Did any of you boys and girls...

[Troklo]

... get the GU news letter today? There wasen?t much that caught my eye, till I got to this part:

AND FINALLY... HOW does a world-class DJ innovator like Sasha follow an album as beautifully soundscaped as ?Involver?? With ?Involver 2?. It?s not out until 2007 but he has already started the painstaking process of track deconstruction and recreation.
With Dubfire?s Taiwan album and Nick Warren?s Paris set also looming, 2007 is looking like another golden year for Global Underground, the bespoke Newcastle label that continues to influence innovative electronic music on an international stage.
And it all begins in January with the release of ?Afterhours 3?, the latest in a series of wildly eclectic post-club mixes that has built a word-of-mouth following all of its own. ?Afterhours 2? is where Sissy first popped up, so watch this space.

I got really excited when I read that Sasha?s new album is comming up!
But come on Boxed Boys more Warren??!?!?!?! I mean I love the guy he?s one of my favorite djs but theres a lot more talent out there please let someone else do a GU pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaseeeee, you used to be the best compilation label out there what happend?

[ubiqe]

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lol, I didin't even get to that sasha part... scanned it quickly and deleted immediately but that's cool, yes.

[tiddles]

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i love nick warren's mixes. always have real music on them

[Johnson]

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at least they not doing any minimal electro stuff ... we all should be happy about that !

[fletcher]

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I hope Involver 2 is better than Fundacion, i really do

[Huggie Smiles]

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I hope Involver 2 is better than Involver, i really do

[Weizy]

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the GU series needs to bring in some fresh talent. how many has warrren done now 5? 6?

[dusk]

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at least they not doing any minimal electro stuff ... we all should be happy about that !

I definitely agree with the electro stuff... boy I just can't get into that

[Jibgolly]

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I hope Involver 2 is better than Fundacion, i really do

fundacion was based on a live gig wasn't it? the parties he was doing in 2004 or around there? nothing about it is comparable to Involver

I hope Involver 2 is better than Involver, i really do

[jarble187]

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Time for Pickle to combine some threads

[rubyraks]

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AND FINALLY... HOW does a world-class DJ innovator like Sasha follow an album as beautifully soundscaped as ?Involver?? With ?Involver 2?. It?s not out until 2007 but he has already started the painstaking process of track deconstruction and recreation.

2007 my ass! This is Sasha after all. We'd be lucky if he managed to finish it before the end of the decade

[fletcher]

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fundacion was based on a live gig wasn't it? the parties he was doing in 2004 or around there? nothing about it is comparable to Involver

im talking about 2 consecutive CD mixes released by the same DJ, on the same record label. Plenty to compare there.

Oh, and one was better than the other.

[I_Get_Radical]

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But come on Boxed Boys more Warren??!?!?!?! I mean I love the guy he´s one of my favorite djs but theres a lot more talent out there please let someone else do a GU pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaseeeee, you used to be the best compilation label out there what happend?

I was under the impression, that alot of those DJ's had previously signed on with GU through contracts, stating that they had to do X amount of releases for them. I could easily be mistaken, but it would make sense, what with Nick having nearly double digit releases with them and Sharam & Ali doing individual mixes. Perhaps they are looking for an earlier exit?

I def. agree with you on the fresh and new talent being out there, but it's still pretty cool to hear some of these older guys (read. sometimes) rock it out. Give Howells the time to put together a mixed CD, and you honestly cannot go wrong. Even long after he worked his magic for 24/7, his Miami disc still has moments that make you catch yourself dancing behind the wheel at red lights, with an car full of chicks pointing and laughing beside you.

Even with all that said, they (GU) are doing their part to showcase new and upcoming talent as well. It may not be in the form of a full length mix, but whether it be in tracks the 'regulars' play or through demo submissions directly to GU, making it through to the final cut, ala. the Afterhours discs, the exposure is def. there.