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John Digweed (Bedrock Music) @ Insane Residency, Pacha - Ibiza (04.07.2014)
You won't see him on the main stage at nearly any festival. His tracks don't grace the upper echelons of Beatport. He won't spray you with Dom P or thrust pastries at your noggin. And he'll probably never hop on a collabo with A$AP or Kanye. But in spite—or maybe because—of all that, John Digweed is still one of the most influential DJs in history.Digweed began DJing at the ripe age of 15, when most of us weren't even squiggly lines in our dads' "reserviors." He got his big break in 1993, when he got a gig at the Renaissance Club in Mansfield, UK after a fellow upstart named Alexander Coe—better known today as the techno/deep house messiah, Sasha.
Digweed made his name pushing a progressive house sound that eventually exploded in the late 90s and early 2000s across Europe and North America. In New York City, house music havens like Tunnel, Limelight, Paradise Garage and Twilo were booming. Both Digweed and Sasha held a popular residency at Twilo, where Digweed was revered for putting down marathon sets that often lasted between eight and twelve hours... until Twilo and many of those aformentioned clubs were raided and shutdown by Sgt. Buzzkill AKA NYC mayor Rudy Giuliani.
The end of NYC's hedonistic nightlife days was only a momentarty hiccup in the longstanding career of John Digweed. Since then, he's established the international label Bedrock Records, has released countless albums (including an impressive "Live In" series), and even took the throne of DJ Mag's Top 100 list in 2001.
But that was thirteen years ago, and the position now belongs to Hardwell, a DJ nearly half Digweed's age who is pushing a much different sound, to a much different audience, in a much different time.
“Pacha is more than just a club,” says John. “To be around for forty years you have to be very good at what you do. People’s musical tastes change and newclubs are always on offer but the original Pacha in Ibiza has managed to keep its finger on the pulse and deliver a world class nightlife experience.”
John Digweed is a celebrated authority of deep tech-laced house music, a position that he has held since his profile rocketed in the mid 1990s. His Transitions radio show is broadcast in over 50 countries worldwide and reaches millions of listeners each week. John Digweed is arguably one of the most influential tastemakers in electronic music, and his fans online are already anticipating hearing one of Digweed’s famous extended DJ sessions in Pacha Ibiza’s unique mainroom.
Digweed concludes, “Pacha has the perfect mix of hedonistic clubbers alongside models and VIPs which creates a very unique atmosphere, life long memories, and an exciting environment of escapism from the world around us.”
https://soundcloud.com/evil_concussion/2014-07-04-john-digweed-bedrock-music-insane-residency-pacha-ibiza
01. Tiefschwarz feat. Rude Hagelstein – Fire It Out (Tiefschwarz Extended Mix) [WATERGATE]
02. Michel De Hey & Rauwkost – Julienzzz (Ramon Tapia Remix) [BEDROCK]
03. John Digweed & Nick Muir & Ian O’Donovan – Dawnbreaker (ID Remix) [BEDROCK]
04. H.O.S.H. & Andhim – Captain
05. Damian Lazarus & The Ancient Moons – Lovers Eyes (Mohe Pi Ki Najariya) (Carl Craig Remix) [CROSSTOWN REBELS]
06. Daniel Avery – Knowing We’ll Be Here [PHANTASY SOUND]
07. Ramon Tapia & Stavroz – Havana [BEDROCK]
08. DJ Hal – De Bellota [ADVANCED]
09. &Me – Locust [KEINEMUSIK]
10. Joy Wellboy – Before The Sunrise (Dixon Remix) [BPITCH]
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