DETROIT: THE MOTOR CITY REMIX PROJECT VOLUME 2

Normally I’m indifferent to “remixes” of songs. Too often they are long, unwieldy, and add nothing to the quality of the original song.

However, I understand the motivation behind many remixes: they convert songs into dance music. When I first saw Detroit: The Motor City Remix Project, Volume 2 I was tempted to pass on it. But the subtitle–Remixed, Remodeled, Redefined for the 90s–tickled my Funny Bone so I parted with 50 cents at our local Salvation Army Thrift Store.

After listening to Detroit: The Motor City Remix Project, Volume 2 my initial assessment proved to be correct. Producer Paul Klein takes well known songs and extends them with repetitive choruses, repetitive lyrics, and “solos” backed by heavy bass and out of control synthesizers. This would qualify as “dance music” if you downed four or five mixed drinks and wanted to be hypnotized and surrender to the power of the beat. GRADE: D (for dull!)

1The ElginsHeaven Must Have Sent You Remix – Mike Mucci6:08
2The MarvelettesToo Many Fish In The Sea Remix – Ian Appell7:10
3Edwin Starr25 Miles Remix – Ian Appell Remix – Ian Appell6:55
4The VelvelettesCome See About Me Remix – Ian Appell6:25
5Rose BanksYou Keep Me Hanging On Remix – Charles Afton7:41
6Jean*, Scherrie* & Lynda*–Love Child Remix – Charles Afton7:15
7Rose BanksYou Keep Me Hanging On Remix – Lawrence Fordyce4:40
8The MonitorsThe Tears Of A Clown Remix – Charles Afton6:39
9Jean*, Scherrie* & Lynda*–Love Child Remix – Lawrence Fordyce5:08
10Jean*, Scherrie* & Lynda*–Stop In The Name Of Love Remix – Charles Afton6:25
11Kim WestonDancing In The Streets Remix – Lawrence Fordyce6:20

17 thoughts on “DETROIT: THE MOTOR CITY REMIX PROJECT VOLUME 2

  1. Steve Oerkfitz

    Looks terrible. I’m from Detroit and half these people I never heard of. 5, 6 ,7, 8, 9. I know the songs but not these performers.

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    1. george Post author

      Steve, I was hoping for a wonderful Detroit music CD. Instead, I had to listen to something punctuated by “thump, thump, thump.”

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  2. Deb

    On the other hand, EDM producers are making some great music from remixes. Right now, there’s a version of the old Police song “Roxanne,” retitled “Redlight,” by Swedish House Mafia that’s totally my jam. Remixes are the basic bread-and-butter of the EDM world.

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    1. george Post author

      Michael, we have a family of foxes living under our neighbor’s shed and each night the dogs in our neighbor howl and bark at the foxes. Makes for tough sleeping with all that racket going on. At least with DETROIT: THE MOTOR CITY REMIX PROJECT VOLUME 2 I could just turn it off.

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  3. Patti Abbott

    I am not even sure I have ever heard a remix. I did watch Billy Elliott last night. Some great music in that. With closed captions, I could finally understand the lyrics.

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    1. george Post author

      Patti, I watch everything with Closed Captions on. A remix is a variant of an original song made by rearranging or adding to the original. I’m a fan of Kygo’s remixes of various songs.

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    2. Jeff Meyerson

      Funny, because Jackie insisted on closed captions for TRACES. The Scottish accents were doing her in.

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  4. Beth Fedyn

    I would definitely let this one go by.
    Considering that most dancing now is simply jumping up and down to the music, it might have an audience. I’m not part of it.

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