Pioneering record label Global Underground has reached a decade in its lifespan. Joining the likes of Om Records and Whoop! the 10 year milestone is a huge reflection of the consistently good production line that has emanated from the Newcastle Upon Tyne HQ.
Sasha reflects on the impact the GU series has had on the scene to date: "They were the first people to put the photograph of the DJ on the cover, and really push with huge poster campaigns. They took an underground culture of mix tapes and really made it look real and made the music industry sit up and take notice."
To celebrate the longevity of the label that has helped spread the underground to the higher ground, GU will be releasing its massive 10 year anniversary disc that spans across an insane 4-Disc Limited set along with the triple-vinyl that is expected to hit shelves in May.
Entirely vintage Trance, Progressive and House with the bonus 4th Disc compiling Original Music from the GU: Music line, this is a defining look at the history of one of the most successful electronic music outputs.
GU: 10 Tracklisting
CD1 - '96-'06 Mix
01. Underworld -Two Months Off
02. Laurent Garnier - Man With The Red Face (Jan Driver Mix)
03. Fatboy Slim - Sunset (Bird Of Prey)
04. Pascal Feos - I Can Feel That
05. Jark Prongo - Movin’ Thru Your System
06. Alex Dolby - Psiko Garden
07. Albion - Air
08. Libra Presents Taylor - Anomaly (Calling Your Name)
09. Polaroid - So Damn Beautiful (Amethyst Mix)
10. Pako & Frederik - Steel Blue (Gux 2006 Re-Edit)
11. Gypsy - I Trance You (Pappa And Gilbey Mix)
12. Planisphere - Deep Blue Dream
13. Pqm - You Are Sleeping (Acapella / Pqm Meets Luke Chable Vocal Pass)
14. Private Productions - Sexdrive (M & B's Instructor Mix)
15. Chable & Bonnici - Ride (Mashtronic Remix)
16. Felix Da Housecat - Silver Screen Shower Scene (Thin White Duke Remix)
17. Steve Lawler - Rise ‘In (Original Vocal Mix)
18. Billie Ray Martin - Honey (Deep Dish Hoojee Dub)
19. Layo & Bushwacka! - Let The Good Times Roll
20. Ian Brown - F.E.A.R. (Unkle Remix)
CD2 - '96-'06 Mix
01. Dark Globe - Break My World
02. Lustral - Everytime (Nalin And Kane Remix)
03. Sander Kleinenberg – Sacred (Dub Mix)
04. Alcatraz - Give Me Luv (That Kid Chris Tribute Mix)
05. Breeder – Sputnik (New York Fm Mix)
06. Cass & Slide - Perception
07. Space Manoeuvres - Stage One (Pariah Remix / Total Seperation Mix)
08. Lostep - The Roots Feat Lior Attar
09. Forth – Reality Detached (K Roxx ’06 Seperation Mix)
10. Miss Kittin & The Hacker - Frank Sinatra
11. Moonface - Overactive
12. Kc Flightt Vs Funky Junction - Voices (Pete Heller Mix)
13. Pete Lazonby - Sacred Cycles (Jens Mahlstedt / Quivver / Original Mix)
14. Talisman & Hudson - Leaving Planet Earth (Gux 2006 Re-Edit)
15. Danny Tenaglia Feat. Liz Torres - Turn Me On (John Digweed & Nick Muir's Bedrock Mix)
16. Tilt - I Dream (Resurrection / Casa De Angeles Mix)
17. Hybrid - Theme From Wide Angle
CD3 - '87-'95 Mix
01. Slam - Eterna
02. The Beloved - Your Love Takes Me Higher (Chillum Willum Mix)
03. Uncle Bob - Uncle Bob’s Burly House
04. 280 West - Scattered Dreams (Boom Chocka-Boom Mix)
05. Reese Project - Colour Of Love (Deep Reese Mix)
06. De Melero - Night Moves (En El Calor De La Noche Mix / De Melero's Groove / Monicapella)
07. The Sound Of Amnesia (Amnesia Mix)
08. Andronicus - Make You Whole (Freshly Squeezed Mix)
09. Alfredo – Inspiration (0224 Mix)
10. Furry Phreaks - Gonna Find A Way (Major Dude Mix)
11. The Good Men - Make Up Your Mind
12. Coco Steel And Lovebomb - Feel It
13. Band In A Box - Get Dynamite
14. Egma - Let The Bass Kick
15. Mental Cube - Q (Santa Monica Mix)
16. Reese And Santonio - Rock To The Beat
17. Ralphi Rosario - You Used To Hold Me
18. Rejuvination - I.B.O.
19. Caspar Pound Feat Plavka - Fever Called Love (Ambient Mix)
20. Lfo – Lfo (The Leeds Warehouse Mix)
21. Sas - Amber Groove (Toxic Hijack Remix)
22. Sublime - The Theme
23. S.S.R. - To Be House
24. Play Boys - Mind Games (You Keep Playing Guitar)
25. Salt City Orchestra – The Book (Bookin’ Da Beats)
26. Slacker – Scared (The Lonely Traveller)
27. Pka - Temperatures Rising (Music For The Masses)
28. Sasha & Maria - Be As One
CD4 ‘GUMUSIC10’ (Limited Edition Only)
01. J&S Project Feat. Spineless – Gone Days Gone
02. Swain & Collingwood – Never Be The Same (The Funk Temple Mix)
03. The Remote – Like You
04. Dark Globe – Far Leys (Attic Window Remix)
05. Sissy – All Under
06. Trafik – Salt In Nyc
07. Dark Globe – Feed (Mylo Mix)
08. The Remote – Please Change Your Mind (Ashley Casselle And Asad Rizvi's Seaside Town Instrumental Version)
09. Sissy – I See You (Micah's Only When I'm Visible Dub)
10. Trafik – Smoke & Answers
Vinyl (3x12”)
1A1 Forth – Reality Detached (K Roxx ’06 Seperation Mix)
1A2 Slam – Eterna
1B1 Libra Presents Taylor - Anomaly (Calling Your Name)
1B2 Lfo – Lfo (The Leeds Warehouse Mix)
2A1 Reese Project – Colour Of Love (Deep Reese Mix)
2A2 Pka - Temperatures Rising (Music For The Masses)
2B1 Hybrid - Theme From Wide Angle
2B2 280 West - Scattered Dreams (Boom Chocka-Boom Mix)
3A1 Talisman & Hudson - Leaving Planet Earth (Gux 2006 Re-Edit)
3A2 Play Boys - Mind Games (You Keep Playing Guitar)
3B1 Danny Tenaglia Feat. Liz Torres - Turn Me On (John Digweed & Nick Muir's bedrock Mix)
3B2 Mental Cube - Q (Santa Monica Mix)
From just an idea, GU has grown into a benchmark for musical output innovation and its presence touches the mainstream more everyday with a recent contract signed to supply music to popular TV show CSI. GU10 will be out through Global Underground on May 15th, 2006.