Different Tastes of Honey [Enhanced]

Tosca | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 19, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced
• Label: K7
• ASIN: B00005YEQ0
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #245,774 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #77 in Music > World Music > Europe > Continental Europe > Austria

Track Listings

1. Honey [Piano Intro]

2. Honey [Markus Kienzl Dub]

3. Honey [Massi Dub]

4. Honey [Funky Lowlives Dub]

5. Honey [Faze Action Dub]

6. Honey [Biggabush Dub]

7. Honey [Supatone1 Dub]

8. Honey [Only Child Dub]

9. Honey [Organic Audio Dub]

10. Honey [Shelter Ave Dub]

11. Honey [Kieser. Velten Dub]

12. Honey [Azoia Dub]

13. Honey [Freedom Satellite Dub]

14. Honey [Supatone 2 Dub]

15. Honey [Piano End]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars From one, many, March 20, 2002

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C. G. "seagrass" (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Different Tastes of Honey (Audio CD)

Once again, Dorfmeister (yes, THAT Dorfmeister) and Huber have released an entire album based upon remixes of one song. This marks the third time that they have done this, and though it may seem bizarre...once again, it works. I won't spoil the music for you, but I will say that the standout track, the Markus Kienzl dub (track 2) is pretty dark, especially for a Tosca remix. It sounds kind of like Massive Attack and Receiver intertwined, actually. Very nice. If you can, catch the video for it. For your convenience (and since Amazon didn't do it), here is the complete list of artists who perform remixes on this album (in order):
Honey-Markus Kienzl dub
Honey-Massi dub
Honey-Funky Lowlives dub
Honey-Faze action dub
Honey-Biggabush dub
Honey-Supatone 1 dub
Honey-Only child dub
Honey-Organic audio dub
Honey-Shelter Ave dub
Honey-Kieser.Velten dub
Honey-Azoia dub
Honey-Freedom Satellite dub
Honey-Supatone 2 dub
All in all, pretty funky stuff...and not one remix sounds like another...so it really flows more like a full album, rather than a compilation. The piano intros/outros which bookend the album are a nice touch as well. Interestingly enough, this also marks the first time that Baby Mammoth has not done a remix for the group...and I'm not sure why. They did the best (and the most) remixes on the "Chocolate Elvis" and "F*** Dub" remix albums. Don't let that sway you, though; this is well worth a purchase. I also recommend the aforementioned remix albums, as well as the Suzuki: In Dub album, and Kruder's Peace Orchestra project. All in all, plenty of good tunes to tide you over until Kruder, Dorfmeister, and Huber actually get around to jointly releasing a full length album.

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars i like the different tastes but leave out the honey, August 6, 2002

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bowery boy (seattle) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Different Tastes of Honey (Audio CD)

I wasn't familiar with tosca's 'suzuki' when I purchased this disc so I thought it was a release of new material. This is a slick disc with a clever concept: 14 different dub versions of the track 'honey' from the amazing disc 'suzuki' interpreted by different remixers and artists.

What I like about this disc is the music. Each track flows seamlessly into the next one yet remains totally distinctive from each other. Every track maintains the deep, sexy and funky grooves tosca is deft at creating. My favorite is the Shelter Ave dub and its stuttering take on the vocals. Other noteworthy dubs are Funky Lowlifes, Biggabush and Supatone. I also like the cover art. It reminds me of those sexy album covers the Ohio Players did back in the 70s. They even have an album called 'Honey' with a honey clad girl on the cover. Perhaps tosca's influence for their cover art.

With that said and done, what I don't like about this disc and the reason why I removed half a star to give this 3 1/2 stars, is every track, with the exception of three or four, uses the same line over and over and over again: "I want my honey ... I want my DA DA DA ..." I played this while a friend was over and after about the ninth track or so he looked at me and said: "Hasn't she been saying this for 30 minutes now?" After about the 60th time you hear this line it's enough to drive you crazy and on repeated listenings it begins to detract from the music. My solution to this is to program the tracks I liked and it helps to alleviate the irritation factor.

Overall this is an excellent disc good for chilling out after a long evening, listening to on headphones or playing as background music at cocktail party. Buy this in addition to tosca's 'suzuki' and peace orchestra's debut (peter kruder's project) and you'll have enough chill out grooves turn any place into a den of cool.

4.0 out of 5 stars Great from the first take, July 11, 2009

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Michael Cook "sikologik" (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Different Tastes of Honey (Audio CD)

Shortly after it came out, I heard Suzuki for the first time as I was having dinner with my family in an Italian restaurant in Boston's storied North End. I was immediately captivated, asked the server what the music was, and all he could produce was the name "Suzuki." Nothing about Tosca. I figured it out and within a week had my own copy. It couldn't have been another week after that before I had Different Tastes of Honey. I didn't know what I was getting into, having not really absorbed Suzuki by then, but I loved DTH from the first try. It may all be different takes on the same song, but each track is distinct in its own right; each track is basically its own song; each track is unique; each track is excellent. This work of art comes with my high recommendation.