dZihan & Kamien

維也納電爵二人組Dzihan & Kamien 電爵沙發(fā) 別小看了這兩個(gè)其貌不揚(yáng)的家伙 做的電子沙發(fā)音樂(lè)可是一流的水準(zhǔn) 很多大廠牌的Lounge合輯都能見(jiàn)到這個(gè)組合的身影。
數(shù)年前，聽(tīng)到Dzihan & Kamien與二十二位樂(lè)手合作的維也納現(xiàn)場(chǎng)專(zhuān)輯，音樂(lè)好，錄音亦好，兩全其美。這些年，間或看到各地舞曲粉絲的blog上提及那張現(xiàn)場(chǎng)，莫不是呱呱叫好。可見(jiàn)出類(lèi)拔萃的牛逼貨決計(jì)成不了私人的壓箱寶。不會(huì)發(fā)光的金子多了去了，但星星總會(huì)一閃一閃，劃破濁空，哪怕四處叫囂著環(huán)境污染。
Dzihan & Kamien頭頂?shù)膹S牌叫couch。沒(méi)記錯(cuò)的話(huà)，這是一家?jiàn)W地利的廠牌。在東歐，此類(lèi)專(zhuān)營(yíng)舞曲的“蒼蠅小館”不少，也不多。Couch底下的另一位音樂(lè)人de vibroluxe亦算我的心頭好（在作品里融入臺(tái)灣mm的口白：“此時(shí)此刻，我愛(ài)你，我的愛(ài)人。”嗲到極致）到今年，couch出品的專(zhuān)輯數(shù)用兩只手是數(shù)不過(guò)來(lái)了，但兩雙手還算綽綽有余。我們常說(shuō)“少而精，少而精”，重復(fù)的次數(shù)多了，這條連常識(shí)都不夠格的口頭禪居然躍升成了真理?？蓻](méi)量，哪來(lái)質(zhì)呢？粒粒珠玉和生了孩子的處女一樣，是神話(huà)，童話(huà)，不插人間啥事。Couch底下幾位音樂(lè)人的水準(zhǔn)和便和Dzihan & Kamien差上一截（或一大截），音樂(lè)到底是看技藝的純熟，樂(lè)感的熟捻，不是靠作坊之小來(lái)?yè)文樏妗鞤zihan & Kamien，是couch的幸事。
by Diana Potts
The sound of Vienna-based duo dZihan & Kamien (pronounced Jay-hahn and Kammy-en) can easily be compared with the downtempo, soulful house sounds of Jazzanova, P'taah, or the Naked Music compilations. The duo hit popularity in 1996 with the single "Der Buch," which went big in European clubs and made appearances on several compilations. Their full-length album Freaks & Icons was released in late 2000.
Vlado dZihan, originally from Sarajevo, grew up in a predominantly musical household. As a drummer, dZihan became known on the local scene and recorded for the soundtrack of the film Arizona Dream, starring Johnny Depp and Faye Dunaway. He met his production partner, Mario Kamien, while studying in Vienna. Kamien, German-born with both an Italian and Polish heritage, shared dZihan's interest in traditional music, from the Near East, especially Turkey, and a love for Arabic strings. Combining their musical interests with their musical backgrounds, the two released Freaks & Icons on their label, Couch Records. The album focused on a downtempo-house sound, using samples from traditional Near East sources. Freaks & Icons was proceeded by three EP's, Tearroom 2004, [B]efore [A]fter, and Code: No Pork Please. The mix album Refreaked appeared a year later, followed by 2002's Gran Riserva.