John Digweed - Live in Cordoba

[simonr]

Re: John Digweed - Live in Cordoba

^^^ (Off Topic), Si, where is the review from the other night mate?

Lost in the hangover & trip back lol.

Caught up on some sleep as the [ms] work took a fair bit of time. John played 2 hrs : but it was a real headline set, loads of new stuff incl a new Digweed/Muir number and this massive 2nd tune was played:

Some comments :

Excellent B2B from Tolfrey and Jozif. Really got the vibe and crowd buzzing. Could quite happily have listened to those 2 for the rest of the night. Digweed only played for 2 hours, but what an unbelievable 2 hours. [Presto]

Very good night last night. The tune from AMS was played still don't know what it is, only other tune I recognised was Joel Mull: Running on the Truesoul label which was played at the Timewarp festival also. [John 'Ahad' C]

What a finale!!! Last night was the best one of the season for me! Diggers absolutely rocked it! And that Trezzz tune sounded so good!Matt Tolfrey and Jozif back to back was great too.. how much fun were they having up there behind the decks?! Really got the crowd going well! Top night!!! [Sam the Prog Snake]

[dusk]

Re: John Digweed - Live in Cordoba

^^^ (Off Topic), Si, where is the review from the other night mate?

[simonr]

Re: John Digweed - Live in Cordoba

Taipei 2000; Crobar Miami 2001; Cavo Paradiso 2000; Yellow Tokyo 2001, Beirut Lebanon 2004; Cavo Paradiso 2000; Utrecht 2000; Pawn Shop 2006; Sunset Cruise 2010; Zipango 2003; Amnesia 2008; Heaven spring party 2006 and countless number of more recent one.

Most of those sets are 2000/2001 : John doesn't play that sound these days and a lot of the producers don't make those types of tracks (an example being Rowan Blades who is now part of Sirenize).

The Sunset Cruise is lower tempo that Cordoba !
The Zipango set has Psiko Garden, Pushin Too Hard and Amen on ... nowhere near the depth of the Cordoba tracks.

I'd have Cordoba down as similar to Beirut, which is a favourire of mine - I'd also say that the music there will sound great and undated in 3, 5, 10 years time.

[feather]

Re: John Digweed - Live in Cordoba

It was a big issue clearing 2 CDs worth

In reality .. who else puts out 3 Cd live sets ?

Yeah so for a change I'd like to see the industry break out of the 2-cd mindset. It IS a live set after all. The average set is 3 hours, even a 3-CD set might only be a snippet of the actual Cordoba set. But at least with 3 CDs the likelihood of hearing a fuller range of the night would be higher.

[foreks]

Re: John Digweed - Live in Cordoba

Out of interest, what are your top 5 Digweed sets/mixes just so we have an idea of what you would like on CD ?

Taipei 2000; Crobar Miami 2001; Cavo Paradiso 2000; Yellow Tokyo 2001, Beirut Lebanon 2004; Cavo Paradiso 2000; Utrecht 2000; Pawn Shop 2006; Sunset Cruise 2010; Zipango 2003; Amnesia 2008; Heaven spring party 2006 and countless number of more recent one.

[Rawrmune]

Re: John Digweed - Live in Cordoba

I think the mix is quite nice, though very different than the Digweed I'm used to hearing. Lots of quality tunes imo. I liked CD 1 best.

[simonr]

Re: John Digweed - Live in Cordoba

What is worst no programming no ultimate flavor no galactic mixing skills heard this time.

I think many people would disagree - the Cordoba set, Moonpark Mix and T400 WHP set gives fans plenty of diverse listening of late. As for programming of the Cordoba mix, it shifts to different peaks and some of the tracks in between are absolutely fantastic, across a whole range of producers.

Out of interest, what are your top 5 Digweed sets/mixes just so we have an idea of what you would like on CD ?

[TheVrk]

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Loving cd1 so far, i'm all for the whoopty whoops!!

hehehe +1
track at 31 mins is incredible..love the super deep, spaced outness!

[foreks]

Re: John Digweed - Live in Cordoba

He picked his most memorable recent gig & put out the intricate early part .. the music here will last the test of time. Not many people play pumped up banging techno on their home hifi !

I'm really sorry to say this but it sounds as if it was some housey Masiello performance for hot-blooded southerners. Next-to-last XOYO gig deserved Bedrock release much much more. If I buy some CDs with live gigs I expect some quality or even some landmark development stuff. This time I got another Transitions show with another begining of a live set by Digweed. What is worst no programming no ultimate flavor no galactic mixing skills heard this time.

[Morgan]

Re: John Digweed - Live in Cordoba

2 Works me thinks

[simonr]

Re: John Digweed - Live in Cordoba

I don't understand why it's a 2-cd mix ... why are compilations stuck in this 2-cd mould?

It was a big issue clearing 2 CDs worth

In reality .. who else puts out 3 Cd live sets ?

[simonr]

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Good advice for Digweed - if he is to release another live mix he should think through carefully what gig to choose. And if a gig is chosen a full set release should be taken into consideration - to say the least. Cordoba is a forgettable mix and I'd be surprised if it was even aired on Transitions.

He picked his most memorable recent gig & put out the intricate early part .. the music here will last the test of time.

Not many people play pumped up banging techno on their home hifi !

[go0gle]

Re: John Digweed - Live in Cordoba

The 1st CD is amazing.. I played it minutes after I woke up in the morning, 5 mins in and I was WIDE awake and moving

[foreks]

Re: John Digweed - Live in Cordoba

Good advice for Digweed - if he is to release another live mix he should think through carefully what gig to choose. And if a gig is chosen a full set release should be taken into consideration - to say the least. Cordoba is a forgettable mix and I'd be surprised if it was even aired on Transitions.

[Garrick]

Re: John Digweed - Live in Cordoba

you don't like that?

Personally, i kinda don't like 'live' mixes that have no crowd mics set up. I think it really takes away from the rawness of the night and the mix.

i agree 100% on the live mixes... i like hearing the crowd getting amped up as long as it isn't overbearing and constant. it gives me chills as if i were feeling their excitement. if it was played live, i'd like to hear a little bit of 'live' interaction.