The Montreal guy who mixed Nina's Black Is The Colour... did OK. He sent that in as a fan and they added it as the last track and it's the best effort. He's actually a jazz house musician. I think he had an album out. The MAW of See Line Woman on Verve 1 is stunning and was a hit. I think Felix and Nina is just a mismatch, I knew that wouldn't work. Francois or Claussell or Craig... that woulda been sweet. Funnily enough, Massive Attack wanted to work with Nina too on their last album but were apparently too 'scared' to ask.
---------- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: (313) felix disrespecting nina simone was re: Alton Miller >Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2003 4:45 PM > > > > > > I have a strong feeling that Nina Simone wouldn't want any of her songs to > be "remixed" by anyone > she was just that kind of gal;) > > MEK > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > .com To: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > cc: 313@hyperreal.org > > 12/08/03 09:40 PM Subject: (313) felix > disrespecting nina simone was re: Alton Miller > > > > > > > > > On Tue, 09 Dec 2003 13:55:05 +1100, "Cyclone Wehner" > wrote: > >> I don't like it at all, either. > > ***cyclone has seconded, so I'll third the dislike of > felix's "remix" of nina simone. I distinctly remember > the first time I heard it: I was running late for my > radio show and as I was running down the l o n g hall > to the radio station (a hall equipped with speakers so > you can hear what the station is playing) I was hearing > this horrible song and thinking to myself a) who the > heck is on now (the guy before me never plays > electronic music) and b) what is this crap that is > being played? I arrived to find that a) the regular > host was indeed there and b) that the record he had put > on while waiting for me to show up was the felix remix > of nina simone. (The host explained that because I > wasn't there on time and because this record was in the > "new release section" at the station marked as > "electronica" that it would be a good bridge for my > listeners that I was keeping waiting by being late. I > politely asked him in future to play anything other > than electronic music should I be late again!) I > quickly faded the record down and apologized for the > listeners having heard that horrible bastardization of > the late great nina simone. Anyone heard the remix > king britt did of a miles davis track a couple of years > back? Now, *that* was an excellent and respectful > reinterpretation. It was not a bootleg, definitely > label-sanctioned. It was from a compilation if memory > serves, similar in concept to what verve is doing, but > much better. my cdn .02. andrew duke > >> The only mix of Felix's I've liked this year >> (ironically) is his mix of >> Aussie soap star (another one) Holly Valance! That >> State Of Mind was good >> electro disco pop. >> They wanted Carl Craig to do a mix on that second > Verve >> vol, would have >> saved it. >> ---------- >> >From: "Thomas D. Cox, Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >To: <313@hyperreal.org> >> >Subject: Re: (313) Alton Miller >> >Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2003 2:18 PM >> > >> >> > ---------- Original Message >> ---------------------------------- >> > From: Scott Kraemer Ellis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > >> >>Also got Felix Da Housecat's Nina Simone Sinnerman > mix >> >>(Verve). It has the original Simone track on it to >> boot. >> >>I've always loved this song and it makes a great >> house track >> >>IMHO. Is this on Felix's new mix CD or something? > Any >> >>reviews? >> > >> > no, its from the verve remixed 2 comp. i was under >> impressed with >> > most of the mixes, the sinnerman rmx actually went > so >> far as to >> > offend me. >> > >> >>Finally got a chance to listen to the Meg Remixes on >> Joint >> >>that everyone was talking about weeks ago. This > stuff >> is >> >>really dreamy and wonderful and a very nice price >> indeed. >> > >> > yeah, especially theo's mix. that thing just murders >> it. >> > >> > tom >> > >> > >> > ________________________________________________________________ >> > andythepooh.com >> > >> > >> > >> > > > out now: Environmental Politics http://and-oar.org > Take Nothing For Granted http://acidfake.tk > Sprung http://bip-hop.com > http://warprecords.com/mart/music/release.php? > cat=BLEEP12&fc_type=CD > *Canadian electronica album of the year nominee* > More Destructive Than Organized http://staalplaat.com > Highest Common Denominator http://pieheadrecords.com > Physical and Mental Health http://dialrecords.com > 74'02 (split with Hypo) http://tsunami-addiction.com > Waveforms: Halifax Electronic Music Compilation > http://cognitionaudioworks.com > > >
