DAVE SEAMAN: Renaissance Master Series 14

Format: 2CD
Genre: Electronic
Label: Renaissance
Release Date: 05.10.2009
Order Number: ZR38150532

Dave Seaman, the most decorated champion of the Masters Series, returns to defend his crown…

Dave Seaman and Renaissance are an iconic duo. Their collaborations have become like fish & chips, Lennon & McCartney and Posh & Becks – a quintessentially British export. The secret behind the success is actually quite transparent, falling to Dave’s incredible depth of experience, remaining as meticulous as ever in his track selection, incredible ear for harmonic mixing and natural feel for programming.

The latest chapter in the Masters Series finds him in a rich vein of form as he draws upon the scenes best talent. Disc One treads along a more eclectic path taking in Four Tet, Ben Watt, UNKLE, Moby and Spooky before culminating in Dave’s own twist on Ewan Pearson’s lauded re-work of Jon Hopkins blissful anthem ‘Light Through The Veins’. Disc Two takes more of a peak-time high road, picking-up hitchhikers in the form of Guy J, Agoria, Radio Slave and Nic Fanciulli before bundling them all out to make way for the heavy hitting finale of Gui Boratto’s Adam Freeland remix.

As ever, the unique bag of editing, additional production and FX has been expertly woven throughout the mix, as Seaman further outlines, “There’s so much additional production and ‘nipping and tucking’ editing going on it’s difficult to highlight it all! We’ve credited certain parts where the results are obvious (the UNKLE acapella over a heavily chopped-up Andre Winter track and the additional drums, bass and female vocal on Jon Hopkins for example), but the whole album almost became like one long track to be honest, such was the care and attention that went into it. I hope it shines through…”

It does.

Dave Seaman’s latest Masters is yet another musical chapter that will define and stand the test of time - an essential listen to brighten stereos and iPods as the Autumn nights draw in.


TRACKLIST:
CD1 01. Four Tet - Swimmer 02. Ben Watt - Guinea Pig (Vocal Variation With Julia Biel) ((DJ Koze Remix)) 03. Culoe De Song - The Bright Forest 04. Butch Feat. Julie - Soultan 05. Extrawelt - Mit Liese Der Auf Wiese 06. Andre Winter - Trauma c/w UNKLE - Heaven ((King Unique Acapella Remix)) 07. Will Saul + Tam Cooper - Through The Smoke 08. Ian Pooley - Compact 09. Sahar Z + Audio Junkies - Beyond Detroit 10. Quivver - Sludge 11. Djuma Soundsystem - Bi Polar 12. Moby - Pale Horses (Gui Boratto’s Last Window Remix) 13. Triangle Feat. Joel Xavier - Three 14. Spooky - Outernebula 15. The Youngsters - The Phoenix 16. Fiol Lasse - Svedala 17. Jon Hopkins - Light Through The Veins (Ewan Pearson’s Downtown Lights Remix) CD2 01. UNKLE - Hold My Hand (Innervisions Orchestra Dub Mix) 02. Guy J - Esperanza 03. Dave Seaman - Gobbledygook (Erphun Remix) 04. Agoria - Baboul Hair Cuttin (Radio Slave Remix) 05. Infusion - So Soon (King Unique Remix) 06. Jay Lumen - Morning Call 07. Nic Fanciulli & Steve Mac - 10% 08. Delphic - Counterpoint (Paul Woolford Remix) 09. Popof - Shades 10. Nick Muir - Fu Man Chew 11. Niko Fantin - Fire Games (Venue 44 Edit) 12. 16 Bit Lolita's - Gig On The Moon 13. Gregor Tresher - The Life Wire 14. Freeland - Mancry (Gui Boratto Remix) 15. Darko Esser - Teardrops