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This generous remix album delivers five versions of "The Western Land" and two of the title tracks from Material's Seven Souls album, which was originally released on the Virgin label in 1989 and was reissued by Triloka in 1997. (Tracks one and seven are duplicated on the full album.) All of the remixes are radical departures from the album tracks on which they're based, and you might never guess that all the "Western Land" mixes are based on the same original version if it wasn't for the wisps of William Burroughs' laconic spoken-word vocals fluttering in and out of all of them. There are lots of big names here, including Talvin Singh (who weighs in with an attractively funky, if unexciting, selection), DJ Olive and DJ Soul Slinger (who gets more radical with the source material, messes around more with Burroughs' voice and creates extremely intricate rhythms, to compelling effect). Spring Heel Jack take a sort of ambient approach, with frankly boring results. But Bill Laswell's ten-minute excursion on "Seven Souls" is a revelation. Recommended with minor reservations.
© Rick Anderson /TiVo
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Bill Laswell, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Material, MainArtist - Alicia Renee, Producer - William S. Burroughs, FeaturedArtist
℗ 1998 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Tristin Norwell, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - TALVIN SINGH, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Material, MainArtist - William S. Burroughs, FeaturedArtist
℗ 1998 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Chris Flam, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dj Soul Slinger, ComposerLyricist - Material, MainArtist - William S. Burroughs, FeaturedArtist - Carlos Soul Slinger, Producer
℗ 1998 The Island Def Jam Music Group
John Coxon, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Ashley Wales, Producer - Spring Heel Jack, ComposerLyricist - Material, MainArtist - William S. Burroughs, FeaturedArtist
℗ 1998 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Material, MainArtist - William S. Burroughs, FeaturedArtist - DJ Olive, Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - The Audio Janitor, Producer
℗ 1998 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Bill Laswell, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Material, MainArtist - Alicia Renee, Producer - William S. Burroughs, FeaturedArtist
℗ 1998 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Jah Wobble, Producer - Bill Laswell, Producer - TALVIN SINGH, ComposerLyricist - Robert Musso, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Material, MainArtist - William S. Burroughs, FeaturedArtist
℗ 1998 The Island Def Jam Music Group
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This generous remix album delivers five versions of "The Western Land" and two of the title tracks from Material's Seven Souls album, which was originally released on the Virgin label in 1989 and was reissued by Triloka in 1997. (Tracks one and seven are duplicated on the full album.) All of the remixes are radical departures from the album tracks on which they're based, and you might never guess that all the "Western Land" mixes are based on the same original version if it wasn't for the wisps of William Burroughs' laconic spoken-word vocals fluttering in and out of all of them. There are lots of big names here, including Talvin Singh (who weighs in with an attractively funky, if unexciting, selection), DJ Olive and DJ Soul Slinger (who gets more radical with the source material, messes around more with Burroughs' voice and creates extremely intricate rhythms, to compelling effect). Spring Heel Jack take a sort of ambient approach, with frankly boring results. But Bill Laswell's ten-minute excursion on "Seven Souls" is a revelation. Recommended with minor reservations.
© Rick Anderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 7 track(s)
- Total length: 00:49:34
- Main artists: Material
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Mercury Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1997 The Island Def Jam Music Group ℗ 1997 The Island Def Jam Music Group
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