Global Underground is a series of progressive house compilation albums, which reflect the performances of high profile DJs in venues from around the world. They are released on Global Underground Ltd. (formerly Boxed), which also features several other sister series such as Nubreed and Electric Calm. Each issue in the series is based on the idea that Global Underground would take DJs to play a party in one of the most unusual, exotic clubbing locations on Earth. The set is then release in a 2CD format that is formatted to capture the night of the party and the overall feel of the DJ visit in music, contemporary photography and extensive sleeve notes. Progressive dance music (occasionally progressive electronic dance music or prog) is a collection of electronic music genres which draw upon the concepts of progressive music and includes the subgenres of progressive trance, progressive house, progressive techno and progressive breaks. ... A compilation album is an album (music or spoken-word) featuring tracks from one or multiple recording artists, often culled from a variety of sources (such as studio albums, live albums, singles, demos and outtakes. ... Boxed is a record label which has released around forty mix albums from DJs such as John Digweed, Nick Warren, and Danny Howells. ...

The Global Underground series was released by the record label Boxed which closed in 2001 and was superseded by Global Underground Ltd. Since its first release in 1996, the series gained huge success and became a hallmark in the progressive house world. The music featured is mostly progressive house, but there are some house, trance, and breakbeat releases. Boxed is a record label which has released around forty mix albums from DJs such as John Digweed, Nick Warren, and Danny Howells. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

There are consistent characteristics in almost every album in the series including:

• Each album being mixed by a globe-trotting DJ.
• The prominent influence of the location on the music and packaging.
• Extensive sleeve notes describing local clubbing scene and/or venue often written by Mixmag Editor Dom Philips.
• Each album consisting of two discs.
• The song list is edited from the complete set based on a retrospective view of the performance.

The first five installments were live recorded from respective clubs, while the rest are mixed and recorded in a studio. Audio mixing is used in sound recording, audio editing and sound systems to balance the relative volume and frequency content of a number of sound sources. ... DJ or dj may stand for Disc jockey, dinner jacket The DeadJournal website, or Djibouti. ... Mixmag is the worlds biggest selling dance music and clubbing magazine Mixmag began in the mid 1980s following the best in the worlds dance music, from covering dance events to reviewing CDs and new acts. ... A Compact Disc or CD is an optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio. ...

Billboard has recognized Global Underground as the first DJ mix compilation to place high-quality photographs of DJs on the album covers. This, it further asserted, played a part in turning DJs into superstar figures within the culture of electronic dance music.^[1] It has been suggested that Billboard be merged into this article or section. ... An album cover is a cover used to package commercial audio recordings such as the printed cardboard covers that were typically used to package 12 gramophone records from the 1960s through to the 1980s when the 12 record was the major format for distribution of popular music. ... Superstar is a term used to refer to a celebrity who has great popular appeal and is widely-known, prominent or successful in some field. ... Electronic dance music (EDM) is a broad set of percussive music genres that largely inherit from 1970s disco music and, to some extent, the experimental pop music of Kraftwerk. ...

Discography

This is the complete listing of available albums in the Global Underground main series, listing the sequential number of the album in the series, the performing DJ/producer, the location in which the performance took place and finally, the official release date. The listed catalog numbers are for the British releases.

• GU001 Tony De Vit, Live In Tel Aviv, Release Date: November 11, 1996
• GU002 not released (Some sites say that it was the cassette version of 001 and others say that it was a T-shirt)
• GU003 Nick Warren, Live In Prague, Release Date: March 24, 1997
• GU004 Paul Oakenfold, Live In Oslo, Release Date: June 9, 1997
• GU005 Tony De Vit, Tokyo, Release Date: October 27, 1998
• GU006 John Digweed, Sydney, Release Date: October 13, 1998
• GU007 Paul Oakenfold, New York, Release Date: Jan 19, 1999
• GU008 Nick Warren, Brazil, Release Date: October 13, 1998
• GU009 Sasha, San Francisco, Release Date: November 9, 1998
• GU010 Danny Tenaglia, Athens, Release Date: February 15, 1999
• GU011 Nick Warren, Budapest, Release Date: June 14, 1999
• GU012 Dave Seaman, Buenos Aires, Release Date: August 23, 1999
• GU013 Sasha, Ibiza, Release Date: December 28, 1999
• GU014 John Digweed, Hong Kong, Release Date: December 14, 1999
• GU015 Darren Emerson, Uruguay, Release Date: May 23, 2000
• GU016 Dave Seaman, Cape Town, Release Date: August 22, 2000
• GU017 Danny Tenaglia, London, Release Date: May 23, 2000
• GU018 Nick Warren, Amsterdam, Release Date: July 25, 2000
• GU019 John Digweed, Los Angeles, Release Date: February 27, 2001
• GU020 Darren Emerson, Singapore, Release Date: July 3, 2001
• GU021 Deep Dish, Moscow, Release Date: August 21, 2001
• GU022 Dave Seaman, Melbourne, Release Date: May 21, 2002
• GU023 James Lavelle, Barcelona, Release Date: October 1, 2002
• GU024 Nick Warren, Reykjavík, Release Date: March 18, 2003
• GU025 Deep Dish, Toronto, Release Date: June 10, 2003
• GU026 James Lavelle, Romania, Release Date: March 9, 2004
• GU027 Danny Howells, Miami, Release Date: March 29, 2005
• GU028 Nick Warren, Shanghai, Release Date: July 18, 2005
• GU029 Sharam, Dubai, Release Date: October 3, 2006
• GU030 Nick Warren, Paris, Release Date: February 19, 2007
• GU031 Dubfire, Taipei, Release Date: April 2, 2007
• GU032 Adam Freeland, Mexico City, Release Date: June 7, 2007

GU Sampler Series Releases

• GUSAM1 The Forth, Departures, Release Date: October 27, 1998
• GUSAM2 The Forth, Arrivals, Release Date: 1999
• GUSAM3 The Forth, Destinations, Release Date: January 29, 2001
• GUSAM4CD The Forth, Locations, Release Date: 2001
• GUSAMUS1CD The Forth, Passport, Release Date: 2001
• GUSAM005CD The Forth, Exposures, Release Date: 2004
• GUSAM6CD The Forth, Synchronised, Release Date: October 2005

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Global Underground 017: Danny Tenaglia, London is a DJ mix album in the Global Underground series, compiled and mixed by Danny Tenaglia. ... Danny Tenaglia (born March 7, 1961) is a New York-based DJ and music producer. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Global Underground 018: Nick Warren, Amsterdam is a DJ mix album in the Global Underground series, compiled and mixed by Nick Warren. ... Nick Warren is an English trance DJ and producer. ... It has been suggested that Mokum be merged into this article or section. ... Global Underground 019: John Digweed, Los Angeles is a DJ mix album in the Global Underground series, compiled and mixed by John Digweed. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Global Underground 020: Darren Emerson, Singapore is a DJ mix album in the Global Underground series, compiled and mixed by Darren Emerson. ... Global Underground 021: Deep Dish, Moscow is a DJ mix album in the Global Underground series, compiled and mixed by Deep Dish. ... Deep Dish is a duo of DJ and house music producers consisting of Iranian-American members Ali Dubfire Shirazinia and Sharam Tayebi. ... Position of Moscow in Europe Coordinates: , Country District Subdivision Russia Central Federal District Federal City Government  - Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov Area  - City 1,081 km²  (417. ... Global Underground 022: Dave Seaman, Melbourne is a DJ mix album in the Global Underground series, compiled and mixed by Dave Seaman. ... Dave Seaman is a British dance music DJ and record producer. ... Melbourne (pronounced ) is the second most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 3. ... Global Underground 023: James Lavelle, Barcelona is a DJ mix album in the Global Underground series, compiled and mixed by James Lavelle. ... James Lavelle James Lavelle (born 1974 in Oxford, England) is a DJ, electronic recording artist and record label boss. ... Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Barcelona (Catalan) Spanish name Barcelona Nickname Ciutat Comtal (City of Counts) Postal code 08001–08080 Area code 34 (Spain) + 93 (Barcelona) Website http://www. ... Global Underground 024: Nick Warren, Reykjavik is DJ mix album in the Global Underground series released by Boxed in 2003. ... Nick Warren is an English trance DJ and producer. ... Location in Iceland Coordinates: , Constituency Reykjavík North Reykjavík South Government  - Mayor (Borgarstjóri) Vilhjálmur Þ. Vilhjálmsson Area  - City 274. ... Global Underground 025: Deep Dish, Toronto is a DJ mix album in the Global Underground series, compiled and mixed by Deep Dish. ... Global Underground 026: James Lavelle, Romania is a DJ mix album in the Global Underground series, compiled and mixed by James Lavelle of UNKLE. // Unknown Artist - Intro – 1:48 Queens of the Stone Age - No One Knows (UNKLE Reconstruction) – 5:38 UNKLE - In A State – 6:11 Proper Filthy Naughty... Global Underground 027: Danny Howells, Miami is a DJ mix album in the Global Underground series, compiled and mixed by Danny Howells. ... Danny Howells is a producer / DJ / remixer, who has released numerous singles and mix albums on record labels such as Yoshitoshi Records and Boxed. ... This article is about the city in Florida. ... Global Underground 028: Nick Warren, Shanghai is a DJ mix album in the Global Underground series, compiled and mixed by Nick Warren. ... Nick Warren is an English trance DJ and producer. ... 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Nick Warren is an English trance DJ and producer. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) The Eiffel Tower in Paris, as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ... Global Underground 031: Dubfire, Taipei is a DJ mix album in the Global Underground series, compiled and mixed by DJ and producer Ali Dubfire Shirazinia, one half of progressive house duo Deep Dish. ... Nickname: Coordinates: , Country Republic of China Region Northern Taiwan City seat Xinyi District (信義區) Government  - Mayor Hau Lung-bin (KMT)1 E9 Area  - City 271. ... Global Underground 032: Adam Freeland, Mexico City is a DJ mix album in the Global Underground series, compiled and mixed by DJ and producer Adam Freeland, a pioneer of the English breakbeat scene. ... Adam Freeland is a UK-based DJ and producer specialising in nu skool breaks. ... 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Prototype

• PRO:001 Seb Fontaine, Release Date: April 29, 1999
• PRO:002 Seb Fontaine, Release Date: November 2, 1999
• PRO:003 Seb Fontaine, Release Date: April 18, 2000
• PRO:004 Seb Fontaine, Release Date: May 29, 2001

Nubreed

Nubreed features mix albums from what Boxed considers "up-and-coming DJs", though it has featured experienced DJs such as Satoshi Tomiie. A DJ mix or DJ set is a sequence of musical tracks typically mixed together to appear as one continuous track. ... Satoshi Tomiie is a Japanese electronic music producer and DJ. He has written music for numerous soundtracks, including for the Animatrix soundtrack. ...

NuBreed Series Releases

• NU001 Anthony Pappa, Release Date: March 13, 2000
• NU002 Danny Howells, Release Date: September 28, 2000
• NU003 Steve Lawler, Release Date: October 9, 2000
• NU004 Sander Kleinenberg, Release April 9, 2001
• NU005 Lee Burridge, Release Date: August 13, 2001
• NU006 Satoshi Tomiie, Release Date: July 29, 2002

Nubreed 001 is a DJ mix album released by Boxed as part of their Nubreed series on Global Underground. ... Anthony Pappa is a DJ from Melbourne, Australia. ... Nubreed 002 is a house music mix album in the Nubreed series by Boxed. ... Nubreed 003 is a house music mix album in the Nubreed series by Boxed. ... Steve Lawler is a British house music producer and DJ who has held residences at many popular dance clubs such as Space and Twilo. ... Nubreed 004 is a DJ mix album mix and compiled by Sander Kleinenberg as part of the Nubreed series. ... Sander Kleinenberg is a Dutch DJ and producer. ... Nubreed 005 is a DJ mix album mix and compiled by Lee Burridge as part of the Nubreed series. ... Lee Burridge is an internationally known house and breakbeat DJ. He is from the UK but lived and worked in Hong Kong and occasionally Thailand during the 1990s. ... Nubreed 006 is a DJ mix album mix and compiled by Satoshi Tomiie as part of the Nubreed series. ... Satoshi Tomiie is a Japanese electronic music producer and DJ. He has written music for numerous soundtracks, including for the Animatrix soundtrack. ...

24:7

24:7 is a series where DJs are asked to put together a set of two notably contrasting halves, based on the conceptual opposites of 'day' and 'night'.

24:7 Series Releases

• GU247001 Danny Howells, Release Date: July 21, 2003
• GU247002 Lee Burridge, Release Date: September 15, 2003

Chill out compilations

Electric Calm is a series in the chill or "calm" side of electronica while Afterhours is similar to the Back to Mine series. Both Afterhours and Electric Calm, along with GU "Sampler" CDs, were compiled and mixed by the Global Underground resident DJ, The Forth. Back to Mine is a series of mix albums, usually (though not always) mixed by renowned DJs or composers of electronic music. ... The Forth is an electronic music duo consisting of Scott Dawson and Andrew Archer. ...

Electric Calm Series Releases

• GUEC001 The Forth, Release Date: September 30, 2002
• GUEC002 The Forth, Release Date: August 25, 2003
• GUEC003 The Forth, Release Date: February 13, 2006

Afterhours Series Releases

• GUAF001 The Forth, Release Date: November 11, 2002
• GUAF002 Pete Tong, Release Date: February 21, 2005
• GUAF003 Unknown, Release Date: January 29, 2007
• GUAF004 Unknown, Release date: July, 2007

The Forth is an electronic music duo consisting of Scott Dawson and Andrew Archer. ...

Lights Out

In 2002, former NuBreed DJ Steve Lawler was given his own inprint on the Global Underground label that he titled "Lights Out". The concept of the series of mixed CDs was to bring the darker, grittier side of the dancefloor into the spotlight. Steve Lawler was allowed to dive into what were considered new territories of time including remixing tracks for his compilations. He also included music and methodology that had never been used on studio mixed CDs before. Steve Lawler is a British house music producer and DJ who has held residences at many popular dance clubs such as Space and Twilo. ...

Lights Out Series Releases

• GULO001 Steve Lawler, Release Date: June 24, 2002
• GULO002 Steve Lawler, Release Date: October 27, 2003
• GULO003 Steve Lawler, Release Date: October 3, 2005

GU Music

In 2003, the Global Underground franchise began their "GU Music" imprint. Up until this time, they were strictly a label that dealt in DJ compiled and mixed CDs. GU Music allowed Global Underground to get into full length artist albums and Vinyl/CD/MP3 single releases. The GU Music team commented: "Having nurtured some of the worlds finest DJs we have applied this expertise to original music, cherry picking the coolest future talent from across the globe..." They have featured releases from such artists as UNKLE, Lostep, and Trafik. In 2007, it expanded with the release of the compliation GU Mixed that starts a new occasional series of the same name that will consist of music sought from GU Music. UNKLE is a British musical outfit founded in 1994 by school friends James Lavelle and Tim Goldsworthy. ... Lostep is a production duo composed of Luke Chable and Phil K. They have released singles on labels such as Eq [Grey]. Additionally, their music has appeared on compilations by Sasha and Dave Seaman. ... Trafik is an electronic music duo consisting of Andrew Archer and John Elliott. ...

GU Music Album Releases

• GUMU001 Pako & Frederik - Atlantic Breakers, Release Date: October 20, 2003
• GUMU002 Trafik - Bullet, Release Date: October 4, 2004
• GUMU003 Lostep - Because We Can, Release Date: April 17, 2006
• GUMU004 The Remote - Too Low To Miss, Release Date: June 26, 2006
• GUMU005 Sissy - All Under, Release Date: 2006
• GUMU006 Dark Globe - Nostalgia For The Future, Release Date: 2006
• GUMU007 Trafik - Club Trafikana, Release Date: August 6, 2007
• GUMU008 Roland Klinkenberg - Mexico Can Wait, Release Date:August 20, 2007

GU Mixed Releases

• GUMIX1CD CD1, CD2, CD3 In mixed and unmixed formats
• GUMIX1CDX CD1, CD2, CD3, CD4 Limited Edition in mixed and unmixed formats
• GUMIX2CD CD1, CD2, CD3 In mixed and unmixed formats, Release date: September 3, 2007
• GUMIX2CD CD1, CD2, CD3, CD4 Limited edition in mixed and unmixed formats, Release date: September 3, 2007

Trafik is an electronic music duo consisting of Andrew Archer and John Elliott. ... Lostep is a production duo composed of Luke Chable and Phil K. They have released singles on labels such as Eq [Grey]. Additionally, their music has appeared on compilations by Sasha and Dave Seaman. ...

References

1. ^ Mason, Kerri (June 17, 2006), "BeatBox: Wink with a Nod to Compilations", Billboard 118(24): 62, ISSN 0006-2510

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External links

• Global Underground's Official Website
• GU Music at Discogs
• Boxed at Discogs
• Global Underground Ltd. at Discogs