Redesign: Realize Remixed

Karsh Kale (Artist)

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 30, 2002)
• Original Release Date: 2002
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Six Degrees
• ASIN: B00006AGG2
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #199,725 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

A cutting edge cast of electronica's finest contribute remixes of tracks from Karsh Kale's stunning debut, Realize. Featuring new mixes from Bill Laswell, DJ Spooky, Banco de Gaia, Ming & FS and others.

Critical praise for Karsh Kale's debut, Realize:

"5 and a half stars out of 5!!"-Toronto Star

"...sonically sumptuous."-Washington Post

"...a masterful fusion of two cultures, a bridge between India and the Indian diaspora in New York...[Kale's] an avatar of what has been called the Asian Massive movement."-Rhythm Magazine

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars New and varied material from the master, January 20, 2003

By	courvidae (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews

After the mind-warping release of "Realize," we thought it couldn't possibly get any better. With soaring vocals, steaming tabla, and sonic washes of boggling beats, what more was there to ask for?

Redesign.

Karsh Kale teams his studio (Mighty Junn) up with some of the hottest, (yet still undiscovered by most ignorant Americans) djs to produce a selection of 11 remixed tracks from Realize. Including KK himself, Bill Laswell and MIDIval PunditZ make appearances in their own versions of "Home" and "Empty Hands."

With 3 separate do-overs for "Home," (the most popular track off of the first cd)and two mixes for "Empty Hands," one would think the music gets old. Only very rarely do the tracks meld to become background music, and whenever boredom sets in, a new melody or audio trick jumps out to grab onto your ears. Plus a wholly new track known as "Destroy the Icon" comes out to show a preview of things to come.

But the stars of the album certainly come in the ending tracks. With KK's second ode to his wife, Anja, we get "Anja: Mother Earth Mix." Close to the first track, yet with some beautiful subtleties added, this track is definitely a winner. The one that'll really knock your socks off is the third remix of "Home" by Mukul. Instead of layering more noise and beats, vocals and washes to the song (as the first two did), Mukul's Acid Lullaby breaks "Home" down into a quiet and creepy melody full of bells, burbles and running washes. A female vocalist begins the lyrics by whispering, gurgling and skipping around just under the radar. Then the regualr vocals break in sounding alien and faraway, creating a sense of sleepiness, creepiness and all out acid-laced trippyness.

"again...realize reborn--reinvented and redesigned." KK

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Awesome, September 24, 2002

By	Matt Carter (Delaware) - See all my reviews

This is one of the best albums I have come across in a while. One of my favorite tracks was 11 Anja[mother earth mix]. I havent actually heard realize, but I am thoroughly pleased by this album, I will definately check out the other. The tone in this ranges from mellow vocal/traditional instrumental to heavy breakbeat techno riffs. The sound is quite pleasurable, worth checking out. If you like this, you might like the Natacha Atlas remixes, Thievery Corporation, Talvin Singh, Tabla Beat Science, etc. There are quite a few awesome Asian artists out right now.

5.0 out of 5 stars Into the Mix Masala, March 16, 2009

By	Amaranth "music fan" (Northern California) - See all my reviews

Karsh Kale's "Redesign: Realize Remixed" offers otherworldly re-imaginings of his debut album. DJ Spooky, Bill Laswell, MIDIval Punditz and Banco de Gaia bring their own twists to his original Indian music. Karsh Kale even remixes his own "Deepest Blue",giving it a mystical depth. Banco de Gaia turns "Distance" into otherworldly chill. "Home" gets two different versions. "Redesign" is design for dreaming!