Flash back to the sound of
1995. Up-and-coming DJs and production duo Deep Dish were fresh names on the
lips and in the ears of club-goers, and their then-fledgling label Deep Dish
Recordings was equally virgin and burgeoning. From 24324l1123y this scene, dancefloors across
the world filled with the mingling of Trance and House that would eventually
lead to the formation of Progressive (amongst other things), came Deep Dish's
first DDR mix, Penetrate Deeper. Comprised of, amongst other moments of
sheer mid-90's perfection, the original DDR releases, Penetrate Deeper
now sees a re-release on Deep Dish's Yoshitoshi label just in time to show this
year's Acid Renaissance how it should be done.
Penetrate Deeper is a stomping mix of Acidy, Dubby, Techy House that works
both the club system and your car stereo. With classic tracks from mister BT
before his name became an abbreviation (various mixes of "Relativity" and
"Moment of Truth" are credited to one Brian Transeau), the influence the early
productions of Sharam and Dubfire had on BT and the sound of his '96 debut LP IMA
are obvious.
Even now, 8 years later, Penetrate Deeper is still a beautiful album,
possibly even moreso than Deep Dish's artist album Junk Science. Those
looping Acid House piano samples, the stuttered, dubbed-out and blissed diva
vocals, and the pure, unbridled Tech-funk from start to finish makes Penetrate
Deepera mix album that must be experienced from start to finish. Of
particular note are the two phenomenal mixes, one by each member of Deep Dish,
of Prana's "The Dream". If that track doesn't stop your breath for a brief
second...well, when the Acid sound makes its full comeback later this year
(predicted by forthcoming releases and remixes from, amongst others, Luke
Vibert and The Beat Club), you may want to keep away from clubs, stay at home
and watch some network television sitcoms. Even in 1995, Deep Dish were
predicting the future. It IS our savior, after all...
