Customer Reviews

Different Tastes of Honey

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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.

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.

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.

This album consists of different mixes of the Tosca track "Honey". While the song is amazing, and some of the mixes especially the Markus Kient Dub (Track 2) the low fi Supatone Dub (Track 7), and the surreal feel to Azoia dub (Track 12) -its' dreamy - i'd only recommend it if it Honey was your favourite song in the world and you really really loved it. After the 14th mix of the song it gets all a bit much however its incredible how the song is reinvented, 'cause each mix sounds distinctively different from the next.

The personification and enjoyment of the many different splendors of Honey...yes HONEYS. The taste of them...all thirteen. Tosca tours the full spectrum of the femme fatale odyssey; touching upon every female form from the wild child to the Pre-Madonna, and even enlightening daddy's little girl. Each one of these ladies is dubbed out to perfection, in order to give that certain unforgettable edge...that edge which cuts like a knife turning color blue to blood red. The women all move in different forms with contrasting interest & views on life. Some like rock, techno, & reggae, while others prefer deep house, bossa nova to trip-hip for their honey appetite. But their sweet aroma & attitude all spells the same...a cut throat sex appeal and high life style that only can be translated through dub.
The first femme fatale (Honey-Markus Kienzl dub) has to be carefully watched, she is wild, for reasons unknown; a pure hell raiser. Yet her power & presence exudes control, control over all she surveys. And with her trip-hop rock style she balances parallel worlds (good and evil) on her finger tips and on the very tip of her tongue. This girl is the first to cross Tosca's enchanted yellow brick road path.
Girl seven...lives in heaven (Supatone 1 dub). She soars in the skies with a graceful motion of being forever high in a day, drifting upon herbal clouds. Her cool mellow tempo desires Tosca's full attention to her very detailed figure; curves upon her so shape, one might slide off the cuff when dealing with her. And Tosca being so enamored by this `gwane girl' that he visits her again on track 14 (Supatone 2 dub)...or maybe it's her twin sister that he visits. Yet whatever the case, she is worthy of a second notice.
From the classical intro to the curtain close of track 15, Tosca's choice of Honeys is breath taking...a true connoisseur of heavenly and hellish delights. Tosca has good taste, one after my own heart...and we must share notes someday.
But as for now this Honey dipped album is the `piece resistance' of God's greatest gift to earth...Honey. Enjoy.
P.S. If you desire a full description of each Honey 2 thru 14 drop a note.

This CD is a surprise, a good surprise. I thought that maybe one or two tracks would be notable but every track is catchy. This is worth a listen; it is not repetative at all.