Odyssey-The Remix Collection
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Nettwerk Records |
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Description: Vancouver techno-pop enterprise Delerium may be most widely known for getting Sarah McLachlan played in dance clubs; the famed songstress lent her vocals to their 1997 hit "Silence." DJ Tiesto's familiar dance-floor overhaul of the tune sets the pace for the double-disc compilation
Odyssey, on which a procession of remix artists chop tracks from Delerium albums
Semantic Spaces (1994),
Karma (1997), and
Poem (2000) into lengthy workouts. The selections favor straight-up disco and house over the sort of ambient experimentation that might have been culled from the original material. But the dub-styled "Flowers Become Screens (Return Mix)" and--on the spacier second disc--a goth-tinged take on "Silence (Fade's Sanctuary Mix)" offer a breather from the collection's rather athletic nature. Besides a clutch of previously released tracks,
Odyssey also includes rare mixes of "Underwater," "Euphoria (Rabbit in the Moon's Divine Gothic Disco Mix)," and "Heaven's Earth (Matt Darey Remix)." And Delerium's trademark ethereal guest vocal tracks remain largely intact, so you can float and dance at the same time.
--Kieran Grant
Tracklist of Odyssey-The Remix Collection
Reviews:
great remixes
Delerium took some of their best songs and made them better with the remixes on this 2-CD collection. Great vocals with great music. Also perfect for taking to the gym if you want music that'll get you going.
Remix Some More!
I am not really a fan of remixing great songs and so I purchased this CD with great trepidation. I saw the Compilation Listings for both CD's and wondered like many reviewers before me why Delerium would remix two or three copies of the same song. So with bated breath I listened to the CD for the first time expecting really nothing at all.
I was shocked and surprised, shocked because the mixed songs sounded better than the originals and surprised that they didnt mix some of the early songs from other albums like Drama or Embodyment.
The remixed versions of Silence and Euphoria work well and I can see and understand why they are hits on many night-club dance floors. If you are having a party or simply chilling out at home, this CD with 12 great remixed versions of songs that any Delerium fan would know and love is the best way to enjoy yourselves.
Get this CD if you are having a party - trust me the guests would be grooving to the early hours of the morning.
Take a Beautiful Adrenaline Journey
I admit that I'm no authority on Trance music. I do know what I like and don't like. This CD I LOVE, but let me tell you why. OK first off, listening to CD1 I wasn't all too impressed, but still entertained. I then popped in CD2 with lowered expectations and WOW was I IMPRESSED!!! To me, this is Trance music at it's best... a beautiful adrenaline journey of high energy mixed with layers of gorgeous, dreamy vocals. I'm no Sarah McLachlan fan and am actually sick of her over-played songs but these mixes work with her vocals wonderfully. If you are a big fan of Sarah M then you will for sure want this CD set. This set is an audible journey I will gladly take over and over.