Northern Exposure (album)

Northern Exposure (album)

Northern Exposure is a 1996 mix album by DJs Sasha & John Digweed. It is their second mix album. There is both a British edition released by Ministry of Sound and an American edition released by Ultra Records in 1997. The British package contains both CDs, whereas the American only has the first disc.

The album is a concept album of tracks specially selected and mixed as two different "journeys", the first being the north journey, and the second being the south journey. The DJ duo's following mix albums are also concept albums.

Another version of Northern Exposure was also released as a double vinyl LP in the UK released with the record label of Ministry of Sound. It differs greatly than the CD in that the tracks are not mixed, therefore without the DJ mixing input of Sasha and John Digweed. Sasha and Digweed also removed some of the tracks and shuffled the remaining tracks around, to make a new "journey" experience to the listeners. Some tracks are also changed from the North disc to the South disc and vice versa.

The album is regarded by many as one of the best DJ mix albums of all time. It reached #7 initially in the UK Compilation Chart. In The Mix ranked Northern Exposure the 5th best mix album of all time in its list of the top 30 ever, saying it's "considered the pinnacle of Sasha and Digweed’s joint efforts, Northern Exposure confirmed the mastery of both DJs. It’s what every mix-CD wants to be: timeless"