By Patrick Luce Jul 11, 2008, 12:12 GMT
Rapper Snoop Dogg is one of the feature artists taking a new spin on classic Johnny Cash tunes for Compadre Records/Music World Music ‘Johnny Cash Remixed’ – which will hit store shelves on Oct. 14th.
Snoop Dogg - Snoop Dogg in Concert at Saint Andrews Hall - February 26th, 2008 - Saint Andrews Hall - Detroit, MI, USA © Chris Schwegler / PR Photos
The album is described as a “bold new interpretations of Johnny Cash classics from top music remixers and producers who were recruited to take the original master recordings and infuse them with the sounds and technology of modern music styles such as hip hop and dance music,” according to a press release.
It will be available in stores and online on October 14, and a vinyl deluxe-edition will be available on September 23 in select independent record stores.
‘Johnny Cash Remixed’ is a “tribute” to the legacy of one of country music’s biggest icon and has the blessing and support of the custodians of Johnny Cash’s legacy.
“My father made his stead by defying the expected and accepted way of things” says John Carter Cash son of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash and Executive Producer of the Academy Award-winning film Walk the Line. “He set the standard at the same time. He would have loved this remix record. While it stays true to the original recordings, this CD touches on undiscovered ground. This is what my father was about: staying true to tradition while creating groundbreaking new music.”
Johnny Cash classics were licensed from Cash’s first record label, the legendary Sun Records - which was also the first record label home of Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Roy Orbison.
The original tracks, recorded with Cash’s first band the Tennessee Two from 1956-1959, were pure and stark, with only the essentials; guitar, light percussion and Johnny Cash’s unmistakable voice and presence.
The new mixes maintain this fantastic charm and personality while filing out the sound and creating daring re-interpretations.
The remixed tracks (and remixers) include "I Walk The Line" featuring Snoop Dogg (QDT, the new production team led by Snoop Dogg – featuring Snoop, Teddy Riley and DJ Quik), “Country Boy” (Sonny J, whose album will be released in August on Astralwerks US), “Get Rhythm” (Philip Steir, the only remixer allowed to work with the Reprise Records Frank Sinatra collection), “Leave that Junk Alone” (Alabama 3, creators of The Sopranos theme song), “Folsom Prison Blues” (the legendary Pete Rock), “Hey Porter” (Mocean Worker, whose remix of Elvis Presley’s “Burnin’ Love” was used as a soundtrack to Honda’s Superbowl TV commercial), “Sugartime” (Kennedy, cornerstone of the new UK Dirty Pop movement), “Trail to Mexico (indie favorite Mexican Industry of Sound/MIS), “Doin’ My Time” (The Heavy, critically-acclaimed UK-based band) and “Wide Open Road” (Count de Money) among others.
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