Disco de Deep Dish: “Yoshiesque Two”

Wow....

O-Kay lets see, If you want to close your eyes and go through a journey, this cd is for you.

They took me through a journey, from the West Caost to the East Coast, and it kept getting better and Better....

The Progg. house Duo do it again with this cd and I can't say enough about this cd, they are two incredibly talented people with a mind and talent for music, and they prove it with every remix that they did, from

Oh and don't Forget

So this would be them proving they were worth the Apple ad attention, then. Washington DC duo Ali `Dubfire' Shirazinia and Sharam Tayebi are pretty much sitting on top of the progressive house mountain they helped build in the States, and this, their follow-up to Renaissance Ibiza, surely keeps them at the perch.

Yoshiesque 2, a sequel to - wait for it - Yoshiesque from two years back, deftly displays the men spinning two ends of the same story. Labeled as westcoast and eastcoast sets, discs one and two really should be called "early evening get-up" and "post-peak moments."

Gliding through more relaxed yet hearty sundown records, the first 78 minutes (pack that disc, baby!) have the Chemical Brothers slating their psychedelic rock remix indulgences to great effect for Spiritualized's "I think I'm in love," while rubbing elbows with cocktail lounge label OM Records's Soulstice on "Lovely." Add in the plucked bass and impeccable cool of Bernard Leon Howard featuring 80 "Marscarter " to a host of other vocal cuts, and you've got a well-crafted warm-up. Take note, though, the last few tracks bump up the attitude for folks who would actually dance to this stuff.

Disc two dives into bleak disco, the Cass and Slide VS Meat Katie remix of "So Strong" a leading primer, as are the sullen synths of Loudeast "Lights Off." The chill chic thump of John Creamer & Stephane K `I wish you were here" and queasy bass of Morel "Funny car" offer capping highlights.

Neither record offers the energy rush expected from dance music, yet Yoshiesque 2 never fails to captivate. From lighter sounds to darker moods, Deep Dish whip up a mix miles better than the first. Worthy of the spotlight, indeed.

Let me start off by saying that I was not immediately taken by this CD set. I started off by listening to disc 1 (called Westcoast). For what it is, it is a very good mix of chill-out house music which would be perfect for the drive home from a long night of partying. However, some of the tunes can tend to wear out their welcome and can sometimes lead me to reach for the skip button. I quickly moved on to CD 2 (Eastcoast). This is where you'll find your hard-earned money was well spent. This, in my opinion, is one of the, if not the best mix of progressive house and trance I have ever heard. Deep Dish shows you how being a DJ is not just about being able to mix two tracks together (which they happen to so superbly), but to take the listener on a journey. This CD not just should be, but DEMANDS to be listened to from beginning to end with no pauses or skips. To do it any other way would be like taking a quote out of the context of a conversation, it doesn't have the same meaning. The journey begins at the most minimial level, with the stunningly soothing vocal of Julie McKnight singing King's of Tomorrow's "Finally". The atmosphere builds through some driving progressive house to a beautifully trippy remix of Dusted's "Always Remember to Respect & Honour Your Mother" to the peak explosiveness of Greed's "Strangeworld" where the powerful sub-bass hits you like a freight train. Things level off with the bleepy apocalyptic mixes of "Afrika" and "I Wish You Were Here". Leigh Nash of Sixpence None The Richer never sounded so good as her sample on "Innocente" and Morel and Espiritu lend the perfect come-down to this heavenly mix. Throughout the mix is a liberal use of sub-bass patterns (my personal favorite) which lend a feeling of power to even the most meek tune. This CD grips you and doesn't let go, taking you from blissed out house, through tripped out progessive madness to full-on club-shaking trance and back again. Make sure you have a good hour to yourself before starting this CD because it deserves your undivided attention.

At first glance this album might seem a bit strange. Deep dish doing an Eastcoast-Westcoast thing. Well there are very few DJ/Producers that could pull something like this off, and Deep Dish is appearantly one of them.

The first disk "Westcoast" is just that the downtempo (yet deep) vocal sound of west coast house. Very much like "One Nation Under House", or "In House We Trust." Flowing sounds, and great track surprises make this disk one for all house lovers.

The second disk is much more of what club experinces of Deep dish are like. Very organized, well thought out deep, deep house. In fact, "Eastcoast" almost can't describe it. It moves and chugs along, just to have you find out that was just one song, then the next hits, and the next.

The tracks on both cd's are always big and always Deep Dish. They are never rushed, and always seem to have an underground feel. A+

I have a tendency to buy two or three compilation CDs per year (Cafe del mar, Miguel Migs, etc...). Most times, I feel lucky if I find two or three tracks I like. This CD has eight tracks that I have as top picks in my iPod. It's a great mix where the two discs have a distinct difference in style. One song blends gracefully into the next. If you are a novice to the genre of music, as I am, then this is a great choice.