Yoko Ono - Walking On Thin Ice 2013

The final mix of this song with the mysterious, ominous-sounding vocals was produced hours before her late husband John Lennon was tragically murdered. The song was one of her biggest and most well known hits. It was given remixes by Danny Tenaglia, Eric Kupper with François Kevorkian, Felix Da Housecat, Orange Factory, Pet Shop Boys, Peter Rauhofer, and Rui Da Silva in 2003.

Now it is back a decade later with brand new mixes Danny Tenaglia, Dave Aude, Emjae, Ralphi Rosario, and R3hab. Danny's new mixes are a throwback to his work with Peter Daou in the mid 90s. His 'Grand Ballroom mix' starts off with a lush, nearly 3 minute downtempo introduction before the tribal beats come in. His 'Give Ice A Chance Mix' is slightly shorter, omitting the downtempo intro. It has been many years since he has done mixes in this style. Dave Aude's piano-based mixes are lovely too. Emjae's are pleasant too with the "Love Is Gone"-styled piano melody. Ralphi Rosario delivers his usual tribal anthem. R3hab's has some pretty sections but it gets really noisy quickly.

Overall, Danny Tenaglia, Dave Aude, and Emjae's are the best of the bunch.

Full streams of all the mixes can be heard on Yoko's website

Purchase here:
Part 1 on Beatport, Part 1 on iTunes
Part 2 on iTunes

Grade: A 

Yoko Ono remixes - Now Available

After much demand from the fans, the remixes that were previously unreleased for "You're The One", "No No No" and "Give Peace A Chance" were released today via Beatport for digital download. They are touted as "green friendly" singles in the accompanying press release. The mixes will be released to other download sites next month. iTunes already has the "You're The One" mixes.

Here are the tracklistings:

You're The One
01. Bimbo Jones Vocal Mix
02. Bimbo Jones Dub
03. Morel’s Pink Noise Vocal Mix
04. Morel’s Pink Noise Dub
05. Claude Le Gache Vocal Mix
06. Claude Le Gache Mixshow Edit
07. Claude Le Gache Dub
08. Friscia & Lamboy Tribal Dub

No No No 01. Linus Loves Hyped Vocal Mix
02. Linus Loves Hyped Dub Mix
03. Tom Novy Vocal Mix
04. Tom Novy Dub
05. Eric Kupper Vocal Mix
06. Eric Kupper Dub
07. Friscia & Lamboy Vocal Mix
08. Friscia & Lamboy Dub
09. Peter Bailey Dub
10. Mike Cruz Dub
11. Lindbergh Palace Redub
12. Double B No…Well, Yes Vocal Mix

Give Peace A Chance 01. Dave Aude Club Mix
02. Dave Aude Dub
03. Johnny Vicious Warehouse Dub
04. Mike Cruz Dub
05. Tommie Sunshine Vocal Mix
06. Morel’s Pink Noise Vocal Mix
07. Morel’s Pink Noise Dub
08. Double B Full Vocal Mix

Yoko Ono - Give Peace A Chance 2008

Having been a force in music, art and culture for more than 4 decades, the former Mrs. John Lennon hasn't shown any signs of fading away. She is back with a familiar message of peace. The standard "Give Peace A Chance" has been brought back a number of times over the years. It is one of the many songs on last year's Open Your Box remix collection to become a single. With a main mix by DJ Dan, additional mixes by Dave Aude, Johnny Vicious and Tommie Sunshine have just been promoted. DJ Dan's version contains most of the vocals and is a simple Dance/Electro mix. The focal point is the vocals, as expected. The production is very fitting. And the message couldn't be clearer.

Grade: A