THESE limited edition Afterclub CDs from Sharam and Dubfire are bonus to their main Toronto mix set and give the Deep Dish duo room to take a more personal approach. Wide-ranging, yet cohesive, they?re individual halves of... more » the Deep Dish sound ? the music both past and present that makes up their musical whole. Afterclub?s loose agenda lets Sharam and Dubfire stretch the musical boundaries a little further. For Dubfire, these limited-edition, personalised mixes aren?t just a chance to stretch the musical agenda. They?re also about letting vintage dance-floor anthems prove themselves against current favourites. "We wanted to incorporate some of the classics we were brought up with," he says. "We decided to incorporate some of the classics into the newer tracks and show how these tracks are timeless." His opener, Korsakov?s "Deep In Space", is a track so drunk in dub it can barely walk. Then comes a forgotten diamond. Love Quartet?s "Kiss Me (Don?t Be Afraid)" is a sexy, sinewy deep house classic from pioneering early 90s Italian label Heartbeat. Underworld?s mix of St Etienne?s "Cool Kids of Death" provides another golden moment, shimmering with blessed melodies and shaking with dubwise rhythms. But Dubfire has as many modern moments as he has classics. And the sleek, hypnotic, reggae-disco Deep Dish remixes of Timo Maas?s Kelis team-up, "Help Me" make an excellent counter-point. He?s firing on all cylinders by the time we reach the two closing numbers from Deep Dish?s Yoshitoshi label: Anarcrusan?s throbbing, techno-driven "In My Mind" and Morel?s pulsating "Cabaret" with its weirdly echoed vocal. Both conclude Dubfire?s Afterclub party on a delirious high« less
THESE limited edition Afterclub CDs from Sharam and Dubfire are bonus to their main Toronto mix set and give the Deep Dish duo room to take a more personal approach. Wide-ranging, yet cohesive, they?re individual halves of the Deep Dish sound ? the music both past and present that makes up their musical whole. Afterclub?s loose agenda lets Sharam and Dubfire stretch the musical boundaries a little further. For Dubfire, these limited-edition, personalised mixes aren?t just a chance to stretch the musical agenda. They?re also about letting vintage dance-floor anthems prove themselves against current favourites. "We wanted to incorporate some of the classics we were brought up with," he says. "We decided to incorporate some of the classics into the newer tracks and show how these tracks are timeless." His opener, Korsakov?s "Deep In Space", is a track so drunk in dub it can barely walk. Then comes a forgotten diamond. Love Quartet?s "Kiss Me (Don?t Be Afraid)" is a sexy, sinewy deep house classic from pioneering early 90s Italian label Heartbeat. Underworld?s mix of St Etienne?s "Cool Kids of Death" provides another golden moment, shimmering with blessed melodies and shaking with dubwise rhythms. But Dubfire has as many modern moments as he has classics. And the sleek, hypnotic, reggae-disco Deep Dish remixes of Timo Maas?s Kelis team-up, "Help Me" make an excellent counter-point. He?s firing on all cylinders by the time we reach the two closing numbers from Deep Dish?s Yoshitoshi label: Anarcrusan?s throbbing, techno-driven "In My Mind" and Morel?s pulsating "Cabaret" with its weirdly echoed vocal. Both conclude Dubfire?s Afterclub party on a delirious high
CD Reviews
Finally
A. Alammary | United Arab Emirates | 12/20/2003
(4 out of 5 stars)
"I couldn't beleive it when I first heard this CD. For about 5 years now, I've followed DD around the Eastern Seaboard, and Europe, most recently in Dubai. I was very disappointed in the GU toronto CD, because it sounded nothing like what they are like live, or at least what they used to be. As a big fan of Yoshiesque 1 and 2, In House We Trust 1 and 2, and Penetrate Deeper, I can safely say that Ali has gone back to the groovier, funkier DD sets; back to his deeper, sexier, hat frenzied style that he has always been known for. I am very happy with this compilation, and I think its about time to go back to this sound, since they did it best."
Incredible!!!
A. Alammary | 08/01/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Go ahead, spend the money for this cd and its companions! All cd's in the series (4 combined) are excellent, with similar yet distinctive vibes. Dubfire is my favorite so far in the series: he carries you away on a darkly seductive path with deep percussion as the tracks progress. This cd is conducive for anyone who likes dark and moody vibes, and those who enjoy solid funky beats to dance to."
FLAWLESS
ELaboy | West Palm Beach, Florida United States | 12/12/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"It is rare that I pick up a prog. house CD and LOVE it from the first listen. These artists are so crafty at what they do, that it sometimes takes a few listens to able to digest completely what they are doing. I'v had the pleasure of seeing this duo perform live several times at Club Space in Miami....Huge Deep Dish fan and I think they are paving the way (along with Steve Lawler) as to where music is going. This mix is as sexy and flawless as anyting you'll hear from them. And it keeps getting better with each listen. If you're a Deep Dish fan, do yourself a favor and pick this up..It wont disappoint. Has a good pace and never dies out. So many DJ's today make the mistake of building it up and up until the peak, then die out from there. The rest of the mix is a throaway. THIS IS NOT THE CASE HERE. Eevery track works together perfect and the flow is seamless. I do agree that I wasnt too thrilled either with the Timo Maas track, but the rest of the set outshines that minor blunder.....Stop reading and GET THIS NOW!!!We know these GU albums are not mixed live..GU never claimed that. These albums are a "peek" into the artists time in that city. And contrary to what some may think, they are mixed by the DJ or DJ's themselves in a studio with all the bells and whistles. How else are you gonna get that sound quality. Read the sleeve notes. That does not take away from the fact that these are great mixes....(...)"
Nearly flawless...nearly
E. Magnuson | USA | 11/13/2003
(4 out of 5 stars)
"i am a Deep Dish fanatic. Since they they shed their traditional house sound of the Yoshi mixes for their new heavier, under-the-influence, piercing and hypnotic ProgHouse sound the DC duo have become my favorite jocks. Waste your time with no other labels. Global underground is Deep Dish today. Moscow set is solid. 025 -Toronto- (all 4) is solid...Nothing anyone has released to date as been this deep or sexy. Ali's afterclub is fine indeed. It shakes and moves. The CD is brilliant.
There is one MAJOR problem with this mix. As Ali warms us up and transitions from grooves into the deep end of things, he drops Timo Maas 'help me'. This track is crap and ruins the whole feeling/scheme of things. Help me sounds like some haunted house disco theme from hell. very repetitive. very annoying. When will Timo and his German disco torment go away? His tracks have no direction and are not worthy of any GU issue. However, Ali recovers nicely, if you can forgive him for the oversight. The afterclub CDs are a perfect mirror of Deep Dish live; seen them twice. Ali can hold it down... but Sharam will blow your mind!!! only buying one afterclub mix? buy Sharam's (fiveStars) it has more emotion."
This is the real ali "dubfire" mix
electronic music lover | Washington, DC | 08/19/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"The Toronto mix is OK, but this is the real deep dish mix. This afterhours is mixed by Ali "dubfire". It starts out dubby, moves through some vocal & disco house tracks and starts blowing up once "activator" kicks in. if you're a fan of yoshiesque, I highly recommend these afterhours mixes"
Track Listings (13) - Disc #1