All About Sasha
Sasha: More involved than ever
by angy on November 12th, 2008
How do prove you've still got what it takes after nearly 20 years in the game? You put out one of the year's best dance releases, of course. ITM talks to Sasha about 'Invol2ver', the Global Gathering tour and how he's more 'involved' than ever. [more]
Sasha: Vinyl, CDs, Ableton, Grooverider & Venezuela shootings
by Skrufff on January 7th, 2008
Splitting his time between New York and London and routinely circumnavigating the globe, prog house superstar DJ Sasha spoke with Skrufff recently, offering his thoughts on vinyl, CDs, Ableton, Grooverider and Venezuela shootings. [more]
Sasha and John Digweed stand as two of the most creative, influential and important music makers on the entire planet. On the eve of their Australian tour, ITM caught up with dance music's most important dynamic duo to get the inside story. [more]
Sasha brings with him a mystique and appeal to the human experience that are unparalleled, and these intangible qualities ultimately set him apart from the rest. [more]
Many other DJs are regarded as the best for various reasons. Many attract all sorts of claims about their prowess, yet none have the Sasha mystique. [more]
"One minute they'll be playing for free and handing out free CDs, the next they're demanding penthouses at the Four Seasons." Speaking down the line from New York, superstar DJ Sasha sounds distinctly grumpy as he ponders the current state of DJ culture. [more]
There are only a few ways left to introduce Sasha that haven't already been written before. He is a magician on the decks, the first DJ pin-up boy as featured on the cover of Mixmag in the early 90s, a purveyor of the finest beats and freshest new sounds, and an artist and musician in his own right. [more]
If the British progressive trance movement has a Godfather figure,then the UK's Sasha (aka Alexander Coe) is the obvious contender, though in many ways he has transcended the sound he pioneered with John Digweed and Paul Oakenfold. Cyclone finds out what makes Sasha the world's number one DJ [more]
Foreshore makes its grand return to Canberra - check out the photos!
The Foreshore Festival made its mighty return to Canberra on Saturday, boasting a near perfect venue and arguably one of the best lineups ever seen at a small Australian festival. Check out the photos on inthemix! [more]
Australia's first Global Gathering photos!
Saturday’s inaugural Global Gathering event went up against the odds, battling dismal weather and artist cancellations. But these were mere obstacles for the thousands of punters committed to having a good time - check out the photos on ITM! [more]
Sasha joins the Foreshore lineup
Sasha! Sasha! Sasha! Need we say more? Friction and Lexington Music have made their third and final line-up announcement for the Foreshore summer music festival today. [more]
Global Gathering add Sasha to Perth!
When Perth's Global Gathering line-up was first announced it was met with mixed reactions. The superstar bill had one noticeable absence when compared to dates elsewhere around the country; Sasha. [more]
Global Gathering's entry to the Australian market has definitely got quite a few ITMers hot under the collar, so here’s all the info you’ll need to ensure you get your tickets quick smart! [more]
Late last week a raft of new acts were announced for Global Gathering in Sydney and Melbourne, as well as the confirmation of dates and venues for those cities. Now it’s Brisbane’s turn to get excited! [more]
Considering the first round announcement of Global Gathering is still fresh in everyone’s mind, it’s come as a pleasant surprise that a second wave of acts have been added to the line-up for the Sydney and Melbourne legs of the tour so soon. [more]
Since its announcement a few weeks back Global Gathering has been hyped as one of the year’s most essential events. Feast your eyes on the first round, exclusive to inthemix! [more]
ITM gets the scoop on who we might be seeing at We Love Sounds in 2008! [more]
Future Music Festival lineup coming, Monday 26th November at 7am!
by i_have_ADD on November 26th, 2007
Anticipation for the release of the full 2008 Future Music Festival lineup has been mounting for months now, and all your questions will finally be answered at 7am, Monday November 26th! [more]
Anticipation for next year’s festival is reaching fever pitch, and with the days counting down to the announcement at the end of November, there’s been more names leaked - Eddie Halliwell, Marcus Schulz and Roger Sanchez! [more]
While the prospect of dance music’s biggest duo returning to Australia may seem like a pipedream, Future head honcho Mark James dropped a bomb in the Melbourne forums when he suggested they would be back for FMF next year. [more]
As previously announced on ITM, two of dance music's biggest stars, will be touring together again for the first time in 5 years. Sasha and John Digweed are playing in Melbourne on Cup Eve (Monday 6th November) at Queensbridge. [more]
Two of the biggest names in the global dance scene, Sasha and John Digweed will be touring Australia in November, sharing the same bill on Australian shores for the first time in 5 years! [more]
ITM has been notified that Sasha's Perth gig, originally scheduled to take place this weekend, Friday December 9th at Metro City, has been cancelled. [more]
As revealed exclusively by James Zabiela himself in inthemix's live 'in the spotlight' webchat, held last night Wednesday November 30th, Zabiela will be going back to back with Nic Fanciulli after they've finished their solo sets in the main room. [more]
Fresh from the 'in the spotlight' webchat we just held with James Zabiela, inthemix can now exclusively reveal that Zabiela will be going back to back with Nic Fanciulli following both of their individual sets, and he also hinted at a 3-way back to back set with Sasha and Fanciulli to end the night! [more]
The date for Sasha's upcoming Queensland gig on the Gold Coast has changed date and venues. [more]
Future Entertainment have announced that Sasha returns to Melbourne on Saturday 10th December at QBH. [more]
Sounds have announced what is set to be their biggest Renaissance event to date, with three phenomenal DJs set to headline the party at Home on Saturday December 3rd. [more]
Future Entertainment have revealed that two of the world's most successful producers and DJs, Sasha and Digweed, will be touring Australia later this year - although separately! [more]
The Ministry of Sound Annual rolls into town Friday October 29th and once again there's a little bit for everyone. Featuring Alex Coe, Jesse Dressenberg, Gavin King, Peter Elliot and more, this is one event not to be missed! [more]
Sasha, undoubtedly one of the world's most enduringly popular DJs, will return to Australia in late October for a national tour to support the release of his most recent mix album 'Involver'. Taking in his Sydney date at Sound on Sunday on October 31st, full event details have now been revealed. [more]
It is with much regret that Friction announces that world leading DJ Sasha will no longer be performing at Academy on Friday 5 November. [more]
With his newest undertaking, 'Involver', out now, inthemix.com.au and Smirnoff ICE are proud to present Sasha for live 'in the spotlight' webchat today, Tuesday June 15, 7.30pm AEST. [more]
No doubt one of the biggest names in dance music, inthemix can exclusively reveal that Sasha will tour Australia and New Zealand in October and November this year. [more]
With the release of his newest undertaking, 'Involver', due in June, inthemix.com.au and Smirnoff ICE are proud to present Sasha for live 'in the spotlight' webchat on Tuesday June 15, 7.30pm AEST. [more]
Sasha talks Tiesto and digital downloads
As one of the world’s first definitive superstar DJs, Sasha is eminently qualified to discuss the mechanics of success, though he admits he’s nonplussed by the man who today strides the DJ world as its most definitive example; Tiesto. [more]
Sasha's sensitive side
Prog house type Sasha chatted to Skrufff recently about his new compilation INVOL2VER and revealed he feels hurt and affected when he comes across negative criticism. [more]
Sasha gets “much more pure” on Invol2ver
Fans of UK heavyweight Sasha tend to agree 'Involver' is one of the man’s finest releases, and he’s set to follow that up with a sequel, 'Involver 2' - or 'Invol2ver'. On this outing, Sasha is promising “a pure electronic album”. [more]
'Progressive house dead'... again
British newspaper the Sunday Times’ Style Section turned its attention onto clubland this week, dropping progressive house music in the out-of-fashion section of their ‘Going Up/Going Down’ barometer. [more]
To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Mixmag asked its readers to nominate their top five dance tunes, acts and DJs of the past quarter century. You may be surprised by the results… [more]
To celebrate its 25-year anniversary, UK dance monthly Mixmag brought the “25 biggest names in electronic music” together for a truly iconic cover shoot. The guest-list included Daft Punk, The Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, Faithless, Paul van Dyk and Sasha! [more]
England’s favourite rave-a-thon Global Gathering has a suitably epic line-up planned for this year. Amongst all the previously announced DJs, Kanye West has now been revealed as the main headliner. [more]
Got a spare few thousand bucks and want to blow it in a weekend? Well, the 2008 line-up for America’s legendary Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival has been announced, and it boasts Fatboy Slim, Kraftwerk, Sasha & Digweed and oh-so-many more. [more]
Now in its 23rd year, the Winter Music Conference in Miami remains the leading ‘networking event’ in dance music. It’s back in 2008 from 25-29 March at Miami Beach Resort & Spa – and so is its troubled spin-off event, Ultra Music Festival. [more]
Progressive house star Sasha launching a typically outspoken attack against ‘stripped back’ minimal this week, claiming that many minimal producers previously specialised in ‘screaming trance’. [more]
DJ Sasha cut short his set at Newcastle club Shindig last week after a mystery clubber hurled a glass at the progressive house don. [more]
In Ibiza, We Love Sundays at Space has become somewhat of an institution in the dance music world. And with a dynamite summer lineup such as this, it [more]
Creamfields 2006 has got off to a flying start with one of their most diverse line ups to date with The Prodigy, Goldfrapp, Gnarls Barkley and The Zutons all performing on this years Main Stage. To add to the glittering lineup, Creamfields have also announced more acts and DJs to the bill. [more]
America's 'babyboomer' generation of people born between 1945 and 1963 have refused to grow out of their 'wayward, irresponsible ways' and now lead California's petty felony crime statistics as well as HIV infection rates, the Sunday Times reported this week. [more]
Sasha's first clubbing experiences were characterised by inner city ultra-violence, he revealed this week, recalling his raving days at Manchester's Hacienda in the early 90s. [more]
Englishman-in-New York DJ Sasha launched a surprising attack on the UK dance scene this week accusing ageing big name DJs of refusing to step aside. [more]
Notoriously slow superstar DJ Sasha mixed his latest compilation in a 'few days', he revealed this week, shortening the gap between releases from 5 years to one. [more]
Following the success of Involved, a benefit gig held in Orlando, USA, in March featuring the legendary DJ, producer and remixer Sasha, a number of rare collectors items have been placed online. [more]
The State of Exit is Eastern Europe's premier festival and in 2005 it looks set to be even bigger. Headliners will include Underworld, Fatboy Slim, Dave Clarke and Sasha. EXIT runs from July 7 to 10. [more]
Superstar DJ Sasha is releasing a special edition of his recent Global Underground compilation Involver which contains a bonus CD featuring eight of his best known remixes including his 1992 version D: Ream's U R The Best Thing. [more]
DJ Sasha dismissed reports on the web this week that he'd been angry when a record he threw into the crowd struck a girl fully in the face, telling Skrufff that he'd actually been larking around after a dirty record got stuck in its groove. [more]
With the competition for festival-goers hard earned reaching fever pitch this spring, it was always going to be interesting to see which of the new events would capture the public’s attention. This year, Global Gathering debuted in Australia. [more]
2008 has seen more large scale dance parties than most years before it and, heading into summer, getting a crowd along to Global Gathering was always going to challenge. Never mind the fact that the weather couldn't have possibly been any worse. [more]
Saturday the 4th of November will forever be etched in the minds of 1800 privileged punters as Family proudly presented one of, if not, the greatest back2back pairing in dance music history, Sasha & Digweed in Brisbane for the very first tiime.. [more]
The legends that are Sasha and John Digweed came to party in Melbourne on Cup Eve and rocked out to a packed crowd. [more]
I have to admit the prospect of seeing God actually DJ is daunting at first, trembling at best. But God was really on the decks as Sasha and Digweed took to the decks for a once-in-a-lifetime experience at Home, Sydney. [more]
Some say progressive fans are the closest you'll get to True Believers in dance music. Sticking it out through rough times like the fabled Aussie battler, prog fans have weathered their genre's fall from fashion, descent into 'plod' and derision as a genre more about chinstroking than dancing. [more]
Cup Eve Sasha rocked the Metro, pity it was too crowded to dance! [more]
It was a pleasant surprise for many to see the line up for the MOS Annual main room. For the most part, quality acts that had the ability to please most people who would be attending - Sasha, Luke Chable, Krieca and Chad D. [more]
Brisbane fans of progressive house have long lamented the fact that, despite booking some of the biggest names in the business, our self-proclaimed 'superclub' has repeatedly overlooked names like Sasha when they passed through our way. Not any more. [more]
When Sasha announced back in June 2004 that he was touring Australia again I found myself in a state of excitement. The sort of state you find yourself in when all coherent thought gets placed to one side and people start worrying if all the dribbling is a sign of rabies! [more]
Sasha - Invol2ver
A sequel four years in the making, 'Invol2ver' once again stretches the boundaries and gives us something different; a series of delicately blended tracks creating a finished product that's not just your ordinary DJ mix. This folks, is a masterpiece. [more]
Sasha - The emFire Collection: Mixed, Unmixed & Remixed
Set across two discs, Sasha has produced neither a studio album, a mixed compilation, nor a live album. Instead, it's a collection of original works, remixes and one mega soundtrack score. The end result: quirky, strange, yet undeniably Sasha. [more]
Mew - The Zookeeper's Boy (Sasha Remix)
I’ve never started a review with this word, but I have to use it in this instance: wow! Sasha, I applaud you. This is truly progressive breaks, nay electronic dance music, at its finest. [more]
Unkle - In A State (Sasha's Mix)
Unkle has return with its vision of electronic music and it gets a little help from a soft spoken DJ named Sasha. [more]
For Sasha, it has always been about exploring technology, pushing the limits of sound and creating the most satisfying listen possible. Give yourself time to indulge in Fundacion NYC, headphones recommended, it really is an exceptional listen. [more]
Originally released way back in 1994, Renaissance: The Mix is widely considered to be the grand-daddy of all mix CDs. A decade has passed and the music has moved on, but Renaissance: The Mix Collection holds onto its status as one of the greatest mix albums of all time. [more]
Ah - Alexander 'Sasha' Coe. I can remember when a friend first put me onto Sasha back in 1993, handing me a tape of one of the ponytailed one's infamous Shelley's nightclub sets, with the words "...check out what this guy spins, he's really good. [more]
Sasha - Live at Invol2ver Launch, Ministry of Sound - London
The world's biggest DJ, Sasha returns to the label that helped propel him to mega music stardom almost 10 years ago with the release of GU13CD Ibiza (has sold over 250,000 copies worldwide!), with the second installment in the Involver series. [more]
Sasha - September 2007 Radio Promo
Multi-talented DJ/producer/remixer Sasha is recognised as one of the worlds' most innovative icons of the electronic genre. [more]
Sasha recorded LIVE at "La Mania"
Sasha visits the Black Sea Coast and recorded this set for ITM [more]
Sasha
Without a doubt on of the world's most enduring names in dance music, Sasha is a DJ and producer who is as talented as he is popular - a very rare trait. Coinciding with the release of his newest undertaking, 'Involver', Sasha chatted live with ITMers. [more]