Bloom Remix Album [Content/Copy-Protected CD] [Enhanced]

Amazon.com
Many remixed CDs are mildly amusing at best. Sarah McLachlan's Bloom, on the other hand, is a showcase of world-class musicians reworking her timeless compositions to match their compelling styles, rather than just adding dance beats to pre-existing Sarah songs. The list of contributors to this collection is most impressive, likely to bring non-folk fans into her fold. Reggae legends Sly & Robbie have done some amazing dub-meets-downtempo work on "Train Wreck," arguably improving upon the original cut. DMC (of Run DMC fame) collaborates with Will.I.Am from the Black Eyed Peas to turn out the very BEP-sounding track "Just Like Me," which is centered around McLachlan singing the chorus of "Cats In The Cradle." Famed South Asian DJ Talvin Singh has created a rich, tabla and sitar-infused take on the achingly beautiful "Answer," guaranteed to be a hit at yoga studios and aromatherapy shops everywhere. As far as the other songs are concerned, the majority are amped-up and turned into house music, especially Amsterdam legend Junkie XL's "World On Fire" and the (80's-esque driving beat of "Vox," mixed by Tom Middleton. Ironically, some of the best and brightest moments on Bloom occur when the strong cast of DJs and producers create compositions significantly different from McLachlan's masterful originals. The talent of Sly & Robbie, Talvin Singh, DMC, and Thievery Corporation alone make this album well worth acquiring. --Denise Sheppard

Bloom Remix Album,Sarah McLachlan,Arista,Adult Alternative Pop/Rock,Canada,Downtempo,Electronica,Pop,Rock,Rock/Pop

Bloom Remix Album [Content/Copy-Protected CD] [Enhanced]

Average customer rating:

Not bad for a remix album.
Not sure if everyone is listening to the same CD
Somehow it all works!
Do not buy this album
Poor sarah

Bloom Remix Album
Sarah McLachlan
Manufacturer: Arista
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

Canada | North America | International | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music

Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music

General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music

Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music
Similar Items:

Remixed
Live Acoustic
Rarities, B-Sides & Other Stuff
Afterglow Live (CD/DVD)
Touch

ASIN: B000AA3002
Release Date: 2005-09-06

Tracks:

World on Fire (Junkie XL Club/GM Edit)
Ice (Dusted Mix)
Vox (Tom Middleton Mix)
Dirty Little Secret (Thievery Corporation Mix)
Stupid (DJ Hyper Mix)
Train Wreck (Sly & Robbie Mix)
DMC featuring Sarah McLachlan: Just Like Me (Will-i-am of the Black Eyed Peas Remix)
Answer (Talvin Singh Mix)
Fallen (Gabriel & Dresden Mix/ GM Edit)
Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (Junior Boys Mix)

Amazon.com

Many remixed CDs are mildly amusing at best. Sarah McLachlan's Bloom, on the other hand, is a showcase of world-class musicians reworking her timeless compositions to match their compelling styles, rather than just adding dance beats to pre-existing Sarah songs. The list of contributors to this collection is most impressive, likely to bring non-folk fans into her fold. Reggae legends Sly & Robbie have done some amazing dub-meets-downtempo work on "Train Wreck," arguably improving upon the original cut. DMC (of Run DMC fame) collaborates with Will.I.Am from the Black Eyed Peas to turn out the very BEP-sounding track "Just Like Me," which is centered around McLachlan singing the chorus of "Cats In The Cradle." Famed South Asian DJ Talvin Singh has created a rich, tabla and sitar-infused take on the achingly beautiful "Answer," guaranteed to be a hit at yoga studios and aromatherapy shops everywhere. As far as the other songs are concerned, the majority are amped-up and turned into house music, especially Amsterdam legend Junkie XL's "World On Fire" and the (80's-esque driving beat of "Vox," mixed by Tom Middleton. Ironically, some of the best and brightest moments on Bloom occur when the strong cast of DJs and producers create compositions significantly different from McLachlan's masterful originals. The talent of Sly & Robbie, Talvin Singh, DMC, and Thievery Corporation alone make this album well worth acquiring. --Denise Sheppard

Customer Reviews:

Not bad for a remix album........2006-10-06

Just to let everyone know, I purchased this album through BMG and had no problem ripping it to my computer. Their vesion is apparently not content/copy protected. The best remixes on the album are "Vox" and "Stupid." Worst track is "Just Like Me," it just seems completely out of place and doesn't fit Sarah's style.

Not sure if everyone is listening to the same CD.......2006-10-01

This is one of my favorite Sarah CD's. The dance mix is great. Between this and Afterglow, they are always being played and I have almost every single CD of McLachlan's. It is so refreshing that you can take your music and mix it up and appeal to another group of people. My friend is in the music business and has his own musicians for clients and he even brought this CD. I applaud Sarah McLachlan.

Somehow it all works!.......2006-08-23

I have recently discovered Sarah McLachlan's music and it's been a revelation. The songwriting (words and music) and the vocals are heartfelt and effective. Most of her songs have memorable lines and the vocals are hauntingly beautiful. The thought of a "Remix" album of her music didn't sound like a good thing at first but I was pleasantly surprised. Most tracks have been remixed fully understanding the real emotion/feel behind that particular song - resulting in an album that is deep and sincere yet produces some good, upbeat tracks. Overall, very good fusion of singer-songwriter type songs and modern electronically produced music.

Do not buy this album.......2006-07-30

As long as Sarah is on Sony I will never again purchase one of her albums. This spyware, copy protection scheme is borderline illegal, it's intrusive, and makes playing the music I paid for a pain in the behind.

Some of the tracks are good, but not worth putting spyware on your machine. Just go download them.

Don't support companies that violate your privacy, and don't support artists that accept fat contracts from said companies.

Poor sarah.......2006-07-26

Thanks to the record companies' greed and decision to include crippling copy-protection software on this disc, this is the first Sarah McLachlan album I haven't purchased. I listen to CD's at home, but at work and elsewhere I mostly use my mp3 player, and it was easier to find an illegal copy of the album than it would be to drive to a store, buy the CD, and then search google to find someone's instructions on how to bypass the copy protection just so I could listen to the album away from home.

Have record company suits ever been fans? Somehow I doubt it.

Average customer rating:

The version to get--has the FULL Satoshi Tomeii mix of Fallen as a bonus track!

Bloom: Remix Album
Sarah McLachlan
Manufacturer: Bmg Japan
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Canada | North America | International | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music

Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music

General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music

Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music

Alternative Rock | Imports | Stores | Music

Rock | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B000ALJ08C
Release Date: 2005-10-03

Tracks:

World on Fire
Ice
Vox
Dirty Little Secret
Stupid
Train Wreck
Just Like Me
Answer
Fallen
Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
Fallen

Album Description

Japanese pressing features an exclusive bonus track,'Fallen' (Satoshi Tomiie's Interpretation).. No stranger to remixes, Canadian singer/songwriter Sarah McLachlan has had her atmospheric pop/rock compositions reworked since her 1989 debut, Touch. Bloom is, in fact, the second McLachlan collection devoted entirely to reinterpretations of her songs, and it draws primarily from 2003's Afterglow for source material. Here Junkie XL (renowned for his raucous take on Elvis Presley's 'A Little Less Conversation') adds an ominous tone to 'World on Fire', and Thievery Corporation gives 'Dirty Little Secret' a minimal backing of shuffling beats and entrancing ambient textures. Most charmingly, reggae legends Sly & Robbie transform 'Train Wreck' into a spare, shuffling R&B number, and Talvin Singh works traditional Indian instrumentation into 'Answer', showing that the possibilities for reworking McLachlan's spacious tunes are nearly endless. 11 tracks in all. BMG. 2005.

Album Details

Includes the Bonus Track "Fallen" Remixed by Satoshi Tomii.

Customer Reviews:

The version to get--has the FULL Satoshi Tomeii mix of Fallen as a bonus track!.......2006-12-16

This Japanese import is the must have version because it contains the FULL 10 minute Satoshi Tomeii mix of Fallen (odd how the bonus track is the one that ends up being a full length mix).

As for this CD, unlike the other Sarah McLachlan remix CD, which was loaded with long versions, this one has quite a few edits. World on Fire is half the length it is on the "Stupid" import single, and "Fallen" (gabriel & Dresden mix)is also an edit. You can get the longer cut of this mix on the compilation "Heaven: Deep Trance Essentials 2". "Stupid" is the same version from the CD single, and as for all the other mixes, I have no idea if there were longer mixes.

Here are the times:

1. world on fire (6:29)
2. ice (5:46)
3. vox (6:54)
4. dirty little secret (4:00)
5. stupid (7:53)
6. train wreck (4:38)
7. just like me (5:04)
8. answer (4:24)
9. fallen (7:58)
10. fumbling towards ecstasy (6:07)
11. Fallen (satoshi tomeii mix) (10:01)

Rap Music:

Rap Music

rap music

Recommended Music:

The Hits: Chapter One [Import]

Brahms/Mendelssohn: Piano Quartets

Bing Crosby & Friends: Radio Years [Extra tracks] [Import]

Music: 78 Classics, Vol. 2

Black Noise Is the New Sound [Import]

Best of [Import]

Celtic Christmas, Vol. 3

British Composers: Rubbra

Brown Eyed Handsome Man

Abrazame Y Besame

Continental [Import]

Bottoms Up

Cognition V.2 - 20 Disco Greats [Import]

Low Rider Bass

An Ancient Muse