My Life Remixed

My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 15, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Red Ant
• ASIN: B0006H31DU
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #364,242 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

About the Artist

Founded in 1987 by two Chicago club kids as the soundtrack to an art film they were working on, My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult transmuted into one of rock’s most influential and beloved alternative industrial acts.

Playing up the B-movie theme, Thrill Kill Kult incorporated the use of horror film imagery and bizarre vocal samples within a unique mixture of electro-glam-punk-funk-disco-rock-lounge music. Combined with an over the top stageshow full of glitz, glam, tease and sleaze with a revolving cast of musicians, performance artist, fire-breathers and their own Russ Meyer-esque back-up group of voluptous vixens.

The concept landed them a recording deal with Chicago’s infamous industrial-dance label Wax Trax! Records, which released the first of TKK’s eight albums in 1988. It introduced the world to TKK’s unusual style of blending dance rhythms, distorted vocals and sampled movie dialogue, to create a sound that would become a signature trademark for the band in years to come.

Product Description

Fully sanctioned by the band with all of the original master tapes, My Life Remixed teams all the TKK classics, "Sex On Wheels", "Days of Swine & Roses", "Kooler Than Jesus" and others with some of dance music’s hottest up-and-coming producers, including Astro&Glyde (Bedrock), D:Fuse (Perfecto), Bryan Zentz (Intec), Grayarea (Hope), Freakus, Tommie Sunshine (Felix Da Housecat), and more!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic album if your tastes aren't too narrow, July 19, 2005

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R. Barnes (Philly) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: My Life Remixed (Audio CD)

After seeing the poor rating on this album, I felt compelled to offer my own $.02. This album is sexy, dancable, and eclectic in its musical styles. There are some great sleaze lounge moments on here, some nice house mixes and a number other flavors of remix as well. Those who have dissed this album are most likely those who have a fairly narrow minded vision of what music should be or what TKK music should be. If you like electronic dance music that isn't "pure" industrial and you dig the sexy, sleazy, tongue-in-cheeky satanism of TKK, this is a great album. Enjoy.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars NOT WORTH EIGHTY NINE DOLLARS!, January 23, 2007

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Jo Bonobo (SF Bay Area) - See all my reviews

This review is from: My Life Remixed (Audio CD)

I haven't written many reviews, but when I saw what someone was trying to sell this album for I had to say something. If your reading this, you probably already like TKK and don't need to be told anything about them. This album is just okay. There are some good tracks, but nothing you absolutely have to have. I've spent alot of money on hard to find music before, and if you are someone like me trying to decide if you are willing to do this in order to have a complete TKK collection, don't spend ninety bucks for this, you will not be happy. I bought this for about $15, and afterwards wished I could have got it for less.

11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Leaves a lot to be desired..., February 25, 2005

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Daniel Headrick (Tulsa, OK USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: My Life Remixed (Audio CD)

Being a long time fan of MLWTTKK, I immediately pre-ordered this tribute/remix collection. Upon hearing the first few moments of this CD, it was blatantly clear that whoever remixed these Kult classics had little regard for the originals' lustre. The mixes are light, airy.... pure fluff. Don't expect any chest-thumping industrial beats that TKK has delivered to its fans for many a year. The mixes butchered the originals to the point that it's not even novel, just cotton candy filler. How TKK allowed this malformed release is beyond me. The only purpose I see that this "tribute" could serve is to introduce TKK to a young lightweight, whose ears are not used to original industrial epics. Either that, or only for the hardcore TKK fan who just wants to have every release. The dust on my copy is already accumulating, and probably will for some time. If you're looking to dip your toes into My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult, don't buy this CD. Stick with the new greatest hits release, or better yet, start with any release prior to "Hit & Run Holiday".