Ali "Dubfire" Shirazinia and Sharam Tayebi, based in Washington, DC,
are Deep Dish. Fourteen years since the inception of Deep Dish and
five years since the release of their highly-acclaimed debut, "Junk
Science," the duo continue to release quality and innovative house
music. Possibly you remember them from their earliest releases on
Tribal America (now defunct) or their classic remix of De'lacy's first
two singles. Their latest full-length, "George Is On," has already
spawned the massive single "Flashdance" with so very many remixes.
The second single from the album is "Say Hello." As with "Flashdance,"
"Say Hello" has already been released in at least nine different
packages, making Deep Dish run a close second to the Pet Shop Boys for
releasing a confounding number of packages for each single. For
example, this particular promo CD has four mixes- yet they've left out
the Club mix and the UK Club mix. I imagine this makes collectors go a
little nuts. Is it cool? Or just confusing. Anyway, the track itself
is decent. Female vocals are low key and plaintive. The lyrical vibe
is someone a bit sad because someone walked by without saying hello.
This kind of moody introspection doesn't exactly ignite excitement,
although it can be done exceedingly well in the case of artists such
as E.B.T.G.
In this case, the message isn't all that compelling. The Angello &
Ingrosso remix rides a filter disco sound and a big guitar that echoes
"Flashdance." Chus & Ceballos, everyone's favorite Spanish tribal
house duo, drop in for a solid enough tribal makeover. Although not
their best work, the remix is solid and stays true to their standard
quality production. Paul van Dyk, everyone's favorite trance DJ, stops
by and gives his signature trance treatment to the track. Finally,
Dylan Rhymes, the UK underground's uberfunky house wonder child, takes
a stab at big acid breakbeat. This one actually is my favorite. An
otherwise somewhat dull track is given a shot of energy. An evil
finger on the resonance cutoff brings the acid into effect and Rhymes
programs a tight funk breakbeat that's got a good bounce. Whether
Rhymes is doing House or Breakbeat, he always brings da funk. All in
all, a pretty sedate single from Deep Dish. The remixers took their
best shot, yet still the single doesn't hit as hard and emotionally as
we've come to expect from Deep Dish. This means that the track is
better than 75% of the stuff out there, but for this reviewer and fan
of Deep Dish, leaves me looking for more.
