Review by DjBatman
3 stars out of 4
Six electronic reinterpretations of the classic James Bond theme music by
Moby and some top DJs/remixers. The first three versions are most faithful
to the original track, even if Moby verges on the chemical beat, while
Grooverider (as usual) produces a fine jungle number and Da Bomb perform
a more ordinary 4-beat version but it goes well anyway. Continuing
the adventure, you get more and more electronica, but less of the original
sources (by the way, all tracks have a couple of cool film samples
incorporating the voices of Pierce Brosnan and Sean Connery): the first
CJ Bolland mix is reminiscent of hardcore techno but still he saves
guitars and bass. The journey concludes with the two more deconstructed
versions: Dub Pistols present a mixture of electro with some drum'n'bass
and later Bolland returns with his "Dubble-Oh Heaven" remix,
which seems to exasperate the 4-beat formula and is trapped between
underground house and an Underworld rave anthem. In the end, CJ's mixes
seem the weakest versions of the track and leave me perplexed. The rest
is simply great.
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