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| Label: | Azuli | | Rel. date: | 28th Mar 05 | | Cat No: | AZCD 35 | | Reviewer: | Sebastian Napora | | Reviewed: | 17th Apr 05 | | Format: | CD | | Rating: |   |
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CD1- Voices Of Africa - Hoomba Hoomba
- The Grid - Flotation
- T Tauri - Joy To The World (No Felt Mix)
- Hypnotone - Dreambeam (Ben Chapman 12" Remix)
- Smith & Mighty - Dark House
- Peech Boys - Don'T Make Me Wait
- Propaganda - Your Wildlife (Red Zone Mix)
- The Beat Club - Security 88 (Midnight Club Mix)
- Sheertaft - Cascades (Hypnotone Mix)
- Euphoria - Mercurial (Euphoric Original Mix)
- One Dove - White Dove (Scott Hardkiss' Psychic Masterbation Mix)
- Dance 2 Trance - We Came In Peace (John Digweed Re-Edit)
- Desert Storm - Desert Storm
- Abfart - Alone It'S Me (Alley Cat Edit)
- Underworld - Mmm Skyscraper I Love You (Jamscraper Mix)
CD2- Babble - Beautiful (Blue Mix)
- Waterlillies - Tempted (Spooky Remix)
- Inxs - Disappear (Morales Mix)
- Megatonk - Belgium (Nintendotone Mix)
- Dsk - What Would You Do (8 Minutes Of Madness Mix)
- Reese & Santonio - Rock To The Beat (With The Sound)
- Jody Watley - I'M The One (Def Dub Version, John Digweed Re-Edit)
- St Etienne - Cool Kids Of Death (Underworld Mix)
- Hi Bias - Drive It Home
- Young American Primitive - Young American Primitive?
- Djh & Steffy - Come On Boy (Larry Levan Remix)
- Secret Knowledge - Sugar Daddy
- Th Cure - A Forest (Mark Saunders Mix)
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 I’ve run into this record somehow accidentally, which might be quite surprising if we’re talking about its author. However, right after the first listening it became more clear that trying to promote the album among Digweed’s fans – to which group also I belong – may not be a good idea. Let me start from the basics. The “Choice” series signed by Azuli record label is a bow to the biggest names of the dance music scene, who are offered to choose and mix all time classic songs. Obviously at their own discretion. John Digweed has applied criterion, which probably will never be agreed with young conservatives. As they won’t find here dark house, nor driving progressive. No two minutes digweed-esque mixes nor hair raising breakdowns. But they will find a great piece of the history of music instead. The history including early eighties up to the passed decade. The idea quite original as for the ruler of dancefloors, but the effect once again not storming enough. If John considers opening “Hoomba Hoomba” or “Don’t Make Me Wait” to be all time classics, then I reject it. A classic song is to survive the test of passing time and many of those here sounded good in the past – not anymore. But finally the record is a nice listening piece with some really decent tracks on it. Dealing with the album we finally realize that Digweed is a bit more than 20 now, and that he’s bought quite a big number of records in his entire life. The records taken from many shelves of different stores. And that I also recommend to you.
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Review: John Digweed - Choice: a Collection of Classics
