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update: been working out with both discs 1 & 2 on my ipod :shock: excellent!

am wondering what other mixes from the late '90's - early '00's would go well during a workout?

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alright!!!

i'm gonna say it!!

it was better back then!!!

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Always listen to it. Probably one of the best mixed albums ever... and definitely the album that killed prog.

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[quote=Dhar_2;705605]alright!!!

i'm gonna say it!!

it was better back then!!![/quote]

amen!:twisted:

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I quite like James Lavelle Barcalona. Especially disc 1.

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Madam - Penetration & Tijuana - Groove is in the air

are absolute mind blowing

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Love this photo:

[URL]http://www.discogs.com/image/R-4760-1188667732.jpeg[/URL]

** you need to paste the link into youre browser for some reason.

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[quote=simonr;706735]Love this photo:

[URL]http://www.discogs.com/image/R-4760-1188667732.jpeg[/URL]

** you need to paste the link into youre browser for some reason.[/quote]

Very good photo indeed!!

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[QUOTE=simonr;706735]Love this photo:

[URL]http://www.discogs.com/image/R-4760-1188667732.jpeg[/URL]

** you need to paste the link into youre browser for some reason.[/QUOTE]

+10, you are the man for posting this! big thanks simonr

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Since we are in the mood for nice photos of Sir John, I thought I should share this one with the MS brothers :D

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Excuse the poor quality of the pics. I didn't own a digital camera in 2000

[IMG]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3411/3262659399_64f3174078_o.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3302/3263485300_94b5bc6dcd_o.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3384/3262660055_8f8173d49c_o.jpg[/IMG]

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By far my favorite digweed comp hence my username.

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^^Nice pics.:)

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[quote=simonr;706735]Love this photo:

[URL]http://www.discogs.com/image/R-4760-1188667732.jpeg[/URL]

** you need to paste the link into youre browser for some reason.[/quote]

cool pic!

are the others of the other albums???

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[quote=zeronineteen;707502]By far my favorite digweed comp hence my username.[/quote]

Nice name 8)

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[QUOTE=hypoluxxa;707472]Excuse the poor quality of the pics. I didn't own a digital camera in 2000

[IMG]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3411/3262659399_64f3174078_o.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3302/3263485300_94b5bc6dcd_o.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3384/3262660055_8f8173d49c_o.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]

Pretty epic pics:!::!::!:

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[quote=Dhar_2;707757]cool pic!

are the others of the other albums???[/quote]

That was all I could locate .. pity the travalogue and CD instert pics aren't available :(

GU019 Release Party

GU019 was really the last GU release to have a big name on it and still feel really underground. Which release after GU019 really holds the Global Underground name in tact? Can you name one?

In addition, the CD wasn't half as good as the GU019 release party at Twilo. It was about this time a whopping 8 years ago (Feb 2001). Digweed dropped just enough tracks off the album to call it a release party but the beginning of the set was incredibly dark and tribal. When he played Madam's "Penetration" the breakdown was harrowing on the Phazon. Then, around 5am things went oscillating with some magical progressive trance. No better place to be than in the middle of the dancefloor at Twilo with Digweed peaking out his and Sasha fucked off his ass in the booth. Ask Kamal. He was there with me. For those that want an abstract review, here it is below.

[COLOR="Blue"][B]John Digweed @ Twilo [February 23][New York, NY] [/B][/COLOR]

I am confused and I don't know where I am. It's really hot. I can feel the sweat pouring onto my brow as I stand by myself in a vacated, dusty lot. There are sparse patches of grass growing out and around the rocks and dirt. To my left I can see a broken, run-down delivery truck. It looks like it has been dead for years. The windshield is broken and it doesn't have its tires anymore. They were probably stripped off long ago. But, older than the truck is what I can see in front of me. There's an enormous, decrepit factory. The rusty doors, numerous broken windows and fallen columns tell me that it too is out of commission. I walk forward and enter the building.

Inside, it is immediately apparent that this is a dilapidated steel factory. And then, I hear a deep voice all around me. "Mr. Ryley, please report to level five". With that, my heart starts to race and I am immediately frightened. Next, I hear the sound of molten steal being cooled. I can almost see the vapor rising. A motionless conveyer belt echoes its shuffling riff. Then, a forging hammer drives down with amazing force. It's an eerie explosion that resonates throughout my entire chest. My palms become sweaty as I hear some water drip from above into a large pool. I can feel the ripples dissipate. Then there's the sound of steel being cut. The sound is precise, as if a laser was cutting the air around me. A large crane barks at me as it lifts the heavy steel upwards to the rafters. The voice comes back. "Mr. Ryley, please report to level five". The hammer drives down once again and the conveyer belt repeats its riff. Water drips from above. The crane roars once again. Lasers, I can hear steel being pulverized. The conveyor belt. Everything is moving. "Mr. Ryley, please report to level five". The hammer, the laser, the hammer, the laser, the converyor belt, the crane, dripping water, the hammer, the laser. The sounds encroach upon me at lightning speed until I am immersed in a sea of invisible energy. It's pure chaos and I am raptured. Suddenly, I open my eyes and come to my senses. I know where I am. I am in Twilo and it's the last Friday of the month.

And there we were to see John Digweed spin his second elongated set for the second straight month. After last month's deep, dark, and purely amazing performance we were all ready to go the distance again. But this month had a nice twist. Celebrating the February 27th release of his newest Global Underground mix (GU019 - Los Angeles), Digweed made the night a release party not to be forgotten.

Arriving to Twilo around 0300, Digweed took the controls from a banging Sean Cusick around 0330. I have to say that Sean Cusick's set was the best set I've ever heard from him at Twilo prior to Sasha or Digweed taking the decks. Mr. Cusick is a little bird in a little cage. Soon enough he'll have to fly away and become big bird in a big cage because he was simply brilliant. The atmosphere was perfect and the folks were ready to bounce. So, let's get back to Mr. Digweed.

Digweed's set started deep but not as deep and eerie as his set last month. This time I felt as if the journey wasn't going to be as hard to reach cloud 9. We were all jovially bumping and grooving right up until about 0600 when he dropped his first notable track off of his Los Angeles release, Satoshi Tomiie's "Love In Traffic", a hard pounding progressive track with a beautiful vocal layered on the top. The track opened a lot of eyes and for the first three and a half hours or so Digweed filled Twilo with all kinds of tracks off of GU019 as well as some other notables. If I am not mistaken, I heard Jimmy Van M's "Sanctuary", Cevin Fisher's "Music Saved My Life", Moby's "Southside", Fatboy Slim's "Star 69", Pole Folder & CP's "Apollo Vibes", Tijuana's "Groove Is In The Air", Madam's "Penetration", and Dirty Harry's "Musica". Around 0700, he laid down a track that made me look at the DJ booth twice to make sure Sasha wasn't up there spinning. Maybe it was a new Sasha track or maybe it was Digweed shifting the music but everyone got that Sasha feeling.

From around 0700 until 0900 it was total mayhem. Digweed was laying down chaotic progressive trance and everyone was swimming. I could hear the conveyor belt. I could hear the forging hammer. I could hear the laser. I could hear the page for Mr. Ryley. Every sound was penetrating me. But, the culmination of these two hours has to be Pete Heller presents Stylus Trouble's "Sputnik". "Sputnik" is not an amazing track but if you were there at Twilo last Friday, you would know that never before did a track reflect Digweed's personality. From the beginning, "Sputnik" builds and builds until it reaches its peak, where individual melodies disappear and the music is simply screaming. The build up is amazing and everyone knows it's going to hit hard, including Digweed. So, when the peak did come, Digweed didn't flail his arms. Digweed didn't bounce. Digweed just paused the music for a slight moment, glanced peacefully at the hundreds of bouncers going ecstatic on the dancefloor and let "Sputnik" slam down with a vengeance. Nobody can create such chaos and retain the tranquillity that Digweed does. No one.

And so, around 1000, the night ended but not before two encores. I am not quite sure what the first track was but his last track was the John Creamer and Stephane K mix of Kosheen's "Hide U". Having played this track the last few times he's been to Twilo, the devoted easily remembered the lyrics and sang blissfully while at the same time reminiscing a wonderful night.

[COLOR="Blue"][b][written by janky] [submitted on 2001 February 28][/b][/COLOR]

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^[S]stunning description[/S]... and a very enjoyable read!

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Right folks. Managed to blag the long boxed version of this off my mate. Though when he gave me this, it was only the two cd cases with cds. He threw the box and booklet out (i know:shock:). I'm asking any [ms] members too help me out with the box and booklet. Random question i know, but would really appreciate any help. Cheers.:)

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^^Thanks mate but i'm actually wondering if anyone would have a spare box and booklet available. Even at a price??

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[quote=coliver1980;728133]^^Thanks mate but i'm actually wondering if anyone would have a spare box and booklet available. Even at a price??[/quote]

There's a few going second hand on Amazon

[URL]http://www.amazon.co.uk/Global-Underground-19-Digweed-Angeles/dp/B00005852V/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1238224790&sr=1-2[/URL]

All the long boxes are on eBay at the moment, but some of the prices are a bit steep,

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Epic photos never have seen the long box edition before, +100 for Janky on that Twilo night, where have the good times gone, secondly not sure if I could handle those 10am closers anymore.

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^love these pics, and captions are right on.

Would love to hear John mix GU19 in a club, how f*cking sic would that be?:shock: who knows it could happen, one day?!

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Just had to bump guys... I was just listening to CD 2 at the gym today after ages and its still mesmerizing.. after all these years.. I am so in love all over again. Brings back way too many good memories :LoveYou:

This entire thread has been such a pleasure to read..very cool pics posted as well!

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Yep, this CD still got its hotness.

Those pictures of the GU019 booklet on the previous page reminded me of Transitions Vol 3 and the bonus CD with exclusive video footage recorded at the Mayan.

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[quote=ddr;700068]i think all of the GU's are made like that... inspiration kind of compilation.

always loved reading the story in the book though, sad GU went to the crapper in recent years :([/quote]

i am pretty sure nick warren amsterdam was recorded live...also the early ones by Tony de vit

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[quote=Shpira;751199]i am pretty sure nick warren amsterdam was recorded live...also the early ones by Tony de vit[/quote]

No the first 4 GU's where the only ones recorded live at the club. Nick Warren's (except Prague)where recorded using 2 decks a mixer and a CD player in a studio. All the info is in the sleeve notes of most the releases, which I spent many years reading.

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lol...I guess you can see that I haven't lol

No I actually meant Prague I always get mixed up with warren's gu's there are loads of them...and honestly Reykjavik is the only one that really sticks out for me.

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Yeah Nick was quite clear on his early CD that he felt as a DJ the mixes should be mixed using decks and a mixer, he was always the DJ that got slated for poor mixing as well (I didn't think it was bad). I think after a while he and many other DJ's came around to the idea that as CDs where for the home that the aim was to create something near perfect for the listener.

I still think Brazil is the best one he did.

Edit ^ I probably didn't explain that very well, Tom Middleton explains it better in his Cosmos CD.

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[quote=chunky;751230]I think after a while he and many other DJ's came around to the idea that as CDs where for the home that the aim was to create something near perfect for the listener. [/quote]

makes sense!

they need to let more live sets out on the interwebz though! :twisted:

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I dunno what's up with me, but i guess .. since GU was brought to this world, im having a "trouble" with all of these ones ending with 9!! :shock: Its what i've just realised now, reading this topic...:o:

..as first, my favourite ever[COLOR=DarkOrange][B] 029[/B][/COLOR] - Dubai by Sharam ..then this one mentioned in here [COLOR=DarkOrange][B]019[/B][/COLOR]... Digweed..... and Sasha's [B][COLOR=DarkOrange]009[/COLOR][/B] San Francisco!!! :shock:

Cant believe... i'm going offline now to think about those 9s .. and what can it all be about?? :shock:

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^ Your in luck then Adam Freeland is doing GU39:lol:

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^ :roflmao:

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lol !!! i guess i've met the quota then! :lol: didnt know this, but it made me calm.. huh, thank you, its over! :lol:

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Is there at track on this with the lyric "Did I Turn You On" ? I'm doing a Deep Dish TL and I'm sure there's a track from GU19 on it with that vocal.

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GU019 introduced me to progressive house and john digweed.

Its still my favourite mix ever. (closely followed by the Cosmos CDs mentioned above)