Renaissance - The Mix Collection Part 2 [Box set]

John Digweed (Author, Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Original Release Date: 1995
• Number of Discs: 3
• Format: Box set
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Six6
• ASIN: B000VX8R56
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #705,545 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

3 CD set is a follow-up to the successful first Renaissance set. Tracks: Another Love (fos paradise dub - Further Out f/Holly Higgins), Change (fos sunset vocal mix - Daphne), Your Love (FOS pyramid vocal mix - Shanna), Feel It In the Air (joe t vannelli evolution dubby mix - JT Company), UltraSong (studio a mix - Floppy Sounds), So in Love (sasha qat mix - Judy Cheeks), Want Me Love Me (fos love guitar mix - Justine), Into the Blue (buzz boys main room mayhem mix - Moby), One Earth Beat (rhythm of life mix - Dum Dum), One Earth Beat (dream of life mix - Dum Dum), Tangled in My Thoughts (hard floor mix - Rising High Collective), Essence (clanger mix - POB), Prayer to the Music (john digweed & nick muir's northern exposure mix - Marco Polo), Anomaly (calling your name - Libra Presents Taylor), Four Seasons (Blue Amazon), I See Only You (noo tropic mix - Noo Tropic), Bullet (altas space odyssey - Fluke), Indoctorinate (Castle Trancelott), My Odyssey (Zenith Nadir), Future Funk EP (Future Funk), Schuderlfloss (high on hedonism mix - Dr Atomic), Sacred Cycles (jens m & gary d mix - Peter Lazonby), Sacred Cycles (original mix - Peter Lazonby), Compass Error (north mix - Atlas), Blue (harmes trance mix - LaTour), Dance With Me (original mix - Underground Sound of Lisbon), Hand in Hand (perfecto mix - Opus III), Same Sun Same Sky (red sun mix - Tony Moran), Twist & Shout (Quiver), Horizon (spectralized - Clino), Move (dj kid paul mix - Moby), Reach (quivver dub - Judy Cheeks), Dreamtime (vocal mix - Zee), Heaven Knows (galvatron dub - Angel Moraes f/Basil Roderick), No Other Love (Blue Amazon), Children (remix - Robert Miles), The (Real) Love Thang (northern frontier mix - L'Homme Van Renn).

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally I'll have the second Renaissance collection again!, June 22, 2008

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David R. Cannalte (Orlando, fl) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Renaissance - The Mix Collection Part 2 (Audio CD)

I'm so happy to have found a copy of Renaissance 2 again. As with the first mix collection, I lent it out to a friend waaay back when and never got it back! I can (sort of) understand why my pal never gave it back, as this is nearly as strong as the first one! I say "nearly" only because the first collection is, IMO, the BEST DJ mix CD of all-time, and well.....it's always hard to top perfection. That said, Digweed did an amazing job of compiling and mixing the top tracks of 1995 as only he can. Anyone who has Renaissance - The Collection Volume 1 knows that John and Sasha were pioneering a little thing called "progressive house" back then, and John carries the torch brilliantly. Italian tracks were all the rage that year, and he includes all the best proggy anthems from the year, as well as a few future trance classics such as "Children" by Robert Miles and "Anomaly (Calling Your Name)" by Libra presents Taylor. The mixing is flawless as you would expect, and a few of them are downright mindblowing! I know alot of people who are into Sasha & Digweed's later compilations (Northern Exposure and Global Underground, etc..) would probably still contend that the tracks contained herein are somewhat "cheesy" and "pop" by today's standards, but again, John delivered a perfect snapshot of what real progressive house sounded like in 1995! Interesting to note how much the music had changed in one short year from the first collection....it was heading in directions that would later define more than a few genres of house music. 5 Stars....seek out and find this at all costs!