Balance of the Force (Remixed)

• Artist: Waldeck
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• Release Date: September 21, 1999
• Total Time: 68:17
• Type: Collection (various artists)
• Genre: Electronica

Review

The remix album that accompanied a brilliant debut, Balance of the Force Remixed features ten remixes of album tracks, four by the Mushroom Dive alias of Klaus Waldeck himself. (Though Waldeck's re-interpretations are uniformly solid, it's clear he took the right versions for the LP itself.) Meanwhile, Thievery Corporation alter "Defenceless" slightly (from R&B to lounge), Uptight turn "Slaapwagen" into a dubwise hip-hop track, and the Rocker's Hi-fi version of "Wake Up" is a spare percussion jam with echoing vocals. The 11th track here is a suitably sublime cover of the quintessentially knowing Bond theme "You Only Live Twice" (originally voiced by Nancy Sinatra) which only hints at the obligatory carpet of strings. Interesting for the already converted, but definitely a companion piece. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Northern Lights	Klaus Waldeck		(5:08)
Defenceless	Joy Malcolm, Klaus Waldeck	Thievery Corporation	(4:50)
Slaapwagen	Klaus Waldeck		(6:42)
Spy Like an Angel	Klaus Waldeck		(5:36)
Wake Up	Thomas Morris, Klaus Waldeck	Rockers Hi-Fi	(7:22)
Defenceless	Joy Malcolm, Klaus Waldeck	Fauna Flash	(6:41)
Children of the Ghetto	Eddie Amoo, Chris Amoo	Blackwing	(8:18)
Aquarius	Galt MacDermot, James Rado		(5:26)
Defenceless	Joy Malcolm, Klaus Waldeck		(5:00)
Wake Up	Thomas Morris, Klaus Waldeck		(8:46)
You Only Live Twice	John Barry, Leslie Bricusse	Waldeck	(4:28)

Credits

Rockers Hi-Fi (Remixing), Raoul Walton (Bass), Thievery Corporation (Remixing), Fauna Flash (Remixing), Blackwing (Remixing), Joy Malcolm (Vocals), Georg Tomandl (Mastering), Waldeck (Main Performer), Brian Amos (Vocals), DNA (Cover Redesign), Geier (Remixing), Hunter (Remixing), Jan Limpens (Cover Art), Solar Moon System (Remixing), Solar Moon System (Re-Arranged), Solar Moon System (Reproduction), Uptight (Remixing), Klaus Waldeck (Producer), Klaus Waldeck (Remixing)