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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
Astonishing - believe every word of all this praise, 19 Jan 2004
As if the hyperbole of the other esteemed reviewers wasn't enough to convince you to buy this album, let me humbly add that I own no other piece of music of any genre that is as intense, musical, long-lasting and utterly riveting to listen to than this.
I have been listening to these 2 CDs off and on for about two years now and I still find new 'moments' of pure musical bliss each time.
I simply lack the facility to describe the power of the start of the Tilt track 'I Dream' at the culmination of CD 2.
Listen to it in the car, in a club, with headphones, in your living room all alone with a beer - it doesn't matter, just listen to this as much as you possibly can before you die!
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
Absorb and be absorbed, 12 Jul 2000
By A Customer
Here is a phenomenon that must be owned. Sasha's art is, with care, to evoke in the listener a deep, rich, cerebral sense of peace and pleasure. It is far-reaching. I've not known it elsewhere. It will hold the soul of an entire group or, for an individual armed with headphones, become an almost spiritual, certainly personal experience. It is not a set, it is an ethos.Throughout each CD, Sasha's mixing is to perfection. Genius presents itself not only in the choice of tracks but in their flow, each piece a natural successor and precursor, carrying the mood or furthering the journey. Sasha mixes almost in the background, fixing your focus firmly on the music. Like a good storyteller, who does not pause to trumpet his storytelling ability... Only afterwards do you realise just how well it all works. In particular, the mixing on CD1 from "Bulgarian" onwards is really outstanding. CD1 eases you into a frame of mind which CD2 then expands radically without asking whether you can take it. Musically it's all great, with "Platform", "Bulgarian", "I'm Free", and "Hale Bopp" serving as personal highlights, and Dave Kane's "Clarkness" being one of the best ever. My only disappointment is that Sasha decided to fade out during the incredible build of Tilt's whopping "I Dream". Then again, perhaps that's the point... Please do not mistake this all for an overreaction: it is an understatement. "San Francisco" is a strange creation, and words will never capture it; only by experiencing is it fully understood.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
a thundering epic !, 2 May 2003
Quite the most wonderful expanse of music, hearing it, you can just drift away and imagine its 3am in a crowded club , bouncing to this most hypnotic of beats, eyes closed , people have entered their own worlds , but are fused as one, like the engine of a giant machine, Sasha provides the petrol!. This is dark twisted music, for people who like good music ..... more .... much more please!
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
The Governor, 6 Jan 2000
Sasha continues to push the boundaries of dance music to new heights. This blinding collection is yet another example of his sheer passion for his work. He's come a long way since the crazy nights at Shelley's and now bestrides the dance and remixing world like a colossus. He is the governor - it's as simple as that.As with all his latest stuff, it takes a bit of listening too. It's not the instant, cop-out collections that Ministry of Sound keep knocking out, more an accurate reflection of a top dj's skill. (all credit to the GU boys for persevering along this line.) The album is a storming collection of deep trance, that twists and turns along a deep, dark, progressive journey. CD1 is awesome, CD2 beggars belief, and one can only imagine the mayhem inside San Francisco's Spundae club during Sasha's twin spin of Breeder's 'The Chain' and 'Twilo Thunder' towards the end of CD2. GU09 is up there with Sasha's GU13 Ibiza. If you were fortunate enough to have been present at Cream's 7th birthday last November, you'll know what I'm banging on about. If you don't already own GU09 and GU13, I suggest you rectify the situation immediately.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Sasha...musics marmite equivalent, 3 Jul 2007
Sasha is an artist that is very much like the music equivalent of marmite--u either love him or hate him...for anyone that doesn't know sasha is a world-known DJ that seemingly shot to superstardom over night. Although many people don't like this I think the jump was well worth it. This is my first Sasha CD and all I can say is this is completely different to anything Ive heard before.
The first CD starts off with, what I think, is a far too long introduction which quickly builds into chilled progressive trance. Anyone looking for euphoric uplifting tunes like Tiesto does in his Magik series you won't find much here. That's not to say it can't be enjoyed though. The brilliance of Sasha is evident from the first track all the way through to the end of the 2nd cd. The 'journey' other reviewers have been speaking about is extremely evident in this CD and for me the 2 CD delight of Sasha doesn't kick off until around halfway through the 1st CD. Sasha is more than a musician in my eyes, he tells a story through music. This is the way it should be and this is the reason why Sasha has reached such a huge level internationally.
To fully enjoy this cd you shouldn't skip any tracks. The reason why I say this is because I believe you can't truly understand Sasha and live the journey without listening to every drum beat, every snare roll, every melodic synth line.
The mixing here is also, as expected, absoutely flawless and through each track raises the temperature and the mood of the cd further and further. I do think this CD requires a lot of patience as people who enjoy 30 second drum beats and then straight into the main tune may well be out their element here. This is my first Sasha CD and I think its an excellent place to start. I strongly recommend this to anyone who enjoys trance music or simply wants to experience the journey themselves, and for the price on amazon you can hardly complain. However, for those looking for something thats uplifting and harder I recommend the Magik series or some of Armin Van Buurens work.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
Truly magical, the best dance album you will ever own., 4 Nov 2001
Words cannot describe the genius involved in this. The flow of music from Classified Project - Ressurection into Medway - The Ressurection is enough to reduce me to tears.This album is mindblowing, all I can say is that if you dont own it, you thought GU 016 was the best GU, just buy this and be blown away. It's so much greater than the sum of its component tracks. In no other album I own has the actual way the tracks are mixed together had such a large effect. Another section that stands out is the intro into CD2 and the following Track Narcotikblue - when you hear the tom-toms and then "Be aware of every Sound.. Sound.. Sound..." and the bass part hits in, it will put the hugest grin on your face, you will replay it over and over again in wonderment. Perhaps the only part of the album which is a bit weak is the inclusion of Breeder - Twilo Thunder on CD2 - while one of my favourite tunes, it isn't in this version, and since it comes only shortly after "the chain", it does grate a little.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Sasha is GOD, 30 Aug 2000
I am listening to CD2 as I write this review and let me tell you I am in heaven in right now and Sasha is god. Sasha's stuff is simply amazing. He builds a sonic path for you that is just brilliant in its creation and existence. If you like Sasha's incredible style and his very emotionally binding sets, then go ahead and buy this CD. Imagine the atmosphere inside Spundae when Sasha was playin live.....this CD accurately depicts Sasha's effort to push trance music & culture into American soil. Simple great, simply amazing, simply Sasha. Now I am gonna enjoy the rest of this CD......BUy it and join me in heaven.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Perfection, 18 May 2000
By A Customer
Just fantastic, the finest piece of music I own. Disk one is possibly a little dissappointing although Travel - Bulgarian stands out superbly. Disk two is what it's all about. Track two opens with the single line - 'be aware of every sound'. What a joke, you couldn't possibly take it all in. Every time I hear this album I find something new. This disk builds slowly but surely. Some dance tracks have a build and break, this album is one continuous build until Breeder, Jark Prongo and DJ Tomcraft finally get your rocks off!I sometimes play this disk and dance like a loon. Other times I can put it on, crawl into bed and sleep like a baby, dreaming happy dreams. If you don't own it, you're wrong, simple as that!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Unquestionable a late 90s classic, 21 Dec 1999
By A Customer
There is a lot of music to listen to out there, but its what you do with it that matters, the mood it sends you into is crucial to me. Sasha knows where he is taking you, and what is important scenery all along the way. Don't miss this trascendental journey put together by the man they hail as God, because if you're going to sample whats been out there in clubland the end of a momentous decade, then this album captures the mood nicely, and darkly. Very grand, very smooth, a little bit dirty, very moving, good stuff God!
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
What Brilliance!, 30 April 2007
This is one absolute phenominal piece of work!! I've listened to a lot of mixes from all of the great DJ's and have all of the best Global Uderground CDs like Sasha Ibiza, Oakenfold New Yrk,Oslo Digweed Sydyney,LA etc but none of them touch this--my words are not justice in conveying this cd--the amount of times I have had goosebumps on my face from listening to this!!! its just an incredible effort and all i can say is if i had paid 100 pounds for this I would still feel like it was worth it!! Now I can totally understand why Sasha was revered as 'God'!
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