Experimental Remixes [EP] [Import]

As a bonus, the liner notes with quotes from the remixers every member of Can are pretty cool. And Can themselves like this album (except for Damo Suzuki - not his "tea") so that should certainly tell you something.

So what if the "traditional rock lovers" felt insulted............2002-11-14

I have to say that most of the efforts on this project actually work, and can be very enjoying if listened to with an open mind.
Can was all about exploration and the fact that they have a re-mix comp. will never take away from their original work but rather a interesting homage to a great band by focusing in on the ideas that Can express (now Faust has a re-mix that just came out). One shouldn't compair and constrast the songs and their new alterations. Many of the producers of the redone tracks are from groundbreaking groups (not some lame techno or downtempo hacks)like B.C. Gilbert (Wire) Sonic Youth, Daniel Miller (Mute Rec. founder), Pete Shelly (Buzzcocks) Brian Eno, etc.

If you can afford to try something new then check it out. If it will kill you to hear the tracks "destoryed" then stay away.

Interesting, but could've been a lot better.......2002-02-24

There seems to be two different opinons on this CD:

The prog rock fans say that the music is too much like "boring modern electronic dance music", and the people into modern electronic music find the remixes "dated" and I admit that most of the remixes aren't exactly cutting edge.

Personally I find some of the remixes interesting, but a lot of it is rather boring and nothing on this double CD can be called essential. My favourites are "Yoo doo right" (because it must be one of the hardest tracks in the Can discography to remix, but they really succeed and do a version that is as far away from the original that's possible), "Oh yeah (the Sunroof mix) and "Tango Whiskeyman". The last track mentioned has absolutely nothing to do with the Can song, by the way, although it has some bits and pieces from the track "Gomorrha" (found on "Unlimited Edition") in it.

The fact that a lot of reviewers claim the Brian Eno remix of "Pnoom" as one of their favourites says quite a lot of the contents of this album. Actually, it's not a remix at all but just pieces of the track cut up and re-assembled in a different order. But I could listen to those funky drums in "Pnoom" all day long so I don't really mind...

I enjoy hearing the classic basslines of Holger Czukay and the metronomic drums of Jaki Leibezeit in any context, so this album provides quite a lot of pleasant listening although it never reaches the heights of the original albums, such as "Tago Mago" or "Future Days".

not worth its weight in salt, and it aint heavy.......2001-02-28

This is NOT an interesting project. Fans of Can, particularly people who really like their more daring/obscure stuff, are not going to be pleased by this turgid 2-slab waste. There are a few good moments -- yeah, Eno's take on "Pnoom" is cute, and sooo much longer than the original (heh) -- but in general this is one to pass on. Coulda been great -- I think they were hoping to market Can to people who actually, like, go dancing. Unbelievable what some people will do for money.

Out of sight and snowblind.......2000-02-28

This album is a good example for boring pseudo-avantgarde music. In the '70s, Can were a highly experimental band and always two steps ahead of contemporary rock music. This remix collection, unfortunately, is three steps behind the work of contemporary techno artists like Aphex Twin, Autechre, and Photek. Despite of the participation of well-known techno-heads like The Orb, System 7, and Westbam, it's unbelievable how formulaic and uninspired the release mostly is. Best efforts here are Brian Eno's funny version of "Pnoom", "Oh yeah" with its uptempo acid house rhythm, Carl Craig's atmospheric mix of "Future days", and 3P's more pop-oriented "Yoo doo right" with some soulful vocals. You can forget the rest, which is made of standardized techno beats, lame ambient soundscapes, and lots of senseless noise loops. Absolutely dull electronic music, masquerading as something important and futuristic. If you're looking for a compilation featuring the original versions, check out "Anthology" and "Cannibalism I-III".

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Push Play (Remixes)
Worm Is Green
Manufacturer: Mikrolux
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B000NUOWL0
Release Date: 2007-05-08

Tracks:

Army Of Them
Electron John
The Pop Catastrophe
You're Too Late Satan
My Left Red Eye
Optimistic
Infected By Nature
Trip Over AB
This Time
Synthia
Push Play

Tracks:

Electron John (Remixed by Bix)
Army Of Them (Remixed by Hermigervill)
Electron John (Remixed by Plastik)
This Time (Remixed by Jonfri)
Electron John (Remixed by Worm Is Green)
Trip Over AB (Remixed by Frank Murder)
Synthia (Remixed by Ruxpin)
Electron John (Remixed by Yagya)
Electron John (Remixed by John Log)
My Left Red Eye (Remixed by Bigital)
Synthia (Remixed by Exos)
Optimistic (Remixed by Frank Murder)
Push Play (Remixed by Biogen)
Sunday Session (Remixed by Kaido Kirikmae)

Album Description

Parent-label Elektrolux has already given pop music both modern and sensually-melancholic influences through artists such as Aural Float and Fous De La Mar. Now via their imprint Mikrolux, an Icelandic band of five called Worm Is Green, continues this aesthetic brilliance.

Worm Is Green was originally founded as bedroom elektronica project by Arni Teitur Asgeirsson. Meanwhile, it has become a band of five, also featuring Bjarni Thor Hannesson (sampler and synthesizer), Thorsteinn Hannesson (drums), Vilberg Hafsteinn Jonsson (bass) and Gudridur Ringsted (vocals). Their debut album Automagic was released on Thule in 2003 and published once again on the US label Arena Rock in 2004.

Push Play is a perfect blend of British New Wave, the 4AD-sound of the Cocteau Twins and essential Portishead-like Trip-Hop. The result: dazzling and elegant pop jewels which, however, do not deny their intense contemporary ambient influences. Like icing on a cake, the second disc in this set is a Worm is Green comprehensive remix anthology. All remixes (except one by the Estonian producer Kaido Kirikmae) have been made by Icelandic musicians. "We have asked all our favorite producers for remixes, and most of them agreed right away. This was just great and a considerable honor since we have not worked together with the entire elite of the Icelandic electronic music scene", says Arni.

Offbeat breaks, cool electro beats, and minimal house all build up to an exciting finish to another epic Mikrolux masterpiece!

Album Description

An Icelandic band of five, Worm Is Green was originally founded as bedroom elektronica project by Arni Teitur Asgeirsson. Meanwhile, it has become a band of five, also featuring Bjarni Thor Hannesson (sampler and synthesizer), Thorsteinn Hannesson (drums), Vilberg Hafsteinn Jonsson (bass) and Gudridur Ringsted (vocals). Their debut album Automagic was released on Thule in 2003 and published once again on the US label Arena Rock in 2004. Push Play is a perfect blend of British New Wave, the 4AD sound of the Cocteau Twins and essential Portishead-like Trip-Hop. The result: dazzling and elegant pop jewels which, however, do not deny their intense contemporary ambient influences. Like icing on a cake, the second disc in this set is a Worm is Green comprehensive remix anthology. All remixes (except one by the Estonian producducer Kaido Kirikmae) have been made by Icelandic musicians.

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Fascinatingly Inaccessible
How to Wreck a Great Album, in a Few Simple Steps
Listen with an open mind...
Usually remixes suck...
Good Stuff

Oceanic: Remixes/Reinterpretations
Isis
Manufacturer: Hydrahead Records
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ASIN: B0007NMJCW
Release Date: 2005-04-12

Tracks:

Weight
False Light [Carry Edit] - Ayal Naor
Hym
Other - James Plotkin
Carry [First Version] - Tim Hecker
Maritime
Maritime

Tracks:

Beginning and the End - Venetian Snares
Carry [Second Version] - Tim Hecker
False Light
Carry: Like I Will Love Her Forever? (Fuckin Die!!!) - DJ Speedranch,
From: Sinking, To: Drowning - Destructo Swarmbots
Hym

Customer Reviews:

Fascinatingly Inaccessible.......2006-09-07

Isis has gotten better and better and better with each release since the Red Sea. But as their work has become more polished, it has also become less challenging. I like a challenge, and I like this album precisely BECAUSE it took me 20 listens to see anything in it but static and feedback and screaming. It IS alienating and I appreciate that - it keeps out the riff-raff. The difficulty of this material makes its ultimate enjoyment all the sweeter.

And like it or not, this sort of experimentation is what Isis has always been about. As catchy as Oceanic may seem, it was pretty damn risky to crossbreed Tangerine Dream and Napalm Death. This compilation takes similarly huge risks, and they don't all pay off, but its a worthwhile journey and a great introduction to a bunch of acts I would otherwise never have heard of. The Tim Hecker and Venetian Snares tracks stand out, and I replay the Speedranch remix compulsively.

Admittedly, this is not very much like Isis. The raw material is mostly (like 66%) taken from (the raw session recordings of) Oceanic, but the end product bears as much resemblance to it as...say...the Charleton Heston version of Planet of the Apes does to the Tim Burton's remake.

For those looking for more "Isis," I would recommend checking Ebay for their 4 live releases. Isis songs have a habit of mutating in performance, and it makes the live records interesting.

How to Wreck a Great Album, in a Few Simple Steps.......2006-08-30

First off, I would would say that the previous review is about right.

Now, onto these, glorious, wonderful remixes (not)! I think what this really is, is an experiment to see how bad it is possible to make an Isis album sound. They have succeeded fabulously. Whereas Oceanic is a beatiful, flowing, truly fantastic piece of music, the remixes are basically all ambient noise. They really do just about nothing, and its two discs of it to boot. Maybe 10 minutes of pulsing here, with a few vocals thrown in to change it up a bit. Honestly, there is no skill required here, and it basically does nothing musically, either.

Honestly, I don't see why anyone would like this. I guess if you already know you like pulsing ambient noise, pick this up. But if you like Isis but don't know about ambient noise, I would stay away. There is very little Isis here, mostly on the booklet, actually. The two discs bear almost no resemblance to Isis music whatsoever. (Maybe Aaron Turner music, but not Isis. I don't understand what Aaron has for Ambience.)

In short, how would I define these discs? An attempt to make Oceanic as directionless, simple, and boring (really, as non-existent) as possible. Thinking on it further, these aren't really "remixes", so much as taking one note from one Isis song and playing it over for 7 minutes and calling it a remix of the song. That is certainly a simplistic summary, but closer to the truth than anything else.

Caution: You'll probably be bored to tears by this. And you should be.

Listen with an open mind..........2006-05-13

After solely listening to Oceanic and Panopticon for 3-4 weeks, I could clearly say I was addicted to Isis. Everything from the vocals to the guitar work really just clicked with me, as just about everything from Tool and Meshuggah does. Isis is truly a quality band that consistently puts out quality material.

After hearing all of the aweseome remixes to the terrible ones from the worlds of Nine Inch Nails and Skinny Puppy, I came in expecting nothing. I wasn't sure whether these Isis remixes would be interesting, if they would ruin the songs, or if they would give me a truly different take on the song.

I can still say after 5-6 listens of each CD, these are going back on the shelf and staying out of my CD booklet. These mixes are just too weird for me. The vocals on the albums blend extremely well with the guitars, but on their own with little to no background noise, the shout/growl vocals sound extremely bad. It almost seems like some of these mixers went in trying to make the weirdest, most incohesive song possible. I really came in with an open mind, though. Stay away from this CD if you're not a fan of weird, electronic remixes.

Usually remixes suck..........2005-04-24

But this is Isis we're talking about. Enlisting the help of musicians from all over the musical spectrum, this album is a winner. My personal favorite is the Mike Patton version of "Maritime", and that's not because I'm a Patton-Junkie. The tracks range from droning and spacy, to strange, quirky, and electronic.

A must for all Isis fans, die-hard or not. Now you don't have to buy the rip-off Japanese import either!

Good Stuff.......2005-04-13

This collection of remixes is the best thing to happen to music since "Love and Hate In Dub" by Godflesh. Just when remixes in stoner metal were becoming a thing of the past, Isis took a bold leap and revived the concept. The only downside is that some of the mixes are just ambient tracks with very little relation to the originals. All in all it's an excellent buy and I hope to see more of this sort of thing in the band's future.

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worst album of the best artist

Ventolin - The Remixes
Aphex Twin
Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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2 Remixes by AFX
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ASIN: B00000DTKE
Release Date: 1995-04-11

Tracks:

Ventolin [Wheeze Mix]
Ventolin [Carharrack Mix]
Ventolin [Probus Mix]
Ventolin [Cylob Mix]
Ventolin [Deep Gong Mix]
Ventolin [Asthma Beats Mix]

Customer Reviews:

worst album of the best artist.......2005-01-21

I have heared negative reviews of the Ventolin EPs but, being an Aphex phreak, decided to purchase them anyway. And I am disappointed! It appears that Richard was running low on money and needed to make some quickly. The quality and diversity of the songs is significantly lower then his other works; the backside of the cover has a straightforward Aphex merchandise; for some reason Richard split the remixes in 2 CDs, even though they would easily fit on one; etc.

The remixes (WARP60CDR) are overall a bit better then the first CD. I'll review it by track:
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1. VENTOLIN (wheeze mix) - even more harsh on the unprepared ears then the original, 'Caustic Window' style techno track. Smooth multi-layered melody flows over the squeaky chaos of breaking beats.

2. ventolin CARHARRAK mix - repetitive lo-fi sounding techno. Well, at least it's short. My least favourite on the EP.

3. ventolin PROBUS mix - calm, melodic track, somehow reminds me of medieval music. Music in the shades of tan.

4. ventolin (CYLOB mix) - starts up as fractured, relatively harsh techno, but it soon develops into a pretty good synth tune.

5. VENTOLIN (deep gong mix) - slow melody filled with low frequencies is enjoyable, until you hear those annoying clipping twitches here and there, like someone forgot to blend the samples smoothly or remove DC offset...

6. VENTOLIN (asthma beats mix) - an interesting trippy track, with a bit of 'Drukqs' style. I wish this one was a bit longer, it had plenty of potential to create a full-length track.

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Overall, I would not recommend getting WARP60 (original ventolin) to anyone, and this second one (WARP60R) to anyone but hardcore Aphex fans. This is probably the worst album Richard has done so far. Though it has some good tracks too...

Kicking a Dead Pig: Mogwai Songs Remixed + Fear Satan Remixes

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Listen to "Young Team" instead
Kicking mogwai
burning like a log
So we're flogging a dead horse are we? Oh right, pig sorry!
Spinning a Dead Pig

Kicking a Dead Pig: Mogwai Songs Remixed + Fear Satan Remixes
Mogwai
Manufacturer: Jet Set Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000007QN1
Release Date: 1998-06-23

Tracks:

Like Herod
Helicon 2
Summer
Gwai On 45
A Cherry Wave From Stranded Youngsters
Like Herod
R U Still InTo It?
Tracy
Mogwai Fear Satan

Tracks:

Mogwai Remix
U-Ziq Remix
Surgeon Remix
My Bloody Valentine Remix

Customer Reviews:

Listen to "Young Team" instead.......2006-11-21

A bit of a letdown. Let me explain. The standout closing song from their full-length debut CD, "Young Team," was "Fear Satan." Yet the five remixes (Mogwai re-mixes it too at the end of the first Pig disc) do not capture the soaring majesty of the original. It rose and fell, crested and ebbed in ways that reminded me of classical crescendos. The remakes here, by comparison, all burble about, but are but faint echoes of their source. The other songs, mainly from YT, that are re-mixed on the first disc fail to grab me; they are all electronic rather than guitar, drums, bass & electronics, so that difference, that subtraction in instrumentation, accounts for the minimal approaches favored by the mixers.

As a long-time My Bloody Valentine fan, the MBV mix, at 16 minutes by far the lengthiest selection on either disc, does remind me of that band's glory days in its hints of tuneful distortion trickled through massive barriers of nearly monolithic sound. It is not bad, but this and the Mogwai mix on disc one being the two passable songs out of thirteen contenders, the ratio's too low to count for much.

When this came out in 1998, I recall liking it more than I do now. Perhaps other groups and other producers have gone beyond what eight years ago sounded fresher than it does today. Mogwai, furthermore, seems to have fallen in most of the 00's into a holding pattern themselves, as their recent "Mr. Beast" rests on past triumphs more than daring adventures.

Kicking mogwai.......2006-03-14

Well this is not a complete disaster, but taking any amazing bands material and playing with them will rarely even do justice to the originals, let alone emulate them..It is nice to see some of their older lo-fi material get a nice cover of sparkling sheen on top with the reinturpeted tracks..Unfortunately it is always the original brilliance of the writing, not the re-worked beat placements, that fans will appreciate..

burning like a log.......2005-03-13

This review is for the second disc only, the Fear Satan remixes. Given that Mogwai bears no trace of humor in any of their original music, it is not surprising that this an extremely artsy bunch of remixes. All the tracks could be described as experimental. I don't know if I'd call any of this "groundbreaking!" or "highly conceptual!" but it's got some pretty interesting music. Most of these aren't really songs at all; they are more accurately described as "sound sculptures", little journeys through texture and mood. It's very rewarding for lovers of ambient music, calling to mind songs by Fripp & Eno and Seefeel. However, in spite of all pretension, there's enough rocking on here to keep it from being awful.

Mogwai remix:
The most striking thing about this remix is its reductiveness. It relies heavily on long sustains of notes and chords and looping samples from the original material. It is slower than the original, with lots of space between notes. The result is extremely ambient. Even when distorted guitar appears at the end of the song, it seems mellow within the context of the remix.

u-ziq remix:
This is the most aggresssive of the remixes. Like many other u-ziq tracks, it has jarring changes in tempo that keep it from being danceable. That's okay though, I only dance to Mogwai when I'm at a Mogwai show and am not afraid to look stupid. The really hyper tempo of the songs main section contrasts well with the two mixes that surround it, but overall it is my least favorite.

Surgeon remix:
Did I say the Mogwai remix used a lot of sustain? Um, the ENTIRE surgeon remix is pretty much just sustaining notes fading in and out, with very subtle effects gradually appearing and disappearing. It is very reminescent of an Autechre track named "Vietrmx21", which is almost entirely made up of just one chord progression repeating infinitely up and down a scale with a lot of reverb and sustain fading in and out. However, this is even simpler than that. A fun track for electronic fans, with a systematic approach to deconstructing a song using effects only.

Kevin Shields remix:
My Bloody Valentine fans, be warned: this does not sound like My Bloody Valentine. This one is the most epic of the remixes, spanning 16 minutes, almost twice as long as the original. I used to hate this remix because I thought there were so many cool parts at the beginning and end, but the middle had an almost unlistenable amount distortion on it; so much distortion that you can hardly hear any of the notes that are being played, it's all just the sound of speaker pop in and out. I can listen to it now, but the distortion still bothers me. However, one highlight is that Kevin Shields is really good at making throbbing percussion and bass lines by looping rock n roll breakbeats. Even though the loop of the percussion repeats ad nauseum without really changing at all, the break that Kevin picked is so good that it doesn't get boring. His remix for Yo La Tengo's "Autumn Sweater" shared the same quality. Also, this remix has a bunch of worthy atmospheric moments and sound textures. Overall, definitely worth listening to.

Gwai on, Wayne. Gwai on, Garth.

So we're flogging a dead horse are we? Oh right, pig sorry!.......2005-01-28

These remixes do a damn good job of the material there is given. From noise workouts ( a la Kevin Shields and My Bloody Valentine ) to funky workouts ( DJ Q's remix of R U Still Into It ). This remix album has something for everybody. Although depending on how you view remix albums, you'll still be missing out on one of the most addictive albums there are - remix album or not!

Spinning a Dead Pig.......2003-07-02

There is quite a bit of dead weight on the first cd, but the high points are very good. Klute's version of Summer is basically a breakbeat track, but one that is a credit to the genre. Kid Loco's remix of Tracy rocks like a live hiphop instrumental, but it's basically the orignal looped without words and with a pretty funky drum track laid over it. Max Tundra's take on Helicon 2 is worlds apart from the mellowed out original, starting off kind of a little too loud and scary before it goes sailing off into dreamland. The Hood remix of Like Herod is also damn cool. Most other mixes here are pretty good, but at least two get on my nerves so much that I've probably listened to them all the way through only twice since i bought this (about 1 and a half years ago). One thing missing here are vocals, which are already so rare in Mogwai's oeuvre. (I think we to hear the word "change" a few times, but that's it.) The second disc is so slow and pretty that I feel like a zombie in paradise, as if I were suspended in a numbed awe for the 60-or-so minutes of Mogwai Fears Satan, which means that I don't really like it that much, though i definitely "appreciate" it. All the mixes here are very ambitious, but none veer away from the slow-and-subtle structure of the original. It makes for good background music while stoned and watching silent movies (other movies work too) on mute.

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second time luckier
I WILL ATTEMPT TO REVIEW THIS CD AGAIN...
Ever so scrumptious! (Vinyl snobs beware...)
a new language in music
go and get it

Secondhand Sounds: Herbert Remixes
Herbert
Manufacturer: Peacefrog [Studio]
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Likes...

ASIN: B000063CO5
Release Date: 2002-03-12

Tracks:

Merciful (Herbert's We Mix) - Nils Petter Molvaer
Ezio (Herbert Remix) - Motorbass
Street Lullaby (Herbert's Gutter Dub) - Two Banks Of Four
Highlife (Remember Herbert's Mix) - Mono
The Last Beat (House Dub) - Herbert
Banquet (Herbert Remix) - Herbert
Tape Measure (Herbert's Metric Mix) - Doctor Rocket
Future Luv (Herbert 'Did This' Mix) - Presence
Want Me Like Water (Herbert's Tension Dub) - Furry Phreaks
Thoughts (Herbert Remix) - Herbert
Fresh Start (Searching For Herbert's Mix) - Terra Deva

Tracks:

Can't Take It (Herbert's Some Dumb Dub) - Recloose
Sing It Back (Herbert's Tasteful Dub) - Moloko
Koppchen (Herbert's D-D-D-Dazzle Dub) - Dimbiman
Hoping (Herbert's High Dub) - Louie Austen
Fantasy (Herbert's Reality Dub) - Blaze Presents Cassioware
Suddenly (Herbert's Redub) - Herbert
The Flipside (Herbert's Surround Sound Mix) - Moloko
Before (Herbert's After Dub) - DZihan & Kamien
Bonnie & Clyde (Herbert's Fred & Ginger Mix) - Serge Gainsbourg
Aerosoul (Herbert Remix) - Wishmountain

Album Description

Gathered together here are some of his best, most sought after mixes and even a couple of previously unreleased ones. And the pedigree of the musicians who sought mixes by Mat is not to be sniffed at. Serge Gainsbourg, Moloko, Blaze, Recloose, Louie Austin are just a few of the names here. With a total of 21 mixes across a double CD gatefold digipac this is the most extensive, comprehensive catalog of Mats undeniable remixing talents. Due to the diversity of his work Matthew's music has an already strong fan base in both the house and electronica scenes, therefore the demand for this release, much of which has never been on CD before should be high. Highlights include, Serge Gainsbourg 'Bonnie & Clyde (Herbert's Fred & Ginger Mix)', Moloko 'Sing It Back (Herbert's Tasteful Dub)', Mono 'Highlife (Remember Herbert's Mix)', Dzihan & Kamien 'Before (Herbert's After Dub Remix)' and many more. K7

Customer Reviews:

second time luckier.......2006-09-02

Lovely, this. Nice selections and even better remixes. Not a dud amongst any of the tracks on this two-cd compilation but check out, in particular, super remixes of dZihan and Kamien's before and Serge Gainsbourg's Bonnie and Clyde. Thoroughly recommended

I WILL ATTEMPT TO REVIEW THIS CD AGAIN..........2003-12-11

The last two attempts at trying to tell you guys how awesome "Secondhands Sounds" is failed to get posted...so I will try again hoping this will be the charm. Herbert, this Phenom Phenomenon, has done yet another amazing job of mixing and producing or in this case remixing, making songs from the likes of Nils Petter Molvaer, Motorbass, Two Banks of Four, Presence, Terra Deva, Moloko, Louie Austen and Dzihan & Kamien his own with his signature style of taking everyday sounds and manipulating them into wonderful pieces. "Secondhands Sounds" won't appeal to all, but if you like mix CDs, it's worth checking out.

Ever so scrumptious! (Vinyl snobs beware...).......2002-06-21

Matthew Herbert collects some of his best remixes into an excellent set of songs. Most of the tunes on this set are 4/4 time and range from 110-125 bpm and would fit nicely into the faster tempo portion of a chillout set or a quiter portion of a house set.

Herbert's genius has always been giving every remix a distinctive flavor and this set represents that very nicely. I can't quite describe it, though... it's smooth, but still interesting. You could read with this as background or it could play very nicely loud in a club setting.

I had some difficulty giving this record five stars because we vinyl snobs have to pick it up in two halves at...a pop. On the other hand, you get six pieces of quality vinyl out of the deal and a few extra songs, all on the second half:
1.) Mr Oizo - Last Night Herbert Murdered My Poodle
2.) Ferenc - Brown Beat [Feed Me Herbert Mix]
3.) Bjork - Pagan Poetry [Matthew Herbert Handshake Mix]
4.) Agent Blue - Opera [Herbert's Late Night London]

a new language in music.......2002-05-28

You have to buy this album now. Not later, not tommorow, right now. It is the future of music. It will amaze you. The mixes are indescribable. just listen closely.

go and get it.......2002-03-18

do yourself a favour

who would have thought that double album of only remixes could be so inovative and brilliant

i guess we all new that this one was going to be good

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