After the success of the first Layered Sounds album, Bedrock Records are set to release the 2nd edition of this fine series that showcases the depth and soul of the label. Compiled by the head man himself, John Digweed, the first disc indulges us in the ambient and downtempo side of the label while the second disc gets into the gritty and more chunky sounds of Bedrock as heard in clubs all around the world. The artist that are on display are shown below in the final tracklisting:Layer 1
1. Terry Grant - I'll Kill You (Softly)
2. Voyager & Kris Avedon - The March (Original)
3. Yunus Guvenen - Open Arms (Original)
4. Morgan - All I Know (Astrid's Downtempo Version)
5. Luke Chable - Melburn (Am Bee En Tea Mix)
6. Yunus Guvenen - Indigo (Original)
7. Voyager & Kris Avedon - Downtown Bubble (Original)
8. Quincy Jones & Bill Cosby - Glimmer (Bedrock Remix) **Not on US Release**
9. Steiger - Postcard From The Edge (Ambient Mix 2)
10. Jiva - Strange Dimensions (Downey Mix)
11. Terry Grant - I'll Kill You (John Debo Ambient Mix)
Layer 2
1. Bedrock - Forge (Fretwell Remix)
2. KVK - Reality Theory (Original)
3. Bedrock - Emerald (Grayarea's Speakeasy Mix)
4. Astro & Glyde - Aimless Dame (Rjones Delayed Dub)
5. Dousk - Pa Dida (Original)
6. Derek Howell - Happy To Be Sad (Original)
7. POB & Taylor - Aura (Northern Lights Mix)
8. Tim Skinner & Martin Accorsi - Playing for Digweed
9. Luke Fair - Lokitas (Original Mix)
10. Steiger - Postcard From The Edge (Breaks Mix)
11. Weird Continental Types – Phat As (Original)
12. Elite Force – sK8 (Original)
13. Pole Folder – Salvation on Slavery Sins (Nick Muir Remix)
14. Guy Gerber – Stoppage Time (Max Graham Sidechain Remix)
Not content on letting the album do all the talking on its own, John has announced dates of his forthcoming dates that span over the UK and Europe. He will be appearing at the following venues in July to September:John Digweed UK & Europe Dates: July - September
July 16 - Extrema Festival, Eindhoven, Holland + Panama, Amsterdam, Holland
July 22 - Hangar Club, Castillon, Spain
July 23 - Pacha, Porto, Portugal
July 27 - Cavo Paradiso, Mykonos, Greece
July 30 - Bedrock @ Global Gathering, Birmingham, UK
July 31 - Global Gathering, Dublin, Ireland
August 6 - Rabac Festival, Girandella Beach, Croatia
August 9 - Carl Cox at Space, Ibiza, Spain
August 13 - The Flame, Clorophilla, Bari, Italy
August 14 - Novenove, Riccione, Italy
August 19 - Varna, Bulgaria
August 20 - La Mania, Mamaia, Romania
August 24 - Pavilion, Nicosia, Cyprus
August 25 - Colosseum, Skopje, Macedonia
August 27 - SW4 Festival, Clapham Common, London, + Brixton Academy, London,
August 28 - Tribal Gathering, Manchester, UK
September 9 - Pure Pacha, Ibiza, Spain
September 10 - Apache, Valencia, Spain
Good news all round then with Layered Sounds 2 hitting stores in September, and a John Digweed tour to coincide with the release of this fine album. Stay tuned to RA for a review of Layered Sounds 2.