''Global Underground 024: Nick Warren, Reykjavik'' is DJ mix album in the
Global Underground
Global Underground is a British record label and compilation series founded in 1996 by Andy Horsfield and James Todd. The label symbolised the international explosion of dance music during the 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s and first manifesto for hig ...
series released by Boxed in 2003. It is mixed by
Nick Warren
Nicholas John Warren (born 24 October 1968) is an English DJ and record producer. He is best known as a member of the electronic music duo Way Out West, his record label and global live events brand, The Soundgarden, and for his albums release ...
and based on his performances in
Reykjavík
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. The first CD is characterized by "ambient and experimental sounds", "trip hop style beats", and "atmospheric reggae grooves", as described by Progressive-Sounds.com.
The second CD is much closer to the usual progressive house tracks put forth on the Global Underground series. The album reached #25 on the ''
Billboard
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Top Electronic Albums
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chart.
GU’s favourite son comes back to wax for journey number 5, and his sound becomes noticeably more experimental. The remote but intense setting provided by Iceland’s famously wild capital acts as the springboard for a pertinently quirky collection. Word at the time was that Nick was about to quit DJing to focus on his Way Out West productions, so many felt that this was a daring and ultimately hugely successful exploration of the further reaches of creative freedom that GU had always offered him.
As has since often proved the case with DJ ‘retirements’, the lure of the turntables proves too great, and Warren has now returned to the decks and continues to turn in the ongoing instalments of his very personal association with Global.
Track listing
Disc one
#Avatar - Dub In Time – 6:19
#Substructure - Firewire – 3:28
#Atlas - Compass Error (Tarrentella:Redanka Dubbed Version) – 5:34
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Ulrich Schnauss
Ulrich Schnauss (born 1977) is a German electronic musician and producer based in London, England. He is best known for being a member of Tangerine Dream from 2014 to 2020.
Biography
Ulrich Schnauss was born in the northern German seaport of ...
- Nobody's Home/Shuffle Heads - Roll Call (Asad Rizvi's Silverlining Mix) – 6:40
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Boards of Canada - Happy Cycling – 2:07
#Yunx - Thinking About Your Next Move – 4:40
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Planet Funk
Planet Funk is an Italian electronic band. The group is composed of Marco Baroni, Domenico "GG" Calipari, Alex Neri, Dan Black and formerly Sergio Della Monica who died in February 2018. In addition a number of guest vocalists joined the group, i ...
- Tightrope Artist Tale – 6:09
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Momu - The Dive/Mastermind - In Every Truth – 6:03
#Justin Simmons - Helga Möller (New Aluminists Remix) – 3:16
#Burufunk - Outsider/
Global Communication - 14:31/MOT - 110 Mistakes – 6:25
#Grayarea - Yewminyst – 8:41
#Glimmer of Dope - Love Lost – 6:20
Disc two
#Tocharian - Awakening/Juan Recoba - Head Start – 8:22
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Aural Imbalance
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- Aural Navigation (Part Two) – 12:46
#Vector 13 - Rise – 7:23
#Aquaculture - Don't Play The Game – 8:07
#Dream Traveler - Headpusher – 7:22
#Rambient - Karma (
Jimmy Van M
Jimmy Van Malleghem is a DJ of progressive house and downtempo music. He was a large part of the "Delta Heavy Tour" with Sasha & John Digweed, in addition to performing with many other DJs, such as James Zabiela and Lee Burridge. He has released a ...
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Steve Porter Team Ram Rod Mix) – 8:36
#Starkid - Crayons – 7:22
#Subsky - Strawberry Fields – 8:06
#Kris B - Last Minute Flight – 7:47
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Global Underground
2003 compilation albums