Gran Riserva

Gran Riserva

Gran Riserva

ASIN: B00006K0CX

Editorial Reviews
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Using the same exotic, sly production style that made 2000's impressively resourceful Freaks & Icons such a hoot, Dzihan & Kamien's Gran Riserva is filled with sensual, unpredictable sounds and the occasional ass-shakin' beat. After a remix record that further explored the Freaks material (the hit-or-miss collection Refreaked), D&K have emerged with an entirely new set that slips and slides all over the map of trip-hop, lounge, house, and jazz. While the sunny, sexy "Basmati" plays around in the surf, other tracks, like "Drophere," live in a quieter, ambient space. In fact, the duo seem to have a hard time bringing their tone back up after breaking out the excellent but mellow vibe of "Where's Johny Sabatino." Happily, the gorgeous blip-pop loops of "Gutenmorgenduft" come along to give the record a sweet coda, though the track cries out for an extended remix. Mixing Kruder & Dorfmeister-like inventiveness with a restrained up vibe, Dzihan & Kamien create deep, thoughtful music that's fun at the same time. --Matthew Cooke

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Gran Riserva
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Very cool CD!
  • Very Cool
  • Mostly Good, But a Couple Annoying Tracks
  • techno trash-- it's all tooo easy
  • wow
 Gran Riserva
Dzihan & Kamien
Manufacturer: Six Degrees
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00006K0CX
Release Date: 2002-10-01

Tracks:

  1. Stiff Jazz
  2. Basmati
  3. Ford Transit
  4. Sliding
  5. Drophere
  6. Where's Johny Sabatino
  7. Deep Kitsch
  8. Airport
  9. Dundadeova
  10. Thrill
  11. Gutenmorgenduft

Amazon.com

Using the same exotic, sly production style that made 2000's impressively resourceful Freaks & Icons such a hoot, Dzihan & Kamien's Gran Riserva is filled with sensual, unpredictable sounds and the occasional ass-shakin' beat. After a remix record that further explored the Freaks material (the hit-or-miss collection Refreaked), D&K have emerged with an entirely new set that slips and slides all over the map of trip-hop, lounge, house, and jazz. While the sunny, sexy "Basmati" plays around in the surf, other tracks, like "Drophere," live in a quieter, ambient space. In fact, the duo seem to have a hard time bringing their tone back up after breaking out the excellent but mellow vibe of "Where's Johny Sabatino." Happily, the gorgeous blip-pop loops of "Gutenmorgenduft" come along to give the record a sweet coda, though the track cries out for an extended remix. Mixing Kruder & Dorfmeister-like inventiveness with a restrained up vibe, Dzihan & Kamien create deep, thoughtful music that's fun at the same time. --Matthew Cooke

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Very cool CD!.......2007-07-03

I bought this after hearing the first track on a TV show, and the rest of the CD is equally great. My husband and I love to play it as background music when we are cooking and entertaining. It is upbeat, sophisticated, and yet soothing.

4 out of 5 stars Very Cool.......2006-02-28

Very laid back and nice use of a variety of instrumentation, voices and samples. Excellent evening city driving music!

3 out of 5 stars Mostly Good, But a Couple Annoying Tracks.......2006-02-08

If you enjoyed Dzihan & Kamien's previous album, "Freaks and Icons," then you will find this CD to be worth tracking down. Most of it carries on in the same vein of smooth, jazz-inflected downtempo chillout tracks that these guys are known for, with their usual splash of middle-eastern instrumentation in the back of the mix to keep things interesting. I usually play this kind of music in the background while I do database work because it's pleasant and relaxing, and nondescript enough so that it isn't distracting.

However, their first album is still the better of the two because the quality of the songs throughout that disc is more consistent. By contrast, Gran Riserva has its high points, and a couple of notable low ones: namely, the tracks featuring a vocalist named Ma Dita. The decision to include these two tracks ("Drophere" and "Thrill") is unfortunate, because she is such an embarrassingly poor singer, and I find myself scrambling to hit the skip-forward button every time these songs come on. Really guys, you could've done better. Minus one star for each of those tracks, but the rest of the disc is solid.

1 out of 5 stars techno trash-- it's all tooo easy.......2005-09-19

I heard one song on the internet and bought the CD. Now I wish I hadn't. It sounded alright the first time around, but this CD just sounds a little bit worse each time I listen to it. Next time my music-savvy, hip friends in Austin throw a euro-trash, techno party, I'll be ready....


5 out of 5 stars wow.......2005-06-16

This is a classic album and a must have for all downtempo listeners. It's a flexible album, with oriental samples to great electronic twists.

The album features amazing vocals (Daniela, Ma Dita or Misirli Ahmet) and kicks the beat like no other when it's time. It's hard to describe, you gotta listen to it. Can't wait for more of D&K's stuff.

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