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Global Gathering - 2008 [New State music]

23:14 - July 23, 2008

by Watts

It's late July, the British summer is trying its hardest to produce more than 2 consecutive days worth of sunshine, so that can only mean that the immense Global Gathering is just around the corner! This year's compilation to celebrate the annual super-festival is a 2 disc set featuring a wide range of artists and styles...

:: Global Gathering 2008
:: New State Music

Tracklisting
CD1
01. Mark Ronson Feat. Daniel Merriweather - Stop Me (Kissy Sell Out Remix)
02. Audio Bullys - Gimme That Punk
03. Fake Blood - Mars
04. D.I.M. - Is You (Brodinski Remix)
05. Roisin Murphy - Overpowered (Herve & Roisin In The Secret Garden Mix)
06. Jewelz - Owl (Da Hool Remix)
07. Moby - I Love To Move In Here (Crookers Bass In Here Mix)
08. Underworld - Ring Road (Laidback Luke Remix)
09. Larry Tee & Princess Superstar - Licky (Work It Out) (Hervé Goes Low Remix)
10. Freemasons Feat. Katherine Ellis - When You Touch Me (Bart B Moor Dub)
11. The Potbelleez - Don't Hold Back
12. Digitalism - Pogo (Digitalism's Pogo Robotic Remix)
13. Buy Now! - Bodycrash
14. Axwell Feat. Max'C - I Found U (Dubfire Summer Of Dub Remix)
15. David Guetta, Joachim Garraud, Tocadisco & Chris Willis - Tomorrow Can Wait (Tocadisco Evilmix)
16. Christian Smith & John Selway - Total Departure
17. 17. Sven Väth - The Beauty & The Beast (Eric Prydz Re-edit)
18. Dirty South - The End (Tocadisco Loves Techno Vocal Mix)

CD2
01. Mark Knight & Funkagenda - The Man With The Red Face (Original Club Mix)
02. Morgan Page Feat. Lissie - The Longest Road (Deadmau5 Vocal Remix)
03. The Shapeshifters - Chime
04. Serge Devant - Sweet Harmony (Isma-Ae Remix)
05. Jerry Ropero Feat. Cozi - The Storm (Inpetto Remix)
06. Jose Amnesia Vs. Karen Overton - Your Loving Arms (JA 2008 Edit)
07. John Digweed - Gridlock (Henry Saiz Remix)
08. 4 Strings - Catch A Fall (First State Dark Remix)
09. Lange - Out Of The Sky (Myon And Shane 54 The Black Army Remix)
10. Sander van Doorn - Apple
11. Tiësto - Carpe Noctum (DJ Preach Remix)
12. Blank + Jones with Bernard Sumner - Miracle Cure (Martin Roth NuStyle Remix)
13. Oakenfold Feat. Ryan Tedder Of OneRepublic - Not Over (Robert Vadney's 3AM Goodbye Edit)
14. OceanLab - Sirens Of The Sea (Above & Beyond Club Mix)
15. Armin van Buuren & DJ Shah Feat. Chris Jones - Going Wrong
16. Veracocha - Carte Blanche (Cosmic Gate Remix)
17. Ferry Corsten - Cubikated

That's one very diverse tracklist. Last year's offering was spread nicely over 3 CDs, here though we've been denied the 3rd disc.

CD1 goes for the 'summery, festival vibe', so it claims. It kicks off rather addictively with a remixed chart favourite - 'Stop Me' from Mark Ronson. We see the Freemasons, dance legends Underworld, the iconic Moby, techno maestro Sven Vath, the Audio Bullys and David Guetta all making appearances. Plenty of high profile, well known action then that's for sure. The actual direction that it takes though is somewhat undefined. The first few tracks are kind of 'charty' and then everything else from then on is pretty much house/electro-house oriented in some way or another with a few random wildcards thrown in. Quite listenable, but some people may not see this CD as a Global Gathering style of compilation.

CD2 sees even more familiar names come into play. Mark Knight, Funkagenda, Jose Amnesia, the legend that is John Digweed, 4 Strings, Richard Durand, the meteoric hero Sander van Doorn, Tiesto, Oakenfold, Above & Beyond, trance king Ferry Corsten and the #1 DJ himself, Armin van Buuren (plus a load more) all make their mark on this 2nd disc of the album. This seems much more like what you'd expect from a Global Gathering CD just by looking at the track list even before having a listen. The music plays out quite progressive to start with, but things are getting notably tougher just before the half way point has been reached. This is the best part of the compilation for me, totally. You get rocked by First State's remix of 4 Strings - Catch A Fall, Richard Durand's 'Weep', SvD's new 'Apple' and DJ Preach's absolutely blinding remix of Tiesto - Carpe Noctum which is definitely my favourite track from both discs (where is that single release?!?). They've tried to squeeze some proper trance in at the end too. The amazingly beautiful 'Siren's Of The Sea' is dubiously fade-mixed in from Oakenfold's 'Not Over' and then we're treated to one of Armin's new singles 'Going Wrong', which of course is fresh from his new album.

Conclusion:
Hmmm! An interesting result here. Quite a mixed bag on the tracklist front and it really does feel as if CD3 from last year has become the flavour of 2008's first disc and CD's 2 & 3 from last year have been squished into what is now 2008's second disc. Overall, CD1 is an easy listen and CD2 is filled with some really top end tracks, albeit with a few 'unimaginative' mixes.