Label: Jazzland Records
Country: Norway

Stretching over four countries, from Finland to Russia, the land of the Sami, or Lapland as it used to be referred to, is situated in some of the most retired parts of Europe. Born in the small Norwegian village of Gamehhisnjarga, in the heart of Samiland, singer and percussionist Mari Boine has become an ambassador for her culture. In 1990, she released her second album, Gula Gula, on Peter Gabriel’s Real World, and received critical acclaim from all over the world. Blending the sound of her ancestors with other ethnic genres and modern technology, Mari Boine has, since her early recordings, transcended the barriers standing between world music, jazz and rock, and has gained much respect from fellow musicians and critics alike. It was only a matter of time before her work got the remix treatment by the likes of Jah Wobble, Biosphere, Those Norwegians or Bill Laswell.
After choosing a track from Boine’s back catalogue, each remixer was asked to reshape it in their own style. Opening the album is the massive Chilluminati Mix of Gula Gula, which has taken the chill out rooms of Ibiza by storm last summer, and ended up being included in the latest Café Del Mar instalment. Here, Illumination retains the sensitive settings of the original, while bringing some intense orchestration to counterbalance Mari’s powerful vocals. This very much representative of the approach adopted by most of the artists on this project. Jah Wobble accentuates the tribal characteristics of Boine’s natural compositions on Cuovgi Liekkas by developing the drumming to stunning effect, while Biosphere’s Geir Jenssen opens his usual iced ambiences to accommodate the incredibly beautiful voice on Álddagasat Ipmilat, building textures based on naturally acoustic sounds. The Nils Petter Molvær & Jan Bang remix of Gulan Du incorporates more of the same elements, using once again percussions to full effect. The same track is given an entirely different twist earlier on, when Those Norwegians turn it into a groovy dance floor killer. Here, Mari Boine’s vocal performance is isolated from its original context and given a whole new dimension. Although the track works well as it is, the Nils Petter Molvær & Jan Bang keeps closer to the original emotion intended by Boine. Mun Da Han Lean Oaivámuš and Vuolgge Mu Mielde Bassivárrái get a most sensitive reworking by Phono and Roger Ludvigsen, Fred Ellingsen and Thomas Sonnenberg respectively. Both reinterpretations favour intense electronic treatments inspired by the rhythmic tradition of Boine’s music, although developed in different ways, to provide a much effective backdrop to her voice. Closing the album is an evolutive ambient mix of Áhccáái by Future Prophecies.
The reworking of these ten songs by the crème of the electronic scene is bringing the attention on one of the most intriguing artists in Scandinavia. Each track has been delicately rethought, and brought to life once again, in truly magnificent style.

Tracklisting:
01.Gula Gula - Chilluminati Mix
02.Cuovgi Liekkas - Jah Wobble Remix II
03.Gulan Du - Those Norwegians Mix
04.Addagasat Ipmilat - Biosphere s Hanging Valley Mix
05.Ale Ale Don - Melodious Mood Mix By Mark De Clive-Lowe
06.Maid Aiggot Muinna Eallin - Bill Laswell Mix
07.Gulan Du - Nils Petter Molvær & Jan Bang Remix
08.Mun Da Han Lean Oaivamus - Phono Remix
09.Vuolgge Mu Mielde Bassivarrai - Roger Ludvigsen, Fred Ellingsen & Thomas Sonnenberg Remix
10.Ahccai - Mix By Future Prophecies