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| Soulwax - Most Of The Remixes… |
| Written by Carrie Stern | |
  The mash-up is king, and Soulwax reigns supreme… I don’t understand why this record was so anticipated. It is exactly what the title claims - most of the Remixes, and you’ve probably heard most of it before (The Gossip, LCD Soundsystem, etc.), not to mention that clumped together on one album, they are pretty hard to swallow. But as Audioscrobbler forces me to admit, I did listen to it a gazillion and one times. Shit’s addicting. Highlights: 1. If you’ve ever wondered whether or not it would be possible to turn Kylie Minogue’s Can’t Get You Out Of My Head into a really freaking cool track (and I have no idea why one would ever wonder such a thing, but) the answer is yes. Yes it is possible to turn that over-played-what should’ve been 90’s-house hit into an uber-hip track that fits comfortably between a remix of Justice’s Phantom Pt. II and Gorillaz’ DARE, in 2007. Thank you Soulwax. 2. I must also admit that the 2 Many DJs remix of Six Days is seriously out of control. I mean, so out of control that it almost warrants use of the the phrase ‘off-the-hook.’ Almost. I fail to understand the connection between the original DJ Shadow track and the B-52’s song that Soulwax threw into the mix, but suffice it to say that a track once conventionally added to playlists called ‘chill-out’ now unduly deserves to be included in something (equally conventional, but) closer to ‘dance-groove’ or [insert generically titled dance playlist here]. So yea — while sometimes, the compilation does get a little bit too ravey, and sometimes it has me wondering if Soulwax could actually be serious about releasing something so cheesy - I assure you that when taken in small doses it will not turn your fingers into glow sticks, nor will it have you rolling on the floor. But if rolling on the floor is your bag, baby, then check out Soulwax/2 Many DJs' at Night Versions, where they’ll be performing these remixes live. Limited dates are as follows: November December Release date: 22/10/2007  (0) comments - discuss in the forum |
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