LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Motown/ UMe) - The classic Motown Sound and modern Latin grooves are heard side-by-side at nightclubs and house parties every day in just about every corner of America. Now, for the first time, they truly come together with Motown Remixed Volume 2(Motown/UMe), released May 22, 2007.
Featuring 11 of Motown's biggest and most popular hits remixed by 10 of the most creative studio forces in contemporary Latin music, Motown Remixed Volume 2 is the latest innovative exploration of the timeless, genre-smashing nature of Motown's greatest artists and songs. The compilation follows the success of 2005's Motown Remixed project that brought the label's vintage gems to the electronic dance floor. Along with breaking into the Top 40 of the R&B/Hip-Hop chart, Motown Remixed hit No 2 on the Electronica chart and remained there for months.
Says Motown Remixed Volume 2 executive producer Rich Isaacson: "The Motown Remixed Volume 2 project was an amazing opportunity for some of the most talented producers in Latin Music to pay homage to the legendary Motown artists they each chose to remix. All I had to do was merely mention that each producer had the opportunity to work with these classic recordings and the response was the same for everyone; 'Are you kidding?!' The respect for the Motown sound is profound in the Latin Music community."
Motown Remixed Volume 2 spans styles from the Reggaeton funk of the Jackson 5's "I Want You Back" (Remixed by Reggaeton super-producer SPK, the mastermind behind the N.O.R.E. smash "Oye Mi Canto") to the all-night Latin House of Marvin Gaye's "I Heard It Through The Grapevine," (remixed by Andres Levin, the GRAMMY-nominated founder and producer of Yerba Buena, and Costantino "Mixmaster" Padovano, a.k.a. Funky Junction). Dennis Edwards and Seidah Garrett's "Don't Look Any Further" gets a Brazilian makeover from Cliff Cristofaro (DJ U.F.Low), member of the critically acclaimed New York-based collective Si*Se. "Shotgun" by Jr. Walker & The All Stars get remixed by DJ Afro who produces the Venezuelan synth pop masters Los Amigos Invisibles. And Smokey Robinson's "Being With You" now features his rarely heard Spanish vocals¸ remixed by Eric Biodi Rivera.
Representing Latin cultures from Mexico, Venezuela, the Dominican Republic, Colombia, Puerto Rico, Cuba and the U.S., the collection boasts tracks remixed by esteemed GRAMMY-nominated producers of Latin rock, tropical, bossa nova, Reggaeton, bachata, cumbia, and Latin house. Motown Remixed Volume 2— Esta Caliente!!
The tracks and remixers are:
- "Shotgun" (Jr. Walker & The All Stars)
Los Amigos Invisibles: DJ Afro produces Venezuelan synth pop masters Los Amigos Invisibles
- "(Love Is Like A) Heat Wave" (Martha & The Vandellas)
"Papa Was A Rollin' Stone" (The Temptations)
David Elizondo Mix: Renowned as Kid Kumbia, David Elizondo is also a former member of the Univision sensation, ATM (A Toda Maquina)
- "I Want You Back" (Jackson 5)
SPK Mix: Reggaeton super-producer SPK masterminded the N.O.R.E. smash "Oye Mi Canto" and has remixed for the Ruff Ryders, Jennifer Lopez, Jeannie Ortega and The Fast & The Furious soundtrack
- "The Boss" (Diana Ross)
Chosen Few Mix: Documentarian of the Reggaeton classic Chosen Few: El Documental, Boy Wonder produced the remix of its huge anthem "Reggaeton Latino"
- "Dancing Machine" (Jackson 5)
Miami Mix: GRAMMY-nominated writer-producers George Noriega and Jodi Marr made their mark with hot tracks for Ricky Martin, Paulina Rubio, Alejandra Guzman, Luis Fonsi, Shakira, Gloria Estefan, Jennifer Lopez, Jon Secada and others
- "I Can't Get Next To You" (The Temptations)
Randy Cantor Mix: GRAMMY-nominated writer-producer Randy Cantor boasts impressive credits for major artists from Ricky Martin and Alejandra Guzman to the Outsidaz and Eminem
- "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" (Marvin Gaye)
Fun Machine Mix: Founder and producer of Yerba Buena, GRAMMY-nominated producer Andres Levin has also worked with Tina Turner, Chaka Khan, D'Angelo and Macy Gray. Co-producer Costantino "Mixmaster" Padovano (a.k.a. Funky Junction) is a legendary remixer and producer whose recent client list includes Disney's Pirates Of The Caribbean, Rupaul, Cazwell, Amanda Lepore, Ultra Nate', Jody Watley, among others.
- "Square Biz" (Teena Marie)
Sonidero Nacional Remix: Toy Hernandez, founding member of the groundbreaking Mexican rock band Control Machete, produced the GRAMMY-nominated Colombian artist Cabas.
- "Don't Look Any Further" (Dennis Edwards and Seidah Garrett)
Cliff Christofaro (DJ U.F.Low) Mix: Christofaro is a member and producer of critically acclaimed New York-based downtempo collective Si*Se
- "Aqui Con Tigo (Being With You)" (Smokey Robinson)
Eric Bodi Rivera Mix: Rivera produced Aventura, the hitmaking Kings of Bachata
