INXS Squared: The Remixes

INXS - INXS Squared: The Remixes

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Artist: INXS
Edition: Music CD
Format: Import
Published: 2004
CD Release Date: 2004-04-26
Music Label: Universal Int'l
Soundtracks:

Don't Lose Your Head [Leadstation Solid Gold Mix]
Bitter Tears [Lorimer 12" Mix]
Original Sin [Epic Adventure]
Precious Heart
New Sensation [the Beginerz Mix]
Disappear [Morales 12" Mix]
One of My Kind [Radio Edit]
Everything [Jaxxclub Vocal]
Tight [The Automator Mix]
I'm So Crazy [Radio Edit]
Suicide Blonde [Oakenfold Milk Mix]
The Strangest Party (These Are the Times) [Apollo 440 Mix]
Taste It [Youth 12" Mix]
What You Need [Coldcut Force Mix 13 Edit][Edit]
Searching [Leadstation Radio Mix]

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Hit: 4 Stars

Given that it's not a sit-down listen, you have to hear it on the move, on the dancefloor, on your mp3 (thanks, sweet sister C!) to really connect, this is an electrifying collection which testifies to Inxs' own musical diversity, and the diversity of response they inspire. Beats range from raw and radical--the blatant synth blurts of renamed 'Precious Heart' tear 'Never Tear Us Apart' apart with devastating urgency, Basement Jaxx atomise 'Everything' to radioactive effect---to ambient and melodic--Morales' vacant wandering take on 'Disappear', and for me the album's peak, 'Bitter Tears', perfectly meshing quicksilver flute and guitar shadings give Michael's impassioned vocal a pulsing atmospheric in which to soar. Irresistible, just incredible! Again, there's more hedonisic experimentation here than thoughtful reinterpretation, but having said that, Paul Oakenfold's immaculately wistful 'Suicide Blonde' seems to distil the 'sad moment' at the heart of that (previously) itchingly libidinous song, while at the other end of the scale 'Tight' is more dancey than ever, punched up by Casual Casual's rap insert and some slinky riffing. For anyone who wishes there could have been more original lineup Inxs albums to get off on (sadly not to be, though all hail the new Inxs!) the major payoff is to hear Michael singing again in new company and soundscapes, the clarity is amazing and you see/hear/feel new colours, nuances, emotions. Yeah yeah, if you listen too hard remixes can sound arbitrary and shallow, but variety is the key here and overall the album has balance and intelligence, opened and closed by Leadstation's feisty retreads of two late great and significant songs, the angry 'Don't Lose Your Head' and achingly vulnerable 'Searching'. If only. The original recordings will always take precedence, but that is no reason not to take this trip.

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