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Involver
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0828272130139
Format: Limited Edition
Label: Involver
Manufacturer: Involver
Number Of Discs: 1
Publication Date: 2004
Publisher: Involver
Release Date: July 05, 2004
Studio: Involver
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Editorial Review:
Pure, weightless elegance, Involver is true to its title, as Sasha comes up with a mesmerizing stunner. Two years after the lukewarmly received artist record Airdrawndagger, the Welsh waxman and frequent John Digweed co-collaborator has retreated into remix territory, but with a twist. In an effort to meld songwriting ambition with his feather-light touch behind the decks, 10 stellar tracks were totally remade in-studio, not just blended together. The result sounds livelier than dagger, putting Sasha's superb instinct for dance flow to work. Still, despite the presence of Felix Da Housecat's "Watching Cars Go By" stomper, it's a very even record; themes patiently recede and resurface from the bubbly bottom of the mix. The warm, warbling melody from Petter's "These Days," for example, reappears long after you think it's vanished for good, lifting U.N.K.L.E.'s "What Are You to Me?" into hypno-dance orbit. Songs like Spooky's "Belong" and Lostep's "In a State" breathe the same air, rising and falling with interlocking rhythmic poetry. It's a daze of a record, ideal company for moody afternoons spent staring up at wispy clouds and vapor trails. -Matthew Cooke
Sasha is back!!! Dance music's most respected and recognizable icon returns to the label that made him an international household name with a concept album so fresh and inventive that it completely recalibrates the notion of what is cool in popular music.
"Involver" meets the listener smack at the point where Sasha's 2002 artist album "Airdrawndagger" and the future of electronic music collide. He is the DJ that rode in on a tidal wave of adoration from the North of England's explosive early 90's club scene and has for the last 10+ years consistently sold out every venue, festival, and club that has been honored to witness his legendary performance abilities. And now "Involver" emerges. This is Sasha's first mix compilation in nearly five years and his first full length release since "Airdrawndagger." It is unlike any album that has ever been released in that it completely and perfectly integrates the concept of the DJ mix compilation and the standard Producer/Artist album. Every single track on this album is an original Sasha remix, re-creation or production that has been exclusively recorded as an original piece for this project. He called upon some of his closest friends and peers including Felix Da Housecat, UNKLE, Spooky, and Ulrich Schnauss and asked for permission to recreate, especially for this album, one or more of their songs and they all agreed. In essence, Sasha has become the embodiment of what it means to be "involved" in electronic music on every level. Quite purely, he has taken on a new persona; integrating the DJ and the Producer, he is now the INVOLVER.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - it amazes me how you can rate this any less than 5 stars....
you remember those moments, when you listen to something so profund, you just sit there and can't move. It really busts your a$$ to pieces. Sasha's Involver had one of those effects for me. Too much has been said, too much has been analyzed, too much has been praised by the other reviewers. This CD rates in my top ten albums ever (genre not being considered). Its mindblowing in a manner that will engulf you, the only other time i got this whacked was when i listened to Shpongle's 'Are you shpongled?' ... Read More
Rating: - Brilliant
This is meant for tripping.. I don't necessarily mean drugs but I have found that road trips with this cd are quite moving. A kaleidescope of emotions oozes from the speakers as one traverses the countryside. The man is in tune with the human psyche unlike many others. Join him and experience the thrill that is "the man like....." Unbelievable!
Rating: - Perfection, and nothing less
When I first heard of Sasha, it was I believe his tune "Wavy Gravy" that had raised my awareness of him in the year 2003. I was only getting into progressive house music at the time. Later that year, a friend of mine was playing Involver in the car and I asked him to give me a copy.
He gave me a copy, and for that whole SUMMER of '04, that CD, has not ONCE left my cd player. Where ever I would drive, Involver was playing. I fell in love with the music so much, that whenever I was going somewhere ... Read More
Rating:  - Putting the World of Progressive Trance On Hold
I must agree with the majority of reviewers in regards to this album...it is difficult to deny the quality and skill of this remix. For this fact alone, I truely can appreciate Sasha's Involver.
However, I wasn't overly thrilled with the track selection. For the most part, Sasha's talent for intricate and complex multilayering of sound shines through. This significantly improves on the original releases of many of the tracks featured on Involver. The difference for me in reviewing this album? Despite ... Read More
Rating: - Involver Envelops
As a follow-up to his seamlessly silky "Airdrawndagger," Sasha put out "Involver," a collection of songs individually remixed to bear the trademark Sasha appeal: light-as-a-feather frequencies co-mingling with a sly-n-slushy subversiveness. It's mastered as, yet again, an uninterrupted thread of music, but this time each song really does stand alone.
The name is a tad ironic, since Sasha's style is more conducive to detachment, to transcendence. In that vein, he builds this album's style on a foundation ... Read More
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