Classic Progressive House

Sasha

Sasha began his career playing acid house in the late 1980s and became a central figure in the development and popularisation of electronic dance music. He partnered with fellow DJ John Digweed in 1993, touring internationally and producing a series of mix albums. Through their track selection and mixing techniques, Sasha and Digweed were instrumental in the evolution of progressive trance and house music.

Sasha has produced multiple UK-charting singles and has remixed tracks for artists such as Madonna and The Chemical Brothers. His remix of Felix da Housecat's "Watching Cars Go By" earned him a 2004 Grammy nomination.

After achieving success as a producer and DJ, Sasha worked with younger DJs and producers such as BT and James Zabiela, influencing their musical styles and techniques. His use of live audio engineering equipment helped popularise technological innovations among DJs who formerly relied on records and turntables.


A selection of Sasha's albums....

John Digweed


John Digweed began DJing around age 13. His breakthrough came in 1993 when he got a gig at the Renaissance Club in Mansfield after fellow DJ, Sasha heard his demo.

He started the record label Bedrock Records to further promote the music he was playing at the time. In addition to starting the Bedrock imprint, he and friend Nick Muir produce under the Bedrock alias. Digweed celebrated 10 years of his Bedrock club night at Matter, London on 10/10/2008 with a near on 10 hour set.

Digweed, along with Sasha, established a monthly residency at the now defunct New York club Twilo, a residency that established itself as a key location for the American electronic music scene. The residency began in 1996 with a lukewarm reception but grew into one of the most popular club nights in New York City by the end of its run in 2001. Sasha and Digweed played at Twilo on the last Friday of every month, playing sets that lasted between 8 and 12 hours.


A selection of John Digweed's albums....

Darren Emerson


Darren Emerson began mixing Hip-Hop records at the age of 14, and by 16 was DJing regularly at local venues. He began to explore House Music and quickly acquired a reputation as one of the top British DJs, and demand for his services saw him playing at top clubs such as The Milk Bar, Limelights, and Venus.

In 1990 he was introduced to Karl Hyde who would later invite him to become the third member of the group Underworld. 1993's 'dubnobasswithmyheadman' was their commercial breakthrough onto the British electronica scene. While working on their second album, 1996's Second Toughest in the Infants, they released the single "Born Slippy .NUXX", which was an instant hit following its inclusion on the soundtrack to the movie, Trainspotting.

Darren parted ways with Underworld in 2000 and then concentrated more on his solo career as a DJ and remixer, and also a label owner. "Global Underground: Uruguay" (2000) and "Global Underground: Singapore" (2001) soon followed on the Global Underground label, with "Episode 1" on his new Underwater label following in 2002.
Over the past few years, Emerson has been busy touring the world whilst preparing for his own solo debut album and also releasing another Global Underground mix album, 036: Bogota at the start of 2009.

A selection of Darren Emerson's albums....

Nick Warren


Nick Warren began DJing in 1988, playing mainly reggae and indie music until house music became more popular in the UK. By the early 1990s, Warren had become one of the most popular DJs in Bristol, performing regularly at the superclub Vision and also DJing for Massive Attack.

In the mid 1990s he began a residency at Liverpool dance club Cream and in 1997, Warren was given the opportunity to mix the second entry in the still young Global Underground series. The album, Global Underground 003: Prague, is a live set of Warren's from Prague. Although labelled as 003, this was actually only the second release on the Global Underground label.

After the success of this album and the relationship he had built with the label, he has gone on to release seven other mix albums for the series, with 035: Lima being the latest, released in 2008.

Nick Warren also had some commercial success being one half of the group Way Out West and is continuing to record under that name.


A selection of Nick Warren's albums....

Dave Seaman


Dave Seaman was formerly a member of the DMC Publishing, and editor of music magazine Mixmag. He formed one half of Brothers In Rhythm with Steve Anderson, doing production work for (amongst others) Pet Shop Boys and Kylie Minogue. He has since founded Audio Therapy record label and he is also well-known for his three releases in the famed Global Underground series and a number of releases for Renaissance.

Dave Seaman's musical style leans more toward the progressive trance sound rather than strictly progressive house.


A selection of Dave Seaman's albums....