Album: Kylie Minogue, Boombox, (Parlophone)
The pop princess gets the mash-up treatment
Reviewed by Simon Price
Sunday, 21 December 2008
...'Boombox' kicks off with Erol Alkan's inspired New Order/ Minogue mash-up "Can't Get Blue Monday Out of My Head", which began life as a bootleg, but was snapped up by Kylie and given an official release.
Other fine reworkings include Fischerspooner's "Come into My World", the Chemical Brothers' take on "Slow", and the narcotic minimalism of Whitey's "Red Blooded Woman". And the title track kicks gold-hot-panted ass.
Pick of the album: Andy gets handy: 'The One (Andy Bernhard mix)' (aka Bitrocka)
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