Northern Exposure (album)

Northern Exposure is the second mix album by British DJ duo Sasha & John Digweed. Released on 27 September 1996, it is the first in their Northern Exposure series, followed by Northern Exposure 2 in 1997 and Northern Exposure: Expeditions in 1999.[2] There is both a British edition released by Ministry of Sound and an American edition released by Ultra Records in 1997. The British package contains both CDs, whereas the American only has the first disc. In 2013, the album was certified silver in the UK.[3]

Northern Exposure
Compilation album by
Sasha & John Digweed
Released27 September 1996
Recorded1990-96
Genre
Length146:45
Label
Producer
Sasha & John Digweed chronology
Renaissance: The Mix Collection
(1994)		 Northern Exposure
(1996)		 Northern Exposure 2
(1997)
Sasha chronology
Essential Mix
(1995)		 Northern Exposure
(1996)		 Northern Exposure 2
(1997)
John Digweed chronology
Renaissance: The Mix Collection
(1994)		 Northern Exposure
(1996)		 Northern Exposure 2
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic (Single disc version) [1]

Background

The album is a concept album of tracks specially selected and mixed as two different "journeys", the first being the north journey, and the second being the south journey. The DJ duo's following mix albums are also concept albums.

Another version of Northern Exposure was also released as a quadruple vinyl LP in the UK released with the record label of Ministry of Sound. It differs greatly from the CD in that the tracks are not mixed, lacking any DJ-driven transition between tracks. Sasha and Digweed also removed some of the tracks and shuffled the remaining tracks around, to make a new "journey" experience to the listeners. Some tracks are also changed from the North disc to the South disc and vice versa.

Reception

The album reached number 7 initially in the UK Compilation Chart. In The Mix ranked Northern Exposure the 5th best mix album of all time in its list of the top 30 ever, saying it's "considered the pinnacle of Sasha and Digweed’s joint efforts, Northern Exposure confirmed the mastery of both DJs. It’s what every mix-CD wants to be: timeless"[4] Rolling Stone ranked the album as the 25th "greatest EDM album ever", saying "good DJs take you on a journey", Welsh and English icons Sasha and John Digweed (respectively) – whether working together or separately – specialized on rolling the listener through Nineties EDM's most bucolic landscapes. Their best-loved mix CD is a trippy traipse through the verdant world of progressive house, a genre with one foot in the rave and the other somewhere in the great beyond. Track titles like "Raincry" (by God Within) and "Out of Body Experience" (by Rabbit in the Moon) tell you plenty about where this music’s head is at. Also on this nature hike: William Orbit, well before he met Madonna."[5]

Track listing
Disc 1: 0° North
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Satellite Serenade" (The Orb's Transasianexpress Mix)Keiichi Suzuki10:40
2."Cascade (Part 1)"The Future Sound of London7:05
3."These Waves"Young American Primitive4:24
4."Raincry (Submerged)"God Within7:51
5."Out of Body Experience"Rabbit in the Moon7:07
6."I Am Free" (Playdo's Minimalist Mix / The Full-Length La Serrena Mix)Morgan King7:22
7."Kites" (Purple Haze's Fantasy Flite Part One)Ultraviolet4:11
8."Obsession" (William Orbit's Quantum Loop Mix)Fuzzy Logic featuring Erire4:59
9."Water from a Vine Leaf" (Spooky's Xylem Flow Mix)William Orbit6:49
10."Liquid Cool" (Deep Forest's Ice Cold @ the Equator Mix)Apollo 4406:25
11."Last Train to Lhasa"Banco de Gaia10:45
Disc 2: 0° South
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Wave Dub"Dope on Plastic5:59
2."Sound System" (Underworld Mix)Drum Club7:02
3."The Gloom"Castle Trancelott6:38
4."Wavespeech" (Junior Vasquez Mix)Pete Lazonby6:08
5."Phoenix"Evolution7:07
6."Dusk"The Light3:48
7."Plan 94 (The Voyage)"X Tracks5:46
8."I Can't Stop"Mellow Mellow4:32
9."Heliopolis" (Eedupolis Dog Mix)Banco de Gaia3:33
10."East" (Opium Den Mix)Humate and Rabbit in the Moon7:36
11."Dark & Long" (Dark Train)Underworld10:58

Charts
Chart Peak
position
UK Compilation (Official Charts Company)[6] 7

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[7] Silver 60,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

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References
  1. Northern Exposure at AllMusic
  2. "10 gems from Sasha and John Digweed's 'Northern Exposure' mix". Mixmag. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  3. "British album certifications – Various Artists – Northern Exposure - Sasha & John Digweed". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Northern Exposure - Sasha & John Digweed in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  4. http://inthemix.junkee.com/the-best-mix-cds-of-all-time/14477/6
  5. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/the-30-greatest-edm-albums-of-all-time-20120802/25-sasha-john-digweed-northern-exposure-ultra-1997-19691231
  6. "Official Compilations Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  7. "British album certifications – Various Artists – Northern Exposure - Sasha & John Digweed". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Northern Exposure - Sasha & John Digweed in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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