Nobukazu Takemura: "Child's View REMIX"
Idyllic Records
TFCC-88205
1. Searching (Roni Size Remix)
Remixed by Roni Size & DJ Die
2. For Tomorrow (Out-of-Phase Mix)
Remixed by Reflection
3. Crescent (Cold Cut Remix)
Remixed by Cold Cut & PC
4. The Lake of Winter (Wagon Christ Mix)
Remixed & Additional Production by Luke Vibert
5. Reflect Tomorrow
Remixed & Programmed by Reflection
Re-remixed by Nobukazu Takemura
6. Let my fish loose (Aphex Twin Mix)
Remixed by Richard D. James
7. Crescent (Mad's Trippy Remix)
Remixed by Mad Professor
8. Crescent (Ninja Logical Remix)
Remixed by Cold Cut & PC
The string of remix compilations from Japan continues with this album,
with remixes of tracks from DJ Takemura's album "Child's View". In short, to
me, what the Nav Katze comp was to the earlier "intelligent techno" sound a la
Black Dog and Reload, this comp is to the Mo'Wax sound. This one's got the
obligatory Mo'Wax jungle remix as well. The Roni Size remix is pretty nice
jungle but indistinguishable from the other remixes I've heard from him.
Reflection are two dudes from Japan, who put in a nice dubby track. The Wagon
Christ track has that acoustic bass and funky feeling, but very subdued and
quiet, as if he didn't really feel like messing around with the original too
much. The Aphex track is the jokiest of all his remixes I've heard - in that
he doesn't seem to do anything 95% of the time. The remix doesn't sound
anything like RDJ for its entire 5 minutes, except two parts: one where Icct
Hedral-ish strings come in for a few measures, and one where the girlish
vocals are accompanied by a screeching, distorted voice. I think he really
took the money and ran on this one. Mad Professor also holds back - can't find
any of the heavier dubby stuff a la the Massive Attack album. It's a good
album for a Mo'Wax fan like me, but don't buy it for the remixers - they don't
exactly go all out to put their stamp on the tracks.
On now in my head: Red House Painters covering "Love Will Tear Us Apart" at
the gig last Friday
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