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Product Summary
Format: CD
Manufacturer: Ryko Distribution
Buy.com Sku: 60629661
UPC: 657036109827
UPC 14: 00657036109827
Release Date: 4/6/2004
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Song Listing
Disc 1
Song Title
Sample
1. Carolina - Bucovina Club/Taraf De Haidouks ~ Various Artists
2. L'Orient Est Rouge - Lightning Head/Kocani Orkestar ~ Various Artists
3. Usti, Usti Baba - Senor Coconut/Kocani Orkestar ~ Various Artists
4. Dumbala Dumba - DJ Dolores/Taraf De Haidouks ~ Various Artists
5. Lest Sexy - Shantel/Mahala Rai Banda ~ Various Artists
6. Cind Eram La '48 - Juryman/Taraf De Haidouks ~ Various Artists
7. Siki, Siki Baba - Gaetano Fabri/Kocani Orkestar ~ Various Artists
8. Cuculetsu - Bum Cello/Taraf De Haidouks ~ Various Artists
9. L'Orient Est Roots - Bigga Bush/Kocani Orkestar ~ Various Artists
10. Fantasia For Clarinet - Modem Quartet/Kocani Orkestar ~ Various Artists
11. Mugur, Mugurel - Arto Lindsay/Melvin Gibbs ~ Various Artists
12. Siki, Siki Baba - Mercan Dede/Kocani Orkestar ~ Various Artists
13. Are You Gypsified? - Olaf Hund/Ursari De Clejani/Taraf De Haidouks/Kocani Orkestar (Mega mix) ~ Various Artists
14. La Turk, A - Cop & Thief/Taraf De Haidouks (bonus track) ~ Various Artists
15. Cudna Zena - Modern Quartet/Kocani Orkestar (bonus track) ~ Various Artists
Album Notes and Credits
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It's rare to find a remix album that really works, but this does. Four Balkan gypsy groups reworked in any number of ways might sound limiting, but the studio wizards here have managed to retain the spirit of the original tracks while taking them in very eclectic directions. From the work of Arto Lindsay and Melvin Gibbs on "Mugur Mugurel," which recalls the adventurous no wave era of downtown New York, to the glory of Lightning Head's "L'Orient Est Rouge," where African soukous and house music mix gloriously with the original, this is a delight. Turkey's Mercan Dede brings his hypnotic sensibilities to "Siki, Siki Baba," while Olaf Hund's "Are You Gypsified?" medley is nothing less than mad, creating a jam session among three of the bands that veers with loving drunkenness all over the road. The musicianship of the gypsy musicians isn't in question when they include the worldbeating Taraf de Haidouks and Kocani Orkestar, although the virtuosity isn't the important element here. Instead, the remixers exploit the melodies and the feel while surprising with context, as Bucovina Club do on "Carolina" -- a dancehall/Balkan mash-up no one could have anticipated, but which whets the appetite for the rest of the disc. Where the European version contains 13 tracks, the North American release adds two bonus cuts, including Taraf de Haidouks' "A la Turk" given the full house treatment by Cop & Thief in a manner that could make it a club favorite. This is the kind of disc that renews your faith in the possibilities of the remix. ~ Chris Nickson |
Technical Info
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Release Date : 01/01/2005 |
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Original Release Date : 2004 |
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Catalog ID : 1098 |
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Label : Six Degrees |
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Number of Discs : 1 |
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Studio/Live : Studio |
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Mono/Stereo : Stereo |
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SPAR Code : n/a |
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UPC : 00657036109827 |
Professional Reviews
CMJ (p.25)
- "The originals, excellent on their own, here get the remix treatment from a well-respected group of artists from the dance community....Pay close attention to this CD; you've never heard anything like it before."
- "The originals, excellent on their own, here get the remix treatment from a well-respected group of artists from the dance community....Pay close attention to this CD; you've never heard anything like it before."
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