Last week, I picked up Involver 2 without giving it much thought. I found it at the first place I went to! But after researching it a little bit, it seems they released a Limited Edition version. I'm not quite sure why I didn't realize this since nearly every Global Underground release has a Limited Edition. Buying it from Amazon was quite easy. They had plenty.
Besides the nifty packaging, it also included a second CD with extra tracks and remixes, so that was reason enough to make the purchase.
Over the weekend, I went out to Milwaukee with Dave and hung out with Matt and Dan. I popped Involver 2 into Dave's car and we listened to it quite a bit. It's interesting how the CD takes a completely different form when the bass is the prominent sound. Not saying that Dave has the most kickass sound system, but the Bass really takes on a melody of its own.
Man... It really puts me in the mood to see him live again. Or Digweed for that matter. Digweed is a virtuoso of progressive pounding Bass.
Luckily, Sasha has a free mix on his website, which you can download directly from here. It's his "Thanks" to his fans. It's amazing how very very Digweed this mix sounds. I wonder if his Sasha+Digweed reunion tour earlier this year really inspired him to pull into a deep progressive direction.
Like every new piece of music, I listen to it over and over again at work until I get sick of it. I think I listened to it 3 times today...
When I returned from Milwaukee, I came to find that I had received my LE copy of Involver 2. Here it is:
It comes in a nifty little pamphlet. It's a little different than the first Involver LE which came in a pillow-pack.
The second disc of Involver 2 is neat, but quite unloved. The care and attention that was put into the album as a whole was lost on this extras disc, but I guess that's to be expected. Each song is very chill, even compared to the opening of Involver 2. I only listened to it once though. It didn't hold my attention the same way the actual Involver 2 does.
I'm excited again for Sasha after hearing his recent stuff. During his Fundacion phase, I was starting to feel unmoved by his music. I was starting to wait for what he had next, rather than not wanting it to end. In fact, I missed him once or twice as he passed through the midwest and really didn't care. But now I can't wait for him to get back here. Hell, if he's in or around Tampa, I'd go visit Justin and make him bring me there. ^_^
Good Stuff.