Reconnect

Iris

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 12, 2003)
• Original Release Date: August 12, 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: A Different Drum
• ASIN: B0000AOGMR
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #205,161 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Due to the popularity of Iris' debut album "Disconnect" within the synthpop world, their CD singles went out of print quickly. Some of the most popular club versions and remixes of Iris' songs were on those singles, so this new "Reconnect" CD makes those versions available once again. Plus, there area all-new versions of classics like "Annie Would I Lie to You", "Endless", and "Waves Crash In" which have not been released anywhere else. Those popular songs are bound to get even more attention in clubs all over the world with "Reconnect".

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly Recommended..., February 17, 2004

By A Customer

...everything is great on this album. What really impressed me is the re-working of "Waves Crash In". Believe it or not, I was walking in the mall the other day and the local Abercrombie and Fitch was playing the Distant World Remix of "The Way I Live My Life" at a very loud volume. This one remix is almost worth the price of the entire album if you are an Iris fan. Somebody at that chain must have good taste in music - at least mometarily.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent remixes to Iris' already outstanding songs, October 10, 2003

By	Ted Del Prato "technodemon" (Acworth, GA) - See all my reviews

Iris' Disconnect album is one of my favorite synthpop/ebm albums of all time. So naturally when I heard about this follow-up remix album I jumped at the opportunity to get it. Reconnect is a collection of remixes taken from out of print singles, plus a couple of new mixes by bands like T.O.Y. and Neuroactive. Most of the songs are high bpm "club" mixes, and while few of them rival the original versions, they offer an interesting perspective to Iris' existing hits. Usually remix albums are faceless and fail to produce even one or two truly memorable tracks, but Reconnect is a sturdy listen all the way through...each track flowing into the next rather well. The only track that doesn't seem to fit is the demo version of Saving Time torward the end of the album, which is too similar to the original. Overall though, Reconnect is an outstanding collection of mixes no fan of the band should miss.

5.0 out of 5 stars This is how it should be done, March 22, 2008

By	Ethan Straffin (Palo Alto, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Color me impressed. There are still basically two ways to do a dance remix of a synthpop song. You can "strip it down" for 6+ minutes and add drum breaks and house beats and bass noodling and generally gloss over the melodic elements that made the original song great. Or, you can leave those elements intact and simply ratchet it all up a notch. Fortunately for Iris fans, the band chose a roster of fine remixers who are firmly down with the latter, far superior approach.

My favorites are the faultless updates of "The Way I Live My Life," "Waves Crash In," and "Annie Would I Lie To You" (specifically the Y1.999k Extension mix with that great intro buildup), but there's almost nothing here that doesn't work, which is almost unheard of in a remix album. The single exception for me is the Wideband Network Mix of "Annie," which strays too far into house territory for my taste.

I'd love to see Mesh (who remain my favorite band in this genre) release something like this, or to see Iris themselves release a sequel featuring the best tracks from "Awakening" and "Wrath."