Cinemix: Various remixed versions of classic French film themes and songs: Film Music on the Web CD Reviews August 2003

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August 2003 Film Music CD Reviews

Film Music Editor: Gary S. Dalkin
Managing Editor: Ian Lace
Music Webmaster Len Mullenger

Cinemix
Various remixed versions of classic French film themes and songs from Pierrot le Fou, Sans mobile apparent, L'homme orchestre, Dernier Domicile Connu, La Mer est Grande, Trafic, Compartiment tueurs, La Horse, Fantômas, Le Cercle Rouge
Universal France Jazz 067-020-2
Running time: 74.24
Crotchet

cinemix

01. Ferdinand - Sporto Kantes
02. Sans mobile apparent (The Bright Star remix) - Readymade FC
03. L'homme orchestre - Troublemakers
04. Les poupons (Golden Keyboards remix) - Rubin Steiner
05. Dernier domicile connu la mer...(Jean Luc Guitar remix) - Gonzales & Taylor Savvy
06. Piti piti pas - Luke Vibert
07. Trafic (Tout de suite remix) - Mocky
08. Compartiment tueurs - DJ Patife
09. Trafic (Tu entends ce que je pense?) - Zzouf
10. La horse - Sofa Surfers
11. La horse (Howie B remix) - Howie B
12. Fantomas (Darkfarmer Chopped it remix) - Swayzak
13. La mer est grande - Carl Craig
14. Le cercle rouge (Circle Rouge remix) - Christian Morgenstern feat. Gesa
15. Dernier domicile connu - Twitch
16. Dernier domicile connu - Nicolas Repac
17. Sans mobile apparrent (No GSM remix) - Benjamin Diamond vs Octet
18. Dernier domicile connu - Alif Tree

Let's not waste time on rubbish. I do not accept, artistically or philosophically, the legitimacy of "sampling" other people's work, nor that or "remixing". If as Tony Banks of Genesis once said (see how uncool I am, I used to read interviews with members of Genesis), "sampling is theft", remixing is vandalism.

This French album is spun off from a series launched in 2000 to reissue classic French film scores. According to the liner notes, after re-recording (rather than reissuing) Michel Magne's score for Fantômas the instigators realised the "theme is obviously going to tempt remixers… what if we anticipated their move by introducing a remix from the outset, as a bonus when we release the album?" Adding, "…that gave us the desire to go further in exploring this terrain: why not broaden the experience and do a whole album?"

Well how about because electronic remixes are an anti-musical abomination? An insult to the original works and one more example of the degeneration of popular culture?

Anyway, here you have it, and you're welcome to it. The worst album by a very long way to cross my desk at Musicweb. Not only is the idea that the music needs modernising to appeal to contemporary listeners offensive, but the whole is executed with no taste or coherence, tracks from a wide range of films simply being electronically scribbled upon by various "DJs" and "remixers". Much of the result is a pounding cacophony of digital beats and hideous electronic sounds which I found virtually impossible to listen to, while the more relaxed tracks are just pointless and irritating.

A truly appalling release, which is all the worse for coming from people who claim to love film music. With friends like these…

Gary Dalkin
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*Cinemix* Various remixed versions of classic French film themes and songs from Pierrot le Fou, Sans mobile apparent, L'homme orchestre, Dernier Domicile Connu, La Mer est Grande, Trafic, Compartiment tueurs, La Horse, Fantômas, Le Cercle Rouge Universal France Jazz 067-020-2 Running time: 74.24 Crotchet 01. Ferdinand - Sporto Kantes 02. Sans mobile apparent (The Bright Star remix) - Readymade FC 03. L'homme orchestre - Troublemakers 04. Les poupons (Golden Keyboards remix) - Rubin Steiner 05. Dernier domicile connu la mer...(Jean Luc Guitar remix) - Gonzales & Taylor Savvy 06. Piti piti pas - Luke Vibert 07. Trafic (Tout de suite remix) - Mocky 08. Compartiment tueurs - DJ Patife 09. Trafic (Tu entends ce que je pense?) - Zzouf 10. La horse - Sofa Surfers 11. La horse (Howie B remix) - Howie B 12. Fantomas (Darkfarmer Chopped it remix) - Swayzak 13. La mer est grande - Carl Craig 14. Le cercle rouge (Circle Rouge remix) - Christian Morgenstern feat. Gesa 15. Dernier domicile connu - Twitch 16. Dernier domicile connu - Nicolas Repac 17. Sans mobile apparrent (No GSM remix) - Benjamin Diamond vs Octet 18. Dernier domicile connu - Alif Tree Let's not waste time on rubbish. I do not accept, artistically or philosophically, the legitimacy of "sampling" other people's work, nor that or "remixing". If as Tony Banks of Genesis once said (see how uncool I am, I used to read interviews with members of Genesis), "sampling is theft", remixing is vandalism. This French album is spun off from a series launched in 2000 to reissue classic French film scores. According to the liner notes, after re-recording (rather than reissuing) Michel Magne's score for Fantômas the instigators realised the "theme is obviously going to tempt remixers… what if we anticipated their move by introducing a remix from the outset, as a bonus when we release the album?" Adding, "…that gave us the desire to go further in exploring this terrain: why not broaden the experience and do a whole album?" Well how about because electronic remixes are an anti-musical abomination? An insult to the original works and one more example of the degeneration of popular culture? Anyway, here you have it, and you're welcome to it. The worst album by a very long way to cross my desk at Musicweb. Not only is the idea that the music needs modernising to appeal to contemporary listeners offensive, but the whole is executed with no taste or coherence, tracks from a wide range of films simply being electronically scribbled upon by various "DJs" and "remixers". Much of the result is a pounding cacophony of digital beats and hideous electronic sounds which I found virtually impossible to listen to, while the more relaxed tracks are just pointless and irritating. A truly appalling release, which is all the worse for coming from people who claim to love film music. With friends like these… *Gary Dalkin* No stars 0
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