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A scant two months after her brilliant collaborative project Yes, I'm a Witch, comes Open Your Box. Yoko Ono is one hip septuagenarian. This collection of remixes takes Ono's vocal tracks from her (in)famous recorded catalog right to the dancefloor. The result is as close to spectacular as it gets. Some of the contributors here include Basement Jaxx, the Pet Shop Boys, DJ Dan, Felix da Housecat, Orange Factory, and Superchumbo, just to name-drop a few. That said, there are no less than three remixes of "Walking on Thin Ice," by Felix, Danny Tenaglia, and the Pet Shop Boys. It's the first one that evokes the true nature of the tune as a grief-stricken paean to the assassinated John Lennon. Ono's voice barely sails above the synth bass and double-time chunka chunka guitar samples. Washes of taut keyboards and percussion loops are layered in, offering a sense of tension and dislocation. Orange Factory's version of the title cut takes its moment of sexual innuendo ("...open your pants....open your legs...open your thighs...") and spreads it out into a furious acid house track pushing the beat envelope even as it strips away nearly everything but percussion in the verse. It's oppressive, suffocating and an anthem. Not all of these remixes work, though. Tenaglia's straight four-on-the-floor "Walking on Thin Ice" is boring, as is the reggae drenched "Everyman Everywoman" by Basement Jaxx. Mostly of this is entertaining at least, worth more than a listen, and a few of these cuts really expand Ono's conceptual art persona as a recording artist into new terrains.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
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Neil Jason, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Newmark, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Lennon, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - George Marino, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Griffin, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Levin, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Allan Schwartzberg, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Yoko Ono, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - George Small, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Rick Essig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bimbo Jones, Remixer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Wayne Pedziwiatz, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2007 Yoko Ono under exclusive license to Astralwerks ℗ 2007 Yoko Ono
Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Marino, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Yoko Ono, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Rick Essig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bimbo Jones, Remixer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2007 Yoko Ono under exclusive license to Astralwerks ℗ 2007 Yoko Ono
Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Marino, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Yoko Ono, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Rick Essig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bimbo Jones, Remixer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2007 Yoko Ono under exclusive license to Astralwerks ℗ 2007 Yoko Ono
Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Marino, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Rauhofer, Remixer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Yoko Ono, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Rick Essig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2007 Yoko Ono under exclusive license to Astralwerks ℗ 2007 Yoko Ono
Richard Morel, Remixer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Marino, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Yoko Ono, Composer, MainArtist - Rick Essig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2007 Yoko Ono under exclusive license to Astralwerks ℗ 2007 Yoko Ono
Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Marino, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Yoko Ono, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Pet Shop Boys, Remixer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Rick Essig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2007 Yoko Ono under exclusive license to Astralwerks ℗ 2007 Astralwerks
Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Marino, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Yoko Ono, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Pet Shop Boys, Remixer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Rick Essig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2007 Yoko Ono under exclusive license to Astralwerks ℗ 2007 Yoko Ono
Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Marino, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Yoko Ono, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Rick Essig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Orange Factory, Remixer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2007 Yoko Ono under exclusive license to Astralwerks ℗ 2007 Yoko Ono
Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Marino, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Yoko Ono, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Rick Essig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Creamer , Remixer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Stephan K, Remixer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2007 Yoko Ono under exclusive license to Astralwerks ℗ 2007 Yoko Ono
Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Marino, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Yoko Ono, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Rick Essig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Murk, Remixer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2007 Yoko Ono under exclusive license to Astralwerks ℗ 2007 Yoko Ono
Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Marino, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Yoko Ono, Composer, MainArtist - Rick Essig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Superchumbo, Remixer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2007 Yoko Ono under exclusive license to Astralwerks ℗ 2007 Yoko Ono
Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Marino, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Yoko Ono, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Rick Essig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Orange Factory, Remixer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2007 Yoko Ono under exclusive license to Astralwerks ℗ 2007 Yoko Ono
Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Marino, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Danny Tenaglia, Remixer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Yoko Ono, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Rick Essig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2007 Yoko Ono under exclusive license to Astralwerks ℗ 2007 Yoko Ono
Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Lennon, ComposerLyricist - George Marino, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - DJ DAN, Remixer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Yoko Ono, MainArtist - Rick Essig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2007 Yoko Ono under exclusive license to Astralwerks ℗ 2007 Yoko Ono
Album review
A scant two months after her brilliant collaborative project Yes, I'm a Witch, comes Open Your Box. Yoko Ono is one hip septuagenarian. This collection of remixes takes Ono's vocal tracks from her (in)famous recorded catalog right to the dancefloor. The result is as close to spectacular as it gets. Some of the contributors here include Basement Jaxx, the Pet Shop Boys, DJ Dan, Felix da Housecat, Orange Factory, and Superchumbo, just to name-drop a few. That said, there are no less than three remixes of "Walking on Thin Ice," by Felix, Danny Tenaglia, and the Pet Shop Boys. It's the first one that evokes the true nature of the tune as a grief-stricken paean to the assassinated John Lennon. Ono's voice barely sails above the synth bass and double-time chunka chunka guitar samples. Washes of taut keyboards and percussion loops are layered in, offering a sense of tension and dislocation. Orange Factory's version of the title cut takes its moment of sexual innuendo ("...open your pants....open your legs...open your thighs...") and spreads it out into a furious acid house track pushing the beat envelope even as it strips away nearly everything but percussion in the verse. It's oppressive, suffocating and an anthem. Not all of these remixes work, though. Tenaglia's straight four-on-the-floor "Walking on Thin Ice" is boring, as is the reggae drenched "Everyman Everywoman" by Basement Jaxx. Mostly of this is entertaining at least, worth more than a listen, and a few of these cuts really expand Ono's conceptual art persona as a recording artist into new terrains.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 01:12:45
- Main artists: Yoko Ono
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Astralwerks
- Genre: Electronic Dance
© 2007 Yoko Ono This Compilation ℗ 2007 Yoko Ono
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