How Sasha & John Digweed’s ‘Northern Exposure’ made an artform of the DJ mix CD

24/09/2026 · Source: DJ Mag ↗

First released on 27th September 1996, Sasha & John Digweed’s ‘Northern Exposure’ remains a landmark moment in electronic music world-building – a sprawling, atmosphere-driven journey that transformed the DJ mix CD from a distillation of the dancefloor experience into a standalone artform in its own right. Here, as the iconic album gets a 30th anniversary redux on Late Night Tales, Simon Whight speaks to the duo – alongside some notable fans and affiliates – about its creation, the technology that made its composition so radical, and the lasting influence it continues to have on a new generation of DJs and producers today