New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Renaissance Dance UK) -
James Zabiela returns to his spiritual compilation home to confirm the mounting buzz surrounding his first Masters Series...Ask anyone what their favourite compilations are and, invariably,
James Zabiela's 'ALiVE' and 'Utilities' will feature amongst them... Then, ask anyone what their favourite compilation series is and, invariably, 'Renaissance Masters Series' will also crop-up... Put the two together and you have the recipe for one of the most eagerly anticipated dance compilations of 2009.
'I'm delighted to step-up and join the ranks of The Masters Series,' says an ever-humble JZ, 'It's produced some incredible comps over the years and, albeit nervously (lol!), am relishing the opportunity of joining its ranks.'
'After recently completing the comp' I can't wait for it to hit the shelves. I haven't done a solo compilation in over two years so I really went to town on it,' he adds.
And he isn't kidding... James has produced two incredible discs that differ, yet compliment each other perfectly. Disc One - Down is what James describes as an 'audio travelogue', an intricately produced collage of beautiful electronica over-laid with his own 'field recordings', a suite of ambient sounds and spoken word that represent both his journeys on the road and in the air, and time and thoughts between gigs. The result is one of the most beautiful, unique mixes to emerge in recent years.
Disc Two - Up transports the listener to the club and is where James has chosen to feature 2 new original productions: a mix (Darkness.2) of the much-hyped 'Dark By Design' that he's been road testing around the world in '08 and a brand new Luke Dzierzek remix of 'Perseverance', which he's also edited exclusively.
Finally, we couldn't sign-off without giving a shout to James' wider, exciting track selection, which features Trentemoller, Modeselektor, Boards Of Canada, Paul Woolford, Apparat, Extrawelt, plus many more...
'Renaissance: The Masters Series - James Zabiela' is out now on Renaissance.
James Zabiela Tour Dates
Apr 9 Club Q Zurich, CH
Apr 11 Skykitchen Vienna, AT
Apr 12 Harry Klein Munich, DE
Apr 17 Global Klaipeda, Lithuania
Apr 18 Roxy Prague, CZ
Apr 20 Club Versus Nicosia, Cyprus
Apr 24 Area Venezia Venice, IT
Apr 25 Expo XXI Serbia
May 1 Sunwaves Festival Constanta, RO
May 3 High Tide Boat Party Southampton, UK
May 8 Zouk Singapore
May 9 A-Venue Makati, PH
May 16 Answer Seoul, KR
May 22 Mi Cheng Beijing, CN
May 23 Ageha Tokyo, JP
Jun 11 Ultra Bar Washington, Washington DC
Jun 12 Spy Bar Chicago, Illinois
Jun 14 We Love @ Space Ibiza, ES
Jun 17 Body English Las Vegas, Nevada
Jun 18 Cielo New York, New York
Jun 19 Beat Beach San Juan, PR
Jun 20 Mansion Miami, Florida
Jun 24 HiFi Club Calgary, CA
Jun 25 Vinyl Edmonton, CA
Jun 26 103 Harriet San Francisco, California
Jun 27 Electric Daisy Carnival Los Angeles, California
'Renaissance: The Master Series - James Zabiela' Tracklist
Disc 1- DOWN
1. Michna - Believe In ItHearing Voices / Washington DC Street Sounds
2. Trentemoller - Always Something Better (Original Mix)Air Steward's Command
3. Kuriaki - ExpressTeleportation Quote
4. Cyan341 - Pattern 4 (LJ Kruzer Mix)4am Rain / Humanity
5. Boards Of Canada - Amo Bishop Roden
6. Ed Chamberlain - Zarathustra
7. Modeselektor - Vote Or DieLost In Desire
8. Near The Parenthesis - A Brief Walk In The Sea
9. R3volve - All That You LostQE2 Departs
10. Pedram - Meet Your Maker
11. Esky - Number StationRevolve Drums / What Is Beautiful Is Very Bright
12. Plaid - MarryBaggage Belt / Vilnius Security Check
13. Quivver - Chasin A Feeling
14. Near The Parenthesis - Departing GateThank you / Goodbye For Now
Disc 2- UP
1. Komytea - Afghanistan
2. Paul Woolford - Surrender (Original Mix)
3. Extrawelt - Added Planet
4. Spektre - Surface Scan
5. James Zabiela - Darkness 2
6. Komytea - Professional Killers
7. Sebastian `Freak' Nikolai - Nachtmensch
8. Torro Remote - RSN08
9. Huggy & Dean Newton - Energy Flash (Reconstructed)
10. Alex Millan - Modern Love
11. James Zabiela - Perseverance (Luke Dzierzek Remix - Jzedit)
12. Luomo & Apparat - Love You All (Club Version)
13. Oliver Koletzki - Since You Are GoneEye Scanner Machine
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