Sasha & Digweed - Northern Exposure 2 (West Coast Edition)

[@noahbell3441]

Whenever someone tries to say that DJ’s aren’t real musicians or that drum machines have no soul, this is what breaks the stereotype. This is on par with the genius composers. A true sonic journey for the discerning audiophile.

[@therosspalmer]

So so so true.

[@paulspencer2542]

This mix packs a real punch. Emotionally physically and sensationally, all of it. Totally incredible.

[@goldenratio5117]

Take me back!!

[@gabrielgibson3479]

"stereo" type hahaha like an audio stereo 😂

[@danielbrown1724]

Wholeheartedly agree!!! These 2 are the epitome of DJ’s, even though this compilation is digitally mixed, the work that goes into it by figuring out which song goes where, and having a good enough musical ear to know which songs to pick. I mean, Sasha and Digweed got a hold of a lot of these tracks before they were ever released to the public. East and West coast will always be the pinnacle of which other DJ sets and complications will never hold a candle to.

[@dixieflatline1189]

In 2024 this is still the best DJ compilation ever made.

[@michaelhoward1583]

This is the music played as you arrive in heaven.

[@garygillespie5724]

Well said my man respect where due👌

[@gamerfolif]

This is true ...I was there once...

[@kevinfairweather3661]

I really hope so !

[@igshanjones3041]

❤ Legendary set...🎉...and still banging in 2024 ❤for the love of music 🎶

[@rjonzun5828]

Damn I'm glad i experienced the 90's.

[@boutroz]

S+D still slaying wax, lacing crowds with tunes lol Digweed in Manchester in a car park @ Sasha in Costa Rica - pushing that Twilo vibe @

[@ericseltzer]

That mix of LSG into Taucher still haunts me to this day !!!

[@AQT187]

cant tell you how many times i played that part. i was 15 in 97' and just discovering my love of the rave scene

[@iancharless]

Hell yeah

[@ronankelly1854]

The mix for like 15 mins is just absolutely perfection. Goosebumps every time I listen to it. Used to blast it in the car and surround sound. Christ. Absolute belter. Sasha and digweed. Untouchable

[@doncool69]

NE2 is something very, very special. Dark yet exuberant, melancholic yet uplifting. Complex and beautiful. Was at the Sasha and Diggers NE2 night at Sugar Shack in Middlesbrough UK back in the late nineties. What a night that was. Danced like a maniac!

[@marcushertz8617]

***** Tell about it pal - same happened to me at bagleys goods night freedom night - !

[@nicknguy1678]

Definitely one of the all time greatest trance mixes ever compiled. They were the first to expose the trance scene to North America....hence Northern Exposure. I even remember seeing Sasha in San Francisco for only $5 cover. No one knew who they were. Sasha & Digweed were always a pair. If Sasha is reading this, I was the one that gave him these Japanese cookies in WMC in Miami in 1999 / 2000 where he was spinning at a small club hosted by Spundae. Those were the memorable days for sure.

[@brianbaron7230]

Big Fan!

[@nicknguy1678]

wow dude. I've seen these guys when they were in the early 90's. No names then. You listen to these northern exposures and it's like no other mixes. Music these days have no depth like they did then.

[@andreaapostolou]

Nick Nguyen sasha still rocks live man:)

[@anhtuan1269]

Hey I both Tiesto's club life album, did you download it?

[@xiube6979]

Nickster - are you still around or faded away as an old raver? LOLIf you were at the Midway on Dec 29th 2017 - the pair were there and rocked the house down.

[@JamesBrewerDJ]

Everyone always bangs on about Eastcoast being a-number 1 and all that jazz, but Westcoast is a monster and just as good in my opinion. Harder and darker but no less good!

[@MA-wn5ci]

Nah...this is The One. The former is a masterpiece, but only with the latter completing it. The East is the intro of the epic journey that transitions into an unbelievable emotional ride that is this disc.

[@matthewmwalker]

They're completely different and both awesome - while I would love to hear both on a club system, this is the one I'd love to hear again in Twilo.

[@nodrama490]

Westcoast is still played till this day ❤️

[@Primus-ue4th]

Each one of East Coast’s tracks are sick all by themselves. None of them need a build up or transition.

[@gamerdork7584]

Since I discovered Sasha and Digweed back in 93 ive probably listened to this mix at least 500 times....is that obsessive?

[@ashku27]

Not at all

[@candacegutherie]

Nope!

[@paulspencer2542]

Nope probably on my 2000th playthrough right now..

[@frickfracked]

Nope. It’s righteous.

[@jeffbelfi]

Keep going, it’s worth it.

[@richardmcquillan4305]

INCREDIBLE! I just don't understand how both these mixes passes me by for so long... but better late than never 🙂

[@nagudelomusic]

I've owned this record since 1999 and I must say this disc (also known as the EXPO 2 in the uk double disc edition) is among the most epic stuff ever mixed. Is simply epic, epic and more epic !!! The last half hour is an unbelievable rollercoaster.

[@2007enthusiast]

Digweed mixes are their own genre.

[@TempleofLoFiVibes]

Such an incredible album.

[@cd78]

Timeless. Even 19 years on, its way ahead of the curve.

[@SailfishSoundSystem]

Damn right!

[@Art-is-craft]

@@SailfishSoundSystem It is 22 years old now.

[@SonOfTamriel]

@@Art-is-craft 23 and fresh as ever

[@johnselekta]

@@SonOfTamriel obligatory 24 and still pukka

[@maxenceql6414]

@@johnselekta 25 and can't get enough of it

[@LICKSTERxx]

I was lucky enough to attend a northern exsposure night absolutley mindblowing sasha got barricaded in the dj booth by the entire club at the end of the night and played for and extra hour and a half.

[@Budski1601]

I was also privileged to attend northern exposure tour at cream Liverpool in the courtyard before it closed, I was in love next to those bass bins crying and paralysed for majority of night. haha what a night

[@tambam7340]

Lucky bastards xxx

[@johnculhane5590]

Saw Sasha and Digweed in Twilo NYC in 1998. What a night!!!!!

[@cynthiaayala3696]

My love Sasha I am impressed about your music creativity for too many years, I learned about this genre because of you. For too many years I’ve been following your journey because you stolen my heart. Thank you very much for all music happiness you have given me. ❤️

[@garygillespie5724]

I couldn't hav said it better myself thanx 4 keeping it alive Cynthia 1♥️👍🕺

[@Jeggasyn]

Truely beautiful. It's not very often that music can be described as beautiful, but this is one of those rare opportunities. The legendary duo quite simply hand picked the best, highest grade of trance, from the connoisseurs​ of electronic music, and assembled those tracks into an epic ride of emotions. This is what trance was before it became shit. Before the big guns sold out, before Ibiza turned into scouseland. Oh what could've been..

[@paulspencer2542]

The most powerful mix of my entire life, this one.

[@resurrectionproject5591]

My grand kids will know about this mix.

[@wayneneary9155]

Resurrection Project your grandkids will be lists ing to the future

[@visikord]

I bought this CD back in 1998 and listened to it dozens of times before I lost it in 2002. I had all the songs ripped as individual mp3s (big mistake) which I never played because the gaps between the songs were ruining the mix. This is the first time I've heard it since, and what an incredible ride... Thank you friend!

[@boutroz]

S+D still slaying wax, lacing crowds with tunes lol Digweed in Manchester in a car park @ Sasha in Costa Rica - pushing that Twilo vibe @

[@johnculhane5590]

Absolutely Brilliant

[@piritog]

For the ones who don’t know and may be discovering for first time, West Coast is compiled and mixed by Digweed. East Coast is Sasha. East coast is just as much a gem

[@SolflareCoUk]

That's incorrect, everyone seemed to assume they did one each, but they actually did both sides together, I asked Sasha myself to confirm.

[@SailfishSoundSystem]

Speedy J and Humate at their best.

[@timmyhiggins5220]

This is Godly, I honest can't understand how something so beautiful was created. Only through some sort divinity

[@otherworld8451]

what a tune Netherworld was...in every version...for me the best track of all times...this hypnotic main sound is unreachable till today.

[@hayleymack2169]

Miss these days

[@SailfishSoundSystem]

Don't we all. 😎

[@Seahawk1994]

0:00 Cygnus X - Positron 5:18 Speedy J - Fusion (Live) 14:12 Humate - 3.2 22:28 Sven Väth - An Accident in Paradise (William Orbit & Spooky Remix) 27:53 The Light - Panfried (Original Mix) / (Mind Over Matter Mix) 35:35 Third Man - Solar Cycle (Arrangement Two) 39:47 L.S.G. - Netherworld (Jules Verne Mix) 46:30 Taucher - Waters (Phase III) 51:59 Art of Silence - Teach Me (Clean & Serene Remix by Mantra) 58:23 Transa - Enervate 1:03:11 Armin - Blue Fear

[@duncansandford1993]

Seahawk

[@Primus-ue4th]

Thanks. But it’s in the description

[@d_mac3233]

@@Primus-ue4th The time stamps aren't

[@tambam7340]

Fank dank u x

[@sirob1193]

Thank you !

[@cd78]

Has their ever been a better electronic album ever made. 16 years on it still blows me away.

[@bjsanders6229]

I'm pretty set on the 1st Northern Exposure albums... But your argument is definitely a valid one, lol. Peace

[@themanlikemont]

Was at the Northern Exposure vol 2 tour @ Rhumba Club, Icefactory, Perth, Scotland. LIFE CHANGING!!!

[@tonypetani6414]

themanlike mont I was at the Northern Exposure 2 tour in Perth, Western Australia, also life changing!

[@mc240]

From 15:50 till 53:00, the set absolutely travels you to various feelings.. it is like a soundtrack of your own life situations... this is the magic of that music which we were listening that time and still never gets boring to listen after 2 decades... legendary music times...

[@Jinkuist]

1 of the sickest duo's ever. EVERRRRRR!!!

[@wayneneary9155]

Jinkuist keep listening

[@aatherton1978]

So many wonderful memories, still awesome.

[@Kingofgibraltar]

Here I am in 2021 still listening to this beautiful mix.

[@corinawirkus7855]

i grew up on this, techno baby!!

[@morgansully8288]

One of my favourite mixes of all time. I don't listen to trance anymore, but when I do...

[@niceprince]

Roger Raigosa House was around a long time before this bro.

[@tsiakkos23]

niceprince but this ain't house...

[@andreaapostolou]

Not trance dude:)

[@serpserpserp]

andrea apostolou this sound was actually called trance at the time it was made.

[@niceprince]

Marios Mavros I never said it was...

[@FlameFirestarter]

a masterpiece i ve heard it like1000 times and i still love this......Sasha & Digweed respect

[@AQT187]

I bought this CD because i had just been to my first rave the night before. Sven Vath was the headliner and he rocked it. Saw his name on this album and now its a huge part of my life. Amazing mix

[@nomad58257]

Those intro organ keys will stay with me for life.

[@grahamday5627]

The intensity build through to Solar Cycle, then release of Netherworld is something rather special

[@Yidman01]

Not a patch on the first Northern Exposure but still in the best 10 mix CDs ever. Sasha and Digweed are so much more than DJs, they're pioneers!

[@wayneneary9155]

Yidman01 no,2 far better you need to smoke a bigger spliff

[@fiskrond9212]

I wouldn't say "not a patch"... but NE1 set the bar very very high.. :-)

[@saroon1]

Out of this world bought it back in the day

[@ronankelly1854]

28Mins to 45mins. Christ. Have all the Sasha mixes but I think this might be the best of all of them in terms of baseline and build up. I wish I could hear this live with the two of them in a club - full effect. Magic, heaven. This is why I believe the 2 of them are untouchable. Pure genuis. BANGING -

[@bibh6740]

Shiver up my spine and a smile on my face, just brilliant

[@davem2904]

Haven't heard this album for over 10 years, so glad I found it. Thank you

[@danielhoekmeijer3336]

wow I still get so excited when I hear them I listen when I was 20 years now 27 years later still get goosebumps o yesssss

[@nodrama490]

one of the best from sasha , how music has changed since then

[@Paul-gp5om]

Still one of most listenable and yet danceable mix compilations out there! it hasn't dated at all and fills me with that same sense of nervous excitement I used to get as we were doing our regular weekend drive to the Zap Club in Brighton back in the day :) Happy times indeed!

[@JTSHOWS]

ohhhhh ohhhhh ohhhhhhh the best years of my life with these gorgeous and brilliant dance composers.... ohhhh

[@Bjaminny]

Diggers dj'ed in Newquay one Wednesday evening and the warm up dj for the club, brought him to a mates restaurant the following day for some food. Not long after, my mate (who's restaurant it was) received 3 VIP guest passes for the Launch night of NE 2 at Ministry. He invited me. Pretty cool night. I remember Sasha sticking Armin on as the last tune. I still have the guest pass in my drawer. Diggers wondered out to the dancefloor to greet my mate. How cool.

[@steveswan5192]

he's always been a class act it seems.

[@seanlawrence7340]

39.47... one of the greatest mix of two tracks ever!!!!

[@spishwax]

This is my favorite of the collection. It sounded like nothing else back then. Over two decades later, I still enjoy it.

[@briansundy9265]

2020,still rocking baby..miss the good music

[@Raymond-o4p]

15 minz BREAK-BEAT love it................

[@phileagle2834]

Lsg has to be one of the best ever

[@dudeesat]

Superb! Totally agree about the quality of this creation!😁

[@dallasstory7185]

6 people dont have a fucking clue...best thumbs up ever.period.

[@robbielahaye]

listen to those Roland TB303's on tracks 4 and 5, absolutely magnificent!

[@alexk280]

TIMELESS! Still listen this 20 YEARS!

[@tjp4342]

Enjoyed this set at the Government in Toronto back in the day.

[@ronanmerrick481]

That Humate 3.2 track chills to the bone. Nice upload. thanks man

[@travismccall4692]

All of these are epic north south east west and expeditions 1 and 2

[@kel72able]

The greatest mem's ever! 97 was the year of years!

[@ronankelly1854]

36mins 32seconds - boom 💥

[@marcushertz8617]

maybe the lads will open twilo again in NYC !!! In all my prayers ... !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox

[@boutroz]

Twilo S&D nights - seared into my synapses! Jimmy Van M warmup sets, Sasha and Digweed dropping choons all night and on and on until dawn Will never forget that night I feel asleep on the massive Phazon subwoofer to the right of the DJ booth Wokeup at 6am to the sound Of the sun rising in that beautiful/PLUR-filled disco warehouse in the sky West On 27th to this jam kzbin.info/www/bejne/l2a5o6t7rdSFhKc S+D still slaying wax, lacing crowds with tunes lol Digweed in Manchester in a car park kzbin.info/www/bejne/mHuolndrgM6NhdU Sasha in Costa Rica - pushing that Twilo vibe kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZ60p3qPbt6Dpqs

[@axmortz]

Auuuuush! just went back in time. Amazing memories. Thanks for the upload!

[@tau-ceti]

The first disc...and the first half of this disc - it's like a higher being talking to me. Pure magic.

[@markt5639]

43.10. Goosebumps. So much love. ❤

[@stevebuchan6642]

3rd man - solar cycle is one of the best acid tracks ever created. so deep and dark. it's placement in this mix makes it so much better than the song by itself

[@ciaranlynch5248]

41:42 - spin tingling! yeah baby!!!

[@Swanny77-o8y]

I've got this on cassette, but am too scared to play it in case it snaps. Thank you so much❤

[@JamesBrewerDJ]

You want to keep that wrapped up and in a box. Could be worth some $$$

[@LCMason-di2pe]

A true testament to music still listen to this 20 years on. Timeless

[@SpaceShipDalibor]

Omg the 3 mins from 29:30 on is my favorite moment in electronic music!! That bass, that sound .. wow xx

[@Kingofgibraltar]

Amazing Amazing Amazing Amazing Amazing Amazing

[@simonwynn792]

The product of a totally matured Progressive Houses scene. When this came out Trance was something else. It shares elements. That's it. Incredible stuff.

[@davidv8800]

I have a huge collection and this is one of the 3 best mixes in history, specially after Netherworld!

[@JamesBrewerDJ]

My sentiments exactly.....If I was a painter I'd say it's a masterpiece!

[@whitejazz100]

David V what are your other top 2 mixes

[@joelewishenry7886]

David V In my top three all time favorites for shure 👍🏽

[@cd78]

This is timeless. Part 2 with frontside dammerung is another formidable compilation.

[@ai-aniverse]

This record will forever be tied to one of the best experiences of my life... and it slaps. The other song is 'Genie in a Bottle'... dont ask lol

[@BullittsGames]

AH I still have this on CD it has traveled with me round the world & back. I have enlightened many a hotel & poolside with this mix. It also spent a lot of its life inside my Fiat Uno Turbo I owned in the mid to late 90's. Big stereo big sounds big fun!

[@montzmusik8178]

A classic................

[@rosssiddle]

proud owner of several of these exposures and expeditions from both continents..... they will never leave me, great times, great vibes and great memories ....many awesome cds, but not many still sound as awesome 20 years later.....also check out delusion of grandeur as that is also a masterpiece

[@kenharper7139]

+Ross Siddle indeed. Delusions is quite fantastic.

[@roomathousandyearswide]

Whats delusion of grandeur, another mix CD by S&D?

[@rosssiddle]

Same era, same style, but stateside....another 20 year+ 2cd that is part of you, it flows thru you....hardkiss 2cd quality electronica\progressive ambient style ....one you need to own!

[@rskdeSIGN]

A Masterpiece to say the least - Timeless classics to own which of course I'll mention ;) I remember getting these back in 1996/1997, NE 1(UK) on vinyl and 2CD (UK) NE2 on 2CD (UK) and just about every track from NE2 on single vinyl apart from The Light - Panfried could never get that one ;( Changed my perspective on music without a doubt. Credit error on original UK release of Northern Exposure 2 - EXP02 Read Cygnus X - 'Superstring' not 'Positron'

[@jaredb9281]

My favourite dance music mix cd I ever purchased. The opening track is just awesome and the 41 minute mark track is one of the best hands-in-the-air atmospheric euphoric build ups ever. Ahhh the 1990s...

[@arianmusic8026]

Wonderful selection and mixing

[@jdsboomin529]

Man I haven’t listened to this in a long time. That first track brings back so many memories and wow the last half of this mix is absolutely stunning. 😍😍😍

[@michaelhoward1583]

A defining mix for its time, beautiful electronic symphonies this is the modern equivalent to classical Beethoven, touches the mind body and soul.

[@memeshift]

Stands the test of time this mix.❤❤

[@djmattress6553]

This whole fucking mix is about as proper as it gets. That LSG gets me every single time....thats how you do IT kids!!

[@JamesBrewerDJ]

A-fucking-men!

[@Grimace528]

That LSG is my 96 to 2004 rave go to..heard it when I was 16...im 40 now still gives me chills..much love and respect for Sasha and digweed

[@kevinfairweather3661]

Very good !

[@DisabledAndAddicted]

Agreed. One of my first albums, back in '97-'98

[@ashleywatson1864]

Amazing music, thank you diggers and king sasha :)

[@ZoldZsolt]

Did one of my early acid trips to this album, got fuckin hooked to it! This the real shit, still one of my fav. mixes in the category :D

[@CoLdFriction]

+PLord This exact scenario happened to myself

[@LeatherCladVegan]

I first heard this on acid too. Fancy that.

[@Grimace528]

Same here.10 strip and this on headphones changed my DNA structure

[@marcinkitowski1109]

Bardzo dobry zestaw jak ja lubię wracać do lat 90 ych. Działo się 🙂

[@arcacoma3524]

Track selection is key on this mix..Seamless..

[@Raymond-o4p]

❤LOVE❤

[@pbn_373]

netherworld is just so good

[@doncarloancelotti2256]

Loved those days when people were like: Who was Armin van Buuren? Oh shit son, wasn't it these two British geniuses that gave this Dutchman a push to his rise in fame? WITH HIS FIRST TRACK RELEASED EVER?

[@Jamiefallslikeabrick]

this and Sasha's GU Ibiza album 😊

[@wayneneary9155]

Jamie Hart thanks I you like my muzic

[@therosspalmer]

100% agree with you there, GU13 = GOAT.

[@calimica1979]

This was one of my most favorite albums in the 90s. I burnt this disc out!

[@krissiekristabell1060]

still kicking it.. timeless. 2019

[@ibrokemykeyboard]

Love, love, love, love this.