The first ever Nation CD debuted at No. 3 on HMV Dance and Soul on the week of its release and was at No. 17 on the HMV Top 40 chart the week after in Singapore.
The 2-CD Nation.04 compilation set marks the first ever release by Fridae Music, and celebrates the music of Nation.04 mixed by two stars on the Asian party circuit, David S of Taiwan and Sawa of Japan with mixes by Victor Calderone, Wally Lopez, Ashley Beedle, X-Press2, David Morales and Danny Tenaglia.
With mixes by Victor Calderone, Wally Lopez, Ashley Beedle, X-Press2, David Morales and Danny Tenaglia, the Nation.04 compilation is set to be an instant classic!
DJ SAWA, one of the top DJs in Tokyo club circuit and who started his residency in Tokyo's Paradise Ball@Ageha this year, made his Singapore debut at the "Make Love Not War" Opening Party on Aug 7. He had notably released Progress + Transcend, the first progressive house mix CD ever made in Japan in 2000. Following its success, he released Compiled and mixed by DJ SAWA under John Digweed's Bedrock which is arguably the world's most famous and respectable progressive house label.
The compilation is produced by Singaporean George Leong, a DJ in his own right after paying his dues in producing albums for Asian divas and superstars including Sandy Lam, and the late Leslie Cheung and Anita Mui. George was last heard at the "Make Love Not War" Opening Party.
CD1 is a classic David S stomping house set featuring dance #1's Milkshake and Strict Machine, and includes two of the summer's anthems - Money and Lola's Theme while CD2 features DJ Sawa's magical down tempo set that invokes classics by Moby and Pet Shop Boys, alongside the divine sounds of Lisa Shaw and Röyksopp.
CD1 "UP" by DAVID S
Mr On Vs Jungle Brothers/Breathe Don't Stop (Milk & Sugar Remix)
Audio Bullys/Do It For Love (Ashley Beedle's Love Drug Re-edit)
Slam feat. Envoy/ Fast Lane
Kelis/Milkshake (X-Press 2 Remix)
7th Heaven/One Day
Laurent Konrad/Haunted (LK's Haunted House Mix)
Chemical Brothers/Get Yourself High (Switches Rely On Dub Remix)
David Guetta/Money (Wally Lopez Remix)
Goldfrapp/Strict Machine (Calderone & Suryanto Mix)
Judy Cheeks/Reach (Hoxton Whores Remix)
Delerium feat. Nerina Pallot/Truly (Infusion Remix)
Shapeshifters/Lola's Theme (Victor Calderone Remix)
CD2 "down" by DJ SAWA
Blue Six/Lets Do It Together (Speakeasy Remix)
Central Living/Everyday (The Naked Penis Remix)
Lisa Shaw/Always (Lovetronic Vocal)
Röyksopp/Remind Me (Tom Middleton Cosmos Mix)
Photek/Mine To Give (David Morales Happy Mix)
Aquanote/True Love (Mig's Petalpusher Love Dub)
Stylophonic/If Everybody In The World Loved Everybody In The World (King Britt Scuba Mix)
Goldfrapp/Utopia (Jori Hulkkonen Remix)
Moby/Into The Blue (Junior Vasquez Sound Factory Mix)
Funk D'void/All That Matters
Pet Shop Boys/Before (D.T.'S After Mix)
Kajagoogoo/Islands
This limited edition CD set is available exclusively online on Fridae shop.