Sarah McLachlan hasn’t been a prolific artist, but her remix CDs have helped bring her beautiful voice and quirky songs to a broader audience than otherwise would have heard her. Bloom, like McLachlan’s previous venture into remix territory, brings together an A-list of remixers and gives them all a chance to work with some great… Read More Sarah McLachlan – Bloom Remixes
No One Else is the debut single/EP from Natalie Walker. The release features the track No One Else, with three remixes, and Circles. The single No One Else is a attractive love song delivered in a longing, yet forlorn way, by Walker. Walker is backed by underwater Enoesque piano and downtempo orchestration that brings to mind… Read More Natalie Walker – No One Else
Motown Remixed is a fun collection of remixes of Motown hits from artists like the Jackson 5, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder. The remixes do a good job of providing an updated look at some familiar hits, while not veering off so far from the originals to be distracting. Most… Read More Various – Motown Remixed
Convoy man Chip Davis is back with another dose of Fresh Aire with his latest release, Halloween 2. Halloween 2 doesn’t stray too far from the standard Mannheim Steamroller sound, mixing synths with classical instruments and throwing in some scary sound effects. Davis has figured out a formula that works for his fans, and he… Read More Mannheim Steamroller – Halloween 2: Creatures Collection
Reinterpretations is an interesting compilation from Kanpai Records that features electronica artists doing remixes or reinterpretations of classic tracks by new age electronic music artist Kitaro. For over nearly thirty years, Kitano has been creating relaxing new age music, using a combination of synthesizers and traditional instruments. On Reinterpretations, the artists take several approaches to… Read More Various – Reinterpretations
Naked Rhythm is a LA duo, Avi Sills and Alex Spurkel, that plays world electronica, ranging from Middle-Eastern techno to lounge to dance. They describe their music as “an innovative and accessible form of World electronica”, which seems to be apt. If you’re familiar with world electronic groups such as Deep Forest, Naked Rhythm is… Read More Naked Rhythm – Frequency
Merry Mixmas is an album of remixes of Christmas lounge classics. While the remixers featured on this CD draw on a wealth of classic material, including tracks by Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole, Dean Martin, Ella Fitzgerald, Earth Kitt, Julie London and Vince Guaraldi, the results are uneven.
10 Years in the Life is a double-CD collection of some of the finest tracks and remixes by BT. While it is not a greatest hits compilation, it collects radio edits and rare versions of some of his best tracks. Disc 1 is a retrospective of BT’s songwriting work, while Disc 2 is a continuous… Read More BT – 10 Years in the Life
Following the response to their last remix contest, electronic music artist Cirrus has teamed up with Sony Pictures and ACIDplanet.com for the latest competition. The new single Get Loose is currently on the chopping block at ACIDplanet.com. Months before the official street release date, fans and music-producer hopefuls are getting a chance to create their… Read More ACIDplanet.com Features Cirrus Remix Contest
Peter “Peas” McEvilley’s new release Filters, on Kanpai Records, (Domo Music Group) is a sonic adventure ranging from downtempo to breakbeat. Each track contains a sample from legendary Japanese world music pioneer, Kitaro, which Peas seamlessly weaves into his original beats and melodies. McEvilley, who has produced and written songs for Hollywood Records, Miramax, ABC… Read More Peas Samples Synth Pioneer Kitaro For Dance Tracks
