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Renaissance: Transitions, Vol. 2 | 
 enlarge | Artist: John Digweed
Label: Thrive
Category: Music
List Price: £23.99
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Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 140882
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 90767
UPC: 651249076723
EAN: 0651249076723
ASIN: B000LXHFPY
Release Date: February 12, 2007
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | Mind Games [Digweed Cheeky Edit] - The Abyss | | • | Dreamer - The Abyss | | • | Dana [Guy Gerber Mix] - Chaim EP | | • | Camino del Sol [Joakim Remix] - Antena, Antena | | • | Shivering [Pitch and Hold in Camera Obscura Remix] - Williams | | • | Gedankenhochsprung [Babicz Remix] - Evil Hinko | | • | Belong to Me [Digweed Cheeky Edit][Dub] - G_Stylz, G_Stylz | | • | Boul de Nerf - David K | | • | Mandolina [Digweed Cheeky Edit][Mix] - Felix Houzer | | • | I Love You [Smallboy Remix] - Dirk Technic | | • | Digital Memories - Guy Gerber | | • | Can't Get Enough - G_Stylz, G_Stylz | | • | Minds [Tobi Neumann Mix] - Dose 3, Dose 3 | | • | Manray [Digweed Cheeky Edit] - Jackmate |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Does any DJ listen to more music than John Digweed? Hard to say, but the fact that Diggers is known to go through all the music he receives, personally, may have something to do with why he has--perhaps wisely--elected to release a single Transitions disc twice a year (instead of the two-disc compilations that seem to be the norm for other DJs). Not only does this give listeners a snapshot of his ever-evolving mixes, it allows him to capitalize on the fact that, as one of the biggest names in the business, he has access to all sorts of exclusives and upfront tracks, such as Guy Gerber's remix of "Dana," a glowing spellbinder that has yet to be released. On its heels comes Antena's portentous "Camino del Sol (Joakim Mix)," which promises an inescapable hook from the first appearance of its chunky synths, itself followed by the ultra-refined shadow play of Williams's "The Shivering (Pitch and Hold in Camera Obscura Remix)." Digweed obviously understands better than anyone that the impact of each track is largely determined by how it relates to all the others. As always, his programming can leave listeners dumbfounded; tracks like David K's off-kilter minimal trip "Boul de Nerf" may lead to some initial head-scratching. But then there is that rule of thumb that never fails with Digweed: "listen again." --Brent Kallmer
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| Customer Reviews: Read 4 more reviews...
 the changing sound of John Digweed March 28, 2008
Huggy Solo (Manchester UK)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
As a long term fan of john Digweed going back to the groundbreaking Rennaisance 2 from 1995 I bought this CD and the first Transitions and clearly noted a change in the sound. There are still slight elements of his original progessive house sound on this CD up to 2002 but it leans much more towards the minimal techno sound that seem so prevalent at the moment. Much of the sounds are stripped down , functional, electronic sounding , what is gone is the deep,lusher more emotive melodic feel that you could have found on his previous albums such as MM11 and Bedrock from 1999.
 Consistently high quality. August 25, 2007
T. J. Stickland (UK)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was quite disappointed with this at first, but after a few listens I started to realise how good it is. I found it a bit lacking in melody or the well known Digweed darkness with beauty sort of thing. However, it is all there, just in a slightly different way to what I expected.
A friend of mine commented "it's 12 tracks that sound the same", only half joking. Actually, the track choice and mixing is so good that you'll struggle to identify the blends unless you look at the CD display.
John Digweed has once again managed to make something special out of a mix album. He is as good as people say. Top work.
 Lameness May 23, 2007
3 Kilos (Toronto, Canada)
6 out of 17 found this review helpful
You people are lame. I write an eloquent and informed review which happens to contradict the others, and so it doesn't get posted.
What's the point of having this section?
Wonderful Sound April 18, 2007
J. Elkin
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
This set is mint!
It is progressive house, with a tribal feel - I have not heard music of this quality for a while. It has dreamy and hypnotic tracks - with a Trance like feel. The whole album has a futuristic feel. I have often wondered where dance music is heading and for while the future of Dance/Trance/Prog seemed a little uncertain, especially due to Sasha's recent poor efforts (excluding Averlon).
The only thing wrong with this complication is that it is not long enough - for some reason digweed has resorted to single disc complications, come on Digweed - bring it on!
Track One (Abyss Mind Games) - starts off with a typical in progressive style, sounds a bit like something underworld would produce, but swiftly moves into a futuristic melody of plucking synthetic strings - setting a spooky feel to the whole set.
Track Two (Abyss The Dreamer) - is perfectly welded to track one, and builds on the futuristic sound - climaxing with a dreamy sequence, but quickly plummeting you into euphoria with an alignment of strings and digital percussion.
Track Three (Chaim EP Dana) - Is moody and dark to being with, however, it climes to a more optimistic tone continuing the futuristic sound, but providing a modern progressive edge.
Track Four (Antena Camino Del Sol) - Is synthetically complex, futuristic a adrenalin track, that set in a club scene would be racy and trancy and dancy.
Track Five (Williams The Shivering) - Is dark and mysterious, a chillier - don't miss it.
Track Six (Evil Hinko Gedankenhochsprung) - Futuristic and exciting.
Track Seven (Bruce Aisher Presents G-Stylz) - Now rest with some bleep.
Track Eight (David K Boul de Nerf) - Spooky, squeeze box.
Track Nine (Felix Houzer Mandoline) - Typically Progressive.
Track Ten (Dirk Technic I love You) - Technically progressive, exciting and imaginative.
Track Eleven (Guy Gerber Digital Memories) - Typically Progressive.
Track Twelve (Bruce Aisher Presents G-Stylz Can't Get Enough) - Faster and Darker, Futuristic building up...
Track Thirteen (Dose3 Minds) - Deeply complex, dance music, emotionally dark moody and elaborate, tribal and synthetic. The whole album is worth buying just for this track.
Track Fourteen (Jackmate Manray) - Dreamy wind down.
perfecto ! The bees knees ! February 28, 2007
alexisalex (uk)
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
Fantastic set from Diggers. Really great tracks mixed fabulously. Great melodic prog house - I particularly adore the Guy Gerber mix of Dana - goes straight into my top mixes. His latest cds have been very good indeed - this and Transitions 1 also great.
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