Remixing This Planet

Description

Remixing This Planet is a multi-artist re-mix project executively produced by the American DJ, audio engineer, and Electronic Dance Music producer Scott Blackwell, released on N•Soul Records in 1996, distributed in the US by Diamante Music Group. The album features re-mixes of 10 songs written by the American singer and songwriter Larry Norman (with most of the songs originally published during the 1970s). Remixed by various audio engineers/dance music artists: Virus, Brian Hardin, The Echoing Green, Paul Dexter, Aaron DeLaCruz, and Scott Blackwell, with additional production by DeLaCruz (tracks: 1, 4, 6, 7, 9) and Blackwell (tracks: 1, 4, 6, 7, 9). “1996 Remixes of classic Larry Norman songs. Remixed by Scott Blackwell, The Echoing Green & more!”

The rehabilitation of the Great Blond Normanski continues. Hardish on the heels of Forefront’s multi artist tribute album, Scott Blackwell gets his mits on 10 classic Norman recordings and along with other production wizards Aaron De La Cruz, Wonder In Blue, Virus, The Echoing Green and Paul Dexter, remixes them for the ’90s. Norman anoraks can have fun spotting from which original versions he’s purloined Larry’s vocals («Fly Fly Fly» is the rare Australian version for example! Here recreated calypso style – I kid you not!). So what do you get? A kicking creative album actually! Blackwell and mixing chums add fresh power and life to these familiar songs and make you want to listen all over again! «God Part 3» rocks in a way the original never quite managed. «UFO» remixed by Greg Young and Stefan Nelson from virus is unrecognisable until halfway through. Very Independence Day actually! «Why Don’t You Look Into Jesus» is closest to the original but with new drum tracks adding a fresh kick. A pounding «Why Should The Devil» had me wondering what Norman could be capable of if he let Scott Blackwell and these guys produce a new album! All of this proves that a good song is a good song and these fresh arrangements deserve to win Larry a new generation of fans because when it comes to writing songs about Jesus, he hasn’t really been bettered! [Mike Rimmer, Cross Rhythms, October 1996]

CD tracklist:

01. If The Bombs Fall – 3:39
02. I Wish We’d All Been Ready – 4:16
03. Why Should The Devil Have All The Good Music – 2:46
04. Fly, Fly, Fly – 4:10
05. Sweet Song Of Salvation – 3:47
06. Why Don’t You Look Into Jesus – 3:06
07. I Am A Servant – 3:56
08. U.F.O. (Be Afraid Mix) – 4:44
09. One Way – 2:17
10. God Part Three – 3:45

Note: Simultaneously released on cassette and CD by N•Soul Records. Available at Bandcamp: https://larrynorman.bandcamp.com/album/remixing-this-planet

A full-page advertisement for various new releases on the N*Soul label, including the multi-artist project Remixing This Plane, was featured in the November 1996 issue of CCM Magazine.