DESCRIPTION:
Mario Kamien and Vlado Dzihan meet each other the first time while studying in Vienna. They are founder of the label Couch Records. Vlado Dzihan comes from a musical family in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia and Mario Kamien was raised in Switzerland. Their first release was "Der Bauch" under the artist name MC Sultan which made appearances on several compilations.

Dzihan & Kamien's álbum "Freaks and Icons" gets "Refreaked" by an impressive array of electronic talent who equal if not surpass the originals. Herbert's retake on "Before," for instance, adds the light vocals of Dani Siciliano, and turns it into a light house track; Atjazz does the same for "After." Hefner speeds up "Slowhand Hussein" and cranks the funk level up to 10; Menu B throws down a free-jazz jam on "Spacewater." Two mixes of the fragile "Smile" appear here: Eddy and Dus give the track some mid-tempo breaks, while Fox 42 sprinkles the track with some acid. A worthy accompaniment to the original álbum (description by scoundrel)

Label : Couch Records
Year : 2001


Tracklist :

01 - Before (Herbert's After Dub) 7:43
02 - Homebase (Vienna Vista Sexual Dub) 8:48
03 - Slowhand Hussein (Remix By Hefner) 4:42
04 - Smile (Eddy & Dus Kontrapunkt Mix) 5:02
05 - Just You & I (Fauna Flash Remix) 6:59
06 - After (Remix By Atjazz) 6:51
07 - Carta De Condução (Butterkeks Remix) 5:46
08 - Smile (Nine Bar's Fox 42 Remix) 6:11
09 - Streets Of Istanbul (East West Remix) 5:19
10 - Spacewater (Menu B's Parish Remix) 4:14
11 - 2 Minutes 3:34
12 - Homebase (Vienna Vista Sexual Dub) 2:08

All tracks belong to the respectives authors/producers.