Tracklist:

01. First Line (4:58) 
02. Live Off The Grid (7:12)
03. I Awake (4:37)
04. Capoiera (6:57)
05. Stay In The Present (2:32)
06. The Traveler (4:57)
07. The [bad word] (4:52)
08. Battle (4:48)
09. Find The Way (4:04)
10. Damned By The Flesh (5:20)
11. 3B3 (5:50)
12. We Are All Connected (5:23)
13. Last Line (2:44)

John Digweed and Nick Muir's partnership has been one of electronic music's most [bad word] pairings, leaving a body of work that’s seen them [bad word] one of the world’s most highly regarded production duos. While science fiction and electronic music have intertwined at numerous points since the emergence of the genre – from Jeff Mills to [bad word] and beyond - together with bestselling author, John Twelve Hawks, Digweed & Muir have taken the relationship into new territory and the album, ‘The Traveler’, is the result of this symbiotic connection. 

Hawks wrote his trilogy of ‘The Traveler’ novels while listening to Digweed’s mix albums and weekly radio show, Transitions. After contacting the UK DJ and producer and an exchange that crossed several years (for reasons John outlines below), they agreed to work together to bring Hawks works to life via a collaborative album, and with Hawks as the narrator. The end result saw Hawks travel to the UK in secret, (he lives ‘off the grid’, hiding behind a secret identity due to his beliefs regarding the [bad word] of the modern state and digital society – themes that are central to his work) and recorded his spoken word contributions to [bad word] an electronic music soundtrack created by Digweed and Muir. The meeting took place in the “middle of nowhere”, Hawks then disappeared back to whence he came, and the three have had limited contact since. 

‘The Traveler’ is a unique and fascinating album, providing a listening experience that exists far beyond the dancefloor – though the track ‘3B3’ will be released as a single including a picture disk format. The music draws the listener deep into the world of ‘The Traveler’, brought further to life by Hawks spoken word passages taken directly from the novel. The [bad word] physical release features extensive sleevenotes and artwork, making it an extremely collectable item for fans and beyond. 

JOHN DIGWEED SAID: 
“It all started when a copy of the book The Traveler was sent to me from John Twelve Hawks publishers with a letter explaining that John had been listening to my Transitions Radio show while writing the book and wanted me to have a copy as a thank you. Due to my busy schedule it wasn’t until the following year when I was on holiday that I finally got a chance to read the book. From the very first page I was hooked and couldn't put it down until it was finished.” 

Digweed continues: 
“I left a little thank you message in Jan 2009 thanking John through his website and didn’t think any more about it. Fast forward to Oct 2010 when, in the course clearing out my junk emails, I came across a reply from John Hawks himself - which I [bad word] missed. You can imagine how I felt! I responded straight away and this is an extract from the reply I received: 
“I just wanted to say that I've followed your career over the years and have always wondered if we could create a project together. Contacting you was not a casual action. I know what you've done. In fact, while I'm writing this, I'm listening to GU 006: Sydney. I played what I call the "dark" CD -- CD 1 -- hundreds of times while I was writing book two of the trilogy, The Dark River. I'm bringing it up because -- like any good DJ -- you were able to establish a building momentum, a mood and a climax. This is what any dramatic form does: a film, novel or play.” 

“So I thought, why not mix genres? telephone conversation was arranged with John on his satellite phone, conducted via his voice scrambler that he uses on all his telephone conversations. We agreed that Nick and myself would attempt a project consisting o