DJ Cam Revisited By

[Inflamable; 2006]

Styles: trip-hop, underground hip-hop, electronica
Others: DJ Krush, DJ Vadim, DJ Spooky, DJ Wally, Prince Paul


Yeah, yeah, yeah... I can hear you all saying "I don't like DJ artists." Get over it, haters. Rock bands have "The" and hip-hop/electronic artists have "DJ." Name aside, French vinyl pusher Laurent Daumail was responsible for the best named trip-hop album of all time, Mad Blunted Jazz, which collected his first two import LPs for the North American market. Any fan of the genre should be justly ashamed if they've not heard of it. That shame is reflected here by the likes of Thievery Corporation, DJ Vadim, Bob Sinclair, Four Hero, and many other downtempo/electronica artists ranging from great to legendary who have given their time and a new subjective edge to classic and contemporary Cam tracks pulled from all over Laurent's decade-long catalogue. Injecting just enough of themselves into their chosen track, the effort of 14 odd remixers doesn't immediately come off as too many chefs, like most filler-laden remix albums. Extra Lucid's treatment of "Meera" takes the Kakoli Sengupta song to a darker DJ Wally place than Cam usually goes, while Thievery Corp's version of "Success" adds a world music vibe so overwhelming that even though it follows Kenny Dope's treatment of the same track in the listing, I didn't know it was the same until I looked at the back cover. But with many, if not most, of these remixes being pulled from previous releases and his last true record now three years old, I really hope Revisited By isn't a goodbye.

1. Success (Kenny Dope Remix)
2. Success (Thievery Corporation Remix)
3. Meera (Extra Lucid Remix)
4. He's Gone feat. China (Kid Loco Remix)
5. Voodoo Child feat. Afu-Ra (DJ Premier Remix)
6. Innervisions (DJ Vadim Remix)
7. Success (Attica Blues Remix)
8. Espionage feat. Guru (Bob Sinclair Remix)
9. Broadcasting Live feat. Channel Live (Lord Finesse Remix)
10. DJ Cam Sound System (Demon Remix)
11. Love Junkee feat. Cameo (J Dilla Remix)
12. Meera (Tek 9/Four Hero Remix)
13. Innervisions (Flytronix Remix)