Johnny Digweed

[JK224]

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One of the first tracks I ever heard that got me into electronic music was Schiller - Ruhe (Humate Mix). Talk about a spoiler! Eventually a friend of mine let me borrow Digweeds Northern Exposure cds and Hernan Cattaneo's South America. I used to love the brand of trance Oakenfold & Tiesto but i got out of it after I heard those cds. Looking back on it though Oakenfold played some great trance...

[tiddles]

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yea, i'm sure most people enjoyed oakenfold at one point even if they are too much of an asshat to admit it now

[res0nat0r]

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oakenfolds em world tour mixes are still good, as are his gu new york and oslo discs. and ive seen him live 2-3 times a while ago...

[Jibgolly]

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i still love oakies GU - new york
his best work, imo

[res0nat0r]

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that jamie meyerson - rescue me track is killuh

[Jibgolly]

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i'll be goddamned if you didnt name the track thats been bouncin around in my head for a few days now.
actually, just today at work i made a mental note (that i later forgot) to listen to that gu again.

this is a little like that alanis morisette song dontchya think?

[res0nat0r]

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that tune is always the first one that comes to mind when i think of this gu, i love the vocals and it is mixed in just right. can you belive this mix is almost a decade old already? time flies by too quick, i remember the good times that were had the first times i heard this disc and went to check out oakey live because of it with friends. nice to think someone else likes it too

the beginning of disc 2 with the dnb tracks is also fantastic. the talisman and hudson - leaving planet earth and krystal - burning flame tracks are great also.

[Jibgolly]

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haha that talisman & hudson track is my other favorite on there.
glad to know someone else who appreciates those tunes like i do.

first time i heard these was after a once well known annual festival in FL called Zen. the year was 1998.

still enjoy both discs.

[res0nat0r]

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good to hear. relistening to disc 2 for the memories as we speak, killer stuff. glad to know other ppl like the good stuff too.

[Dhar_2]

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that was oakies golden period.

i've had his cream live 2 disc on today. ah happy memories(or lack of them)

[simonr]

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Oakey was fantastic at Cream and will always be a bit of a hero up in Liverpool - up until 1999 he was playing a lot of the tracks that Sasha and Digweed played: from 2000 onwards S & D took it darker and their progressive sounds started to stand them apart. S & D continued to progress (although I still feel that Sasha played better music up until 2004 - the stuff he was playing last year was very uninspiring at times).

Hernan and Oakenfold was always a good bill, I caught them at Heaven in 2003 when Hernan opened to 6 people, but built up a fantastic set as the place packed up to breaking point ! Things change - the likes of Martin Garcia and Luke Fair offer a fresher sound in their own unique ways - its a shame that Sasha, Digweed & Hernan don't give them the exposure they need by offering decent tours/bills.

Those 1999 EM's still stand up now (even if the Perfecto sound is dated) - and the Goa mix was sounding good last night.

BTW - if anyone has Oakeys 1995 Ku (Ibiza) mix please let me know.

[res0nat0r]

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^^ was that this one? i liked it back in the day. tons of classics on there.

http://www.discogs.com/release/22526

i should upload the oakey em world tour mp3s i have so everyone can get some good oldskool stuff.

[Dhar_2]

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no it was this one!

http://www.discogs.com/release/161518

proper old skool stuff!

[res0nat0r]

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no it was this one!

http://www.discogs.com/release/161518

proper old skool stuff!

wo wo we wo...ive never heard that one

[Huggie Smiles]

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I saw oakie in 95 - in a small club in Edinburgh-pure psytrance all the way - great!
maybe it was 96 -I'ma little hazy from that period *cough*