Digger / Dimension-D / Monteverde
12": Digger - Episode I
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Released 11/99 on Casa Nostra Records. Written and produced by Digger. Published by Wyze Music. This is a wonderful deep trancer with subtle and captivating ethnic undertones. Both cuts are equally good, with the Church of Ra having a slightly harder edge.
12": Digger - Episode II - Fallen Angel
[CASA108]
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Released 12/99 on Casa Nostra Records. Written and produced by Digger. Published by Wyze Music. Not quite to the same standard as Episode 1, but nonetheless a good quality trancer featuring a deep spoken male vocal.
12": Digger - Episode III
[CASA109]
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Released 2/2000 on . Written and produced by Digger. Another storming EP from Digger. Recalling '86 is probably the most mainstream sounding track Digger have produced to date, although don't let that put you off. A strong piano melody adds to a pumping trance beat, generating a positive uplifting vibe. The midtrack breakdown features some lushious strings, chilled drifting soundscapes and gentle, almost distant female vocals. And then off it flies again, keeping in the strings which add beautifully to the piano chords and subtle vocals - pure excellence. Godfather is a reasonable B-side track, again very trancey. What I like about this most is the added percussion over the main beat which adds an interesting dimension to the track.
12": Digger - Gatwick
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Released 2/01 on Casa Nostra. Written and produced by Digger. The forth outing from Digger and i'm afraid to say that its their weakest to date. The title track is a gentle summer tinged trancer featuring many of the elements of 'Recalling 98', although it lacks direction and amounts to nothing more than a filler. On the flipside 'Twisted Grace' is more interesting, stepping up the pace a gear and opting for a deep electro progressive sound. A melancholic breakdown played out by a sole violin seems out of place with the rest of the track and makes for an odd combination.
12": Digger - Look Ahead
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Released 4/01 on Casa Nostra. Written and produced by Digger. Following rather swiftly on from 'Gatwick' is the fifth outing from Digger, and i'm glad to be able to say that its a welcome return to form with both tracks hitting the mark. The better of the two is the title track, which is a really smooth progressive trancer with BT style sweeping soundscapes in the midtrack breakdown. 'Estonian Blue' follows in line with 'Look Ahead' with a similar style of progressive trance, although it doesn't have the same smooth and polished feel to it. It also features underlying ethnic chants in a very similar style to those used in Episode 1.
12": Dimension-D - The Dream
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Released 6/00 on Casa Nostra Records. Written by S. Barnes and produced by Dimension-D. Another top track on Casa Nostra, the label responsible for Digger. 'The Dream' is deep and trancey, with the Nightmare Mix (which isn't as dark as the title suggests) standing out as the better of the two mixes, featuring a great spoken sample describing a dream.
12": Monteverde - Path to Utopia
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Released 7/00 on Casa Nostra. Written and produced by Monteverde. The title track is an excellent deep trancer, whilst 'Interface' opts for the harder approach. Another winner from Casa Nostra.
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For further information on Digger see the Casa Nostra web site.
