4 Hero: the Remix Album [Import]

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 27, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Label: Raw Canvas
• ASIN: B000222YL4
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #834,703 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. I Am the Black Gold of the Sun [4 Hero Remix]

2. I've Known Rivers [4 Hero Remix]

3. I Seen a Man Die [4 Hero Remix]

4. Inner City Life [4 Hero Remix]

5. Twisted [4 Hero Remix]

6. Having Your Fun [4 Hero Remix]

7. Give in to Me [4 Hero Remix]

8. Indo [4 Hero Remix]

9. Love Theme from Spartacus [4 Hero Remix]

10. Into the Blue [4 Hero Remix]

See all 12 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Hold It Down [Bugz in the Attic Remix]

2. Star Chasers [Masters at Work Remix]

3. The Action [Visioneers Remix]

4. We Who Are Not as Others [Jazzanova Remix]

5. Ways of Thought [Restless Soul Remix]

6. Escape That [New Sector Movements Remix]

7. Universal Love [Metalheadz Remix]

8. 9 by 9 [Marcus Intalex & St Files Remix]

9. Hold It Down [Exemen Remix]

10. Star Chasers [DJ Spinna Remix]

See all 12 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

After the Massive Success of their Recent "Two Pages" and "Creating Patterns" Albums, Four Hero Continue their String of Quality Releases with this Superb 2-disc Compilation of Remix Projects on their Own Raw Canvas Imprint. Disc One Collects Together What the Boys Consider to Be Some of the Best Remixes They have Done for Others, with Names Such as Nuyorican Soul, Ultra Nate, Terry Callier, and Goldie Just Some of the Lucky Recipients. Disc Two Changes Tack and Gathers Some of the Best Mixes Other People have Done of Four Hero Tracks, Including Reworks from the Likes of Masters at Work, Bugz in the Attic, Jazzanova, and Ig Culture. Also Included, for all the Collectors Out There, Are Two Previously Unreleased Tracks, the Restless Soul Remix of "Ways of Thought" and the Bugs in the Attic Remix of "Hold it Down". Already Consider One of the Best in the Business, this Collection Only Goes to Cement their High Standing Further.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars 4 Hero - The Remix Album, February 24, 2011

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scoundrel - See all my reviews

This review is from: 4 Hero: the Remix Album (Audio CD)

A sort of 4 Hero retrospective, THE REMIX ALBUM features remixes of and by 4 Hero, probably one of the more influential electronic groups out there. Pioneers in both drum `n' bass and future jazz, 4 Hero has been prolific in their work. The remixes that they feature on their first disc shows a penchant for jazziness and their interest in the music of peoples of color: we have reworks of the Latin fusion of Nuyorican Soul and Marcos Valle, the proto techno of Japan's YMO, hip-hop from Scarface, and Goldie's drum `n' bass classic "Inner City Life." No surprises here: their thoughtful downtempo take on Ultra Nate's "Twisted" and Terry Callier's "Love Theme from Spartacus" glow with emotion and power. Their version of John Coltrane's "Naima" is absolutely stunning. On the 2nd disc, it's a testament to 4 Hero's songwriting skills that they can be translated into so many different modes, from broken beat (via Bugz in the Attic) to deep house (Masters at Work) or hip-hop (Visioneers). There's a veritable who's-who of future jazz luminaries: Jazzanova, Restless Soul, New Sector Movements and King Britt. If you've been a devoted 4 Hero fan, you probably already own most of these mixes, but why not have them all in one convenient place? It certainly bears repeated listens.

5.0 out of 5 stars A Comprehensive Compilation!, November 1, 2008

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Goldenchild "Goldenchild" (Northeast USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Remix Album (Audio CD)

The Remix Album, Volume 1, is quite exquisite in that it shows 4hero's musical progression from early Jungle/Drum n' Bass to more Nujazz/Brokenbeat forms. The choice cuts of 4hero remixes in addition to the cherry-picked remixes of 4hero tunes really rises to the occasion. I would definitely recommend the album to long-standing 4hero fans, as well as well as to those new to the group.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Selection, February 9, 2008

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Ysavah Armah (Washington DC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Remix Album (Audio CD)

I purchased this for the first song, I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun, and love the first CD, esp the first 3 cuts. (A 2-CD set) The drummer is unbelievable talented. I recommend it.