Structures Two (3CD)

After months of hard work behind the scenes, the highly anticipated second instalment of John Digweed’s Structures is finally here, following on from 2010’s debut, which was met with critical acclaim worldwide and also won the Community Choice Top DJ Mix at the Beatport Music Awards 2011.On CD1 John Digweed delves into the cinematic sound of Bedrock. Having carefully chosen a superb selection of tracks from the Bedrock catalogue and had them remixed and retouched into sublime ambient, after hours and downtempo versions, he’s blended them together to create a sublime, blissed-out, electronica mix.The disc features new interpretations of classics tracks from Guy J, Tom Middleton, Christian Smith & John Selway, Quivver, John Digweed & Nick Muir, King Unique, Robert Babicz, Marco Bailey, Nick Warren, and of course, Bedrock.CD2 is a stunning snapshot, capturing the energy of John Digweed DJing at one of USA’s finest clubs, Avalon, Los Angeles. It’s a totally tuned-in, forward-thinking live mix that not only features the amazing music of big guns, but also showcases John Digweed’s desire to push forward the rising stars of the future. “This is a snapshot of a recent live mix at one of America’s best clubs. I’ve got a long established history with LA clubland and love playing there. It was a fantastic night and I think this live mix really captures the energy and emotion from the dancefloor as the party really starts to get going,” Digweed saysFor CD3 John Digweed has selected ten brand new, unreleased, exclusive tracks and remixes that showcase the diverse and ever-developing sound of Bedrock, presented in an unmixed DJ-friendly format. Here we have an up to the moment snapshot of Bedrock featuring tracks bound to infect clubs throughout the summer. Artists and remixers include John Digweed & Nick Muir, King Unique, Inkfish, Maxime Dangles, Tom Hades, Paneoh Feat. Maetrik, Robert Babicz, Oliver Lieb, Midnight Ramblers, Dibby Dougherty & David Young, Ryan Davis and Jimmy Van M Feat. Steve T. “Being head of A&R at Bedrock Records I’m privileged to get sent so much music on a weekly basis. With this 3rd disc I wanted to showcase the sound of Bedrock in 2011 with these full-length, DJ-friendly, club versions in an unmixed format,”Bedrock has got off to an amazing start in 2011 with full-length artist albums from Marco Bailey and Guy J and additional stunning singles from Sian vs Psycatron, Omid 16B, Ian O’Donovan, Vincenzo and John Digweed and Nick Muir’s forthcoming “30 Northeast.” Now, Structues 2 is another exceptional forward-thinking chapter in the label’s development.