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Richard Dorfmeister vs Madrid de los Austrias
The album 'Grand Slam' is suitably titled for the summer season and pulls together the key...
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Grand Slam
Richard Dorfmeister vs Madrid de los Austrias

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Released: Oct 3, 2006
Released By G-Stone Recordings
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The album Grand Slam is suitably titled for the key productions and remixes of Sunshine Enterprises' Madrid De Los Austrias (Heinz Tronigger & Michael "Pogo" Kreiner) and G-Stone’s Richard Dorfmeister who have in recent years combined to form a crack triples production team out of Vienna. Sunshine Enterprises label man Heinz Tronigger and multi-instrumentalist Pogo form the core of Madrid De Los Austrias. Together with their friend and production partner Richard Dorfmeister they have been working on their own productions as well as providing hot remixes for the likes of Zero 7, Koop, Groove Armada and Pressure Drop. When not in the studio, they’ve been on the court. 2004 saw the pairing release “Valldemossa,” a tightly programmed summer jam that moved the Dorfmeister Vs MDLA doubles team up to the top of the world rankings, and drove the bleacher kids wild.

Like all good mixed doubles, Grand Slam volleys up some winners, mixing in original studio productions with their team sharing their own productions on the album. “boogie no more” tightens up a disco classic and introduces it to a new audience while “make dis real” and “schnitz” bring out the party sensibilities of the players involved. “On the moon maybe” shows another style for the band mixing jazz chords with a bass heavy electronic groove for a sublime disco moment. From the remixes, the Dorfmeister Vs MDLA mix of “back 2 back” is an instant classic with its spoken word commentary on cultural relations. Groove Armada’s “my friend” brings dub and funk elements to GA’s honeyed vocal while the familiar mix of Willie Bobo’s “spanish grease” first featured on the Verve remix record allows MDLA’s Latin stylings to flourish in a sunshine groove.

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tracks
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In The Waiting Line (Dorfmeister vs MDLA Dub) - Zero 7
Boogie No More - Dorfmeister vs MDLA
Valldemossa (Edson Arantes Do Nascimento Pelé Mix) - Dorfmeister vs MDLA
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Spanish Grease (Dorfmeister Con MDLA Muga Reserva Mix) - Willie Bobo
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Relaxin' At Club F'n (Dorfmeister vs MDLA Mix) - Koop
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Back2Back (Dorfmeister vs MDLA Mix) - Pressure Drop
Make Dis Real - Dorfmeister vs MDLA
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Schnitz - Dorfmeister vs MDLA
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My Friend (Dorfmeister vs MDLA Mix) - Groove Armada
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On the Moon Maybe - Dorfmeister vs MDLA
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