Dfa Remixes: Chapter 2 (Rmxs)

The DFA | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 3, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Astralwerks
• ASIN: B000GG4T6E
• Also Available in: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #243,698 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Far From Home/Tiga

2. Shake Your Coconuts/Junior Senior

3. Colours/Hot Chip

4. She Wants To Move/N.E.R.D

5. The Hand That Feeds/Nine Inch Nails

6. Slide In/Goldfrapp

7. Destination Overdrive/Chromeo

8. In A State/UNKLE

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Even better than the first, October 12, 2006

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splitendsjustifythemeans (virginia beach) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dfa Remixes: Chapter 2 (Rmxs) (Audio CD)

I was happy to see that the DFA released these on a compilation. I don't think they've released a bad mix yet. It starts off with Far From Home, which for some reason, reminds me of flying off into space for 10 minutes. The mix of Shake Your Coconuts manages to make shrieking feedback fit in with Junior Senior. The mix of Colours is probably the least "DFA-like", and isn't at all danceable, but highly listenable. She Wants to Move is an excellent take on this, complete with Nintendo-like sounds. The deep disco groove on The Hand That Feeds is a big surprise, as you wouldn't think Nine Inch Nails could be made this grooved-out (although Reznor's vocals sounds really hoarse when the production's taken away). The mix of Slide In is fantastic, with a great bass-and-horns line, and excellent use of Alison Goldfrapp's vocals. The mix of Destination Overdrive is about 5 minutes of danceable noise, and while not bad, isn't particularly memorable. Last is the mix of In A State, which starts off melancholy, and works it's way into a darker track, and serves as a great way to end the album. If you like the DFA, you were probably going to get it anyway, but this makes a great pickup for anyone.

2 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Unimaginative, repetetive and anoying..., January 15, 2007

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VOVA "just a fan" (Iceland) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Dfa Remixes: Chapter 2 (Rmxs) (Audio CD)

I tried really hard to like this CD, listened over and over wishing it will grow on me... Nidless to say it never did. The reason is simple: it's just imposible to like this CD. Almost all remixes sound alike; some songs don't need to be remixed (sound better original:#5 and6), some songs shouldn't be remixed (songs are borring or plain out bad: #2 and 4). My bigest problem with DFA remixes on this particular item is: most of the rems are toooooooooo long. The most horrifying experience was #4 She wants to move. Besides being an average song, remix is unimaginative, repetetive and downright anoying. It seems like they just remixed it on home made software and looped it for five-six repits. At some point I was close to just trowing this CD away. Even relatively better choise of songs for stronger finish of this disastros "chapter two" doesnt save it.