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Deep Dish成员两人的差异化发展大有让这个曾经显赫的名字逐渐淡出世人视线的趋势,而暂时单飞后的两人却越发动作频频。在先后为流行大厂GU发表的混音系列当中,Sharam的精装流行重拍仍是显得口感十足,而Dubfire逐渐奉行的Prog.Mini-Techno 更多>
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Deep Dish成员两人的差异化发展大有让这个曾经显赫的名字逐渐淡出世人视线的趋势,而暂时单飞后的两人却越发动作频频。在先后为流行大厂GU发表的混音系列当中,Sharam的精装流行重拍仍是显得口感十足,而Dubfire逐渐奉行的Prog.Mini-Techno路线则为自己赢来学院派系的一众青睐。但把两人拉拢来看,却又正合如今Progressive音乐发展的两极路线,让人不禁感慨二人如此各具一格却又步调一致的唱和手段,即使单拳出击也具备准确务实的高命中率。
Initially pigeon-holed as deep-house producers though their blueprint for house music sweeps across trance, techno, and sub-basement dub, the Iranian-American duo known as Deep Dish produced a multitude of club staples during the 1990s while harvesting a stellar series of productions for their labels (Deep Dish, Yoshitoshi, Fast Food, and Middle East) by members of the ever-growing Washington, D.C. dance community. While most of Dubfire and Sharams productions have the epic, grandiose feeling that ties many a house track to its disco forebear, the duos knack for tight programming and genre-blending have carried them above many of their dance-chart compatriots.
Both Ali Dubfire Shirazinia and Sharam Tayebi were born in Iran, though their paths first crossed at a 1991 dance event in Washington, D.C.; both were immersed in the local DJ scene and working part-time at retail jobs they hated. They set up Deep Dish Records in 1992 and debuted with the production A Feeling by Moods. In 1993, an old schoolmate of Alis named Brian Transeau recorded A Moment of Truth and Relativity for the label; both singles spread the Deep Dish message on dancefloors, and a link with Detroit producer Carl Craig (with whom they swapped mixes) helped the pairs street credibility. By 1994, Dubfire and Sharam were ruling as kings of the D.C. house scene, and had set up the sub-label Yoshitoshi for releases by like-minded compatriots Submarine, Satori, Alcatraz, and Hani. That same year, DJ legend Danny Tenaglia convinced Tribal UK Records to sign Deep Dish for its new Tribal America subsidiary, and the duo hit the dance charts with productions like High Frequency and Casa de X. Deep Dish also made their full-length mix debut in 1995, taking charge of compilations for Tribal America (Penetrate Deeper) and SlipNSlide (Undisputed).
The 1995 single Hideaway by Delacy practically made Deep Dishs career on a commercial and mainstream-dance level; their remix stormed the pop charts and earned them boatloads of additional remix work for Michael Jackson, Tina Turner, Janet Jackson, Pet Shop Boys, Kristine W., Everything But the Girl, the Beloved and the Shamen — Deep Dish even reworked Brian Transeaus collaboration with Tori Amos, Blue Skies. Dubfire and Sharam added to their mix-album résumé with another Tribal America collection (1996s In House We Trust) plus one for Deconstruction (Cream Separates) one year later. Just when Deep Dish appeared to be content with releasing a mix album or two each year, the duo recorded their proper studio debut, Junk Science, in 1998. Resuming the schedule, Deep Dish released mix sets in consecutive years: Yoshiesque, Renaissance Ibiza, and a second Yoshieque by 2001.
2001 also saw the duo earn their first Remixer of the Year Grammy nomination for their work on Madonnas Music and Ambers Sexual (La Da Di). A remix of Didos Thank You won them the Grammy a year later, the same year their Global Underground: Moscow mix-CD won the Dancestar USAs Best Compilation award. A third volume of Yoshiesque followed in 2003 along with three different editions of Global Underground: Toronto, one with the duo spinning together and one solo set each from Dubfire and Sharam.