Zero 7 - Simple Things: Remixes
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Artist: Zero 7Edition: Music CD
Format: Enhanced, EP
CD Release Date: 2003-01-21
Music Label: Palm Pictures (Audio
Soundtracks:
- Distractions (Bugz in the Attick Remix)
- In the Waiting Line (Dorfmeister Con Madrid de Los Austrias Dub)
- Destiny (Photek Remix)
- Distractions (Madlib's YNQ Remix)
- End Theme (Roni Size's Tear It Up Remix)
- Destiny (Enhanced Video)
Free Music Notes for Simple Things: Remixes
Free Music Review: Remixed down
Hit: 1 Stars
There are two things that remixing can do to a song: on one hand, it can elevate a simple melody into an exquisitely complex new sound. On the other, it can turn it into a sloppy mess suitable only for club dancing. Unfortunately, "Simple Things: Remixes" is the second.
Things don't start off well: "Distractions (Bugz in the Attic Remix" kicks things off with a spasmodic electronic beat overlaid over a wavery mix, while "In the Waiting Line (Dorfmeister con Madrid de los Austrias Dub)" adds a Latin flavor to the original.
"Distractions (Madlibs Ynq Remix)" is a flatulent, plodding remix, while "End Theme (Roni Size's Tear It Up Remix)" sounds like the soundtrack to a sci-fi thriller. Only "Destiny (Photek Remix)" has any redeeming value, with its cold, distant electronic beats and simple mix. Only the Photek remix manages to sound like anything but generic techno.
Remixes are not supposed to wipe out the original melody of a song, but that's what most of this EP does. It's impossible not to compare the remixes to the original Zero 7 album "Simple Things," and it's equally hard not to find the remixes wanting -- it's impossible to tell even vaguely what the original mixes sounded like.
Delicate remixing would have done a much better job in this case, or else a very simple remix. The blaring Latin rhythms and lightning techno obscure the melodies, although the cold simplicity of "Destiny (Photek Remix)" suits the song remarkably well.
While some bands remix well, the remixes of Zero 7's "Simple Things" is wretchedly generic and actually kind of boring. Listen to the original, skip the remixes.
Simple Things: Remixes Poster
The perfect companion piece to the best selling Simple Things. This much anticipated remix and video collection is unique to the US market. Includes remixes by Richard Dorfmeister, Roni Size, Bugz In The Attic, Photek, and more. CD is enhanced with the groundbreaking, Top 5 MTV2 video for the single, 'Destiny'. Quango. 2003.Dance & DJ Music CDs
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