Global Underground 21 - Moscow

Deep Dish | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 5, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 2001
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Global Underground
• ASIN: B00005MKTL
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (86 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #118,481 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Escape (Driving to Heaven) [Omid's Full Vocal Mix]

2. Rise [M.A.S. Collective Mix]

3. I Can See the Lights

4. Night Watch [Tribal Mix]

5. Hot [Original Mix]

6. Waiting [John Creamer & Stephane K. Remix]

7. Hold That Body [Wally Lopez & Dr. Kucho Remix]

8. The Strong Rhythm [Urban Tribes Remix]

9. Thank You [Deep Dish Remix]

10. The Dub Session (A Cooler Dub/A Harder Dub)

See all 12 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Shame [Way Out West Mix]

2. Word Unspoken

3. Deeper Water [Sander Kleinenberg's Caffeine Remix]

4. Falling

5. Coming Down

6. Autoporno

7. I Feel Stereo

8. Sunset (Bird of Prey) [Markus Schulz]

9. Manilla Sunrise [Markus Schulz Remix]

10. Foundation

See all 13 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Perhaps the most talented, diverse, and adventurous four hands in dance music production today, Deep Dish have fittingly chosen Moscow as the venue for their Global Underground debut. Combining the intrigue and mystery of the Russian capital with their own bottomless pit of discovery, Ali "Dubfire" Shirazinia and Sharem Tayebi weave one of GU's classic journeys. Disc one starts with 16b Vs Morel's warm, house-flavored "Escape (Driving to Heaven)," which shifts into Soul Provider's "Rise (Mas Collective Mix)." The ear-catching, Moog-like note during SSHH's smooth-stomping "Hold That Body (Wally Lopez & Dr. Kucho Remix)" is curiously addictive, and soon afterward we reach the heart of Moscow 021 with the psychedelic trance surround-sound of Chab's "The Dub Session (A Cooler Dub/A Harder Dub)." Shirazinia kicks off the second disc with a more direct nod to root influences, first using a dub-tinged Way Out West mix of BT's "Shame" before busting out a truly awesome trance dub gem, Blackwatch Presents Professor Okku's "Word Unspoken." Shuffle in other seamlessly folded treasures such as the driving Markus Shultz remix of Fatboy Slim's "Bird of Prey," the tense mystery of Accorsi/Robb's "Foundation" and the fluid denouement of Envy's "Faith," and you have another superb GU set for the collection. This record proves that in the world of trance-house DJs, Deep Dish are masters of their craft. --Steffan Chirazi

Product Description

Grammy nominated remix/production duo Deep Dish steps to the plate again with their Global Underground double CD mix debut, Moscow. This duo have worked with everyone, from Janet Jackson to The Rolling Stones and are recognized globally for their signatu

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GU rules with an iron fist, October 30, 2001

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white (denver) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Global Underground 21 - Moscow (Audio CD)

This album is quite good. It doesn't funk as much or as well as Yoshiesque II, but it fits right in with the GU line. Moscow is very much new-school and intelligent. Personally, I prefer the album mentioned above, but this is a five-star set also. It is just a little bit of a different genre, which only adds to my fanhood of Deep Dish. I would have to agree that they are the most versatile and talented in the industry right now. I would also argue intelligent and progressive, but that is an opinion.

I got this on the 28th and just finished with it. It took me so long because I wanted to make sure I was not interrupted while listening, and it can be difficult to do this while at your desk at work pretending to be productive. Many look to these reviews for comparisons with things they are familiar with, so here goes: The album I own which this is most akin to is Digweed Hong Kong. Anyone have any notes on how Yoshiesque II compares with Deep Dish's Renaissance discs? I haven't heard any Renaissance things yet so I am curious. Any words would be appreciated. Final thought: Deep Dish make so many bigger-name djs look like clowns. Thanks!

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic, In True DD Fashion, November 27, 2001

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christian anthony cipriani (Pittsburgh, PA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Global Underground 21 - Moscow (Audio CD)

these guys can't miss... they are the cockiest, most conceited producers/dj's in dance music, but probably two of the most talented - deep dish know what quality house is. i own many of their remixes on 12", and throughout all of their work, a distinctly "deep dish" quality is present. for me, the hallmark of a great dj is having an unmistakable sound. digweed, sasha, tenaglia, emerson - they all have it... that's why they are great.

the deep dish sound is chunky, tenaglia-like, dark, driving, vocal, funky, and edgy. their committment to choosing quality vocal house shines through on this moscow effort. though yoshiesque 2 was a bit more jazzy and laid back, moscow is driving, and it takes you on a pounding ride that makes you feel like you are truly in an underground club. you can almost feel the smoke and sweat rolling off the russians' bodies in this mix.

disc one starts off with 16B's "driving to heaven" with the slick, ultra-cool vocals of richard morel. the next several tracks pump and jump, and are (like a breath of fresh air) NOT from the typical batch of over-played producers. this disc features some lesser-known artists, but the quality is out of this world. their mixing isn't as razor sharp as say, digweed, but this disc is a party, and the energy makes up for any lapse in mixing. every tune is so CHUNKY that unnoticable mixing is truly impossible... some highlights are the G-Pal track (#3), "hold that body" (7), "dub session" (10), "rapture" (11), and dakota's gorgeous piece, "lost in brixton" (12). the dido remix is really boring, but so what?

disc 2 ups the energy level with PMT's spacey, sexy "deeper water," and italian magante Dino Lenny's "i feel stereo," which samples some old chaka khan, but funks it out into a pounding, infectious tune. the "bird of prey" remix is a bit odd, with morrison's haunting vocals, but catchy and well-produced nonetheless. however, "skin deep" and "wish you were here" feature mega-talent at its very best. i was blown away by 16B's remix of the creamer/k tune, and went out and found my copy of it IMMEDIATELY.

vocal house has the potential to be cheesy, and the potential to ignore the quality of the music itself, but deep dish picked perfect tunes for this compilation. the right balance of funk and chunk, along with well planned, sexy vocals bring the listener into the club and onto the dance floor. this mix is nothing short of brilliant, and though a bit more commercial and clubby than their studio work, rememeber, this is live, and these are the dj's in their element. all in all it was a nice respite from the usual prog trance that GU pumps out, albeit great, but warren/sasha/seaman, etc. all use the same tunes. deep dish is fresh, quality, and different.

buy this

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The "Eagles" of club, smooth, easy, prog house, 3.5 stars, September 23, 2002

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"whatyouneedtoknowreview" (SANTA MONICA, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Global Underground 21 - Moscow (Audio CD)

Back in the 70s everyone owned Eagles records. See, you might disagree over the merits, of say, Frank Zappa, but everybody liked the Eagles, I mean, what was to object to? In the same way, everyone into clubbing likes, or at least has heard, Deep Dish; and everyone's collection will and should have one or more Dish compilations. Its good stuff, and most people are going to at least tolerate it.

What Deep Dish do well is impeccably prepare some progressive house with a sprinkle of other styles trance, a littledisco, soul, funk, tribal and electronic, and mix them in such a way that you can taste the different flavors without having to spit a track out, er as it were. They then bake this with an eye for truly catchy beats and hooks. There is plenty of aeration in the mix and a consistent mid tempo that doesn't get intrusive. All right, enough of the doofus food metaphor.

Now, although Deep Dish appear on "dark deep/progressive house/trance" favorite lists in Amazon quite frequently, this collection is at best twilight than dark. It chunks and floats peppily, rather than dives truly deep, although its pretty sexy and atmospheric. Its free of glow stick anthems or happy! happy! house or club tracks; its midtempo. But its certainly not in the same deep, dark and dirty nay scary, category as Digweed, Graham (aka Quivver), Lawler, Saeed and Palash, etc. and cannot be compared to the same. However, "Moscow" is relatively deep and it won't have your "hip" friends complaining about "this dumb dance music."

Be warned that just under half the tracks are at least somewhat vocal (beyond just samples) including remixes of well known artists, Dido etc. In part that is why you can give this disc to someone not into club music as a good entree, ("look Constance, it has a Dido song on there, you' like it, really!") Sady, this is where the cheese/fromage can enter, in part because club/dance vocals tend to be utterly banal and corny ("groove with me!" -yawn--). But still, if you can bear vocals in your dance mix, this one works quite well. (A note for all you dance musicians, give us some interesting words, for goodness sake.)

The opener "Driving to Heaven" does just that. This a classic piece of cubby techno pop, really, a real song with a hooky chorus and suitable late night theme, so evocative you want to play it over and over: "My eyes were so dilated, the traffic seemed syncopated, and my car, turned me on" - indeed. I will let you figure out what its about.....Certainly an understated, moody, dark anthem for your pre or post clubbing drive.

This then transitions into three catchy mid tempo progressive house tracks, before the sexiest female vocal in the history of the world whomps you on track 3, (albeit with one sentence, over and over). At track 6 through 8 Deep Dish move seamlessly off in a more tribal direction with a little move up tempo. Track 8 nips at you with an impossibly catchy tribally beat structure and panting percussion effects. On track 9 a pulsing more techno beat, moves into the fray. Track 10 is more of a forgettable bridge that keeps the mid-tempo vibe going; segueing into yet another very sexy, if a little cheesy, and overplayed, vocal track: "babe I have got my eyes on you, and everything around me moves". At least the mix is done in a minimal, techno and catchy way compared to the original mix. All of CD1 works well and is the best, 4 stars.

CD2 gets a little more sappy, or a little more accessible and crowd pleasing, depending on your point of view. It launches into a pleasing late night techy groove ruined by the "alone in the dark...she came again" type lyrics, and an occasional Euro pop echoey piano sounds. Things then chunk along in a prog house way nicely, each one involving vocals, peaking at track 6 with "Autoporno" a manic, trance-pop, classic. The disc then takes a dive for the worse, with track 7 built around a sampling of the 80s Chaka Khan hit, i.e."Chaka khan I really feel for you" etc. I'm not kidding. I presume this meant to be so uncool its cool, but I think is a misstep, and ruins an otherwise fabulously mixed uptempo groove. The mood gets more spacey, intense and sexy through track 9, which has an evocative eastern style vocal sample, and is one of the best tracks. Sadly more ill advised too cluby vocals sully otherwise pleasing deep chunky house/trance.

See? Something for everyone, and not irritating in any way, get the idea? Even I, as a deep dark trance/prog house fan find myself playing at least CD 1 of this compilation. That's the trick of Deep Dish: a knack for pleasing--or at least not annoying--a broad cross section in a dance music scene increasingly fractured and sub-genred to death. Still, too many cheese sprinkles on CD 2 for me, so only three stars. And I mean evaluated by the kind of up tempo progressive house compilation I think this is trying to be, not by comparing it to the deep and dark boys like Max Graham or Saeed and Palash.

"Moscow" is the kind of CD you would recommend to someone who doesn't have any club music and is going to have a party; or some easy listening for the car with a few intense moments you can crank up when your not on your cell phone. I am sure it has, or will, sell millions and good for the Dish. Just be wary of its appearance on those dark deep prog house/trance lists, OK? And if you do want the "deeper Dish" try their "Yoshieque 2" instead, yes these boys can do it all, a more pure rather more grown up slab of progressive house.