VOL. 2-CHRISTMAS REMIXED

 | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: MDZN
• ASIN: B000A2H1ZU
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #150,831 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars battle of the Christmas remixers..., December 3, 2005

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svf - See all my reviews

This review is from: VOL. 2-CHRISTMAS REMIXED (Audio CD)

With the glut of remix albums flooding the market these days, it should come as no surprise that there are a slew of them showing up in the Holiday music bins... two of the more promising new ones (despite the awful cover art on both) are Merry Mixmas on Capitol/EMI and Christmas Remixed 2 from Six Degrees. Will either of them have you hip-hopping arond the tree?

Turns out the real party is happenin' on Christmas Remixed 2 where our holiday mixmasters seem to know how to make something new and fresh out of a familiar tune. This new collection lives up to (and perhaps even improves upon) the original Christmas Remixed from Six Degrees released in 2003. Each track has a distinct personality, and there's a good mix of vocal and instrumental selections (unlike the all-vocal Merry Mixmas). Highlights include:

*Bombay Dub Orchestra's jazz/funk wah-wah guitar drenched "Jingle Bells" perfectly blended with Joe Williams' vocal
*tasty twists on Jimmy McGriff and Charlie Parker by TONAL and King Kooba
*the head-bobbin' beat of "Frosty the Snowman" remixed by the Rondo Brothers (with Patti Page's hilariously looped "thumpity-thump-thump" refrain)
*Charles Brown's "I'll Be Home for Christmas" mutated into a strange retro-synth hip hop ballad by Ohmega Watts
*the sinister funky drumming superimposed upon "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" by Red Baron
*46bliss' ethereal, spooky "Silent Night" with the echoing vocals of Mahalia Jackson and backing choir (this one would have been even better without the backbeat, though...)

Sure, there are a few tracks that coast and go on a little too long, but overall this is a perfect example of what a good remix album should be: originals reimagined in interesting, creative ways with plenty of stylistic variety and thoughtful track sequencing. Hey, I bet grandma would even get a kick out of this stuff (especially after a couple Tom and Jerrys...) [Note to Santa: How about a Christmas Remixed 3 in my stocking next year?]

Decision: Christmas Remixed 2 (break)beats Merry Mixmas, y'all... word (and so forth...) [see my Amazon review of Merry Mixmas for more details...]

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Music for the Holidays, December 7, 2009

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J. L. McCullough - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Christmas Remixed 2 (MP3 Download)

I got this CD a couple of years ago and there are about 6 songs on here that I could not do without during the Holidays. Some mix albums seem to completely wash out the traditional songs. Most of the music on Christmas Remix 2 has the right balance of traditional and hip/funk to please a broad range of listeners.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WOW!, December 20, 2005

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Bill Busse "in the attic at bill's" (Fairmont, MN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: VOL. 2-CHRISTMAS REMIXED (Audio CD)

The only word needed here! Too bad that the majority of listeners will never hear the original cuts (other than White Christmas by Bing). But this CD at least brings these artists back to the forefront. Who'd have thought we'd hear Patti Page THUMP THUMPING with a real beat behind her on FROSTY THE SNOWMAN or the totally other worldly sound of Rosemary Clooney's HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS. This is a Christmas season must. It will be in our 400 CD changer for New Year's eve dancers!!!!