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2010 marked the 25th anniversary of one of the most significant labels in Dance Music history--Trax Records from Chicago--the label behind the birth of Chicago House Music from the mid 1980s onwards. Since the label has never had any significant remix or re-edit projects through the course of its life we thought we'd do one! And who better to oversee the project then the worlds most influential and significant DJ Forum--DJ History. Trax Re-Edited is a compilation of 21 of Trax records most in-demand tracks which have received significant re-edits from the contributors to DJ History which include some of the most gifted Re-Edit experts in the world. The final track-listing has been selected by Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton (also co-authors of "Last Night A DJ Saved My Life" and "The Record Players") and will be released to celebrate the labels 25 years of influence upon the Dance Music world.
The level and quality of the entries has been phenomenal with lots of well-known names from the DJ History forum all taking part including Disco Bloodbath, Greg Wilson, Leo Zero, Neville Watson, Ray Mang and many other names from the mysterious underground of Re-Edit culture.
The level and quality of the entries has been phenomenal with lots of well-known names from the DJ History forum all taking part including Disco Bloodbath, Greg Wilson, Leo Zero, Neville Watson, Ray Mang and many other names from the mysterious underground of Re-Edit culture.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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This whole "Re-Edit" culture is wearing a little thin now due to saturation created via the advances of digital software and soundcloud, thankfully more prominent with old disco tracks, but more recently moving into house music territory. So to take a knife to a selection of historical and influencial pieces of house music from the past is always going to risky business and split its audience.
The concept for this CD is good and obviously effort has been put in by DJ History, Ian D and the forum memebers who have submitted the edits to the competition.
A postive is there are now some new alternative versions of Trax releases and will hopefully link new listeners to the past and how Trax were part of that history that created the dance scene as it is today.
Overall the CD is "ok", as in you get some alternative versions of Trax records at a better sound quality than the old vinyl pressings. I won't give my opinion on what are good or bad edits, as that is down to a matter of individual taste, there are some shockers and some winners, and some that should really have been left alone.
But for under £7 on Amazon it is not bad value for a double CD.....even if you only like a few of them ....lets face it you pay £8 for a 12" vinyl thesedays that may only have one track you want.
The concept for this CD is good and obviously effort has been put in by DJ History, Ian D and the forum memebers who have submitted the edits to the competition.
A postive is there are now some new alternative versions of Trax releases and will hopefully link new listeners to the past and how Trax were part of that history that created the dance scene as it is today.
Overall the CD is "ok", as in you get some alternative versions of Trax records at a better sound quality than the old vinyl pressings. I won't give my opinion on what are good or bad edits, as that is down to a matter of individual taste, there are some shockers and some winners, and some that should really have been left alone.
But for under £7 on Amazon it is not bad value for a double CD.....even if you only like a few of them ....lets face it you pay £8 for a 12" vinyl thesedays that may only have one track you want.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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...OK I know there are already a few Trax compilations out there, but in typically haphazard Trax style, there has never, so far as I know, been a lovingly put together definitive retrospective (e.g. the sort of thing Soul Jazz do so well). This is a shame, as this once infamous label continues to grow in stature as the years pass. Dare I say, it may even be the best "dance" label ever?
These re-edits, for the most part, don't do a lot for me. Whilst, for instance, "Baby Wants to Ride - Bubba and T. Bones Still Believing Re-edit" (BTW I would have opted for a more succinct title guys?) doesn't exactly ruin the original, it doesn't do a lot to enhance it either. There are some exceptions however. John Daly does a sterling job with "Can You Feel It", as does JD Twitch on Mr Lee's "Pump Up London". In part, the problem is that some of the other re-editors here have possibly shown the original works too much respect (if you don't think you can do anything to enhance the original, why bother?); and in part it's too much of a mixed bag overall - both in terms of the number of tracks (way too many) and the number of re-edit contributors used. I think this could have worked better as a single CD and in the hands of a single re-editor - my suggestions would be Francois Kevorkian, Moritz Von Oswald or Derrick Carter (or even Carl Craig, if you want to go way out there).
I completely agree with Tim's earlier review - that a lot of work has gone into this project, that the album's broadly OK and represents value for money. It's certainly not a bad introduction to the label, but given that the bulk of the Trax back-catalogue is now available to download and/or has been re-pressed on mint vinyl recently, I don't think this is one worth going out of your way for.
These re-edits, for the most part, don't do a lot for me. Whilst, for instance, "Baby Wants to Ride - Bubba and T. Bones Still Believing Re-edit" (BTW I would have opted for a more succinct title guys?) doesn't exactly ruin the original, it doesn't do a lot to enhance it either. There are some exceptions however. John Daly does a sterling job with "Can You Feel It", as does JD Twitch on Mr Lee's "Pump Up London". In part, the problem is that some of the other re-editors here have possibly shown the original works too much respect (if you don't think you can do anything to enhance the original, why bother?); and in part it's too much of a mixed bag overall - both in terms of the number of tracks (way too many) and the number of re-edit contributors used. I think this could have worked better as a single CD and in the hands of a single re-editor - my suggestions would be Francois Kevorkian, Moritz Von Oswald or Derrick Carter (or even Carl Craig, if you want to go way out there).
I completely agree with Tim's earlier review - that a lot of work has gone into this project, that the album's broadly OK and represents value for money. It's certainly not a bad introduction to the label, but given that the bulk of the Trax back-catalogue is now available to download and/or has been re-pressed on mint vinyl recently, I don't think this is one worth going out of your way for.
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