Northern Exposure 2
Northern Exposure 2 is the third mix album by British DJ duo Sasha & John Digweed. Released on 14 July 1997, it is the second in their Northern Exposure series, preceded by Northern Exposure in 1996 and succeeded by Northern Exposure: Expeditions in 1999. In the United Kingdom, it was released by Ministry of Sound as a double CD package, whereas in the United States, it was on Ultra Records as two separate CDs — a "West Coast Edition" and an "East Coast Edition".
| Northern Exposure 2 | ||||
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 Original UK 2-disc edition cover | ||||
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| Released | 14 July 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1996-1997 | |||
| Genre | Progressive house, trance, progressive breaks | |||
| Length | 143:31 | |||
| Label | Ministry of Sound (UK) Ultra (U.S.) | |||
| Producer | Sasha, John Digweed | |||
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Like its critically acclaimed predecessor, Northern Exposure 2 is a concept album of specially selected tracks to set up two different "journeys", the first is around the East Coast and the second around the West Coast.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| East: Allmusic |   [1] |
| West: Allmusic | [2] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Believe" (16B Remix) | GusGus | 4:06 |
| 2. | "Soothe" (Chicane Jazz / Cyanide Ride) | Furry Phreaks | 4:58 |
| 3. | "Burn the Elastic" | Violet vs. Mantronik | 2:01 |
| 4. | "Geomantik" | Prana | 3:56 |
| 5. | "Cycles of Time" | The Acoustic Hoods | 4:53 |
| 6. | "Dammerung" | Frontside | 5:31 |
| 7. | "Blue" (LP Mix / Original Mix) | The Experiment / Doi-Oing | 6:39 |
| 8. | "Little Bullet" (Live Version) | Spooky | 5:35 |
| 9. | "Botz" (Synthetik Mix) | Überzone | 5:43 |
| 10. | "Reeferendrum" | Fluke | 4:06 |
| 11. | "Angel" | Lost Tribe | 5:37 |
| 12. | "Purple" | GusGus | 6:40 |
| 13. | "Symphony" | Hybrid | 12:40 |
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Positron" | Cygnus X | 5:18 |
| 2. | "Fusion" (Live) | Speedy J | 8:53 |
| 3. | "3.2" | Humate | 8:15 |
| 4. | "An Accident in Paradise" (William Orbit and Spooky Remix) | Sven Väth | 5:26 |
| 5. | "Panfried" (Original Mix / Mind Over Matter Mix) | The Light | 7:41 |
| 6. | "Solar Cycle" (Arrangement Two) | Third Man | 4:12 |
| 7. | "Netherworld" (Jules Verne mix) | L.S.G. | 6:43 |
| 8. | "Waters" (Phase III) | Taucher | 5:29 |
| 9. | "Teach Me" (Clean & Serene Remix by Mantra) | Art of Silence | 6:23 |
| 10. | "Enervate" | Transa | 4:48 |
| 11. | "Blue Fear" | Armin | 7:58 |
Notes
Some tracks are incorrectly listed on the album release, see Northern Exposure 2 at Discogs. These include tracks 03, 08, 10 and 11 (Disc 1); 01 and 08 (Disc 2)
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
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| UK Compilation (Official Charts Company)[3] | 15 |
References
- Allmusic review: East Coast edition
- Allmusic review: West Coast edition
- The Complete Book of the British Chart