Bedrock

John Digweed | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 2, 1999)
• Original Release Date: November 2, 1999
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Ultra Records
• ASIN: B00002MZ4K
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (72 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #127,225 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Listen

2. The Sky Is Not Crying

3. Moody

4. Judy

5. El Locomotion

6. Repercussion

7. True [Dub]

8. True [Vocal Version]

9. Illusion - ABA Structure

10. Illusion

See all 12 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Ba Ba (Human Movement Remix) - Pob & Taylor

2. Salina

3. Swirl

4. The Rising Sun (Bedrock Remix) - Heller & Farley

5. Cc16

6. Time Travel

7. Flutterby

8. Over and Out

9. Flying

10. Heaven Scent

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 2 different styles of music, expertly mixed by Digweed, May 10, 2000

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Richard Diaz - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bedrock (Audio CD)

This represents both a departure from the normal John Digweed set (and European DJ sets in gereral) by avoiding the common buildups and breaks pattern of most cd's, while still giving you a moving and enjoyable experience.

Disc 1 is filled mostly with vocal numbers, and is his most danceable stuff to date. It starts with the glittery "Listen" and smoothly transitions into the beautiful "The Sky is Not crying", with tranqil snippets of male vocal. It then (through a clever mix) goes into "Moody" a faster number also featured on the Tenaglia "Athens" set. From there he ventures into the dark stomper "Judy" and an instrumental track afterwards. "Reprocussion" is more traditional trance, with a shimmery female croon, and the disc closes nicely with "We are Connected", sampling Stephen Hawking I believe.

Disc 2 is almost pure beat and groove, and while somewhat lacking in melody, this style is maintained throughout the disc for a refreshing and different experience. It includes his hits/remixes "The Rising Sun" and "Heaven Sent" and reaches it's creshendo with "Flying"

This is a great set, two discs of different content mixed into a cheese free and glorious groove. Not to be missed.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a lot better than others say, December 31, 1999

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"tryptone" (dallas, tx, usa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bedrock (Audio CD)

i've seen a couple of other people putting this record down and saying that it doesn't live up to their expectations after digger's GU's and Northern Exposure sets, but i get the feeling they're missing the point of this set.

this record is one that attempts to capture the mood and vibe of digweed's decade-old "bedrock" night at the london club heaven. what digger's trying to do here is evoke the mood of a wednesday nite party in merry old england. disc 1 is a house vocal mix, highlighted with a screaming remix of bpt's "moody", two great dub mixes of morel's stomping "true", and even gets a bit into that early 90's techno feel with jondi & spesh's "we are connected".

disc 2 finds digger journeying into more familiar landscapes, spinning a great mix of progressive trance. while the mood and tempo of this are a little slower than one would expect, it still makes a great statement with pob & taylor's "ba ba" and of course sandra collin's anthem "flutterby". voyager contributes a pounding with "time travel", and slacker really is as hot a group as word on the streets says.

the point is, you can't listen to this set with comparisons in mind. you have to just put yourself into that moment, imagining yourself on the dancefloor surrounded by hundreds of other writhing bodies. that's why this mix was made, and that's how it should be listened to.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Elegance of Progressive House, February 2, 2002

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Daniel Oh "Critic" (Buena Park, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bedrock (Audio CD)

Although is been a while it was released, it still sounds like a cutting edge, John Digweed brings an aura of elegance in this mix that's unmatched by other DJ's even, even Digweed himself.
Unlike many other cheese trance, Digweed brings in a depth and a sofisticated groove that very soothing yet powerful, methodic but not boring, while captivating.
while many artists strive to delight the listener's ears as frequently as possible without any 'character', Digweed creats a mood that can captivate a listener without any forceful breaks, peaks, and bangs that many dj's uses as a method to attract the listeners.
for Digweed, a man behind long history of trance and cutting edge progressive house knows clearly that his intelligence in mixing is all he needs to create an 'atmosphere'. all selected tracks are a interwined, connected in a way that they all have a purpose in them, they have a goal, that of bringing together all the energy and sophistication of each tracks (you wouldn't notice the different tracks since they are mixed to a perfection) to introduce the last track "heaven scent" which is one of the best trance songs if not the best of all time.
However, if you are new to trance , you'd better begin from "northern expeditions" by Sasha and Digweed ,, and "transport" by Oakenfold. The reason for this is that you need first to develop an ear for this kind of music, for that it takes some couple of steps to appreciate the beauty of this.
Is much like learning how to play the piano, you don't start from Chopin or Lizt right away, becuase the difficulty and depth of those composers will make you just quit in an instant,
instead you should start from Mozart, then go to bethoven, and then after couple of years of training start with Chopin waltzes, then nocturnes, then Ballades ,and then , finally you have enought training and guts to learn to play Chopin's piano Concertos which are a masterpiece, . Bedrock by Digweed, simply put, is a true masterpiece.