Blink and you could miss him:)

[andyrUK]

Billed as Sasha & John Digweed at the Warehouse Party in Manchester it was very much the case with Sasha of blink and you'll miss him

Scheduled to play from 1.30am until 5.00am John appeared promptly on time and played
for an hour following on from the excellent James Zabiela who tore up the place.

Sasha appeared around an hour later and preceded to play for around 45 Minutes
before John returned! John took over and started to pull out the peak time records!

Sasha slipped away into the night leaving us only with this picture as proof he was there
at all

[bobjuice]

Re: Blink and you could miss him

So what do you think Andy? Is he winding down a bit of late? Is he gonna take a break?

[andyrUK]

Re: Blink and you could miss him

I think the shows should be billed as John Digweed and Sasha.

The same happened at the Warehouse show in Leeds in April, John again
played the Lions share that night with Sasha disappearing not to be seen
again that night either

He needs to step it up or step back! People are paying good money on the
premise he'll do an equal stint and they'll play back to back!

It's not just the ticket cost! Its transport, £4 ago drinks and hotels

[bobjuice]

Re: Blink and you could miss him

Do you sometimes think John must be one of the most tolerant blokes in the world?

[andyrUK]

Re: Blink and you could miss him

Yes John's good nature is part of the problem!

Even at Mansion in Miami in 2007 I remember John Playing the
lions share but I left before the end that night so maybe Sasha
came back and did more?

[Alpinevpr]

Re: Blink and you could miss him

I've never seen a Sasha and Digweed show, but whenever I've seen Sasha he's put on an AMAZING show. I'll be sad if he's changed.

In either case, I'd still be totally happy to see them mix it up.

[chanty]

Re: Blink and you could miss him

^ Absofrigginlotely! I really wonder what goes through his head when Sasha pulls this shite. Sorry to hear that Andy! I'd almost prefer a no show than be teased like that!!

[andyrUK]

Re: Blink and you could miss him

I'm not so sure about that one!!

I've been on the end of a couple of no show's in my time to!
They're the worst feeling in the world!

Sander K was even worse for that back in the day when he
was playing music I liked

[bobjuice]

Re: Blink and you could miss him

If a sasha no-show means you get more digweed then it's not so bad eh?

[andyrUK]

Re: Blink and you could miss him

Sorry I don't subscribe to that!

John does his own solo shows. Sasha his!

Sasha and John should be exactly that with near
equal length performances. Not something that feels
like a token appearance

[Alpinevpr]

Re: Blink and you could miss him

If a sasha no-show means you get more digweed then it's not so bad eh?

I was thinking "Yeah totally!" then I read Andy's post and he's right. They did some amazing sets back in the day, but if you are co headlining, there should be equal work.

From the times I've seen Digweed, heard his sets and just hear him on his show, he's an amazing DJ (Duh) and a class act. The guy just oozes professionalism.

[feather]

Re: Blink and you could miss him

They're better solo anyway

[Krystyan]

Re: Blink and you could miss him

Yes John's good nature is part of the problem!

Even at Mansion in Miami in 2007 I remember John Playing the
lions share but I left before the end that night so maybe Sasha
came back and did more?

i was there. no, actually sasha closed the night. one of the best performances i've seen so far. sasha ripped the floor apart that night. they played an hour each, then half an hour each, then one record and one record. he closed with that eraser remix.

it's a pitty this is happening more often with him nowadays. especially for all of us who want him in full form. is he losing the spirit?

[andynewland]

Re: Blink and you could miss him

Sasha back in Manchester usually means trouble!!!

Id be interested to see if he made it to Malta. Thats said Ive seen numerous b2b sets when Sasha hasnt let John anywhere near he decks for hours, so I think they just go with how they are feeling some tims.

He rocked that 45m mins but the weekend was all about John at Fabric, now that was special!!

[simonr]

Re: Blink and you could miss him

Sasha actually opened ... on time ... at Air in May + plus he did the lions share at Space in September !

He and Harley (the guy that carts around all his gear and tries to get him to venues on time) were at Manchester airport at 8.30 ... with a 3-hour delay and they made Malta.