Fabric 20
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Fabric 20 is a DJ mix
compilation album by John Digweed
, as part of the Fabric Mix Series
. It was whittled down from a five hour set based on Digweed's time at Fabric.
radio show, rather than his previous commercial progressive trance and house mixes. The first half is punctuated with a techy, electro vibe. The second half of the set features more of Digweed's euphoric uplifting sound that helped make him and Sasha popular in the late 1990s.
found the mix to be nothing particularly special.
DJ mix
A DJ mix or DJ mixset is a sequence of musical tracks typically mixed together to appear as one continuous track. When a DJ mix or DJ mixset is recorded onto some medium, it is often referred to as a mix tape...
compilation album by John Digweed
John Digweed
John Digweed is an English DJ, record producer and acclaimed actor.-Biography:John Digweed began DJing around age 4...
, as part of the Fabric Mix Series
Fabric mix albums
The London nightclub Fabric has released monthly compilation albums mixed by popular DJs since November 2001.There are two series that alternate months, entitled fabric and FabricLive.-fabric series:...
. It was whittled down from a five hour set based on Digweed's time at Fabric.
Genre
Fabric 20 is more similar to Digweed's Kiss FMKiss 100 London
Kiss is a UK radio station broadcasting on FM and Digital Radio, specialising in hip hop, R&B, urban and electronic dance music. It also broadcasts on DAB Digital Radio around the UK & nationally on Freeview, Sky and TalkTalk TV...
radio show, rather than his previous commercial progressive trance and house mixes. The first half is punctuated with a techy, electro vibe. The second half of the set features more of Digweed's euphoric uplifting sound that helped make him and Sasha popular in the late 1990s.
Critical reaction
Many fans have commented that Digweed is "too commercial" or mainstream for an entry in the Fabric series. It received generally positive reviews, but some critics such as Pitchfork MediaPitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork or P4k, is a Chicago-based daily Internet publication established in 1995 that is devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. Its focus is on underground and independent music, especially indie rock...
found the mix to be nothing particularly special.
Track listing
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- The Glass - Won't Bother Me (20:20 Mix) - Fine/Four Music
- Billy Dalessandro - In The Dark - Kompute Musik
- Bobby Peru - Venom - 20/20 Vision
- Martin SolveigMartin SolveigMartin Picandet, better known under his stage name Martin Solveig is a French electronic music DJ and producer from Paris. He also hosts a weekly radio show called "C'est La Vie" on stations worldwide including FG DJ Radio in his homeland...
- Rocking Music (Martin Solveig Dub) - Defected Records - SlamSlam (band)Slam are a producer/DJ duo from Glasgow, consisting of Stuart MacMillan and Orde Meikle . They are co-founders of Soma Quality Recordings. Their music style consists of house and techno.-History:...
- Lie To Me (FreestyleMan Thirsty Monk Dub) - Soma RecordsSoma RecordsSoma Records may refer to...*Soma Records , an American record company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota best known for issuing recordings by The Fendermen and The Castaways... - Angel Alanis - Knob Job - A Squared Muzik
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- Better World (WinkJosh WinkJosh Wink is an electronic music DJ, label owner, producer, remixer, and artist. He is a native of Philadelphia, United States. A pioneering DJ in the American rave scene during the early 1990s, Wink was the most prominent exponent of the tribal forms of techno and house in the U.S...
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- Happiness (Michael MayerMichael Mayer (musician)Michael Mayer is one of the key figures of Cologne, Germany's electronic music scene. Mayer is a remixer, DJ, and producer, and has released a small handful of his own singles on the Kompakt music label that he helps run with founder Wolfgang Voigt...
Mix) - KompaktKompaktKompakt is a Cologne-based electronic music record label and vinyl/CD distributor, owned by Wolfgang Voigt, Michael Mayer and Jürgen Paape. They specialize in microhouse and minimal techno, and are known for their Total compilation series which reached its eleventh installment in 2010.Kompakt... - Joel Mull - Emico - Elp
- MatrixMatrix (artist)Jamie Quinn, better known as Matrix, is a London based drum and bass producer and DJ.He started his musical career as one half of drum and bass duo Turbosound, who signed to DJ SS's F Project Records label, an offshoot of Formation Records....
- Vertigo (GoldtrixGoldtrixGoldtrix is a British house music duo from London, England, consisting of producers Daniel Goldstein and Matrix. Goldtrix is a play on the artists names: Goldstein + Matrix....
Remix) - Metro Recordings