Sasha & John Digweed Renaissance: The Mix Collection, Vol. 1 Music
by Sasha & John Digweed

About this Music

Re-release of 'The Mix Collecrion' from Renaissance mixed by John Digweed & Sasha, widely regarded as one of the best mix albums of all time. 3-CD set featuring Leftfield, Moonchild, Fluke, Sunscream, EMF, Moby, Spooky, 2 Bad Mice, Solar Plexus and many more. The unique 14-page digipak will come slipcased, however, the original tracing paper, will be replaced with a more robust plastic making it more durable and luxurious. 2004.

Reissuing old dance records can be dicey, because so many of them don't age well. There are exceptions, of course, like this digitally spiffed up and beautifully packaged, 3-disc Renaissance collection from Sasha and John Digweed. Released originally in 1994, it's become a milestone representing not only the celebrated duo's first recorded mix but also a snapshot of British dance at its raving, glorious peak. Disc 1 opens with a triplet of Leftfield's "Song for Life" and moves through still-potent tracks from Disco Evangelists ("De Niro") and F. Machine ("Child Bride"). The run continues on discs 2 and 3, as it lightly glides through Fluke's "Slide" and EMF's "They're Here." And what would a trip down amnesia lane be without a stop at Moby's "Go"? Nostalgia only goes so far, and some songs that sounded great at the time are a little soft now (see "Not Over Yet"). But that innocence gets at the heart of the collection's appeal, reminding us of when dance music seemed primed to take over the planet. –Matthew Cooke