Dimension Mix

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As adults we make assumptions about sound, that some combinations of notes and structures are inherently pleasing. Mass market forces dull our senses over time so that fat major chords and verse-hook-verse arrangements are the main (often the only) ingredients necessary to inspire a zombie-like lurch to the record store. But we forget how wide open to the listening experience we were as children. Other forces came into play then, mixing the pleasure of repetition with an exhilarating newness. Electronic music offers a lot of potential as a music form that might find success with this niche audience, a fact not lost on more adventurous composers like laptop wizard Nobukazu Takamura (particularly in his Child’s View persona). Bruce Haack and Esther Nelson recognized it early, a good forty years ago in fact, releasing 10 records conceived and created just for small ears on their Dimension-5 label. Dimension Mix is both an homage to Haack and Nelson’s work, as well as a charitable venture aimed at helping kids with autism. It’s also an opportunity for some of the hipper names in off-center alternative music to get goofy. Beck drops his indie-folkie cool for "Funky Lil’ Song," sounding freer and sillier than he has in a long while. Stereolab blend right in with their chanteuse drone, along with other artists like Fantastic Plastic Machine, Eels and DJ Me DJ You, who all make contributions chock full of mirth and disarming playfulness. Your inner child will approve. –Matthew Cooke

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Dimension Mix

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This is a Wonderfully Arranged Benefit Album
Havin' a Haack Attack
Yay for Bruce Haack!
Funky Lil' Songs

Dimension Mix
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Eenie Meenie Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Tracks:

Funky Lil' Song - Beck
Mudra - Stereolab
I'm Bruce (Dimension 5 Mega Mix) - Fantastic Plastic Machine
Liza Jane - The Apples In Stereo
Spiders - Money Mark
Popcorn - Tipsy
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Army Ants in Your Pants - Irving
Soul Transportation - Dj Me Dj You
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As adults we make assumptions about sound, that some combinations of notes and structures are inherently pleasing. Mass market forces dull our senses over time so that fat major chords and verse-hook-verse arrangements are the main (often the only) ingredients necessary to inspire a zombie-like lurch to the record store. But we forget how wide open to the listening experience we were as children. Other forces came into play then, mixing the pleasure of repetition with an exhilarating newness. Electronic music offers a lot of potential as a music form that might find success with this niche audience, a fact not lost on more adventurous composers like laptop wizard Nobukazu Takamura (particularly in his Child's View persona). Bruce Haack and Esther Nelson recognized it early, a good forty years ago in fact, releasing 10 records conceived and created just for small ears on their Dimension-5 label. Dimension Mix is both an homage to Haack and Nelson's work, as well as a charitable venture aimed at helping kids with autism. It's also an opportunity for some of the hipper names in off-center alternative music to get goofy. Beck drops his indie-folkie cool for "Funky Lil' Song," sounding freer and sillier than he has in a long while. Stereolab blend right in with their chanteuse drone, along with other artists like Fantastic Plastic Machine, Eels and DJ Me DJ You, who all make contributions chock full of mirth and disarming playfulness. Your inner child will approve. -Matthew Cooke

Customer Reviews:

This is a Wonderfully Arranged Benefit Album.......2005-11-03

This is the most creative and musically well done CD I have seen in a long time.This CD is much more than just a recording, The packaging is a work of art with depth and a whimsical quality , perfect for an album to benefit Autism. The various artists featured on the CD bring a group of talented people together to benefit Autism. The simple words in the songs are composed with complex sounds and vibes that can be enjoyed by young and old. All of this combined lends itself to a CD worth owning and enjoying for years.

Havin' a Haack Attack.......2005-09-20

My boat's just hit the tip of the iceberg as I delve into the fantasy sounds of Bruce Haack's music. Electric Lucifer Books 1 and 2 are the only Bruce Haack discs in my collection, besides this fantastic tribute CD.

On first listen, I'd have to say that this CD would be the perfect thing to pop in at the end of the night for you & your friends to mellow out. Full of heady psychedelia, hypnotizing electro beats, and swirling synths--each artist on this CD contributes their own unique brand of Haack's trippy kids music. Think Sesame Street on acid in a flying saucer whizzing around in a video game.

The Beach Boy's "Love You" album comes to mind as I listened to this tribute disc-- the topic of the songs are simple, sweet, innocent, and creative; set against a backdrop of rockin' synthesizer music, but "Dimension Mix" has a bit of a techno-loungey edge (think Dimitri from Paris and Ursula 1000)

Stand outs on this disc-- "Funky Lil Song" by Beck (this could easily pass for something off of a late '70s Beach Boys album); "Spiders" by Money Mark (late '80s club beats help ease your fear of "Ah-Rock-Nids"); "Liza Jane" by Apples in Stereo (sounds as if they could have written this as their own); "Abracadabra" by From Bubblegum to Sky (think the Swingin' Medallions transport their brand of bubblegum rock 40 years into the future) and "Rain to Earth" by the Stones Throw Singers (collabo of PB Wolf and Gary Wilson among other Stones Throw labelmates making warm, dreamy Casio-flavored melodica).

Dimension Mix offers a diverse mix of artists, peaking my interest in a few I'd never heard of until now. It would have been interesting if Ween, Devo, or a Mike Patton/ hip-hop collaboration could have been included on this tribute-- but that would be asking too much.

***On a side note-- the packaging design of this CD is right on par with the music!! I give props to the design team for capturing the trippy playfulness for this tribute to the "King of Techno". Anyone else see the resemblance of these graphics to those Ed Emberley drawing books that you used to pick up at the library when you were a kid?

Yay for Bruce Haack!.......2005-09-10

The "King of Techno" deserved some recognition, and now we have a movie and this awesome tribute album, to enlighten the world. It's great to see artists like Beck and The Eels giving him credit for pioneering an entire genre of music. Even if you don't know who Bruce Haack is, check it out - this is an all around great album.

Funky Lil' Songs.......2005-09-10

This is a fun album! The songs are really eclectic - some of them are cute and upbeat, others are spaced-out and dreamy, but they all create great atmosphere, and they're thoroughly enjoyable. And then proceeds go to a charity to help fight autism, so you can't go wrong. My favorites are "I'm Bruce" by Fantastic Plastic Machine and "Soul Transportation" by DJ Me DJ You.

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Brilliant!
Make him stop!
Busted is a bust

Busted

Manufacturer: Telarc
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Customer Reviews:

Brilliant!.......2003-11-24

I found this CD more satisfying than the previous two. I play it constantly while driving. I have no idea how I came to this CD. Maybe one of my daughters bought it for me. I prefer the renditions of Mozart, Beethoven and Dorsey himself to those of Bach (personal taste, I guess). By the way, I found tracks 20 and 21 on this CD, "Dimensions" and "Birthday Dimensions," the best of the lot. Both were composed by Dorsey. He should do more. I am waiting for his next CD. Dorsey is a gift to our generation, as much as Beethoven was a gift to people of another time.

Make him stop!.......2002-01-09

I can't believe this guy even has a recording contract. He is completely without talent and just plays a bunch of machines that any 15 year old with an IQ of 80 can operate. This music is some kind of bad joke.

Busted is a bust.......2001-01-06

This CD is a big disappointment after hearing BACHBUSTERS and BEETHOVEN OR BUST. It contains duplicates from these previous albums and a lot of other music that isn't especially pleasant to listen to and has no central theme. The Mozart additions are not very exciting and sound a lot like cuts from the previous albums. I had hoped to hear some great Mozart stuff on this disc, but it isn't there.