John Digweed: "Bedrock 11"

An exception to the great sucking noise: Urban and right-this-second sounding.

2009 was a lame year for house music, or techno, or whatever feels right for you to call it. The problem: Britney tried house, and so did other big names, which further cast DJs as full-fledged, important musicians, which they’re not. And so naturally, like a bunch of dingbat-drunk, Aéro-clad Caligulas tripping over their own feet at the orgy, house DJs – already a spoiled, worthless lot – put out some of the most careless, putrid garbage in history. Man, did the new Tiesto album suck.

One exception to the great sucking noise that was 2009 was this latest compilation from UK DJ John Digweed. Within these 3-hour mixes are very few 70s/80s anachronisms, if any – I’m not sure why disco dweebs like David Guetta have the hot hand nowadays and IDM is playing the bridesmaid – and in fact dance ambiance couldn’t possibly get more urban and right-this-second sounding. At least there’s one of these guys with an eye on something other than bucks to be made at this particular pop-cultural nanosecond.

By Eric Saeger

Homepage: John Digweed
Homepage: Bedrock Records