Articles tagged "remix"

Music Review

LCD Soundsystem: 45:33 Remixes

by Richard Elliott

[11.Nov.09] :. The music has not only been remixed, but has also had its original purpose radically reconfigured.

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Capsule Reviews

Watcha Clan: Diaspora Remixed

by Deanne Sole

[20.Oct.09] :. As usual with remixes, it's interesting to find out what the different remixers keep and remove.

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Music Review

Various Artists: Comfusões 1: From Angola to Brasil

by Deanne Sole

[1.Oct.09] :. The album's personality sits somewhere between Angolan lament and the more extroverted intervention of the Brazilians.

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Balkan Beat Box: Nu Made (Remixes)

by Deanne Sole

[3.May.09] :. While not a great album in its own right, it's a nice addition to the Box's small canon.

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Books Review

Remix by Lawrence Lessig

by Derek Beres

[25.Nov.08] :. The author is not overly romantic; he does not believe that “free art” helps anyone, recognizing that file sharing should be legislated.

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Music Feature

Why Does the Mix CD Still Exist?

by Timothy Gabriele

[23.Sep.08] :. DJ Spooky has a new book and album that each explore remix culture. But what value is the single mix CD in an era where remix culture floods the distribution network with endless freely distributed combinations?

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Gaudi + Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan: Dub Qawwali Remixes

by Deanne Sole

[25.Apr.08] :. You remix qawwali to make it easier for people who don't want to sit through ten minutes or more of a single song.

 

Hauschka: Versions of the Prepared Piano

by Deanne Sole

[11.Jun.07] :. To really love it I'd have to enjoy Tarwater's "World of Things to Touch" as much as I like "Para Bien" and I don't, I can't.

 

Four Tet: Remixes

by Nicolai Hartvig

[27.Nov.06] :. Kieran Hebden is the scavenger of the corners and the cracks. He pulls rogue elements of folk from everything rather than the genre itself. And all the pieces fit, which is what makes this album truly fascinating.

 

Four Tet: Everything Ecstatic Part 2 [CD + DVD]

by Dan Nishimoto

[10.Mar.06] :. A literal makeover, Everything Ecstatic Part 2 offers a visual counterpart to Four Tet's latest album.

 

Beth Orton: The Other Side of Daybreak

by Alison Wong

[15.Oct.03] :. The Other Side of Daybreak is a nearly new album. It comes as the sequel to Beth Orton‘s third studio album, Daybreaker (2002), in the form of a collection of remixes, retakes,...