The Remix Collection (Natacha Atlas album) explained

The Remix Collection
Type:Remix
Artist:Natacha Atlas
Cover:AtlasTheRemixCollection.jpg
Genre:Electronica, World music
Label:Mantra, Beggars Banquet
Producer:Transglobal Underground, Coldcut, Youth, David Arnold
Prev Title:Gedida
Prev Year:1999
Next Title:Ayeshteni
Next Year:2001

The Remix Collection is a remix album by Belgian singer Natacha Atlas. It was released by Mantra Records on 19 September 2000.[1]

Critical response

In a review for PopMatters, Wilson Neate praised Atlas' mixture of "Arabic vocal styles, Middle Eastern pop and Western electronic dance beats."[2] Pitchfork Media reviewer Mark Richard-San said that The Remix Collection was "just about perfect from the dancefloor perspective" and named the remix of "Amulet" by 16B as the album's best track.[3] Rick Anderson of AllMusic wrote that the album is "as good as one would expect."[4]

Track listing

  1. "Mon Amie La Rose" (French remix) - 3:28
[A]
  1. "Duden" featuring Ashiqali Kham and Nawazish Khan (Talvin Singh remix) - 6:10
  2. "Yalla Chant" (Youth remix) - 6:19
  3. "Yalla Chant" (Banco De Gaia remix) - 5:22
  4. "Amulet" (16B remix) - 8:24
  5. "Yalla Chant" (Transglobal Underground remix) - 6:05
  6. "Amulet" (TJ Rehmi remix) - 5:26
  7. "One Brief Moment" (Klute remix) - 6:04
  8. "Bastet" (Bullitnuts remix) - 7:07
  9. "Duden" featuring Ashiqali Kham and Nawazish Khan (Spooky remix) - 6:59
Notes
^ Included on the French version only.

Personnel

The following people contributed to The Remix Collection:[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.beggarsgroupusa.com/releases/the-remix-collection/ "Releases: The Remix Collection by Natacha Atlas"
  2. Neate, Wilson. "Natacha Atlas: The Remix Collection". PopMatters. Retrieved 22 October 2008.
  3. Richard-San, Mark. "Natacha Atlas: The Remix Collection". Pitchfork Media. 31 December 1999. Retrieved 22 October 2008.
  4. Anderson, Rick. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r498054/review|pure_url=yes}} "The Remix Collection > Review"]. AllMusic. Retrieved 22 October 2008.
  5. The Remix Collection (CD liner notes). Mantra Recordings. September 2000.