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Elly Roberts reviews

Moby: Last Night Remixed

Distributed by
Mute Records

Released: November 2008

Rating: 8/10

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The turn-tables are turned – on Moby.

For once the remix maestro, who’s fiddled with songs by Michael Jackson, B52s, The Prodigy and Brian Eno to name but a few, gets the studio treatment of songs from the original Last Night album.

We get the original title track in its intended form, closing this release, and unless you’re familiar with that album, which I’m not, it’s hard to know how far, or not, these tracks have been morphed. Also, dance ain’t my bag – I only have a certain tole rance to overblown BPMs anyway– but this crew have nailed a stylish album, full of sophistication, subtlety and class.

Out of the woodwork come stellar tweekers the Shapeshifters and Freemasons who add their Midas touch. Clearly destined for the club / dance scene, each track, as they do, seamlessly shift along. As you can see, songs are repeated, with new names cropping up to add their personalised takes on Moby’s nifty musicality.

It starts with the thumping funky groove of I Love You by Holy Ghost! which has a sharp brass section and good old fashioned bongos which melts into the monster production of Ooh Yeah. Tocadisco’s Live For Tomorrow is not so hot, though The Shapeshifters do a great job, as expected on I’m In Love, as do Freemasons on pulsating Disco Lies which includes a cracking songbird, though Spencer & Hill’s version is not so good.

Other crackers are the complex but inventive The Stars by AC Slater, and the staccato heavy Ooh Yeah by D.Ramirez which show a sharp knowledge of dynamics and variation. The Style Of Eye Piano Remix of I Love To Move In Here is really cool, even if rather one dimensional.

After the endless sonic BPMs, chilling Last Night is very welcome.

File under: Top album…not just for kids either.

Weblink: moby.com

The full list of tracks included are :

1. I Love To Move In Here – Holy Ghost! Remix 2. Ooh Yeah – Kris Menace Remix 3. Live For Tomorrow – Tocadisco Mix 4. I’m In Love – The Shapeshifters Maximal Remix 5. Disco Lies – Freemasons Club Mix 6. I Love To Move In Here – Seamus Haji Remix 7. Alice – General Midi Remix 8. The Stars – AC Slater Remix 9. Disco Lies – Spencer & Hill Remix 10. Alice – Drop The Lime-Heavy Bass Remix 11. Ooh Yeah- D.Ramirez Haunted Playground Remix 12. I’m In Love – Mason’s Glowsticks Mix 13. I Love To Move In Hear – Style Of Eye Piano Remix 14. Last Night – Album Version

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