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Deee-Lite - Sampladelic Relics & Dancefloor Oddities

Genre:
Electronic
Style:
House, Downtempo, Drum n Bass, Disco
Year:
1996

Tracklist

D.M.T. (DJ Silver & Supa DJ Dmitry 1996) 5:55 X
Music Selector Is The Soul Reflector (Supa DJ Dmitry And DJ Silver 1996) 5:27 X
Pussycat Meow (Murk Boys 1992) 4:35 X
Heart Be Still (Carl Craig 1996) 4:46 X
Power Of Love (Ian Pooley 1996) 4:20 X
Bittersweet Loving (Todd Terry 1996) 5:50 X
Call Me (Method-One 1994) 6:26 X
Mind Melt (Sampladelic 1994) 0:33 X
Good Beat (Jonny L. 1996) 4:03 X
I Had A Dream I Was Falling Thru A Hole In The Ozone Layer (Ani 1996) 4:49
I Won't Give Up (Ani 1996) 4:48 X
Try Me On (Plaid 1996) 4:17
How Do You Say...Love (Pal Joey 1990) 3:18 X
Groove Is In The Heart (Sampladelic 1990) 4:25 X

Versions

Title, FormatLabelCat#CountryYear
Sampladelic Relics & Dancefloor Oddities (2xLP) Elektra 61872-1 US 1996
Sampladelic Relics & Dancefloor Oddities Deee-Remixes (2xLP, Promo, Comp) Elektra ED-6011 US 1996
Sampladelic Relics & Dancefloor Oddities (CD) Elektra 61872-2 US 1996
Sampladelic Relics & Dancefloor Oddities (CD) Warner Music (Japan) WPCR-894 Japan 1996
Sampladelic Relics & Dancefloor Oddities (CD, Album) Elektra 7559-61872-2 Germany 1996
Sampladelic Relics & Dancefloor Oddities (CD, Comp, P/Mixed) Elektra, Warner Music (Canada) CD 61872 Canada 1996
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Rated 2/5
Review by ledjfab Dec 29, 2006 (edited over 2 years ago)

referencing Sampladelic Relics & Dancefloor Oddities, CD, 61872-2

First, it was a big deception to learn that Deee-Lite's fourth album was only a compilation of remixes and not an album of original tracks. Also, note that several versions here have been released previously on 12" and CD Singles.
Although the choice of the remixers is tight, the results are not always probant. The old stuff is still very good: the Murk Boys with "Pussycat Meow", Masters At Work with "Runaway", Method One with "Call Me" and the Pal Joey track "How Do You Say... Love" which uses a sample of "Falling In Love" by Surface. The new versions are either variations (the Supa DJ Dmitry & DJ Silver mixes) or complete reinterpretations. Ian Pooley suceeds in giving a new life to "Power Of Love" in a very good House version. Todd Terry gives us a glimpse of his single version of "Bittersweet Loving" (unfortunately unreleased).
Note that there is a technical problem at the beginning of "Runaway", where we can hear - for a second or so - the percussions of the Carl Craig remix of "Heart Be Still".
I wish Deee-Lite could have continued to live, because they were really good together, and this compilation is just a glimpse of what they were able to do. I miss them a lot.