Renaissance: Transitions, Vol. 3 | 
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| Artist: John Digweed
Category: Music
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Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 127822
Format: Enhanced, Import
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
EAN: 5051083018456
ASIN: B0013NFN0K
Release Date: April 15, 2008
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| Tracks:
| • | Julien Parise/A5B (Mikro Remix) | | • | Henry Saiz/From Empty Lands Guy J/Geko | | • | Jeff Bennett/In Spite Kabale and Liebe and Daniel Sanchez/Mumbling Yeah (Loco Dice Tribute Remix) | | • | Nightguy/Pretty Face Henry Saiz/From Tangled Seas Myers Briggs/Forever | | • | Sian/Wear Your Scars Like Medals Kim Runic/Suspicious Blue Two Lone Swordsmen/Shack 54 (Jet Project Remix) | | • | Plasmik/Pitch It (Claude VonStroke Remix) Jamie Stevens/Keep her space (Smith and Selway's Control Mix) | | • | Jerome Sydenham and Tiger Stripes/Elevation (Ink and Needle Remix) Guy J/Under Pressure | | • | Pascal Feos and Marc Mirror/Rezolution Spector/Mineral Orive (Jamie Stevens Remix) Jorg Burger/Superpicture | | • | Pig and Dan/Dreams of Bells Emmanuel/Parade (Original Mix) | | • | Solquid/Piknic Bugz (Original Mix) Solquid/Piknic Bugz (Gone Wild Mix) |
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Album Description
John Digweed concludes the first chapter of his Transitions series with a bang... Since it's launch Transitions has become one of - if not - the most anticipated releases in the compilation calendar; over the past two years its single disc, twice-yearly format has provided dance music fans a regular, contemporary snapshot of the best in electronic dance music. Transitions Vol. 4 features a whopping 22 tracks and remixes from Two Lone Swordsmen, Claude VonStroke, Loco Dice, Jerome Sydenham and Tiger Stripes, Pig and Dan, Guy J and many more... Now the first chapter in the Transitions' series reaches its conclusion with the highly anticipated fourth volume. In support of the album, John has reunited with former DJ partner Sasha for an extensive US tour that includes a highly anticipated Coachella appearance.
Album Description
2008 release that finds John Digweed concluding his Transitions series with a bang! Since it's launch, Transitions has become one of the most anticipated releases in the compilation calendar; over the past two years its single disc, twice-yearly format has provided Dance music fans a regular, contemporary snapshot of John. Now the first chapter in the Transitions' series reaches its conclusion with the highly anticipated fourth volume. 22 tracks from the likes of Jerome Sydenham & Tiger Stripes, Claude VonStroke, Jeff Bennett, Loco Dice, Guy J, Henry Saiz, Julien Parise, Nightguy, Joerg Burger and others. Renaissance.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 6 more reviews...
 Don't know... can't preview it. July 13, 2008
Andy Lindsay (Beaverton, OR United States)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Making decisions about purchasing music would be easier if audio previews were available. I might have purchased were there any.
Pure class, utterly brilliant, and unconventional June 21, 2008
DJ Martin Bangalore
Okay, THIS is why I got into electronic music in the first place: INNOVATION DONE RIGHT.
I really can't say enough good about this disc. It's really a work of art in so many places. Listen on good speakers, with good D/A converters, and let the digital crunchiness, squigglies, pops, and syncopated synthesizer madness churn your brain into a scintillating, vibrating mess of appreciation and awe.
It really is that good. By the last track, I was stunned, unable to comprehend exactly how this was made, or what I was actually hearing. I won't give a track-by-track description, as that's not really possible with this one, so unconventional is the mixing/editing, whatever. Ableton Live IS the future, and this a further testament to the freshness and elegance this program brings to the few truly great DJs who are ever exploring their art.
I just saw Sasha and Digweed in Seattle on the recent tour, and I was very, very impressed. There was a MATURITY and power to this music that made the likes of Armin van Buuren, Tiesto, etc., if they weren't already a bit daft-sounding, sound utterly ridiculous by comparison.
Real electronic music has its own spirit, its own internal culture that seems to stem at least as much from the nature of the machines, of the environment used to make it, as the artists making it themselves. This is electronic music as it was meant to be - pure (devoid of excess schlock), tough (demands respect), graceful (doesn't do stupid build up/break down crap pathetically reaching for cheap thrills), full of unknowable godlike power that is beyond analysis. This music, done right, commands attentiveness and respect from the listener, and that's exactly what John Digweed has accomplished with Transitions 4.
I had to buy this before it was available in the US, as I totally ran out of patience after the live show, and got a Taiwanese import in a really cool rounded case. I intuitively knew once I had removed the shrink wrap that I was in for a real treat. By the end of the eighth track, I was utterly fixated, but internally bouncing off the walls. I let out a spontaneous "F--K!!!" By that time I had to watch myself lest I drool, I was grinning so wide.
If you get it, then GET THIS!
Epic June 11, 2008
R. Ananth (Singapore)
For a long time I held Sasha's Fundacion as the epitome of impeccable track selection and interweaving (at least the first half of it). Dare I say not only has Digweed outdone Sasha's effort, but also himself in this latest offering. After having listened to the compilation (if one can call it that) a few times I felt I owe it to myself to listen to the original tracks once. Listening to the mix after that was an eye opener, not that one was needed. The subtle and harmonic layering of beats, basslines and a multitude of elements from the stellar track collection is mind blowing. This is Digweed on top of his craft, nothing short of epic.
Amazing (ehm) mixing and exquisite track selection June 8, 2008
K. G. M (SALMIYA Kuwait)
Although it would be extremely difficult, maybe even impossible to mix, blend and layer tracks like what we have here in T4 at a live event, the result, however digitally was created, is nothing short of AMAZING. This project is a huge undertaking by DJJD even if computers were involved because after all computers don't feel the ones and zeros, they can only process them, for now.
Impeccable track selection.
Bravo Mr.Digweed............................................Your HIGHNESS.
First essential Digweed in a long time May 25, 2008
Stefan Azazel
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
When it comes to evaluating Digweed, one better makes clear, what she/he expects. I loved Digweed back in the old days in his mixes with Sasha and the GU series. To me, his masterpiece was the deep and dark, but energetic and flawless mix of his Hong Kong GU set. Generally speaking, since MI2 (way too much of a studio feeling), Digweed produced either too fancy (guitars) or too spacey music for his style. But that's me, I do understand his need to progress, though.
Transitions 4 is a "complete" set - Digweed style at its best. What a great update! His mix picks you up right from the start, never lets you down. The transitions themselves, well ..., it's Digweed. The more often you listen to Transitions 4, the more it unfolds its beauty.
I am just a regular music listener, no DJ, nor an expert, that's why I am not going to describe further details on the music itself. Other reader my offer you way more information here. I just felt compelled to write a 5 Star review with many thanks to Diggers for delivering such great music tying on his style, when he was at his best.
If you like the early Digweed sets, go, order this set.
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