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I've never been a huge fan of Sasha but this time I've got to admit I can't even listen to the new Involver. It sounds as if it was 1993 not 2013. A mix some drug-addicted kids might possibly kinda a like.

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Listened to this last night in bed with headphones on.

Oh dear!


Seriously, I have loved the tunes Sasha has been playing over the last 3 years, summer 2010 when he was playing Hate Love, Betoko and Lopazz's New dimension, Amber Turtle, We are Castles etc. etc. To me this was like the Sasha I was listening to in 1991-94.

However, listening to this last night was a real let down, the tracks themselves were all OK, but the mixing (or programming) was just lazy, there was no flow at all.
I tend to take 3 or 4 attempts at a mix before I post it, when doing stuff at home anyway, but never spend more than a couple of nights putting them together, and I think I could do a much better job of putting those tunes together myself.
Not what you expect from a Sasha release.

I will listen again this afternoon in the car, maybe I was just tired and didn't give it a chance, but first impressions were not positive.

[jay813]

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i avoided this thread for the very reason I am not telling my wife about my thoughts on the new involver(she hasnt listened to it yet). I dont want my opinions to affect her thoughts because i want her to tell me exactly what im expecting her to say. (come on its already been said 1000 times in this thread)

THIS IS NOT INVOLVER. The first two had some sort of connection. They took you deep and allowed you to roam and bask in its darkness.

Its so strange to read the booklet where its taking about Sasha's perfectionism. I mean, has he listened to this? There are a couple of transistions that had me scratching my head, and not of amazement, but wondering was sasha in the bathroom and one of his minions turned the knob or pressed the button.


I think to call this an involver mix is misleading, and that this release, in whatever name, is a disappointment coming from Sasha himself.

[salami]

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This obsession almost killed the Maida Vale gig too.

exactly.

involv3r is disappointing. The man needs Charlie, what was he thinking ?! :/

i wont buy physical copy, itunes was more than enough.

Haiz artist album on its way

[jay813]

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i get the maida vale comment but its one of my personal favorites.

[chuckc]

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just listened to the utube version, very boring and uninspiring, glad i didnt buy this in advance like i do most releases.

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I find it incredibly funny how some people (not you!) still think that GU: Ibiza is the work of a god-like DJ with flawless mixing skills. While in reality it's studio work. And the "flow" (the perfect chunk of music before the iconic My Lexicon hook, for instance) was actually a painstaking, lovingly assembled, re-creation.

Nah.. you can count me in that group for sure

But you know, now that I do have an idea about it, it made me recap my personal observations. Sasha has some incredible live mixes out there, his Zen after party one is one of my favorites, but for some reason every time I've seen him live, I was expecting the same level of solid mixing, which is presented in mixes like Ibiza, etc., but I've never had the pleasure to experience that, unfortunately. And yes, I know that they styles of music have changed tremendously in the past 10-12 years, but I am just talking about build up, mixing, programming..

Now, this involver is much closer to what I've seen at his live shows in past couple of years, and.. granted I've been to only 3.. so not a big sample. And also, since he has been working on it... it makes sense I guess.

I don't want to start an argument, but... its seems like Digweed has a much better "transferability" from album to dance floor in terms of .. dj-ing I guess. Just an observation.. in other words, I would listen to Transitions 4 for example, and then I will go see him live, and I would be like.. "oh, ya.. that makes perfect sense" but i haven't been able to get that same feeling from Sasha.

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I'm listening to this on Youtube now. 21 mins in, I don't mind it, but it sounds like hipster music with some beats added. Do not understand this fixation with the XX (whom I don't mind).

Is he trying to get a younger audience cos we're all old farts stroking our balls and complaining about his sound?

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Do not understand this fixation with the XX

all that says to me is he is being inspired by different things now, its certainly showing in his dj sets which today are also terrible