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Northern Exposure, Vol. 1
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0617465700323
Label: Ultra Records
Manufacturer: Ultra Records
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Ultra Records
Release Date: July 22, 1997
Studio: Ultra Records
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Editorial Review:
The Rolls Royce of trance-house mixes, and every bit as cool as the polar bear on the sleeve, this first edition of Sasha and John Digweed's Northern Exposure sets is the tightest and most effortless of the series. With 11 superbly arranged cuts from the likes of William Orbit, Rabbit in the Moon, and the Future Sound of London, not one moment is wasted. The disc's flavor is decidedly organic and wholly evocative of all-night mountain raves or desert parties. Starting with the early-morning stretch of Keiichi Suzuki's delightfully sunny "Satellite Serenade," the duo swiftly build the tempo up to the breezy ambient plateau of Morgan King's "Free" before heading into harder house territories. The metronomic pulse and atmospheric chanteuse vocals of Fuzzy Logic's "Obsession" form an incremental crescendo with Orbit's "Water from a Vine Leaf." Being a condensed version of the European release, the closing salvo from Banco de Gaia's "Last Train to Lhasa" confirms the since-validated fact that these Exposure journeys have infinite potential; Sasha and Digweed are among the first DJs to create mix sets that tap into earthy, human emotions. It is precisely this unique flavor that will make you yearn for a dance floor, beach, or campsite, packed with deliriously dancing bodies. Yes, really. --Steffan Chirazi
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - A big hello from England!
Hiya guys! (and gals)... Northern Exposure - I felt compelled to write a review on this Amazon.Com website after reading some funny reviews about what you all make of it. Indeed, English and American dance music have changed dramatically over the past decade.
So where do we start? Right were it was mixed; Chesson Road in London due to the labelling with Ministry of Sound. Under normal circumstances, this would have been produced 'up here' in the North, but Sasha (Alexander Coe, from ... Read More
Rating: - STILL MY FAVORITE MIXTAPE EVER...
It's unfortunate for anyone who hasn't had the chance to experience the finest representation of a mixed album to come out of its early "Boom" of the early-mid Nineties...
From Start to Finish, the original Northern Exposure compiled by electronic music veterans Alexander Coe and John Digweed is still my favorite album to ever have taken me on a journey across a countlessly infinite landscape of sound. Each time I pop it in the ol' stereo system - I Still Hear New Sounds and Melodies. ... Read More
Rating:  - A Ballad of Trance
Sasha and John Digweed team up in compilling this novel album although it definitely has more of a "Sasha-feel". A ballad of soft trance that is best suited to lazy Sundays or post-clubbing come downs.
For the most part, the individual tracks and the set overall does not sound that outdated when related to the album's release date of 1997.
I like this album for its sheer creativity. It the album cover and title have any true purpose in conveying what type of setting Sasha ... Read More
Rating: - Ten years on and still amazing...
Wow....time flies...I've owned NE Vol 1 for 10 years....and it still doesn't fail to blow me away every time i listen to it. I own all the NEs 1-3 and Vol 1 is still the best. If you haven't listened to it....give it a shot and discover how timeless this S&D mix really is.... Also, I spent all winter listening to the NEs while snowboarding every weekend....it's the closest thing to heaven at 13,000 ft!!!!
Rating: - Sunsets And Snow
Sasha and Digweed dip their pens into a dark and sultry ink for this lanky, lazy trance mix. It is almost as stirring as their harder house numbers, but without all of the thumping back-beats or aggressive propulsion. Inspired by daydreams and infused with liquid sighs, this album is an attempt at soulful transcendence.
Unfortunately, the record gets off to an almost aggravatingly slow start. The Suzuki number that kicks the disc off is about five minutes too long and features an irritatingly ... Read More
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