Yoko Ono - Open Your Box (Rmxs)
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Artist: Yoko OnoEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
Running Time: 72 unknown-units
Published: 2007-04-03
CD Release Date: 2007-04-03
Music Label: Astralwerks
Product features:
- ONO YOKO OPEN YOUR BOX
- You're the One (Bimbo Jones Main Mix)
- Everyman Everywoman (Basement Jaxx Classic II Mix)
- Walking On Thin Ice (Felix Da Housecat's Tribute Mix)
- Hell In Paradise (Peter Rauhofer Reconstruction Mix)
- Give Me Something (Morel Pink Noise Vocal Mix)
- Walking On Thin Ice (Pet Shop Boys Electro Mix)
- I Don't Know Why (Sapphirecut Remix)
- Yang Yang (Orange Factory Down & Dirty Mix)
- Will I (John Creamer & Stephan K Remix)
- Everyman Everywoman (Murk Space Mix)
- Kiss Kiss Kiss (Superchumbo Remix)
- Open Your Box (Orange Factory Club Mix)
- Walking On Thin Ice (Danny Tenaglia Walked Across The Lake Mix)
- Give Peace A Chance (DJ Dan Vocal Mix)
Free Music Notes for Open Your Box (Rmxs)
Free Music Review: Perfect soundtrack to Summer 2007
Hit: 5 Stars
Open Your Box is the second of two Yoko Ono remix CDs under the moniker of Ono. The first CD Yes, I'm A Witch gathered a broad range of musical talents to reinterpret her songs creating an eclectic mix of tracks from Peaches electroclash take on Kiss Kiss Kiss to Antony Hegarty's dreamy Toy Boat to Hank Shocklee's short but sweet Witch Shocktronica Intro. Most, but not all, of the remixes work pretty well (Cat Power and Porcupine Tree come to mind as the weaker tracks) with the dancier tracks being the standouts.
Open Your Box, released a few months after Witch, takes its cue from Witch's dancier tracks by being a disc full of non stop incredibly cool dance remixes from more high profile artists like Pet Shop Boys, Basement Jaxx, Felix da Housecat and Danny Tenaglia.
The sound samples will not give you an idea of what to expect because these are multi layered tracks that build up over the duration of the track. The music in and of itself is pretty much your garden variety Euro house that you would hear at your local gay bar but what transcends it is the juxtaposition of Ono's unique voice and vocal stylings over a pulsating pounding beat. Yes, Yoko is not the world's best singer but I enjoy the sincerity in her voice which makes it work really, really well. And her voice will surprise you. It's really not as bad as so many people make it out to be.
The opener, You're the One is one of the highlights for me and is lovely and heartfelt especially when Yoko's voice cracks as she sings "How do I teeellllll you? You're the one."
Another highlight is Peter Rauhofer's Hell In Paradise remix. The start of my love affair with Yoko began with this song when I saw the video for it years ago in the early 80s. What makes this remix so wonderful is once Yoko's sings her vocals over a pulsating trance beat there's this added disco diva chorus that repeats the main chorus of the track. Hard to explain but it's exactly the kind of stuff you want to hear when you're all sweaty and half naked on the dance floor.
Give Me Something is yet another highlight. There's this break in the middle of the song and in a call and response style Yoko sings, "Give me something!" as a male vocal answers "Yoko wants!" It gets even better when Yoko's voice echoes, "Give me something . . . hard...hard...hard...cold...cold...cold. . ."
Possibly my favorite track of the entire disc is the Pet Shop Boy's Walking On Thin Ice remix. I am not a fan of PSB but they do wonders with this remix. I get goosebumpy and teary eyed when Yoko sings, "When our hearts return to ashes it will be just a stor-or-or-ory." Even her primal scream yelping is pitch perfect with this remix.
The only track that doesn't work for me is DJ Dan's Give Peace A Chance remix. I don't think it's possible to turn that song into a dance track without it coming off cheesy.
Open Your Box is the perfect summer CD and was the perfect soundtrack for me and my buds during gay pride as well. Everyone I have played this for either loved it right from the start or reluctantly succumbed to it charms. I used to love Yoko Ono but now I totally worship her. Yoko, you need to get into the studio ASAP and record a disc full of original house music. It will work. I would definitely buy it.
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