★★★★★
Despite undoubtedly being a true dance music pioneer, Mr Digweed has come in for a bit of stick in recent years. Okay he may still be topping best DJ polls in magazines and have a loyal following (****ing hell, you could say that about Oasis and Stereophonics in indie circles), but some think that his flirtation with progressive house has become stolid, while a previous mix album for Fabric was at the very best dire. So, does 'Transitions' detract the critics and exhibit his turntable genius...
- www.gigwise.com
2010-11-09
★★★★★
With this lucrative pairing of internationally renowned names, London super-club Fabric marks the 20th release in its mix-CD series as a memorable one...
- www.hour.ca
2010-11-02
★★★★★
Fabric is the little London megaclub that could, having taken a sizeable chunk of Global Underground's DJ-mix market share in recent years. Unlike the latter's jet-setting jaunts and exotic themes, Fabric is content to have its marquee names drop their epic sets within this one single locale.Up at bat on the 1's, 2's and sometimes 3's for this collection is John Digweed, a household name in the dance community for his work with Sasha and as a solo party-set purveyor...
- www.ink19.com
2009-07-20
★★★★★
There's a reason John Digweed can fill up the dance floor; he's a DJ whoknows how to home in on a beat without beating it half to death. Thefoursquare thump on this compilation ? part of London nightclub Fabric'sseries of DJ mixtapes ? is just the armature upon which Digweed (workingwith raw material courtesy of such artists as Bobby Peru and Slam)builds his sound castles in the air: luxurious washes of synthesizer,angelic voices, slippery bass, and stair-climbing drums.
- ew.com
2009-06-12
★★★★★
This one is problematic. Fabric-- with its slickster graphics, awkward metal tins, and terminal hesitation between hauteur and crowd-pleasing-- is as responsible as anything for the continuing gentrification of dance music as hipster lifestyle accessory. Friends rave (no pun intended, swear to God) about the London club for which the series is named, and a few of these mixes you can't beat with a wiffleball bat...
- pitchfork.com
2009-06-08
★★★★★
Thanks to the scores of artists who flooded the genre with their lifeless mixes, progressive house went so far up its own backside last year it nearly lost itself. It would have stayed adrift had it not been for one of the genre's leading men, Mr. John Digweed. On MMII, his first commercial mix since 2001's Global Underground Los Angeles, Digweed proves once again he is the master of the house...
- www.rollingstone.com
2009-06-08
★★★★★
There's a first time for everything, and oday, we bring your our first John Digweed mix CD. Featuring tracks from Merck, Kompakt, Sub Static (plus some other stuff). "A masterful DJ, John Digweed has been playing in nightclubs since the age of 16. With career Soundscans of well over 300,000 units (including the established Global Underground mix series) and consistent US tour dates, John is undoubtedly one of the most popular names in dance music...
- www.forcedexposure.com
2009-06-08
★★★★★
Having originally been a five-hour set, John Digweed's compacted mix for Fabric 20 packs his reputable party skills into a relatively slim seventy-four minutes. Does it produce the same effect as the full five hours would? Presumably, only someone who'd had enough Red Bull to withstand the hellish temperatures and frantic energy emanating from the center of the floor at the legendary London Fabric club could answer that question...
- www.prefixmag.com
2009-06-08
★★★★★
From what I can gather from this release, Thrive is going to be releasing a whole series of 2CD mix-disc sessions from some of the worlds biggest club DJs. Mr. John Digweed (of Sasha and Digweed fame) has the lucky honor as appearing on the first release with mix from down under.
As far as the whole DJ culture goes, I have a really hard time judging mix-discs with the same standards as I do an original recording by an artist...
- www.almostcool.org
2009-06-05
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