Phil Ranelin - Remixes (2002)

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Title: Remixes
Year Of Release: 2002
Label: Hefty Records [HEFTY 037 CD]
Genre: Jazz, Future Jazz
Quality: FLAC (tracks + .cue,log,scans) | MP3/320 kbps
Total Time: 53:06
Total Size: 292 MB(+3%) | 125 MB(+3%)
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Tracklist

01. Prefuse 73 - Wife (Pieces of Detroit Mix) (3:29)
02. Kirk Degiorgio - For the Children (Offworld Mix) (6:23)
03. Jan Jelinek - Sounds from the Village (5:21)
04. Slicker - For the Children (7:08)
05. Morgan Geist - Sounds from the Village (Rollerskate Mix) (6:33)
06. El P - Time Is Running Out (5:04)
07. Micha Acher - Vibes from the Tribe (4:58)
08. Telefon Tel Aviv - Time Is Running Out (3:50)
09. Beneath Autumn Sky - Black Destiny (4:51)
10. Nobody - Vibes from the Tribe (5:29)
Phil Ranelin - Remixes (2002)

In 2001, Detroit jazz aficionados were given the gift of the decade with the reissue of Phil Ranelin's 1974 and 1976 records The Time Is Now and Vibes From the Tribe. But Hefty records, the label responsible for the reissues, didn't stop there. Remixes collects some of the most prominent names in indie electronic music and gives them the original tapes from both of Ranelin's albums to create some of the most inventive jazz/electronic experiments since Bitches Brew. Of immediate note are the very organic, non-electronic mixes by Kirk DeGiorgio and Morgan Geist. That's not to say that the songs remain untouched, but rather they consist of less cut-up, beat-driven pastiches than one might expect on a remix disc. Still, the electronically noodled versions are extremely welcome here. Jan Jelinek lends his clicky trademark to "Sounds From the Village," as does Slicker (aka John Hughes III) on "For the Children." The Notwist's Micha Acher creates a stunning new mix for "Vibes From the Tribe," introducing some new percussion sounds into the warm saxophone skronk. And Company Flow's El-P contributes a rather moody take on "Time Is Running Out," tempering the softer sounds on the record quite nicely. He also eschews any MC-ing on the track. Overall, the Phil Ranelin Remixes project is a wonderful interpretation of some already-wonderful music.~Ken Taylor