Choice: Collection of Classics [Import]

John Digweed | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 10, 2005)
• Original Release Date: March 28, 2005
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Label: Azuli Records
• ASIN: B0007TX89E
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #132,130 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Hoomba Hoomba

2. Floatation

3. Joy to the World [No Felt Mix]

4. Dreambeam [Ben Chapman 12" Remix]

5. Dark House

6. Don't Make Me Wait

7. Your Wildlife [Red Zone Mix]

8. Security 88 [Midnight Club Mix]

9. Cascades [Hypnotone Mix]

10. Mercurial [Euphoric Original Mix]

See all 15 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Beautiful [Blue Mix]

2. Tempted [Spooky Remix]

3. Disappear [Morales Mix]

4. Belgium [Nintendotone Mix]

5. What Would You Do [8 Minutes of Madness Mix]

6. Back to the Beat [With the Sound]

7. I'm the One You Need [Def Dub Version, John Digweed Re-Edit][Mix][Versi

8. Cool Kids of Death [Underworld Mix]

9. Drive It Home

10. Young American Primitive?

See all 13 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

HAND PICKED BY THE BEDROCKER For many fans of john digweed this collection will look back through time, past the point where their current understanding of him reaches, beyond the touch of fame and the spark of celebrity

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A collection of classics, May 24, 2005

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cosmokane31 (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Choice: Collection of Classics (Audio CD)

Like all DJ's worth their salt, John Digweed has a seriously deep record collection. On this two-disc mix set, he presents tracks that have influenced him over his long and influential career. Fans expecting the spacy progressive house of his Bedrock label will be surprised to find none here. Instead, Digweed starts off with honest-to-goodness breakbeats and gradually increases the tempo, although things never get hectic. This is strictly classic business, with long out-of-print records that reflect the innocence and optimism of early dance music. Highlights include the slow breaks of The Grid's "Floatation," the U2-esque trip hop of T. Tauri's "Joy to the World," and the cascading piano licks of Smith and Mighty's "Dark House."

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars perfect timing for a wonderful collection, May 24, 2005

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Dance lover - See all my reviews

This review is from: Choice: Collection of Classics (Audio CD)

Along side the recent re-release of Sasha and John digweed's renaissance collection, the "choice" compilation is a comprehensive look into the history of electronic music, with tracks dating as far back as 1980. This mix is really meant to give a taste of what John Digweed considers to be his favorite tracks. This is not like the four-on-the-floor, proggy dance mixes that you'll find on Global Underground or Ministry of sound - this mix ranges from down tempo to trance, rock remixes to electro - including artists like The cure, INXS, and young american primitive. Although this mix is very different from what a Digweed fan might expect, it is still digweed - and offers just as much quality as other Digweed projects. In fact, being a dance musician myself, I am very inspired by the quality and originality of older dance music, and beleive that this resurgence of classics might possibly be the spark of a renewed level of quality in modern dance music.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Really cool album, not hard, but great 80's style house music, June 29, 2005

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GinLA "bachelor" (LA, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Choice: Collection of Classics (Audio CD)

If you are looking for some hard, progressive Digweed mix, this is not it. This is a really enjoyable, upbeat 2 disc set with funky, 80's-style songs that makes for a great listen. I have been listening to this for a few weeks and it's really catchy and diverse!