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Communicate (mix Album)
''Communicate'' is the fifth mix album by British DJ duo Sasha & John Digweed. It is the first since 1994 to not be part of the '' Northern Exposure'' concept album series. Critical reception ''Communicate'' was met with "mixed or average" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 53 based on 7 reviews. In a review for AllMusic, Jason Birchmeier wrote: "''Communicate'' can be seen as the duo's best mix CD to date with its striking consistency at all levels, ranging from track selection to mixing to mood to tempo. Rather than moving through a broad palette of sounds, moods, tempos, and styles, the two British DJs choose to remain consistent. At '' Exclaim!'', Venk Chanran wrote: "''Communicate'' may not be as challenging and as boundary pushing as the earlier albums, but it still pleases the ear. The second disc is a lot harder, pushing rhythms and layer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sasha & John Digweed
Sasha & John Digweed are a British DJ duo comprising Sasha and John Digweed. Digweed had been DJing for ten years before getting a gig at Renaissance where he met Sasha, who had been working the past few years in various acid house music clubs and raves. Together, they honed their DJ skills, focusing on track selection and technical mixing abilities. In 1994, they released the triple CD mix album '' Renaissance: The Mix Collection'' on Renaissance Records. It contained many popular dance hits of the time from artists such as Leftfield, Fluke, and 2 Bad Mice as well as original productions and remixes from themselves. Two years later, the duo became "true superstars" (AllMusic) with the release of their double CD '' Northern Exposure'' on mega-label Ministry of Sound. This release was brought to the United States the next year in a single CD package on Ultra Records. 1997 saw the release of the ''Northern Exposure 2'' double CD mix album, again on Ministry of Sound. Sasha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pitchfork (website)
''Pitchfork'' (formerly ''Pitchfork Media'') is an American online music publication (currently owned by Condé Nast) that was launched in 1995 by writer Ryan Schreiber as an independent music blog. Schreiber started Pitchfork while working at a record store in suburban Minneapolis, and the website earned a reputation for its extensive coverage of indie rock music. It has since expanded and covers all kinds of music, including pop. Pitchfork was sold to Condé Nast in 2015, although Schreiber remained its editor-in-chief until he left the website in 2019. Initially based in Minneapolis, Pitchfork later moved to Chicago, and then Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Its offices are currently located in One World Trade Center alongside other Condé Nast publications. The site is best known for its daily output of music reviews but also regularly reviews reissues and box sets. Since 2016, it has published retrospective reviews of classics, and other albums that it had not previously review ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bedrock (duo)
Bedrock (also known as John Digweed & Nick Muir) are a British electronic dance music duo comprising John Digweed and Nick Muir. Biography They produced the singles "For What You Dream Of" (1993, featured in ''Trainspotting''), "Set in Stone" / "Forbidden Zone" (1997), "Heaven Scent" (1999) (featured in the film ''Groove'') and "Voices" (2000), all of which reached the UK Singles Chart. More recently they released the ''Beautiful Strange'' EP in 2001, "Emerald" in 2002, "Forge" in 2003 and "Santiago" in 2005. They have also remixed the work of artists such as Humate, New Order, Way Out West, Evolution, Satoshi Tomiie, the Orb and Underworld. In 1999, the duo founded Bedrock Records. In 2003, they composed the soundtrack of the MTV cartoon drama ''Spider-Man'', a miscellaneous program tied into the 2002 blockbuster film as a promotion. The song "Beautiful Strange" featured in the 2004 film ''What the Bleep Do We Know!? ''What the Bleep Do We Know!?'' (stylized as ''What ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Holden (producer)
James Alexander Goodale Holden (born 7 June 1979) is a British electronic music artist and DJ. After beginning his career as a DJ and producer, Holden has moved extensively into live performance and founded his own record label Border Community. Early career Holden grew up in Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, before studying mathematics at Oxford University. He started his career in 1999 at age 19 and swiftly gained wider recognition with the release of trance single "Horizons", which he created with the freeware software Buzz. This "crossover anthem of the summer of 1999" was picked up by Pete Tong, John Digweed and Nick Warren, quickly propelling Holden to a wider audience. In the subsequent years Holden released numerous singles and remixes on various labels including Lost Language, Perfecto Recordings, and Positiva Recordings. He was also one-third of Mainline (alongside Duncan Ellis and Hywel Dunn-Davies) and worked with singer Julie Thompson as Holden & Thompson. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deep Dish (band)
Deep Dish is an American electronic music duo, consisting of Ali "Dubfire" Shirazinia and Sharam Tayebi. Biography Based in Washington, D.C., it is well known for providing house or dance remixes of tracks of famous artists such as Madonna, Janet Jackson, Cher, Stevie Nicks and Gabrielle, and for its live DJ sets. Its collaborations and remixing abilities first came to attention with its seminal 1995 remix of De'Lacy's " Hideaway". Deep Dish's album ''Junk Science'' was released in 1998. The duo was nominated for a Grammy for their remix of Madonna's "Music", and won a Best Remixed Recording Grammy for its remix of Dido's "Thank You". In 2006, the DJs disbanded and moved to solo careers. They regrouped in 2014, and have released a new single "Quincy".Fenwick, TamiIs Deep Dish Finished?Resident Advisor. Dec. 5, 2006Levisman, Sean"Dubfire Talks Deep Dish Retrospective, SCI+TEC Label, and Future of EDM."Miami New Times. Dec. 7, 2012 In August 2009, Sharam was featured on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sven Väth
Sven Väth (born 26 October 1964) is a German DJ and electronic music producer. He is a three-time DJ Awards winner, and his career in electronic music spans over 30 years. The single "Electrica Salsa" with OFF launched his career in 1986. Referred to as "Papa Sven" by his fans, Sven Väth has made his mark in the music community by being one of Germany's pop stars in the nineties, running two night clubs in Germany, and starting his own company Cocoon, which encompasses a booking agency, record label, and a branch for events. He is recognized for cultivating the underground electronic music scene not just in Germany but in Ibiza as well, with his own night at Amnesia for eighteen years and after-parties at creative locations around the island. Sven Väth is a major proponent of vinyl, using only two decks and a mixer for his extensive DJ sets, his longest set having been 30 hours. Biography Both of Sven Väth's parents were from East Germany. They escaped separately and met eac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Muir
Nick Muir is a British musician, songwriter and electronic music producer. He is best known as one half of the electronic music duo Bedrock, which consists of himself and DJ John Digweed, although he also found success as a solo artist. Career His career can be roughly divided into two parts. During the 1980s, he was a session musician, playing piano/keyboards with various artists including Take That, Fire Next Time and The Men They Couldn't Hang. He also worked in France with rock and roll singer Johnny Hallyday and crooner Herbert Leonard. During his time with punk-folk outfit The Men They Couldn't Hang, he met producer Pat Collier ( Wonderstuff, Primal Scream) who offered him a space to work in at his own Greenhouse studio. He set up a programming room there and became involved in the nascent rave scene that was burgeoning in the UK in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He released several solo singles/EPs under various names before coming to the attention of John Digweed who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slacker (producer)
Slacker, whose real name was Shem McCauley, was a British electronic music house, hip hop and R&B producer. He owned Jukebox in the Sky record label. He was also known under the names "Head Honcho", "Ramp" "Live It!" and "DJ Streets Ahead". Slacker, who was based in England, had released records on many labels including XL Recordings, Loaded Records, and Perfecto Records. Shem McCauley died in Bangkok, Thailand, in January 2012. Discography Album * ''Start a New Life'' (2010) Singles Remixes * Was (Not Was) - " Spy in the House of Love (Streetsahead mix)" (1987) * Blur - " Entertain Me (The Live It! Remix)" (1995) * The Prodigy – "Smack My Bitch Up" (1998) * Golden Girls – "Kinetic" (1998) * Junkie XL – Zerotonine" (1999) * Bedrock – "Voices" (2000) * Dave Kane – "Clarkness" (2001) Notable collaborators *Norman Cook (aka Fatboy Slim) *Carl Cox, DJ *Tim Westwood, BBC Radio 1 DJ, England. *The Prodigy The Prodigy are an English electronic dance music band ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bedrock (producers)
Bedrock (also known as John Digweed & Nick Muir) are a British electronic dance music duo comprising John Digweed and Nick Muir. Biography They produced the singles "For What You Dream Of" (1993, featured in ''Trainspotting''), "Set in Stone" / "Forbidden Zone" (1997), "Heaven Scent" (1999) (featured in the film ''Groove'') and "Voices" (2000), all of which reached the UK Singles Chart. More recently they released the ''Beautiful Strange'' EP in 2001, "Emerald" in 2002, "Forge" in 2003 and "Santiago" in 2005. They have also remixed the work of artists such as Humate, New Order, Way Out West, Evolution, Satoshi Tomiie, the Orb and Underworld. In 1999, the duo founded Bedrock Records. In 2003, they composed the soundtrack of the MTV cartoon drama ''Spider-Man'', a miscellaneous program tied into the 2002 blockbuster film as a promotion. The song "Beautiful Strange" featured in the 2004 film ''What the Bleep Do We Know!? ''What the Bleep Do We Know!?'' (stylized as ''What ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peace Division
Peace Division is the production name for the tribal house duo Clive Henry and Justin Drake. Together, they have proven to be one of the most prolific UK tribal house producers starting with their first record in 1994. The duo have released EPs, remixes, and singles on Kickin Records, Eukahouse, Hooj Choons, Prolekult, Low Pressings, Junior, and NRK Sound Division among others. Peace Division have also produced remixes for a wide variety of music artists including Moby, Superchumbo and Yothu Yindi. Peace Division got its name from a UN peace keeping force. Justin Drake is the engineer of the duo and Clive Henry gained experience as a member of the Flying Records crew DJing at the Gosh and The Bone parties in London. Clive Henry started the Low Pressings label with X-Press 2 X-Press 2 are an English electronic dance music duo. The members are DJ Diesel (Darren House) and DJ Rocky (Darren Rock). Ashley Beedle left to pursue solo projects in 2009. They were DJ Award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trancesetters
Trancesetters is a Dutch electronic music duo of Gaston Steenkist and Alex Dijksterhuis. They are best known for their singles "Roaches" and "Synergy", released on Hooj Choons, both of which reached the UK Singles Chart. Their work has featured on numerous remix albums by DJs such as Carl Cox, Sasha & Digweed Sasha & John Digweed are a British DJ duo comprising Sasha and John Digweed. Digweed had been DJing for ten years before getting a gig at Renaissance where he met Sasha, who had been working the past few years in various acid house music clubs ..., and the Global Underground series. Singles *"Roaches" (2000) - UK #55 *"Synergy" (2001) - UK #72 References External links * Dutch electronic music groups Dutch record producers Dutch musical duos {{Electronic-band-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Morales
David Morales (; born August 21, 1962) is an American disc jockey (DJ) and record producer. In addition to his production and DJ work, Morales is also a remixer. David Morales has remixed and produced over 500 releases for artists including Mariah Carey, Aretha Franklin, Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Spice Girls, Eric Clapton, Seal, Pet Shop Boys, U2, Donna Summer, Whitney Houston, Selena, and Jamiroquai. Morales was nominated for his first Grammy Award in 1996 as a Producer on Mariah Carey's album “Daydream” for the song “Fantasy”. He was nominated again the next year and won the 1998 Grammy Award for “Remixer of the Year”. Morales is considered to be one of the first so-called superstar DJs. He has performed at many clubs around the globe, including numerous dates at Ibiza venues such as Pacha and Space. Morales also contributed to radio shows and released DJ mix compilations. Career 1980s–1990s David Morales grew up in an influential era for dance music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
