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An unhappy Mylene Farmer fan!

Anthony Morelli | Montreal, Canada | 01/01/2004

(1 out of 5 stars)

"I really don't like having bought or listened to this remixes CD. This CD is for people who've got really hardcore taste in dance remixes, or just like to have music on in the background. I'm an avid fan of Mylene Farmer, and have just about every recording of Mylene's previous work. And all her previous releases have outdone one another.Ok, we can't blame Mylene for doing a remixes compilation at this point in her career. But it would have been nice if the remixes were better.
I'm really disappointed in the quality of the remixing itself.
The original body of each song, as well as the vocal arrangements, have been snatched, leaving pretty much "more instrumental parts" than vocal.
And aren't Mylene's songs popular because of her voice?Out of all 11 tracks, I'm only pleased with track 11 "Désenchantée - Thunderpuss Club Anthem".
Why I'm pleased with this one, is because Chris Cox, remixer of this track, managed to keep the original body & most of the vocals from the original album version, found on the Mylene Farmer CD release "Ainsi soit Je".The other songs don't have much feeling, and I feel that this compilation has been put together with the notion that "Christmas is here" and it's time to make something for the fans...almost like a burden, on Mylene's part.Mylene hasn't put out anything new now, for a few years (album-wise), and it is indeed time, for something new.
I'm afraid that Mylene's next album might not meet everyone's expectations, compared to her previous material.This is the tracklist:Sans Contrefacon - J.C.A remix
L'Instant X - The X Key mix by One-T
L'Ame-Stram-Gram - Full intention Sultra mix
C'est une belle journee - Devil Head remix
XXL - JXL remixJe T'Aime Melancolie - Felix Da Housecat remix
Pourvu qu'elles soient douces - Paul Okenfold remix
California - Romain Tranchart & Rawman remix
Libertine - Y-Front remix
Optimistique-moi - Junior Jack Psycho Vocal mix
Desenchantee - Thunderpuss club mixThe artwork (packaging) is lovely, and the CD comes in a vibrantly colored glossy digipack. The CD itself is pretty too, with a bright Fuschia color and silver text.
Mylene's sister, Brigitte Gautier designed the artwork for the entire packaging.Maybe this compilation will grow in me, in the distant future, but as of now, I'm really disappointed at the remixes.
There could have been a lot more done to these songs. I really can't hear them being played in the bars & clubs. Hope my review was helpful to you!"

Mylene has nothing to do with this CD

Alexander | New York, NY, USA | 01/05/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I would like to throw some information in on this disc. According to the Internet sources, Mylene Farmer herself had nothing to do with the album. It was the initiative of the recording company, and, therefore, singer can't be blamed for the flaws that the CD has.
Overall, I think it is a good quality album that serves the purpose, considering that it was released for a certain target group. I think that group has been satisfied.
And if a customer is a real Mylene fan, it can't be a waste of money to purchase this item.
Good luck."

Farmer Rocks

Damion J. Rowan | Montreal, QC | 02/27/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I am in absolute and TOTAL disagreement with Hitriman...and I don't get his review or stance at all. Living in Montreal, I have been exposed to Ms. Farmer's music for years. I became a fan when she released the 2CD set "Dance Remixes" in 1992 and I've paid close attention ever since. And just as that album brought Ms. Farmer to a whole new audience and a whole new clubland, this remix album brings her to a whole new level.A big fan of remix albums, many of them fall flat (like the bonus remix disc in the PSB Box Set). But this one delivers two-fold. As the double CD set from 1992 just offered sorta extended versions of her singles with stronger beats and whispy effects, which was great in her case, the remixes on there are exceptional club mixes, this compilation offers total reworkings of her songs, and that IS what a remix truly should be. It should take the song, and turn it into something COMPLETELY different, hence it not being s VERSION but a RE-MIX.If you have nothing to compare it to, as this is your first exposure to this brilliant French chanteuse, you will not really get a grasp of her style, as this album is a compilation of remixer's styles...and a fantastic one at that. If someone is going to put out a remix album, don't just compile ten songs that sound like the originals, but are longer. How lame is that? Make an album of REMIXES...something that, thankfully, more artists have grasped."Sans Contrefacon" is a fantastic track, but I just wish it had been ever so slightly more vocal. It kicks off the album very well, however. The remixes of "L'Instant X" and "XXL" are absolutely amazing and make both songs FAR better than the questionable originals... JXL is at the top of his game here, as the chorus just SOARS in his mix...and the bells in One-T's mix are awesome and the mix has such a great summer feel.Full Intention, often being hit-and-miss, do ok with "L'Ame-Stram-Gram," as they use the same little guitar riff that Stardust used for their mega-hit "The Music Sounds Better with You." It's not a bad mix, but doesn't really go anywhere, thus the eight minutes do tend to drag a bit as the song becomes sorta a forgetful atypical club song. They should have cut down the length some, but I digress... Many might say the same of "C'est un Belle Journee," but the laid-back feel of this mix works well, I think, and it's only just a notch over five minutes...The album kicks into super high gear with the absolute brilliance of Felix da Housecat. He took my favourite Mylene song, "Je T'aime Meloncholie," and made it into an absolutely SUPERB electro track. The song, being so dark and reverent, really needed a dark, deep mix, and Felix executed that with absolute PERFECTION. By far, the second best mix on the album. The mix of the vocals made shivers go up my spine. If I weren't in public the first time I heard it, I woulda been bouncing all over the place.The same goes with Y-Front's mix of "Libertine," probably one of Ms. Famrer's best known songs, as Y-Front turned the song into an electro-80s flashback and they did it absolutely brilliantly, letting this incredible song soar in a whole new electronic light.Both the mixes for "California" and "Optimistique-Moi" are very good club tracks that easily keep the NRG flowing throughout the second part of the disk.But then there's the grand finale of Thunderpuss' absolute club ANTHEM mix of one of the best songs of the last twenty years, "Desenchantee." By far, the best mix on the album, as would be true with any album that included a mix by the now-defunct duo. What they did to this song...the impossible: they took a song already packed with energy, and brought new life and even MORE energy to it. To explain this mix goes beyond words...and you could not ask to a better conclusion to this album.The compilation's biggest fault? What the hell were they thinking including Paul Oakenfold's HORRIBLE and COMPLETELY useless remix of "Pourvu Qu'elles Soient Douces"??? Oakenfold has does nothing but crap remixes for the last two years, and this mix was just another sign that maybe he should either go back to his heavy-duty club mix days when he was brilliant, or retire for good, before we have to sit through another mix like this. Sorry, Hitriman, but Oakenfold's mixes of the last few Madonna songs have been an embarrassment to him, along with everything else he has remixed lately (save J. Lo's "I'm Glad," which was the one good thing he has done, period, in the past few years), and they have all just been a complete aural waste of time.If you want a fanstastic mix of "Pourvu Qu'elles Soient Douces," check out Boutonnat & Rogen's Remix Club on the 1992 double CD.Ms. Farmer's "Remixes" is an astounding collection of styles, beats and rhythmes and, besides Oakenfold, a must-have for any fan, and a definite worthwhile purchase for anyone curious about Mylene...or just wanting a great dance album."