Yes, I heard Toshio play the original Jackson5 song when he played here in
NYC a few weeks ago. I had never heard it before, and it is indeed REALLY
FAT, with a nasty break at the beginning.
Nat
On Tue, 12 Dec 2000, Ilya Rasskazov wrote:
> I interviewed UFO not so long ago and had a chance to listen to a couple of tunes from this remix compilation. All i can say - they are good. Also Tadashi Yabe said that the song UFO remixed was quite a rare one, and he had never heard it before they started to do the remix.
> I hope i`ll pick the cd soon and post a review.
>
> Now Playing: Ryu "Ga". Pure Zen.
> Peace,
> Ilya
>
> karmakoma@yandex.ru
> syamisen@mail.ru
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeremy Hollister <jeremy@mte.com>
> To: Elson Trinidad <elson@westworld.com>
> Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2000 12:00:49 -0500
> Subject: Re: Upcoming Jackson5 Remixes! Japan Polydor
>
> >
> > well since it's a Japanese only release at least you have to waste your
> > time trying not to buy it in your local music store.
> >
> > For me the most interesting thing about this release is to see the
> > production spin that UFO puts on the Jackson5. More for hearing new UFO
> > productions than for jonesing for a new remix of Michael and crew.
> >
> > as far as legitimacy of remixes and who can and should remix what...
> > for producers such as UFO, all their work is largely elaborate "remixes"
> > in that it' essentially sample driven rather than played. In fact didn't I
> > just see a post that cited Jazzanova taking pride in the fact that their
> > remixes are all sample based? Isn't some of Krush's early stuff at the
> > core basically very interesting and Abstract remixes of Herbie Hancock's
> > Rain Dance?
> > What's the line between using extensive samples to build your song and
> > remixing it? if the remixes are developed enough ie K&D, Jazzanova, etc.
> > then they become new songs on their own right. For me maybe it's just that
> > at least they are giving props to the original creators.
> >
> > The 2step craze has grown in large out of reworking some excellent
> > classics- ie Soul2Soul by wookie and much of MJ Cole's early stuff.
> >
> > As far as restricting remixes to those songs that were created in the same
> > time period as the technology is used to remix them... I think this misses
> > the point, I've recently listened to Bill Laswell's Panthalassa remixes
> > and they still are an interesting take on Miles. And how about the recent
> > interest in remixing afrobeat? I for one was turned on to some excellent
> > producers, such as Chari Chari and IG Culture via their work on the
> > Frikyawa releases. MAW's reworking of Fela's Zombie is bangin as well.
> > Seems like those stretched the limitations of technology in relation to
> > time period. Or what about the much lauded 4Hero remix of John Coltrane's
> > Namia? Luckily musicians seem to be able update works far better
> > than moviemakers...
> >
> > IMHO there will be tacky and poorly done remixes of classics that should
> > be left alone, but there are also some producers that bring an strong vibe
> > to their works that add a new perspective to old grooves and if it jams
> > I'm into hearing it.
> >
> > And again if you don't want to support this remixing craze - don't buy.
> >
> > looking forward to hearing the Jackson5 remixed by UFO and the others(I
> > hope it's good!)
> >
> > Jeremy
> >
> > On Fri, 8 Dec 2000, Elson Trinidad wrote:
> >
> > > At 12:13 AM 12/9/00 -0500, Jeremy Hollister wrote:
> > > >this looks like it could be a worthy import to search out:
> > >
> > > >>From Polydor
> > > >" Soul Source -Jackson 5 Remixes "
> > > >format:CD (UPCH-5028 ) / LP ( UPJH-1010 )
> > >
> > > Hmm... I dunno. Must EVERYTHING be remixed? What next? deep house remixes
> > > of Benny Goodman and His Orchestra? Covering songs is one thing, and most
> > > modern music warrants remixing due to its "now" factor, but leave these
> > > older songs alone, they were made in an era where there was no such thing
> > > as remixes, they are a reflection of their time. I've also heard recent
> > > house remixes of The Police's "When The World Is Running Down" and the
> > > Talking Heads' "Once In A Lifetime." Yes, remixes were around back in the
> > > '80s, but they were more of muting tracks and tape splicing edit effects
> > > (i.e. "The Re-Flex...Fle-Fle-Fle-Fle-Flex!") -- again a reflection of their
> > > time and technology.
> > >
> > > I don't mind the 2,364 white label remixes of Sade's "By Your Side" that
> > > are out there at the moment, but if a song's been out for a number of
> > > years, just leave it alone.
> > >
> > > Elson
> > > Yeah, look out for the e:trinity remix of "Mr. Roboto" b/w "Pac Man Fever"...
> > >
> > >
> > > - 30 -
> > > : . elson trinidad, los angeles, california, usa
> > > : . elson@westworld.com : www.westworld.com/~elson
> > > : . groove to the futurethnic beats of e:trinity at www.e-trinity.org and
> > > www.mp3.com.etrinity
> > >
> >
> >
>
This archive was generated by hypermail 2b30 : Tue Dec 12 2000 - 16:29:44 CET