Zen Remixes

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 10, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Ninja Tune
• ASIN: B00018U9TS
• In-Print Editions: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #454,154 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Coldcut - Atomic Moog (Cornelius mix)

2. DJ Food - Scratch Yer Head (Squarepusher mix)

3. East Flatbush Project - Tried By 12 (Squarepusher mix)

4. Bonobo - Pick Up (Fourtet mix)

5. 2 Player - Extreme Possibilities (Wagon Christ mix)

6. Mr Scruff - Sweetsmoke (Manitoba mix)

7. DJ Vadim - USSR Reconstruction (Jamie Hodge mix)

8. DJ Food - Turtle Soup (Luke Vibert mix)

9. Fog - Pneumonia (Coldcut mix)

10. Cinematic Orchestra - All That You Give (Dr Rockit mix)

Disc: 2

1. Cinematic Orchestra - Evolution II (Mr P mix)

2. DJ Food - Consciousness (Ashley Beedle mix)

3. Cinematic Orchestra - Man With The Movie Camera (Domu mix)

4. Ashley Beedle - Heaven & Earth (remix)

5. Herbaliser - Something Wicked (Herbaliser Bossa mix)

6. Chris Bowden - Crockers & Killers (Easy Access mix)

7. Irresistible Force - Fish Dances (Frederic Galliano mix)

8. DJ Vadim - Edie Brikell (Sixtoo mix)

9. DJ Food - The Crow (Kaleioscope version)

10. The Herbaliser - Mrs Chombee Takes The Plunge (DJ Food mix)

Editorial Reviews

Figures that the quirky and enigmatic Ninja Tune releases their first "greatest-hits" styled compilations without any of the usual milestones labels use to celebrate themselves. There's no big anniversary in sight, but Ninja Tune doesn't need any stinking anniversaries to unleash this wonderful two-disc set of smart and smirking remixes. A companion to the Zen CD and the Zen DVD, Zen Remixes stretches those releases' tracks into something more in the spirit of label bosses Coldcut's Solid Steel radio show, where everything is familiar but you're somewhat concerned that the drugs haven't fully worn off. Check the way Dr. Rockit lays the mechanical vibe on the otherwise delicate "All That You Give" from Cinematic Orchestra, or the clatter Squarepusher scatters about on DJ Food and the East Flatbush Project, and your trust will quickly be won over. These are rock-solid tracks with plenty of spirit to begin with, which the perfectly chosen remixers either build on or challenge. The remixers come off as in love with the music as the listener will be, and you often find yourself smiling or getting honest goose bumps from hearing one great idea after another. Some are bright and funny, some are dark and dubby, but noodling is out of the question, and there are none of the half-baked ideas you usually find on remix collections. Drawing from all over the place, the flow of the discs is a good as one can hope and the selection process was executed brilliantly. Plus it beats feeding those darn CD-singles into the player all day. -All Music Guide

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't bother with this one., February 14, 2011

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hidden system - See all my reviews

This review is from: Zen Remixes (Audio CD)

This retrospective is simply that: a recap of songs that have already been released either on full albums or singles. There ARE good songs in here [about 4-7, depending on personal taste]. Nevertheless, these songs have already been featured on wonderful collections such as Ninja Cuts: Flexistentialism and Refried Food. Do yourself a favor and skip this album. Instead, check out the other two albums I mentioned and feast on some more worthwhile Ninja Tunes.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not Great., January 31, 2009

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This review is from: Zen Remixes (Audio CD)

I picked up this album simply because it was a sequel to the first Zen CD. If I had to use two words to describe this set they would be "Not Great." The first cd in the set starts out with some semi-decent drum and bass but quickly degenerates into, well, I don't know what. It's sort of like a lame trance album that's trying to double as a soundtrack for an 80's movie. I really couldn't get into it. Stick with the first album...