V.A. - Verve Remixed 4 (2008)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 289 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 111 MB | Covers - 5 MB
Genre: Electronic, House, Downtempo, Nu Jazz, Vocal Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Verve (0602517643451)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 289 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 111 MB | Covers - 5 MB
Genre: Electronic, House, Downtempo, Nu Jazz, Vocal Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Verve (0602517643451)
The fourth volume in Verve's Verve Remixed series was a long time in coming considering how quickly the label spit out the first three. Nonetheless, it is a welcome addition to that shelf if remixes are your personal thang. This set concentrates, once more, on vocalists, and the array is rather startling on the surface, though it's sequenced beautifully. As with any of these packages some cuts work better than others, but there are some true highlights here. Marlena Shaw's reading of Ashford & Simpson's "California Soul" is given a killer treatment by Diplo and Mad Decent, keeping the entire thing rooted in its source material and stretching it with judiciously added bits of early funk, Ramsey Lewis-style soul-jazz, and hip-hop…