 DZIHAN & KAMIEN
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Vlado Dzihan grew up surrounded
by music : his father's drum-kit, his brothers
piano and a bunch of Revox tapes. Expansion of
his music al horizons took place by the speed
of light. He soon became a respected music ian
in former Yugoslavia , but his curiosity requested
more of him.
Mario Kamien - prototype of Future
European. Born in Switzerland , German and Italian
parents, even some Polish ancestors. He discovered
his passion for music at an early age. He has
been a keen manipulator of sound since completing
his music al studies.
Two guys met each other
in Vienna in the early 90s, as music students.
Soon after they became friends and formed the
group MC SULTAN , it became obvious that their
music reflects that city's position as the crossroads
of East and West. The band re lea sed one CD,
SUPER ETHNO ASTRONAUT , which featured the club
classic DER BAUCH , hailed as an 'epic' by the
press.
In 1998 they
established themselves as Dzihan & Kamien
and set up their own label - COUCH RECORDS .
Their first EP, CODE: NO PORK PLEASE excited
interest from tastemakers everywhere on its re
lea se in 1999. With two more EPs to follow the
same year, BEFORE/AFTER and TEAROOM 2004 they
definitely anounced the birth of a fruitful and
interesting label. FREAKS AND ICONS , their debut
album, bursts forth in 2000. Their brew of cool
jazz and pulsating Eastern rhythms captured imaginations
around the world. Result: tens of thousands of
albums taking up residence on turntables and
CD players across the world. Tracks from FREAKS
AND ICONS have been licensed for over seventy
compilations worldwide, including CAFÉ DEL
MAR , FREEZONE and HED KANDI . Remixes of this
album appeared as REFREAKED in 2001, including
UFO , Hefner , Herbert , Fauna Flash , AtJazz
and Mum among others.
Remix requests also came
in thick and fast, among others HOMELANDS for
Nitin Sawhney and BUSENFREUND for Richard Dorfmeister
's TOSCA project.
Equally historical projects were the
remixes of Billie Holiday 's sublime DON'T EXPLAIN
for the landmark VERVE REMIXED project, and Serge
Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin 's sultry JE T'AIME,
MOI NON PLUS for I LOVE SERGE , a compilation
of Gainsbourg remixes issued on the tenth anniversary
of his death.
In the last couple of years, - inspired
by both their fathers, jazz music ians of the
60s and 70s - D&K shifted their focus towards
an even more organic sound, retaining the advantages
of digital techniques. After working around Vienna
, London and Istanbul with guesting vocalists
and music ians, they present us now with GRAN
RISERVA , a magical blend of sparkling cool jazz,
groovy dancefloor beats and compulsive Eastern
spices. |
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