Deep Dish – George Is On

Exceptional pressing, although I've got a new MC cartridge which may be influencing just how silent the background is. Really immersive sound, dead quiet, punchy, well mastered. Great job all round.
The area that it lacks in is the cover, it's very basic which you do often get on dance albums. This would have really suited a gatefold, especially for it's 20th anniversary first time on vinyl. But I'm just really pleased to own it.

HHV restocked yesterday (4/16), price (outside ): 35,29 €

https://www.hhv.de/en-US-EUR-eu/records/item/deep-dish-george-is-on-record-store-day-2025-edition-1235892

Great chilled tunes. Just a shame they're not mixed on some like they should be. Vinyl is flat and pop/click free if not a bit thin but thats GZ for you. I will say after the fact the sleeve is a bit cheap and seemingly susceptible to dinks.

Not really a progression I feel. I like some of the tracks without doubt but others leave me thinking it sounds like tunes from 1995 not 2005. Not that I’m against reimagining Oldskool sounds - but it’s a bit of a let down and not as dynamic as I would have hoped. One or two highlights for sure but as an album it is not at all cohesive.

Deep Dish have been house stalwarts since the early 90s, and now, with GEORGE IS ON, they content with a genre that continues to grow. Luckily, they've adapted; instead of their trademark long, deep mixes, they approach this album with more of a pop sensibility, with mixed results, from the rather bland rock-hybrid of "No Stopping For Nicotine" (which sounds more like a Morel track than Deep Dish) to the more country tawng groove of "Flashdance." Their reliance on vocals, particularly on Morel's growl and Anousheh's serviceable diva stylings, does tend to push their work towards the middle-of-the-pack. But there are stand-outs, like the more melancholy "Say Hello" or the revamp of Fleetwood Mac's "Dreams." "Dub Shepherd" and "Sexy Ill" returns somewhat to the Deep Dish of old, though the questionable ballad of "In Love with a Friend" edges uneasily towards cheesy. But there's the great stinger mash-up of their work and Dire Straits with "Flashing For Money." On the disc or remixes, "Flashdance" gets a grittier electro swing courtesy of David Guetta & Joachim Garraud, while the Hoxton Whores get a little more garage. Even better, the mixes of "Say Hello" bring out the better aspects of that track, from the guitar-driven take by Angello & Ingrosso, while Paul Van Dyk performs his usual melodic trance and Dylan Rhymes brings out the acid breaks. A good effort overall, even if they've lost some of what made them unique in the previous decade.

THIS IS THE MOST "POP" AND UNCREATIVE PRODUCTION BY DEEP DISH. It seems that this album was already announcing the end of the dual.

Na minha opiniao: "O PIOR ALBUM DA CARREIRA DELES". Parece que criaram esse album para marcar o começo do fim da dupla.

"George Is On" is full of everything you've come to know and love from Deep Dish Productions and more. There's a wicked version of "Dreams" with Stevie Nicks on vocals. There's also "Flashing For Money" which features a guitar sample from the eighties rock classic by Dire Striats "Money For Nothing". While Morel offers some cool, trippy vocals on "Sacramento". Spacey Key's, Hard-hitting bass and beautiful melody are what's at work here and there's a lot to choose from..

I have heard a lot of mixed reviews on this one, particularly from people who were expecting a little bit of previous Deep Dish mid/late-90s glory on this one. Well, this release, Dub & Sharam's first artist album in over 6 years and the first under a recently new contract with Thrive, is growing on me with each listen. It is a bit more rock-like than I expected. What hits me, though, is its attitude - which comes from the ambitiousness of the duo to try different tempos and styles yet retain an atmospheric feel, granted not at epic lengths (but that's for the remixes). They're willing to take chances that others wouldn't want them to and risking their rep at the same time - if this doesn't help keep modern dance music progressing, then we're all in big trouble. "Flashdance" and "Say Hello" are already well-known (the Angello/Ingrosso mix of the latter is a killer, if I say so). "Swallow Me", "Dub Shepherd", and "No Stopping For Nicotine" are my future single picks. I avoided the obvious one, because let's face it - their remake of "Dreams" (with Stevie Nicks actually singing up half-a-key higher than the original, mind you) is practically screaming for release and probably will have been by the time some of you read this. It seems that DD are now finally able to say what they feel now without major label pressure. Here's hoping we don't wait another six years. Keep on keepin' on.