Customer Reviews

Dimension Mix (Dig)

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

My boat's just hit the tip of the iceberg as I delve into the fantasy sounds of Bruce Haack's music. Electric Lucifer Books 1 and 2 are the only Bruce Haack discs in my collection, besides this fantastic tribute CD.

On first listen, I'd have to say that this CD would be the perfect thing to pop in at the end of the night for you & your friends to mellow out. Full of heady psychedelia, hypnotizing electro beats, and swirling synths--each artist on this CD contributes their own unique brand of Haack's trippy kids music. Think Sesame Street on acid in a flying saucer whizzing around in a video game.

The Beach Boy's "Love You" album comes to mind as I listened to this tribute disc-- the topic of the songs are simple, sweet, innocent, and creative; set against a backdrop of rockin' synthesizer music, but "Dimension Mix" has a bit of a techno-loungey edge (think Dimitri from Paris and Ursula 1000)

Stand outs on this disc-- "Funky Lil Song" by Beck (this could easily pass for something off of a late '70s Beach Boys album); "Spiders" by Money Mark (late '80s club beats help ease your fear of "Ah-Rock-Nids"); "Liza Jane" by Apples in Stereo (sounds as if they could have written this as their own); "Abracadabra" by From Bubblegum to Sky (think the Swingin' Medallions transport their brand of bubblegum rock 40 years into the future) and "Rain to Earth" by the Stones Throw Singers (collabo of PB Wolf and Gary Wilson among other Stones Throw labelmates making warm, dreamy Casio-flavored melodica).

Dimension Mix offers a diverse mix of artists, peaking my interest in a few I'd never heard of until now. It would have been interesting if Ween, Devo, or a Mike Patton/ hip-hop collaboration could have been included on this tribute-- but that would be asking too much.

***On a side note-- the packaging design of this CD is right on par with the music!! I give props to the design team for capturing the trippy playfulness for this tribute to the "King of Techno". Anyone else see the resemblance of these graphics to those Ed Emberley drawing books that you used to pick up at the library when you were a kid?

The "King of Techno" deserved some recognition, and now we have a movie and this awesome tribute album, to enlighten the world. It's great to see artists like Beck and The Eels giving him credit for pioneering an entire genre of music. Even if you don't know who Bruce Haack is, check it out - this is an all around great album.

This is a fun album! The songs are really eclectic - some of them are cute and upbeat, others are spaced-out and dreamy, but they all create great atmosphere, and they're thoroughly enjoyable. And then proceeds go to a charity to help fight autism, so you can't go wrong. My favorites are "I'm Bruce" by Fantastic Plastic Machine and "Soul Transportation" by DJ Me DJ You.

This is the most creative and musically well done CD I have seen in a long time.This CD is much more than just a recording, The packaging is a work of art with depth and a whimsical quality , perfect for an album to benefit Autism. The various artists featured on the CD bring a group of talented people together to benefit Autism. The simple words in the songs are composed with complex sounds and vibes that can be enjoyed by young and old. All of this combined lends itself to a CD worth owning and enjoying for years.