Comments on: No. 11: The Year Of The Remix http://idolator.com/5120048/no-11-the-year-of-the-remix Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com Sat, 26 May 2012 21:25:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: mhulot http://idolator.com/5120048/no-11-the-year-of-the-remix/comment-page-1#comment-805462 mhulot Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:59:38 +0000 http://d691f7103024d4f144675046e5d351f9#comment-805462 <p>Finally, some love for Steinski from somebody. "The Payoff Mix" is pretty much perfection.</p> <p>There were some pretty great hip hop remixes this year too. The Knux remixed their own "Cappuccino," which was killer to begin with, and may have improved on the original.</p> <p>Also, I'd just like to point out that the Cut Copy album basically sounds like a middling DOR album given a remix by a particularly gifted dj. And I don't think it's the only album this year that sounds like a remix, difficult as that may be to define. Something about both remix and mixtape culture has seemed to seep into the first round of music production as well.</p> Finally, some love for Steinski from somebody. “The Payoff Mix” is pretty much perfection.

There were some pretty great hip hop remixes this year too. The Knux remixed their own “Cappuccino,” which was killer to begin with, and may have improved on the original.

Also, I’d just like to point out that the Cut Copy album basically sounds like a middling DOR album given a remix by a particularly gifted dj. And I don’t think it’s the only album this year that sounds like a remix, difficult as that may be to define. Something about both remix and mixtape culture has seemed to seep into the first round of music production as well.

]]> By: Michaelangelo Matos http://idolator.com/5120048/no-11-the-year-of-the-remix/comment-page-1#comment-805472 Michaelangelo Matos Tue, 30 Dec 2008 11:55:03 +0000 http://d691f7103024d4f144675046e5d351f9#comment-805472 <p>Remixes have been a regular part of pop music for 30 FRIGGIN' YEARS. They themselves are OLD.</p> Remixes have been a regular part of pop music for 30 FRIGGIN’ YEARS. They themselves are OLD.

]]> By: doctaj http://idolator.com/5120048/no-11-the-year-of-the-remix/comment-page-1#comment-805482 doctaj Tue, 30 Dec 2008 11:45:36 +0000 http://d691f7103024d4f144675046e5d351f9#comment-805482 <p>@<a href="#c9742965">juiceandgin</a>:</p> <p>"old" is not an excuse. the remix aesthetic can be traced at least back to jazz (e.g., the fact that improving over the changes in "i got rhythm" is a total cliche). and then there's the 19th c. piano reduction (big orchestral works arranged for parlour pianos).</p> @juiceandgin:

“old” is not an excuse. the remix aesthetic can be traced at least back to jazz (e.g., the fact that improving over the changes in “i got rhythm” is a total cliche). and then there’s the 19th c. piano reduction (big orchestral works arranged for parlour pianos).

]]> By: Anonymous http://idolator.com/5120048/no-11-the-year-of-the-remix/comment-page-1#comment-805492 Anonymous Tue, 30 Dec 2008 10:14:09 +0000 http://d691f7103024d4f144675046e5d351f9#comment-805492 <p>I don't understand remixes at all. I'm old.</p> I don’t understand remixes at all. I’m old.

]]> By: Michaelangelo Matos http://idolator.com/5120048/no-11-the-year-of-the-remix/comment-page-1#comment-805502 Michaelangelo Matos Tue, 30 Dec 2008 09:13:09 +0000 http://d691f7103024d4f144675046e5d351f9#comment-805502 <p>@<a href="#c9740720">walkmasterflex</a>: That link doesn't play or download. (Also, Flying Lotus is from L.A.)</p> @walkmasterflex: That link doesn’t play or download. (Also, Flying Lotus is from L.A.)

]]> By: walkmasterflex http://idolator.com/5120048/no-11-the-year-of-the-remix/comment-page-1#comment-805512 walkmasterflex Tue, 30 Dec 2008 09:05:42 +0000 http://d691f7103024d4f144675046e5d351f9#comment-805512 <p>you should dig into the remixes of Megasoid, Lunice, and Mofomatronix/Hovatron, three other North American representatives of "bass music"; they have the glitch, bass heavy, electronic style of acts like UK stalwarts LuckyMe and Flying Lotus. They're all based in Montreal, and make some ridiculously exciting remixes, like this one:</p> <p><a href="http://hypem.com/track/596591/Megasoid+Remix-MILLIE_megsoidremix">[hypem.com]</a></p> you should dig into the remixes of Megasoid, Lunice, and Mofomatronix/Hovatron, three other North American representatives of “bass music”; they have the glitch, bass heavy, electronic style of acts like UK stalwarts LuckyMe and Flying Lotus. They’re all based in Montreal, and make some ridiculously exciting remixes, like this one:

[hypem.com]

]]> By: Al Shipley http://idolator.com/5120048/no-11-the-year-of-the-remix/comment-page-1#comment-805522 Al Shipley Tue, 30 Dec 2008 08:02:48 +0000 http://d691f7103024d4f144675046e5d351f9#comment-805522 <P>@<A href="http://idolator.com/5120048/no-11-the-year-of-the-remix#c9735707">Tauwan</A>: The Maroon 5 thing is definitely worth picking up. It's as all over the place as it looks like it would be, but in a good way.</P> @Tauwan: The Maroon 5 thing is definitely worth picking up. It’s as all over the place as it looks like it would be, but in a good way.

]]> By: Cam/ron http://idolator.com/5120048/no-11-the-year-of-the-remix/comment-page-1#comment-805532 Cam/ron Tue, 30 Dec 2008 07:58:22 +0000 http://d691f7103024d4f144675046e5d351f9#comment-805532 <P>I'm still trying to find the general appeal of re-edits, which was the shit among many underground dance circles this year.</P> I’m still trying to find the general appeal of re-edits, which was the shit among many underground dance circles this year.

]]> By: Michaelangelo Matos http://idolator.com/5120048/no-11-the-year-of-the-remix/comment-page-1#comment-805542 Michaelangelo Matos Tue, 30 Dec 2008 07:50:27 +0000 http://d691f7103024d4f144675046e5d351f9#comment-805542 <p>@<a href="#c9735707">Tauwan</a>: The M5 remix album is as iffy as every other remix album, but it definitely has its moments.</p> @Tauwan: The M5 remix album is as iffy as every other remix album, but it definitely has its moments.

]]> By: Tauwan http://idolator.com/5120048/no-11-the-year-of-the-remix/comment-page-1#comment-805552 Tauwan Tue, 30 Dec 2008 06:34:38 +0000 http://d691f7103024d4f144675046e5d351f9#comment-805552 <p>Two things:</p> <p>(1) Anybody cop that Maroon 5 remix album? Totally forgot about it. Is it any good?, and</p> <p>(2) This was one of my favorite remixes of the year, hands down:<br> <a name="youtube:2fene7bjNaU"></a></p> Two things:

(1) Anybody cop that Maroon 5 remix album? Totally forgot about it. Is it any good?, and

(2) This was one of my favorite remixes of the year, hands down:

]]> By: T'Challa http://idolator.com/5120048/no-11-the-year-of-the-remix/comment-page-1#comment-805562 T'Challa Tue, 30 Dec 2008 05:55:04 +0000 http://d691f7103024d4f144675046e5d351f9#comment-805562 <p>...And it's unfortunate that anyone should have to apologize for liking Mark Ronson's stellar production and remix work.</p> <p>The guy sounds like he's auditioning to be an in-house producer for Motown in the mid-'60s--and that's a major compliment.</p> …And it’s unfortunate that anyone should have to apologize for liking Mark Ronson’s stellar production and remix work.

The guy sounds like he’s auditioning to be an in-house producer for Motown in the mid-’60s–and that’s a major compliment.

]]> By: Mr. Guy http://idolator.com/5120048/no-11-the-year-of-the-remix/comment-page-1#comment-805572 Mr. Guy Tue, 30 Dec 2008 05:43:27 +0000 http://d691f7103024d4f144675046e5d351f9#comment-805572 <p>That Maroon 5 Remix is great, but the cream of the crop, in my opinion, is the version that also features Wale rapping.</p> That Maroon 5 Remix is great, but the cream of the crop, in my opinion, is the version that also features Wale rapping.

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