19.5.2009 von mk.

Hidden Treasure

…is a hold on to your seat, white-knuckle rollercoaster of a track that combines the rawness of Ska, jump-up party vibes, and spine tingling vocals from the effervescent, soul-wrenching, voice you won’t-know-how-you-lived-without, sabirajade; Hidden Treasure drags you kicking and screaming out of the ordinary. Commercial, yes, accessible, yes, but this is independent music and proud of it.
DJ Vadim, a man who this year conquered cancer has dug deep, learned new skills and used his imagination to produce his best work yet. This first glimpse of the fresh sounds from this reinvigorated master of the international, dynamic and exciting independent music scene is a fast paced double time ode to good times, good people, freedom and adventure.
The truly international DJ Vadim has journeyed around 60 countries playing over 1500 gigs on a musical and life forming adventure. Vad brings with him these ingredients - sounds he’s heard, artists he’s met from long and far, experiences and emotions - as he steps into his basement studio to sonically distil.
The reggae tinged Soldier is almost too heavy to be a B side, with Big Red from France and 5Nizza from Russia lacing this radio-friendly spring time banger. Bonus track Saturday uses the well worn Auto-Tune to masterful effect, leaving Kanye a little something to aspire to…

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2.5.2009 von mk.

“Music Matters” is Dzihan & Kamien’s 3rd studio album. After “Freaks and Icons” (2000) and “Gran Riserva” (2002) as well as the live recording of the dZihan & Kamien Orchestra, “Live in Vienna”, they are challenging our musical senses again.
Recording for this album started about 3 years ago in San Remo, Italy, followed by sessions in the extraordinary Saal 4 Studios in Berlin and was completed at Couch Studios in Vienna in December, 2008.
On this album they went into exploring songs and the melodies. The recordings were basically made in a “vintage” way- quite the opposite of the previous records, “Freaks and Icons” or “Gran Riserva”.
On “Music Matters” they’ve been collaborating with the outstanding vocalist Helgi Jonsson. They perform and play almost all of the instruments by themselves, intentionaly avoiding the techniques of the past, whether it be sampling, cutting or editing. This gives them a brand new and almost atypical sound, but their uncompromised and well-know “finger print” is always there!

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