Depeche Mode Remixes 81-04
[Ticket Magazine (The Irish Times), 15th October 2004, Words: Jim Carroll.]
DEPECHE MODE Remixes 81>04 (Mute) ***
A significant reason to be cheerful is that there is no sign of Paul Oakenfold anywhere on the three CDs marking Depeche Mode's remixing history. Success ensures an act can get any remixer on the planet to lovingly tease their boxfresh tracks into dancefloor dynamite, so it's reassuring to see that DM have exercised impeccable taste in hiring knob-twiddlers. Of course, it probably didn't escape the attention of band or record company that shipping in Francois Kevorkian, DJ Shadow, Kruder & Dorfmeister or Danny Tenaglia also ensures plenty of credibility brownie points. Notwithstanding such marketing sleights-of-hand, the highlights here are in the small print: Ulrich Schnauss applying finely-tuned polish to Little 15, Colder's take on Halo, Renegade Soundwave's clanging dub treatment of I Feel You and Jon Marsh's toasty handiwork on World In My Eyes.
[NB - Colder remixed Clean while Goldfrapp remixed Halo - D. A.]
[Ticket Magazine (The Irish Times), 15th October 2004, Words: Jim Carroll.]
DEPECHE MODE Remixes 81>04 (Mute) ***
A significant reason to be cheerful is that there is no sign of Paul Oakenfold anywhere on the three CDs marking Depeche Mode's remixing history. Success ensures an act can get any remixer on the planet to lovingly tease their boxfresh tracks into dancefloor dynamite, so it's reassuring to see that DM have exercised impeccable taste in hiring knob-twiddlers. Of course, it probably didn't escape the attention of band or record company that shipping in Francois Kevorkian, DJ Shadow, Kruder & Dorfmeister or Danny Tenaglia also ensures plenty of credibility brownie points. Notwithstanding such marketing sleights-of-hand, the highlights here are in the small print: Ulrich Schnauss applying finely-tuned polish to Little 15, Colder's take on Halo, Renegade Soundwave's clanging dub treatment of I Feel You and Jon Marsh's toasty handiwork on World In My Eyes.
[NB - Colder remixed Clean while Goldfrapp remixed Halo - D. A.]