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Remixes of the Spheres is a somewhat odd beast. It's essentially a compilation of B-sides and other tracks that would have been B-sides had Music of the Spheres generated more singles. The album starts out with five remixes and then shifts to the demo-quality previously unreleased song "Superstar" and an interesting though not essential 2002 remake of the Unfinished Monkey Business track "My Star." The remixes are hit and miss. James Lavelle's UNKLE mix of "F.E.A.R" transforms the song into a dancefloor barnstormer, emphasizing strings, jangly guitars, and a furious tempo. Though it might be perfect for the discotheque, off the dancefloor it doesn't hold a candle to Brown's original. The same can be said for the remaining remixes, though the Nightmares on Wax remix of "The Gravy Train" is worth a listen for its funky, skuzzy vibes. Instrumental versions of these remixes are tacked on at the end of the album, amounting to little more than filler. A live take on "El Mundo Pequeno" adds nothing new to the album version, and an almost unbearably cacophonous DJ Mek mix of the dub tune "Cokane in My Brain" doesn't inject the humor and excitement it intends. Remixes of the Spheres isn't essential listening for Ian Brown fans, and for all intents and purposes, it feels like one of those afterthought albums released to satisfy a record contract.
© Tim DiGravina /TiVo
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Dave McCracken, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Everton Nelson, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - David Daniels, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Green, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paddy Lannigan, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Dermot Crehan, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - mary Scully, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Anthony Pleeth, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Perry Montague-Mason, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Lale, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Wills, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Emlyn Singleton, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Patrick Kiernan, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Frank Schaefer, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Bruce White, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Loveday, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Berrow, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - David Woodcock, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Boguslav Kostecki, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Maciej Rakowski, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Jackie Shave, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Rita Manning, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Chase, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Katie Wilkinson, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Miffy Hirsch, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - James Lavelle, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Ian Brown, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Francis Dunnery, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Hawkes, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Helen Hathorn, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Colquhoun, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Cathy Thomson, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Philip Dukes, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Philippa Ibbotson, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Liebermann, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2001 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Dave McCracken, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Andy Green, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Wills, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roy Kerr, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Ian Brown, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Francis Dunnery, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Colquhoun, ComposerLyricist - Nigel Hoyle, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2001 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Robin Taylor-Firth, Remix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave McCracken, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Damon Iddins, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Bierton, ComposerLyricist - Ian Brown, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Francis Dunnery, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Greg Hatwell, ComposerLyricist - Ease, Remixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Dave McCracken, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Andy Green, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Damon Iddins, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Bierton, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel - John Hicks, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Brown, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Francis Dunnery, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Charlie Waddington, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Euphemia Dunnery, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Dave McCracken, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Everton Nelson, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - David Daniels, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Green, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paddy Lannigan, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Dermot Crehan, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - mary Scully, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Anthony Pleeth, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Perry Montague-Mason, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Lale, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Wills, Guitar, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Emlyn Singleton, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Patrick Kiernan, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Frank Schaefer, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Bruce White, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Loveday, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Berrow, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - David Woodcock, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Boguslav Kostecki, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Maciej Rakowski, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Jackie Shave, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Rita Manning, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Chase, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Katie Wilkinson, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Miffy Hirsch, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Bierton, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Ian Brown, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Francis Dunnery, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Hawkes, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Helen Hathorn, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Cathy Thomson, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Philip Dukes, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Philippa Ibbotson, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Pegg, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Euphemia Dunnery, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2002 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Dave McCracken, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Stephen Fitzmaurice, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ian Brown, Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Noel N. Walters, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2001 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Simon Moore, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Dave McCracken, Producer - Stephen Fitzmaurice, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ian Brown, Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Aziz Ibrahim, Drums, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Tabla, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Noel N. Walters, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2001 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Dave McCracken, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Andy Green, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Damon Iddins, Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Stephen Fitzmaurice, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Wills, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Sayfritz, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ian Brown, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Euphemia Dunnery, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Dan Bierton, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Brown, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Aziz Ibrahim, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lester Bullock, ComposerLyricist - Robert Maxfield, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Inder "Goldfinger" Matharu, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - DJ Mek, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - shawn McMann, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2001 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Robin Taylor-Firth, Remix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave McCracken, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Damon Iddins, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Bierton, ComposerLyricist - Ian Brown, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Francis Dunnery, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Greg Hatwell, ComposerLyricist - Ease, Remixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Dave McCracken, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Andy Green, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Damon Iddins, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Stephen Fitzmaurice, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Wills, Engineer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Ian Brown, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Francis Dunnery, Guitar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2001 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Dave McCracken, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Brown, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Francis Dunnery, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Dave McCracken, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Everton Nelson, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - David Daniels, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Green, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paddy Lannigan, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Dermot Crehan, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - mary Scully, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Anthony Pleeth, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Perry Montague-Mason, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Lale, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Wills, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Emlyn Singleton, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Patrick Kiernan, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Frank Schaefer, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Bruce White, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Loveday, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Berrow, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - David Woodcock, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Boguslav Kostecki, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Maciej Rakowski, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Jackie Shave, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Rita Manning, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Chase, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Katie Wilkinson, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Miffy Hirsch, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - James Lavelle, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Ian Brown, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Francis Dunnery, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Hawkes, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Helen Hathorn, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Colquhoun, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Cathy Thomson, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Philip Dukes, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Philippa Ibbotson, Violin, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2001 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Album review
Remixes of the Spheres is a somewhat odd beast. It's essentially a compilation of B-sides and other tracks that would have been B-sides had Music of the Spheres generated more singles. The album starts out with five remixes and then shifts to the demo-quality previously unreleased song "Superstar" and an interesting though not essential 2002 remake of the Unfinished Monkey Business track "My Star." The remixes are hit and miss. James Lavelle's UNKLE mix of "F.E.A.R" transforms the song into a dancefloor barnstormer, emphasizing strings, jangly guitars, and a furious tempo. Though it might be perfect for the discotheque, off the dancefloor it doesn't hold a candle to Brown's original. The same can be said for the remaining remixes, though the Nightmares on Wax remix of "The Gravy Train" is worth a listen for its funky, skuzzy vibes. Instrumental versions of these remixes are tacked on at the end of the album, amounting to little more than filler. A live take on "El Mundo Pequeno" adds nothing new to the album version, and an almost unbearably cacophonous DJ Mek mix of the dub tune "Cokane in My Brain" doesn't inject the humor and excitement it intends. Remixes of the Spheres isn't essential listening for Ian Brown fans, and for all intents and purposes, it feels like one of those afterthought albums released to satisfy a record contract.
© Tim DiGravina /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 01:01:40
- Main artists: Ian Brown
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Polydor Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2002 Polydor Ltd. (UK) ℗ 2002 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
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