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Review: Dubfire - Global Underground #31: Taipei
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Label:Global Underground
Rel. date:10th Apr 07
Reviewer:Sebastian Napora
Reviewed:04th Apr 07
Format: CD
Rating:3.53.53.53.53.53.5

Tracklisting
    CD1
  1. Intro: The Low End Specialists Featuring Gay Joy 'It Comes From Inside [Inside-Apella]'
  2. Francois Dubois 'I Try'
  3. Myself 'Barbeque'
  4. Lance Jordan 'Sun Is Rising [Ruff Mix]'
  5. Julien Jabre 'Swimming Places [Sebastian Ingrosso Re-Edit]'
  6. And If 'Finest Dream [Silicone Soul Remix]'
  7. Booka Shade 'In White Rooms'
  8. Simian Mobile Disco 'Hustler'
  9. Ballroom 'Remember Me'
  10. Deetron 'The Afterlife'
  11. Lula 'The Dj, The Music & Me [Peace Division Remix]
  12. Dj Simi & Dj Marotta 'My House'
  13. Yoshimoto 'Do What U Do [Markus Schulz Remix]'
  14. Dubfire 'I Feel Speed [Club Mix]'
  15. X-Press 2 Featuring Rob Harvey 'Kill 100 [Carl Craig Remix]'
    CD2
  1. Intro: Angel Lopez 'The First Rebirth [Fx Dj Tool]'
  2. Nitzer Ebb 'Control I'M Here [Dubfire'S Jamrock Remix]'
  3. U & K 'The Sax Track'
  4. Nic Fanciulli 'Lucky Heather [Dubfire'S Lucky 13 Remix Parts 1 + 2 - Itunes Edit]'
  5. Noir 'My Mtv [The Dolphins Remix'
  6. Robbie Rivera 'Float Away [Dubfire'S Casaplex Remix]'
  7. Dj Vibe 'You' Kaos
  8. Len Faki 'Die Rumpelkammer'
  9. Depeche Mode 'Everything Counts [Oliver Huntemann & Stephan Bodzin Dub]'
  10. Samuel L Session 'Related'
  11. Samuel L Session 'Can You Relate?'
  12. Emanuel Heinstein ' Satellites '
  13. Alexander Kowalski & Barca Baxant 'Start Chasing [Extrawelt Remix]'
  14. Ellen Alien & Apparat 'Jet [Paul Kalkbrenner Remix]'

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Dubfire - Global Underground #31: Taipei

Dubfire’s name, one half of the Deep Dish duo which gained popularity not in the least thanks to ambitious niche productions, made my approach to this album a little bit reserved and unfortunately my initial concerns appear to be valid.

On his first official compilation, Ali Shirazinia goes far beyond the borders of decency as far as DJing is concerned. He plays like he couldn’t find his feet in a sheltered spot of the home studio, serving long ago expired hits such as ‘The DJ, the Music & Me’, or ‘My House’. Thanks to that the CD1, despite the good sounding first part, is nothing more than a commercial show of populism wrapped with a famous brand, not to mention the idiotic cover.

The second CD is where house takes turns with techno and even some good old progressive. The first three tracks shape a sort of good clubby vibe, which regrettably disappears very quickly. The beach house delivered by Rivera and DJ Vibe doesn’t sound good when played next to Len Flaka, Samuel L. Session, or Extrawelt. And the Depeche Mode (which is of value only in the original) and Dire Straits samples tip the scale of bitterness.

Summing up, the commercial repertoire drops a dark shadow over the incredibly good DJ skills of the artist, which is what destroys the whole picture here.

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