Grits-The_Art_of_Transformation-Remix-2006-UKP

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65,01 MB

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2006-11-22

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 ▌                  Grits - The Art of Transformation                   ▐
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 ▌ ARTiST....: Grits                                                    ▐
 ▌ TiTLE.....: The Art of Transformation                                ▐
 ▌ LABEL.....: Gotee Records                                            ▐
 ▌ GENRE.....: Hip-Hop                                                  ▐
 ▌ SOURCE....: CDDA                                                     ▐
 ▌ ENCODER...: LAME 3.97b -APS                                          ▐
 ▌ BiTRATE...: VBRkbps                                                  ▐
 ▌ RiP DATE..: 21-Nov-2006                                              ▐
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 ▌ ##.  Track Title                                          Time       ▐
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 ▌ 01.  Here We Go                                           03:42      ▐
 ▌ 02.  Ooh Aah                                              03:57      ▐
 ▌ 03.  Runnin'                                              04:24      ▐
 ▌ 04.  Tennessee Bwoys                                      04:06      ▐
 ▌ 05.  Be Mine                                              04:10      ▐
 ▌ 06.  Seriously                                            04:04      ▐
 ▌ 07.  Believe                                              03:59      ▐
 ▌ 08.  Get It                                               03:32      ▐
 ▌ 09.  Make Room                                            04:23      ▐
 ▌ 10.  Sunny Days                                           03:51      ▐
 ▌ 11.  Lovechild                                            04:10      ▐
 ▌ 12.  Jay Mumbles Mega Mix                                 04:05      ▐
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 ▌                                            Total Time  48:23         ▐
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 ▌ RELEASE NOTES:                                                       ▐
 ▌ It only was a matter of time for someone to take GRITS' seminal The  ▐
 ▌ Art of Translation and make it into a full-fledged remix project.    ▐
 ▌ But the timing is odd: It's releasing right when two official GRITS  ▐
 ▌ albumsùDichotomy A & Bùare the main priority at Gotee, the duo's     ▐
 ▌ label. That's why the album has released without much fanfare, with  ▐
 ▌ Gotee outsourcing its promotion.                                     ▐
 ▌                                                                      ▐
 ▌ Another factor that makes The Art of Transformation atypical is the  ▐
 ▌ choice of remixers. Instead of the usual suspects, producers Liquid  ▐
 ▌ Beats, Ric Robbins, and longtime collaborator Pettidee are assigned  ▐
 ▌ the task of reinterpreting the cuts. On the whole, the remakes on    ▐
 ▌ Transformation aren't huge departures from the source material.      ▐
 ▌ "Here We Go" is still a Latinized romp, even if the Afro-Cuban       ▐
 ▌ sample comes to the forefront more noticeably. "Seriously" hasn't    ▐
 ▌ lost its rock undertones, and the lovely "Be Mine" is nearly         ▐
 ▌ identical to the original. "Ooh Ahh" does take on an island feel,    ▐
 ▌ while both "Believe" and "Lovechild" are given a symphonic touch,    ▐
 ▌ the former recalling the sinister rhythmic style of Dr. Dre. A few   ▐
 ▌ cuts are splashed with brassy synths ("Get It," "Tennessee Bwoys"),  ▐
 ▌ but for the most part they remain structurally faithful.             ▐
 ▌                                                                      ▐
 ▌ It's this reluctance to alter the master tapes, which makes me       ▐
 ▌ wonder how big of a Transformation these cuts endured. It's still a  ▐
 ▌ must-own for GRITS aficionados, but not necessarily for those who    ▐
 ▌ prefer Translation in its original language.                         ▐
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 ▌ n/a                                                                  ▐
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 ▌ ukp@hushmail.com                                                     ▐
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