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The beauty, and downfall, of the remix is that it completely transforms the original piece. A good remix adds to what's there, bringing out different colors and textures while retaining the flavor. A bad remix, of which there are far more, serves, it seems, only to gratify the ego of the remixer. And the bad far outweighs the good on Electronico. Portugal's Madredeus has a wonderful acoustic niche, with aching melodies, glorious playing, and the exquisite voice of Teresa Salgueiro. What they don't have is a drummer of percussionist -- so why do so many of the remixers here insist on thumping beats, which ruin the fragility of the sound and make it, well, boring. That's why, for example, "A Andorinha do Primavera," worked over by Dusted (including Faithless members) stands out -- no beats, allowing the ambient beauty to shine. At the opposite end of the spectrum, Alpha's take on "Vem (Alem de Toda a Solidao)" as a piece of moody trip-hop (Madredeus as Portishead) removes all the band's personality. All too often, it's only snippets of Salgueiro's voice that survive. In other words, the band isn't being remixed, but eliminated. "Forget the beauty, let's hit the lowest common denominator" seems to have been the ethos for much of this album. A shame.
© Chris Nickson /TiVo
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Pedro Ayres Magalhaes, Composer, Producer - James Bright, Remixer - STEVE MILLER, Producer, Engineer, Remixer - Tim Young, Masterer - Madredeus, Featured Vocalist, MainArtist - Martin Donaldson, Programmer
© 2002 Warner Music Portugal, Lda ℗ 2002 Warner Music Portugal, Lda
Rodrigo Leão, Music - Pedro Ayres Magalhaes, Composer, Producer - Gabriel Gomes, Music - Tim Young, Masterer - Alpha, Remixer - Madredeus, Featured Vocalist, MainArtist
© 2002 Warner Music Portugal, Lda ℗ 2002 Warner Music Portugal, Lda
Pedro Ayres Magalhaes, Director - Carlos Maria Trindade, Writer - Tim Young, Masterer - Madredeus, Featured Vocalist, MainArtist - Rob Da Bank, Producer, Engineer, Remixer - Eliot J., Producer, Engineer, Remixer
© 2002 Warner Music Portugal, Lda ℗ 2002 Warner Music Portugal, Lda
Pedro Ayres Magalhaes, Composer - Tim Young, Masterer - Madredeus, Featured Vocalist, MainArtist - Dirk Swartenbroekx, Producer, Produced by
© 2002 Warner Music Portugal, Lda ℗ 2002 Warner Music Portugal, Lda
Pedro Ayres Magalhaes, Composer, Producer - Tim Young, Masterer - Madredeus, Featured Vocalist, MainArtist - Banzai Republic, Production, Remixer
© 2002 Warner Music Portugal, Lda ℗ 2002 Warner Music Portugal, Lda
Pedro Ayres Magalhaes, Composer - Ralph Myerz and the Jack Herren Band, Remixer, Instruments - Tim Young, Masterer - Madredeus, Featured Vocalist, MainArtist - Ralph Myerz, Producer, Engineer - J. A. Wiken, Producer, Engineer
© 2002 Warner Music Portugal, Lda ℗ 2002 Warner Music Portugal, Lda
Pedro Ayres Magalhaes, Composer, Producer - STEVE MILLER, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Remixer - Tim Young, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - Joe Roberts, Programmer - Madredeus, MainArtist
© 2002 Warner Music Portugal, Lda ℗ 2002 Warner Music Portugal, Lda
Pedro Ayres Magalhaes, Producer, Writer - Carlos Maria Trindade, Music - Dusted, Production, Remixer - Tim Young, Masterer - Grippa, Engineer & Mixer - Madredeus, Featured Vocalist, MainArtist
© 2002 Warner Music Portugal, Lda ℗ 2002 Warner Music Portugal, Lda
Pedro Ayres Magalhaes, Composer, Producer - Tim Young, Masterer - Madredeus, Arranger, Featured Vocalist, MainArtist - Télépopmusik, Remixer
© 2002 Warner Music Portugal, Lda ℗ 2002 Warner Music Portugal, Lda
Pedro Ayres Magalhaes, Producer, Writer - Tim Young, Masterer - Al Johnson, Producer - Madredeus, Featured Vocalist, MainArtist
© 2002 Warner Music Portugal, Lda ℗ 2002 Warner Music Portugal, Lda
Pedro Ayres Magalhaes, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Director - Tim Young, Masterer - Madredeus, Featured Vocalist, MainArtist - David Bridie, Remixer - Christian Scallan, Remixer
© 2002 Warner Music Portugal, Lda ℗ 2002 Warner Music Portugal, Lda
David Donaldson, Engineer, Keyboards, Programmer - Pedro Ayres Magalhaes, Composer - Tim Young, Masterer - Craig Armstrong, Producer, Arranger, Keyboards, Programmer, Remixer - Madredeus, Featured Vocalist, MainArtist - Pdub, Mixer
© 2002 Warner Music Portugal, Lda ℗ 2002 Warner Music Portugal, Lda
Rodrigo Leão, Writer, Music - Pedro Ayres Magalhaes, Producer, Director, Writer, Music - Traditional, Lyricist - Tim Young, Masterer - Madredeus, Featured Vocalist, MainArtist - Manitoba, Production, Remixer
© 2002 Warner Music Portugal, Lda ℗ 2002 Warner Music Portugal, Lda
Album review
The beauty, and downfall, of the remix is that it completely transforms the original piece. A good remix adds to what's there, bringing out different colors and textures while retaining the flavor. A bad remix, of which there are far more, serves, it seems, only to gratify the ego of the remixer. And the bad far outweighs the good on Electronico. Portugal's Madredeus has a wonderful acoustic niche, with aching melodies, glorious playing, and the exquisite voice of Teresa Salgueiro. What they don't have is a drummer of percussionist -- so why do so many of the remixers here insist on thumping beats, which ruin the fragility of the sound and make it, well, boring. That's why, for example, "A Andorinha do Primavera," worked over by Dusted (including Faithless members) stands out -- no beats, allowing the ambient beauty to shine. At the opposite end of the spectrum, Alpha's take on "Vem (Alem de Toda a Solidao)" as a piece of moody trip-hop (Madredeus as Portishead) removes all the band's personality. All too often, it's only snippets of Salgueiro's voice that survive. In other words, the band isn't being remixed, but eliminated. "Forget the beauty, let's hit the lowest common denominator" seems to have been the ethos for much of this album. A shame.
© Chris Nickson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 01:15:34
- Main artists: Madredeus
- Composer: Pedro Ayres Magalhaes
- Label: Parlophone Portugal
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2002 Warner Music Portugal, Lda ℗ 2002 Warner Music Portugal, Lda
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