Remixed & Reimagined

Remixed & Reimagined

Hot on the heels of Nina Simone's like-minded project, this 14-track disk takes Billie Holiday's masterful and mourning vocals of 1935 to 1958 to the 21st-century digital dance floor, courtesy of some resourceful remixers and DJs from Swingsett & Takuya and Nickodemus & Zeb to Organica and Poppyseed. You have to give these aural alchemists credit for their daring, but some tracks work better than others. The best include "Spreadinâ€™ Rhythm Around," featuring Digable Planet's Ladybug Mecca, the echoplexed embers of GXR's "Long Gone Blues," DJ Logic's string-centric "Glad to be Unhappy," and Daniel Y's infectious, Soul to Soul/Loose Ends grooved "Billie's Blues." With augmentation provided by live guitarists, keyboardists, and percussionists, these scientists of sound don't desecrate the gardenia-wearing goddess's eternal artistry; rather, they globally reposition it for this era's electronica-fueled iPod generation, from the downbeat to the download. --Eugene Holley, Jr.

Country USA
Artist Billie Holiday
Binding Audio CD
Brand CD
EAN 0828768508824
Format Import
Genre Adult Contemporary
Label Sony Legacy
Manufacturer Sony Legacy
NumberOfDiscs 1
NumberOfItems 1
Publisher Sony Legacy
ReleaseDate 2007-08-07
RunningTime 67
Studio Sony Legacy

Country	USA
Artist	Billie Holiday
Binding	Audio CD
Brand	CD
EAN	0828768508824
Format	Import
Genre	Adult Contemporary
Label	Sony Legacy
Manufacturer	Sony Legacy
NumberOfDiscs	1
NumberOfItems	1
Publisher	Sony Legacy
ReleaseDate	2007-08-07
RunningTime	67
Studio	Sony Legacy

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