Gran Riserva
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| Nov 2002
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Jacki-O
Reviewed 2002-11-05
Reviewed 2002-11-05
Dzihan & Kamien: Gran Riserva Label: Six Degrees
Rating (scale of 1-10, 10 being best): 8
This is a very high-quality album produced by Dzihan & Kamien ā Austrian acid-jazz/trip-hop artists extraordinaire. They went much deeper into the jazzy/lounge-y style, and Iām impressed by their musicianship and production values. The songs are very listenable, some songs have some very exotic melodies. D & K are as talented as their European counterparts K & D (Kruder & Dorfmeister) ā and have a much better sense of jazz. A few tracks are a bit over-produced and kind of too smooth, but for the most part this CD is very good. Try: 2,3,4,5,7,10.
1. Cheery acid-jazz w/ some up-tempo boppy sax & piano licks
2. Mellow deep-house w/ catchy female vocal loop & catchy melodies
3. Break-y trip-hop-ish track w/ some big jazz chords and some exotic melodies - swanky
4. Starts dub-ish, then drops into bumpin' disco groove, features rasta-man vocals
5. Pretty trip-hop ballad - fluttering synths & piano, nice vocals - catches you
6. Mellow synths & trumpet, mixed w/ a thick bassline & downtempo groove
7. Lush synths swirling & simple piano, mild beat that gets a bit crispy & cut-up
8. A big 80s style synth loop w/ reverbs - gets smooth & lounge-y w/ some swank melodies
9. Chill acid-jazz w/ catchy cool little samples, groovy
10. Fem vocals (bit like Portishead/Sneaker Pimps), acid-jazz/downtempo w/ some neat breakdowns & effects
11. Chill-out lounge-y jazz & synths ā some congas, relaxed guitar playing
Rating (scale of 1-10, 10 being best): 8
This is a very high-quality album produced by Dzihan & Kamien ā Austrian acid-jazz/trip-hop artists extraordinaire. They went much deeper into the jazzy/lounge-y style, and Iām impressed by their musicianship and production values. The songs are very listenable, some songs have some very exotic melodies. D & K are as talented as their European counterparts K & D (Kruder & Dorfmeister) ā and have a much better sense of jazz. A few tracks are a bit over-produced and kind of too smooth, but for the most part this CD is very good. Try: 2,3,4,5,7,10.
1. Cheery acid-jazz w/ some up-tempo boppy sax & piano licks
2. Mellow deep-house w/ catchy female vocal loop & catchy melodies
3. Break-y trip-hop-ish track w/ some big jazz chords and some exotic melodies - swanky
4. Starts dub-ish, then drops into bumpin' disco groove, features rasta-man vocals
5. Pretty trip-hop ballad - fluttering synths & piano, nice vocals - catches you
6. Mellow synths & trumpet, mixed w/ a thick bassline & downtempo groove
7. Lush synths swirling & simple piano, mild beat that gets a bit crispy & cut-up
8. A big 80s style synth loop w/ reverbs - gets smooth & lounge-y w/ some swank melodies
9. Chill acid-jazz w/ catchy cool little samples, groovy
10. Fem vocals (bit like Portishead/Sneaker Pimps), acid-jazz/downtempo w/ some neat breakdowns & effects
11. Chill-out lounge-y jazz & synths ā some congas, relaxed guitar playing
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2002-11-11 — 2003-01-13
Electronic
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Jan 12 | 4 |
| Jan 5 | 5 |
| Dec 29 | 3 |
| Dec 22 | 2 |
| Dec 15 | 2 |
| Dec 8 | 4 |
| Dec 1 | 2 |
| Nov 24 | 6 |
Track listing
| 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 |