Customer Reviews

Toronto Dubfire

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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.

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.

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....

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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.

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

Wow. 7 years later and this mix is anything but outdated. That really says alot. I have hundreds of electronic music mixes and this is in the top rankings for sure. The entire 4-disk Toronto collection is fantastic, classic. This disk however is just so tasteful, deep, groovy, soulful, bassy, sexy. This is a true FEEL-GOOD AFTERHOURS HOUSE MUSIC set.

As a great bonus for GU025: Toronto both Sharam and Dubfire released their own Afterclub mixes. The one reviewed here is Dubfire's.

I had a hard time trying to distinguish what made this an afterclub mix. The set overall has a little more energy than the sets mixed at afterclubs I've been to in the past. Regardless, this is a nice little bonus and was very much appreciated as a freebie. Worth buying on its own for those of you not lucky enough to get it as part of GU025: Toronto? I think so.

Overall 5/5 stars.

My favorate of the Deep Dish albums, easily the best of the Global Underground 25 Toronto set!

Probably the best part of this 4CD compilation...Revealing the spirit of who is who in deep dish, Dubfire shows an unique mix that will make u fly through all kind of beats and vocals...my personal favourite beat is that "way to high" 'deep in space' track. And definitely there is no other better reconstruction of the Timo Maas first record 'Help Me' track (it sounds better than the original mix). Reaching track 4 will show you the real mix style and a big applause for that mix on Morel's 'Queen of the Highway' "Cabaret". You won't be able tostop litsening to this record and if u like Deep Dish this is gonna be one of your favourites.

Wow, where do I start? The first track maybe? I heard Deep in Space on the DD essential mix at the end of '98...it's the perfect preamble for the rest of the journey. My faves are tracks 4 & 5...house at it's best! Aside from the fact that DD are my favorite DJs, I can objectively say that both the Dubfire & Sharam discs ROCK! In short, buy these. As people say in India when something has touched their soul..."FIRST CLASS"