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List Price: $9.98 | | Label: Koch Records
Salesrank: 168540
Released: August 10, 2004 |
| Our Price: $0.66 |
| Used Price: $0.49 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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New York City ~The Remix Album~ Track Listing:
1. Strange Transmissions - Bastone & Burnz Club Remix
2. New York City - DJ Strobe Remix
3. Things You Don't Have - Lance Desardi Remix
4. Deceptively Yours - DJ Strobe Remix
5. Strange Transmissions - Bastone & Burnz 'On A Mission' Mix
6. New York City - Bastone & Burnz Club Remix
7. Things You Don't Have - Lance Desardi Dub
8. Deceptively Yours - Landshark Remix
New York City ~The Remix Album~ Reviews:
It is what it is 
2009-11-23 - "The Remix Album" is really a set of 8 remixes of just 4 different tunes from the Peter Malick Group's "New York City" EP, which almost no one would have heard of if it weren't for Norah Jones' contributions as guest vocalist. These were recordings that Norah Jones did back when she was still an unknown in the music industry, and they've been recycled several times. "The Remix Album" is an attempt to resell the same basic material by adding a strong urban/club vibe. I'm not sure to what degree CDs like this are purchased by anyone other than clubbers, but I picked up a copy at my local CD store anyway.
The opening track does indeed contain one of the more amateurish raps I've heard, which you may or may not find funny. For what it's worth, once we get beyond the truly comical opening remix of "New York City" (the first of THREE times we'll hear this song), the CD actually isn't that bad. Norah Jones' voice elevates what would have otherwise been second-rate music into something more compelling, and the general vibe is good for background music. It's odd hearing Norah Jones' voice in a club context, because she's a much stronger singer than most of the anonymous singers on club hits. The remixes aren't the strongest in the world, but at least most of them respect Norah Jones' voice and don't warp it into something unimaginable.
Still, this is a CD that will probably appeal either to completists or casual fans of either Norah Jones' music or club music. Given that the CD cover art isn't that compelling and that this music isn't exactly Norah Jones' best work, I recommend you save a little extra cash and download the album from Amazon instead of ordering the actual disc.
Remix A LOT better than the original 
2009-10-13 - I managed to get the Japanese version which contains both the original "New York City" and "New York City (The Remix Album)" in a double cd package. If you like house, hip-hop, or dance club anthems, you could do a lot worse than "NYC - The Remix Album". I wouldn't say that for the original New York City album which I found kind of boring. I like Norah's country stuff but I like house too generally and the first time I heard the DJ Strobe Mix of NYC, I was BLOWN AWAY! Now, hearing the whole album I can say that it is quite decent from a house perspective and a WHOLE lot more interesting than the original NYC which kind of plods along (it's more interesting than some of Norah's country stuff as well). It is interesting hearing both versions back to back. Remixing these songs was like giving them a fuel injection and needless to say I prefer the remixes, though they probably could have left off the second remixing of the songs (5 - 8 are the weakest, whereas 1 - 4 are the strongest). Norah shouldn't be too unhappy about it I would guess: the NYC remix has found its way onto a number of good house compilations, and is something of a minor classic; it is a tribute to the artist that she can sound good in more than one genre. Peter Malick did the world a favor with these remixes, and more power to him if he got rich in the process. The only thing deceptive about the material is that since it is basically 4 songs used twice, it really should be considered an EP. Still, the nice thing about remixing is that the same song can sound much different depending on who's mixing it. He's milkin' it. But don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.
This Stinks. 
2006-03-05 - I may be a kid but I know stinky when I hear it. Who is this guy to so obviously cash in on someone else's talent? I read that Ms. Jones did not even give him permission to put this vile product out. Mr. Malick, you are a loser. Let's see what you can come up with WITHOUT a multimillion seller artist doing all the work for you.
Noah L.
Peter Malick wanting to make some extra cash on the side ? 
2006-01-17 - Though I don't know much about Peter Malick himself and the music that he makes, he made quite an impression when he released New York City with America's favorite singer, Norah Jones. After hearing the album, I considered it another Jones classic after her first album (Come Away With Me). I never really even knew that there was going to be a REMIX album until I had spotted it one day when I was doing my weekly shopping. The REMIX album was a real big dissapointment when he was lured into saying "yes !" to a remix album in the first place. If you are the kind of person who is into the club scenery of things and really dig the kinds of hard beats and rhythms interpreted into each song that this album brings, then I hope you can enjoy it more than I did after feeling the feeling I got after hearing each of these songs being torn up by hard-driven beats (I mean no offense of course, but this idea was really bad for Malick...Jones as well). I've never even heard of the artist, Split - Vizionz in my life before and I assume he's a "newage" rapper that decided to try and make a debut appearance in the song, New York City.
Stick to the original album folks and don't purchase it unless you really like it.
Come on Malick
2005-04-19 - I thought the first album was a fine piece of musicianship, in many ways more enjoyable than the two much hyped commercial releases by Ms Jones.
As a musician I give this an embarrassing thumbs down.
I see they are coming out with another rehash in the chill genre. Go ahead milk it for all its worth.
