[.ca] Dancefloor Oddities

Chronique amazon.fr:
Deee-Lite n'aura enchanté les pistes de danse et les soirées privées que de trop brèves années, infusant dans leur hymnes festifs une fascination touchante pour les oripeaux sonores et visuels hérités du psychédélisme, une solide connaissance et pratique du funk le plus classique, ainsi que des tentations avant-gardistes et technologiques qui leur ont permis de séduire à la fois le grand public, les clubbers effrénés et les spécialistes de la musique électronique. Sampladelic Relics & Dance Floor, comme l'indique son titre alambiqué, est un condensé de morceaux rares et de remix aventureux, tous travaux sur la matière brute du trio new-yorkais (mais pas moins nippon ni russe, quand même) destinés à délivrer aux pistes de danse de quoi satisfaire la soif inextinguible de ses locataires pour les tubes aptes à leur faire perdre quelques litres de sueur. --Jean-Éric Perrin

Not the best mixes...but it's Deee-Lite!:
Since there are 19 tracks, I'm just gonna go down the list and give a little opinion about each to save time: Frenchapella - an edit of Lady Kier's french accent speech in "What Is Love" very cool and flows right into... How Do You Say...Love - which is a fierce club mix of "What Is Love" but with a totally different feel and beat. It never brings you down. Music Selector Is The Soul Reflector - A fabulous remix that could possibly even be better than the album version...possibly. D.M.T. - A fun mix not unlike the original version, but it is a little different. It's fun, though, and that's what Deee-Lite is all about. Mind Melt - original version. And yes, you too can "Move, groove...you can mind melt!" Call Me - my least favorite track on here. It's incredibly monotonous and boring, and although six-and-a-half minutes isn't really a long time for a remix, this one just seems to never end. Ozone Layer - a funky whacked out remix. Much better than the album version, imo, and there's a fun jungle beat halfway through. Goodbeatapella - Very cool acapella of a verse of "Good Beat" Good Beat - Not a very original mix, kind of - "blah" Say Ahh... - a very trippy and fun mix, this one was definitely intended for the minds of ravers, it's mind-blowing (in a good way) I Won't Give Up - a very cool remix of a cool song. Doesn't surpass the original, but gives it a fun new flavor. Won't You Listen...- The intro to the song "E.S.P" - faboo! Groove Is In The Heart - a nice interpetation of the original, breathes *some* new life into an old song. Heart Be Still - another exciting remix, one of the stand-out tracks on the CD. Lovapella - Kier singing loudly, "Open your heart!" and going into the chorus of... Power of Love - A cool mix, the music in it is very dancey and cool, but there aren't enough vocals. Runaway - an ok mix. It's alright once in awhile, but still not the original (the video for that was fierce!) Bittersweet Loving - One of the best tracks on the CD. It's so much better than the album version, a lot more house-dancey than the original. "Loving...no bittersweet!" Kier proclaims in the intro, it's great! Pussycat Meow - Aw! The original is still one of my favorite Deee-Lite songs, and this mix is fierce! It's heavy beats with someone scatting in the background with Lady Kier purring and meowing and saying "La-la-la-la" and "Oh-oh-oh." It's a fun and exciting ender to this Deee-collection. So if you're into house beats, Deee-Lite, or Pussycat Meow, don't miss out!

MAKES YOU MOVE YOUR FEET!:
I HAVE READ THE OTHER 'SO-CALLED' REVIEWS. THEY HAVE NO IDEA ABOUT GREAT MUSIC. THIS IS SOME OF DEEE-LITES BEST STUFF! I HAVE BEEN LISTING TO DEE-LITE FOR 10 YEARS NOW, AND KNOW WHAT THE HECK IM TALKIN ABOUT. I AM UNABLE TO SIT STILL WHILE THIS C.D. IS ON! AND THATS WHEN YOU KNOW IF ITS GREAT OR NOT! RIGHT?! I HAVE SEVERAL COPIES OF IT. ONE AT HOME, AT WORK AND ONE FOR MY CAR. IT'S BEST AFTER A FULL NIGHT OF RAVING! DONT PAY ANY ATTENTION TO WHAT THE OTHERS SAY.......THEY JUST DONT KNOW!

Deee-sapointing:
From the biggest fan of the greatest dance music/style group around, this album offered nothing new. The remixes did not offer any new insight into any of the old tunes. The best remix on the album, Groove is in the Heart, was actually lifted off the Groove single from the early nineties. If you are expecting fresh tunes or creative mixing, you will probably be annoyed. Which is a shame, because this group has a lot of creative energy and talent.

Chill-Out with some great Beats!:
If you think of Deee-Lite as funky with a twist of somethin' eighties- THINK AGAIN!!! This album is INCREDIBLE! Everyone I play it for wants to know who it is and how to get it. It's mostly DRUM & BASS remixes of good melodies with GREAT BEATS and excellent vocal samples from the orginals. If you like ANY techno and don't know what to buy or where to start- here's the place! I have listened to this CD so much I have had to replace it twice. Take me up on it- and if you don't like it you can replace my scratched copy! LOL.

BEST DEEE-LITE CD:
...This is-by far-one of the best dance CDs ever! I wish there were more CDs that had this many great songs...I have World Clique too and it is also good, but not as many good songs. Highly recommended!

• Frenchapella
• How Do You Say...Love
• Music Selector Is the Soul Reflector
• DMT
• Mind Melt
• Call Me
• I Had a Dream I Was Falling Through a Hole in the Ozone Layer
• Goodbeatapella
• Good Beat
• Say Ahh...
• I Won't Give Up
• Won't You Listen to What the DJ's Spinning!
• Groove Is in the Heart
• Heart Be Still
• Lovapella
• Power of Love
• Runaway
• Bittersweet Loving
• Pussycat Meow