freedom to explore a different groove from what he’s been doing with the GM name, and as you can hear from these two fabulous tracks, we’re all in favour of giving artists the freedom to create exciting new music!

Let’s get dirty!

1. She Speaks On The Outside
2. Sweep Up

Label: Bedrock Digital
Catalog: BEDDIGI01
Release Date: 20/07/09

Christian Smith & John Selway – Mistral

Vini — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:20:20 +0000

2008 was a huge year for Christian Smith & John Selway, with “Total Departure” crossing over into virtually every major DJ’s record box, and becoming one of the biggest selling dance singles. Christian Smith also unleashed a solo single on Bedrock. “Flyertalk” was a searing big room monster that took everyone by storm.

Now, it’s looking like 2009 will be an even bigger year!

Once more, Christian Smith & John Selway show they are the masters of creating tracks that seem to push dancefloors ever upwards into ecstatic mass hysteria with “Mistral”. This time round they’ve found another variation of their genre-blurring sound, as hugely strong and big room as usual but with subtly different groove and a mysterious dark musical touch.

On remix duty here is Amsterdam’s rising star, Anton Pieëte, who takes a slightly more subtle but no less infectious direction. He sits “Mistral” on a hypnotic tech groove that takes a deeper journey, and is entirely effective for setting up a different vibe in any DJs set.

A. Mistral
B. Mistral (Anton Pieete Remix)

12” & Beatport: 06/07/09
Full Digital Release: 27/07/09

Guy Gerber – Stoppage Time

Vini — Mon, 25 May 2009 18:10:32 +0000

Guy Gerber’s universally embraced single on Bedrock Records ‘Stoppage Time’ became a stand out anthem of the year at the likes of Cocoon at Amnesia and DC10 in Ibiza along with Secretsundaze in London, when it was first released in 2004. The single surpassed the 5-digit mark in sales a long time ago and continues to shift units to this day, and has appeared on numerous compilations from artists as diverse as B-Pitch Control’s Kiki, Francois K, Wally Lopez and Sven Vath.

With a number of outstanding remix interpretations released previously alongside the definitive original, now in 2009, Guy Gerber creates a 13 minute monster groove version in his Reshuffle guise, whilst rising French star Danton Eeprom takes a deeply dubbed out approach with stunning results.

Stoppage Time 2009 style is a definitive BIG TUNE – there’s no question about that!

A. Reshuffle Remix
B. Danton Eeprom Remix

12” & Beatport Release 01/06/09 With Full Digital Release 22/06/09

Guy J – Lamur

Vini — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:31:02 +0000

After setting the scene alight with numerous killer singles, Israeli producer Guy J released his hotly anticipated full-length artist album ‘Esperanza’ on Bedrock Records in last quarter of 2008, to universal critical acclaim, and has been touring ever since around the globe. Now he returns to Bedrock in 2009 with yet another killer single, ‘Lamur’, complete with a stunning remix from one of Spain’s upcoming stars, Henry Saiz.

Guy J has emerged over the course of the last two years to represent an intrinsic part of the Israeli dance music juggernaut that has been steadily powering through clubland in recent times. Along with fellow countrymen Guy Gerber, Sholmi Aber, Chaim and Gel Abril, Guy has been at the forefront of a movement back towards the melody rich sounds on which House music is based. Guy’s productions, with their driving beats, shimmering synths and journey-like qualities, embody characteristics from all sub-genres of House music. Guy J creates music that is brimming with soul.

Henry Saiz was born in Madrid, and is one of his country’s fastest rising future stars through his quality productions and amazing live sets. 2007 was a breakthrough year for this young star, taking his live show around Europe. He has created his own style, a complex and emotive form of electronic club music which brings together melody, intensity, depth and maximum attention to detail. His original productions on esteemed Spanish labels Natura Sonoris, Paradigma Musik & Software, were picked up by John Digweed for his recent compilation: Transitions Vol.4, and he’s the perfect choice to remix ‘Lamur’.

A. Original Mix
B. Henry Saiz Remix

John Digweed & Nick Muir – Aquatonic Review

GJ — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 08:51:05 +0000

I’m not going to bore you with Digweed & Muir history, we all know it and we all recognise what it has offered over the years. John and Nick’s first exposé in Bedrock’s 11^th year is inspired, Aquatonic is what you would expect Xpress 2 and the Chemical Brothers’ lovechild to sound like – sonically industrial madness. Hypnotic chaos with trademark bass, its one for the floors and it’s one for the headphones, you will undoubtable lose yourself in the track.

On the flip is a rework from promising young producer Alan Fitzpatrick, unfortunately his shrewd progressive-tech adaptation is simply dwarfed by the craft of Diggers & Muir’s original. Don’t let my lack of enthusiasm discourage your own as it is a luminous piece of production but I fear most ravehogs will be left feeling short changed if the DJ drops this, rather than the original.

Overall, a satisfying exception to the general rule and creativity that I only wish others would strive to adopt.

9/10.

Words: G.Johnson