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Global Underground: Taipei (GU31)
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0828272203123
Label: Global Underground
Manufacturer: Global Underground
MPN: 31
Number Of Discs: 2
Publisher: Global Underground
Release Date: April 09, 2007
Studio: Global Underground
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Editorial Review:
Ali "Dubfire" Shirazinia answers Deep Dish co-conspirator Sharam's recent solo Global Underground release (GU29: Dubai) with one of his own: Taipei. The journey starts with a mellow house vibe that has both atmospherics and funk in plentiful supply. Francois Dubois's "I Try" greets the listener with a shimmering organ line, Myself's "Barbeque" gives an idea of what it might be like to hear a ghost talking through a vocoder, and the lilting string section of Julien Jabre's "Swimming Places" will melt the ice in your drink. The direction changes with the molten electro of Booka Shade's "White Rooms," and from there it's off to the races. Disc 2 hits the ground running, as the industrial menace of Nitzer Ebb's "Control I'm Here"--which comes off as even creepier than the original--sets the stage for an unforgiving trip through the darker provinces of dance music. While a number of tracks such as Nic Fanciulli's "Lucky Heather" are inescapably engaging, others, like Robbie Rivera's "Float Away" (with its barely passable lyrics) don't fare as well. Taken as a whole, Dubfire fans will be happy that the DJ has pulled no punches, though it's likely that listeners who love the first disc will find the second a little punishing for their taste. Perhaps this is the price of eclecticism. --Brent Kallmer
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - E-Beat Buffet
I used to go to Renaissance's Master Series for the latest, greatest and most creative in EDM, but GU has been amping up the competition for some time now, and this 31st installment is barely an exception. Taking the helm this time around is one-half of the dark groove duo known as Deep Dish: Dubfire (although his mother calls him Ali Shirazinia).
I've seen Deep Dish live twice, and both times I was struck by how emotionally removed the two were from their sets. I know it's a job that ... Read More
Rating:  - Good music for Nature - for Nature One !!!
This is a great mixed up compilation of good house and minimal house.
Last weekend we were at the camping village of Nature One. And we played this CD's the hole time.
It was a great time there with the finest of electronic music.
Rating:  - ...classy but uneven...3.5 stars
Dubfire's Taipei represents his rebuttal to his co-conspirator Sharam's Dubai outing on GU29.
Dubfire starts out in afterclub mode and is silky smooth to track 5 but then follows a difficult and somewhat awkward/weird segue/transition to track 11 where he veers "right" into a tribal, minimalisitic Digweed - Hong Kong/Sydney/ Deep Dish - Moscow mode...track 13 turns vocal, with Dubfire's own "I Feel Speed" highlighting the final part of the set...transitions notwithstanding, a rather solid, ... Read More
Rating: - Not as good as Toronto - but still great
I think this is probably the best Album since Toronto. I did like Sharam (Dubai) as well, but the deep tracks is what gives this one the edge. The point is you can't go wrong with either Dubfire or Sharam. Though after hearing both CD's, CD 1 is far better, sort of what happened with - Deep Dish, Moscow.
Rating: - Now that's more like it
Doctor trance was right, dubfire indeed throws everything at you but the kitchen sink. Now I know who is the better half of Deep Dish... (sorry Sharam). You actually can't help by compare the two Global underground releases (Dubai & Taipei), whereas unlike Sharam, Dubfire really burns the house down with scorching tracks right from the very beginning. Dubai, on the other hand, was more garage and commercial, and I don't mean that in a good way either.
If you want irresistible dance music ... Read More
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