|
Northern Exposure II: East Coast | 
 enlarge | Artist: Sasha & John Digweed
Label: Ultra Records
Category: Music
List Price: $15.98
Buy New: $11.10
You Save: $4.88 (31%)
New (30) Used (11) Collectible (1) from $7.27
Rating:  78 reviews
Sales Rank: 28149
Format: Enhanced
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 17
UPC: 617465101724
EAN: 0617465101724
ASIN: B000003SFS
Release Date: January 13, 1998
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: International shipping available
Condition: BRAND NEW Factory Sealed - Ready to be shipped within 24 hrs from California - Average 5 workdays delivery time - Excellent customer service - Buy with confidence!
| |
| Tracks:
| • | Believe- Gus Gus | | • | Soothe (Chicane Mix)- Furry Freaks | | • | Burn the Elastic- Violet vs Mantronik | | • | Geomantik- Prana | | • | Cycles of Time- The Acoustic Hoods | | • | Dammerung- Frontisde | | • | Blue (Original and LP Mix)- Doi-Oing | | • | Little Bullet (Part One)- Spooky | | • | Botz- Uberzone | | • | Reeferendum- Fluke | | • | Distant Voices (Angel Edit)- Lost Tribe | | • | Purple- Gus Gus | | • | Symphony- Hybrid |
|
| Similar Items:
|
| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
A truly expansive collection of cuts, this companion to Northern Exposure 2: West Coast Edition is one for all ears that sees Sasha and Digweed juxtapose dance-pop tunes with club-land mixes. Converts to the Northern Exposure series will further enjoy the skillful Sasha and Digweed mixes washed (as ever) with layers of smooth late-night warmth; newcomers will find a variety of styles and sounds stretching beyond conventional trance-techno to whet their appetite. Gus Gus enjoy two wonderful moments, opening the disc with their dreamy, trip-hop-flavored "Believe" and also offering the penultimate cut with their celestial, bottom-end-boosted "Purple." Other standout moments include Prana's "Geomantik" and Doi-Oing's warm and hazy "Blue." Occasionally the shadow of hip-hop can be heard snaking into the mix, but never enough to take away from the predominant trance atmosphere, which makes Northern Exposure sets so unique. --Steffan Chirazi
|
| Customer Reviews: Read 73 more reviews...
Ahead of the rest August 17, 2008
Chris K (LA,CA USA)
I bought this after I was blown away by Xpander back in 98 or so and I can recall not really being impressed at the first listen.
As time went on and you give it more listens, you can't helpt but get captivated by what these guys are able to create. All the textures you hear (esp with headphones) are amazing and the way the tracks all build on each other is awesome. My favorite build up is track 6 and track 7 (Spooky's Little Bullet) they come together like a single track.
Only thing that sucks is when i try to introduce something like this to others, it flies past a lot of people! Might be better to get them in slightly altered states to more effectively pull them in.
The Ultimate Late Night Aphrodisiac July 7, 2007
Pablo Hernandez II (Perth, Western Australia)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This mix truly surpasses most others.
It showcases what DJs can do to tunes. It proves that they can indeed be artists.
Starting off with the gorgeous sounds of Gus Gus and Chicane; atmospheric, earthy and organic, before voyaging into the main room progressive sounds of Frontside, Spooky and Uberzone; dark, dirty and sexy.. landing with blissful montage which is Hybrid's "Unfinished Symphony".. Sasha and Digweed truly deliver an aural journey so layered, so complex, so textured yet so unmistakably classy. Truly, this is a masterpiece.
This mix transcends genres and sub-genres and simply delivers a musical journey indescribable by words.
The fact that this CD was recorded from vinyl rather than through use of computer software, adds to the natural feel which has come synonymous with the `Northern Exposure' series..
A beautiful, dark, sensual journey through the underground as only Sasha and Digweed can deliver.
Midnight Magic.
GET INTO IT!
 East Beats West But Still Not Equal To Volume One June 6, 2007
Cloudman (Vancouver, BC)
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
The set featured on this album originally accompanied that found on Northern Exposure II: West Coast as a two disc offering. Ahhh, strategic marketing.
I'd have to say that this set scores an easy second place for the Northern Exposure series. However it still falls short compared to the quality and creativity of the first.
3.5/5 stars for this half of Northern Exposure, volume 2.
One of my most revered CDs December 26, 2006
LexAffection (Philadelphia, PA USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This album IS the definition of a perfect progressive trance collaboration between Sasha and John Digweed. It even surpasses Northern Exposure I (U.S. edition) because of the variability in tracks. The transitions between tracks one, two and three quite literally brought tears to my eyes the very first time I popped it in my car, and my highest opinion of this album has only further solidified with repeated listening.
If you bought NEII:West Coast first, do yourself a favor and check out the good ol' East. It w.i.l.l. blow you away by comparison, and I love the West Coast edition. While West has fantastic tracks which are more relaxed, consistent, bubbly and soothing... East takes that formula, bends it, twists it, makes suitable additions and comes out with something so much more intensly pleasing to the ear. The vocal selections on tracks 1-3 make the album hauntingly appealing at first, and remind me of the cover of the album due to their blue/white liquid texture and composition... but just when you sit back to enjoy the smooth relaxation Sasha and Digweed serve up first, it is only an appetizer.
The next set of perhaps 6 tracks up the ante on the tempo and profundity of the listening experience, especially on Geomantik, Blue-->Little Bullet and Botz. These tracks are, to me, so reminiscent of those found on Disc 1 of John Digweeds GU006:Sydney release. Tribal, with the "evil frog" croak and beats which create a spiraling intensity about them as the listener is propelled through the vortex of sound.
The album ends with lovely track slections and mixes by Lost Tribe, Gus Gus's "Purple" (An early trance classic and staple Tranceport remix by Sasha), and Hybrid's "Symphony". I have to say I was a bit surprised by their slection of Hybrid's track, but pleasntly so; a unique artist with a unique track to end a rewardingly unique listening experience.
I would recommend this album to anyone with an ear for audible appreciation: if you really dig albums like Sasha's Involver, Lexicon Avenue's mix on Dave Seaman's "Therapy Sessions Vol. 3", or any of the other Northern Exposure series (particularly NEI and NEIII:Disc 1), you will love this album to death.
If you are looking for Global Underground comparisons, GU006:Sydney and GU013: Ibiza come to mind; not surprising, as they are the cream of the Sasha and Digweed GU crop.
If you have not even heard of any of the aforementioned albums, you will still love this album to death.
My absolute favorite among the greatest collaboration series of two of the greatest DJ's on Planet Home.
~Lex
Amazing June 21, 2006
Red1113
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Mindblowing cd and the best of all the NE'S. I highly recommend this disc to anyone.
|
|
|
|
 | |
