Re: Digweed Structures Part Two - Album
Another great interview here :
[URL]http://www.thefeast.com/newyork/play/DJ-John-Digweed-on-His-Favorite-Twilo-Memory-Vinyl-Snobbery-and-Future-New-York-Residencies--123948064.html[/URL]
[COLOR=#ffa500][B]John Digweed on His Favorite Twilo Memory, Vinyl Snobbery and Why He Still Loves New York[/B][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#f0ffff]One of the biggest names in electronic music played New York unannounced last Thursday when John Digweed took control of Provocateur for a secret show. Though known globally as a festival and megaclub staple and the man (with longtime collaborator Sasha) behind the first ever D.J. mix compilation, "Renaissance" he's most fondly remembered locally for his legendary run behind the decks of the city's last great club.
Digweed's monthly residency with fellow Brit Sasha at Twilo dovetailed with the brief incursion of underground European dance music into the American mainstream. What the New York Times called the city's "most mammoth dance party" lasted five years, through Twilo's closing in 2001, routinely drawing 4,000 heads from up and down the eastern seaboard for "barely controlled mayhem" over 10-hour sets. Last month marked the 10th anniversary of Twilo's closing, a passing Digweed calls the moment the "heart of clubland in America got ripped out."
Still, the progressive house spinner remains one of the few true superstar D.J.s in this neck of the woods, and is encouraged by a resurgence of dance music and club culture in New York. He played District 36 last month and will co-anchor September's Electric Zoo festival on Randall's Island. The new club and fledgling festival both prove that New Yorkers crave the beats and are willing to invest in proper homes for them. The Feast met with Digweed hours before his Provocateur show for his take on the current scene and his refusal to be a vinyl snob.[/COLOR]