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Global Underground 013: Ibiza
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0664612201325
Format: Live
Label: Global Underground
Manufacturer: Global Underground
Number Of Discs: 2
Publisher: Global Underground
Release Date: December 21, 1999
Studio: Global Underground
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Editorial Review:
Sasha and his fellow turntable conspirators John Digweed and Paul Oakenfeld have been on impressive winning streaks since the mid- to late '90s, particularly with their increasingly popular and influential Global Underground series. This addition to the cycle, a live set recorded in the Spanish dance-music haven Ibiza, comes close to setting a new standard. Sasha is working solo here, and in addition to showing off his prodigious live mixing skills and inventive use of source material, he creates an undeniable identity for himself. Digweed accomplished the same thing with the masterful Bedrock, but where that record was elegantly light and airy, this one burns with a sharper, more manic energy. Throwing out resolute rhythms and melting house samples bathed in dreamy backdrops, Sasha cuts through dense structures and clever transitions with superhuman alacrity. It does take him a little while, as his use of trance-inducing repetition strays a bit while he establishes a groove on the first disc. Disc 2, however, simply tears into an incredibly danceable vibe. Mixing together melodic snippets and varying moods, from the dark trance of "Fibonacci Sequence" to the ecstatic release of "Xpander" (from his EP of the same name), Sasha mainlines rhythm and creativity through to a satisfyingly exhausted conclusion. --Matthew Cooke
Sasha Global Underground (2CD) leaves behind the modulating tempos of trance and finishes up the set with some straight-ahead progressive house tracks. Features tracks by Bedrock, BT, Orbital & more.
The Rise and Proliferation of the Rave / DJ Culture Has Made the Popularity of Certain Disc-Slingers Skyrocket to Heights Usually Reserved for Royalty, Gifted Athletic Talent Or Those of the Ruling Class. Sasha, Born Alexander Coe in Bangor, Wales, is Just One of These. This Double CD Set features the Tracks 'my Lexicon' and 'Sacred' by Sander Kleinenberg, 'Stage One (Pariah Mix)' (Space Manoeuvres), 'Zoe (Timo Maas Mix)' by Paganinni Traxx, 'Xpander' (By Sasha Himself) and Much, Much More.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - One of the best GU albums
Sasha is smooth, tight, and consistently high quality. This is one of the best of the GU albums.
Rating:  - Perfection
Quite simply.. Disc 1 is timeless perfection. Best absorbed on a beach, headphones on, when its WAY too hot...
Disc 2 is a bit more cheesy, but best sums up the dance music trends at the time..
ENJOY.
NB: don't bother with other mixes if you didn't enjoy this.. its the best DJ in the world, at the top of his game, during the peak of the electronic music scene, at the dance music capital of the world.
MAGIC!
Rating: - You are going to love this one!
I played this CD for months and months. It transitions nicely from one tune to the next. It is great for driving, exercising, dancing etc...lively, wonderful beat, all excellent selections..its a soundtrack for your own mental movie..buy it..youll be glad you did!
Rating: - Surviving The Test of Time
The release date of this popular Global Underground release was 1999. This is right around the time when progressive house and progressive trance genres really started to come into their own. Very fitting that this compilation was modeled after a set performed in the Meca of all electronica venues...Ibiza. It was very "cutting-edge" for the release date and includes Sasha's very own Xpander on disc 2.
Due to electronica's ever-evolving sound, it is hard to find compilations that don't ... Read More
Rating: - Astonishing achievement for Sasha and the subculture
Every dog has his day.
Every DJ has his album.
DJ Sasha found his, preliminarily, with Xpander. He rediscovered himself with Involver. But Ibiza remains his greatest achievement to date, and the proof lies within the brilliant music this man has chosen to present to us, the worthy progressive masses. The recipe for success, in this case is rather simple:
1 Quintessential DJ mixed with 1 Quintessential Trance world locale. Blend, mix and refrigerate. Serves millions.
All ... Read More
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