Atlantiquity

Product Description
This visionary compilation of remixes by ace contemporary producers is a modern homage to classic grooves from the incredible Atlantic Records catalog. The disc was masterminded by L.A.-based urban tastemaker and renowned club and KCRW deejay Garth Trinidad, who writes in his liner notes, "I, like so many others, am constantly seeking inspiration. Looking for the perfect beat, as it were...most of my inspiration is still drawn from things pre-1980...It's an education and a pleasure to discover that which is timeless."

Tracks:

Tonight -- Kleeer
Bold and Black -- Eddie Harris
Watching You -- Slave
Getting Uptown (To Get Down) -- United 8
Pick up the Pieces -- Average White Band
We Are Family -- Sister Sledge
Little Ghetto Boy -- Donny Hathaway
A Warm Summer Night -- Chic
I'll Be Around -- Spinners
Just A Little Lovin' -- Carmen McCrae
Riding High -- Faze-O
Nubian Lady -- Yusef Lateef

Album Description

This visionary compilation of remixes by ace contemporary producers is a modern homage to classic grooves from the incredible Atlantic Records catalog. The disc was masterminded by L.A.-based urban tastemaker and renowned club and KCRW deejay Garth Trinidad, who writes in his liner notes, "I, like so many others, am constantly seeking inspiration. Looking for the perfect beat, as it were...most of my inspiration is still drawn from things pre-1980...It's an education and a pleasure to discover that which is timeless."

Customer Reviews:

SUCH POTENTIAL, SUCH A DISAPPOINTMENT..........2006-06-14

Although I'm a big fan of remix CDs and have many in my collection, this one's probably the worst I've ever come across. Of the few hits that are here, all of them have been stripped of whatever magic they had that made them hits in the first place. A smokin' funk instrumental jam such as "Pick Up The Pieces" deserves better than to be chopped up and re-assembled as one of the most annoying remixes you'll ever hear - chances are that you won't be able to stand more than a minute of the repetitive loop before you move on to the next track.

If you really want a great remix CD, check out "What Is Hip?", a collection of classic Warner Brothers hits reworked by contemporary DJs who did an amazing job - unlike this buzzkill.

Thrown into the trashcan after 2 listens..........2005-05-26

I had such high hopes for this cd. I'm a fan of all the "Remix" series that are coming out and was looking forward to Atlantic's compilation, but I just couldn't get into it. The remixes are like the cd cover---dark and dull. Don't pay full price for this one, folks.

And not just because I produced it.......2005-05-18