See Mi Yah (Remixes)

Basic Channel、Maurizio、Main Street Records、Chain Reaction・・・ベルリンを代表する数多くのレーベルとプロジェクトに関わってきたMark EnestusとMoritz Von Oswald。ドイツのエレクトロニカ・シーンを作り上げたと言っても過言ではない程の功績を残している彼らが、Rhythm & Sound名義でリリースした2005年作『See Mi Ya』は、レゲエのハイブリッドとして全く新しいムーブメントを世界中で起こすきっかけとなりました。本作はその大ヒット・アルバムのリミックス盤！リミキサーとして登場するのはFrancois K、Carl Craig、Villalobos、Vladislav Delay (Luomo)、Hallucinator、Vainqueur等。 Basic Channelファンは勿論、エレクトロニカ好きではあれば、誰もが目を光らせる実に豪華なラインナップ！デジ・ダブ、UKステッパーズ、ミニマル・エレクトロニカからディープ・アンビエンスまで。バラエティー豊富なリミックスが揃いました！レゲエ・ダブ・エレクトロニカ好きのマスト・アイテム！

Somewhere along the way, the mysterious duo of Mark Ernestus and Moritz Von Oswald decided to do something they've rarely allowed in their long and revered career: they decided to give a select group of artists the opportunity to remix their work. Throughout their purposely enigmatic past, Rhythm & Sound (also known as the force behind Basic Channel) have shunned the public's request for a remix project, but with the release of See Mi Yah they've allowed the cream of the electronic music crop to take a stab at it. Contributions from Vainqueur, Soundstream, Paul St. Hilaire, and the Basic Channel boys themselves stay in the safe harbor of the classic Basic Channel/Chain Reaction style of dubbed-out techno that influenced a generation of imitators. DJ/remix legend Fran‡ois K turns out a surprising drum'n'bass-styled remix (a complete shift in direction from his recent forays into the dub and classic music that he spins at his N.Y.C. Deep Space residency), while Vladislav Delay and Ricardo Villalobos deliver mixes that are par for the course for their abilities. Carl Craig, hot off the heels of his epic remix of Theo Parrish's "Falling Up," also delivers another epic synth and percussion-heavy reworking that is among the best remixes he's delivered in a while. There's something here for everyone, regardless of electronic music tastes, and there is very little filler to speak of. It's also indicative of just how far-reaching and influential Ernestus and Von Oswald truly are in the world of dance and experimental music -- that they could assemble a remix project just as high in quality and consistency as the originals. ~ Rob Theakston|

12インチの時点で話題騒然だったリズム&サウンドのリミックス・シリーズがCD化!　ヴィラロボスやヴラディスラヴ・ディレイらのクリック軍、ダビー・クリックの超新星スリープ・アーカイヴ、御本尊ベーシック・チャンネルも含むチェインリアクション勢、絶好調すぎるカール・クレイグ、何とドラムンベースを仕立てた絶倫のフランソワK翁……とメンツだけで彼岸行き!　ダブ・ミニマルの歴史的一枚に満場一致で認定!
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