2004-10-23
One-time music students Vlado dZihan & Mario Kamien take to the stage with a 22-member orchestra featuring instruments, a turntable and a sampler at renowned Austrian jazz club Porgy & Bess. The Live in Vienna jam session originally started out as a release party for their album Gran Riserva(2002), and the set comprises all previously-released material.
dZihan & Kamien's music has always been about blending their love for Turkish and Arabic music with jazz and ambient. Expect down-tempo jazz funk, even lounge grooves, with some trip-hop. It's all pleasant enough, but nothing really jumps out here as especially memorable. The bonus disc of remixes is far lovelier and includes new takes by Richard Dorfmeister and Howie B.
steLLa
LE VENT DU NORD
LA PART DU FEU
ANDY PALACIO AND THE GARIFUNA COLLECTIVE
Watina
SUNI PAZ
Bandera Mia-Songs of Argentina
HUUN HUUR TU AND CARMEN RIZZO
Eternal
FORRO IN THE DARK
Bonfires of Sao Joao
Balthazar
Thin Walls
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