DFA Remixes: Chapter 2
by The DFA
Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. AllMusic
    90
    While the tracks are longer and more realized, they're still distinctly remixes instantly recognizable as DFA output -- a mark of individual distinction many remixers strive to attain but few reach.
  2. Filter
    88
    Fun the way a dance floor should be. [#22, p.102]
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  3. Pitchfork
    82
    We know that that the DFA can do dynamic mutation as well as anyone, but Chapter Two reveals that it's their quest to become pioneers of the hypnotic groove that is the more seductive.
  5. The Guardian
    80
    Their refits are sympathetic yet counterintuitive. Who else could make a disco dancer out of Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor (Hand That Feeds) or turn Pharrell Williams' whiny ass-fetishism into yearning cosmic funk (She Wants to Move)?
  6. musicOMH.com
    80
    This is a fine second volume... serving further notice of DFA's production talent.
  7. Tiny Mix Tapes
    80
    This rocks.
  8. Under The Radar
    80
    All I can say is that I hope this series becomes a trilogy. [#15]
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  9. Alternative Press
    80
    Chapter Two boasts more dance-music artists than the first volume did, which allows greater leeway for the DFA to build glitteringly gritty club epics that don't stop till you get enough. [Nov 2006, p.206]
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  10. Vibe
    70
    Sure, the DFA treat their sources irreverently, but their updates are better. [Nov 2006, p.165]
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  11. Spin
    70
    Chapter 2 doesn't merely document; it selects tracks that hold together as an album. [Nov 2006, p.104]
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  12. Stylus Magazine
    67
    This collection actually betters the previous one in terms of diversity, but unfortunately it also gives you the sense that you’ve heard it all before.
  13. Drowned In Sound
    40
    Seventy minutes for only eight tracks is excessive, be they remixes or not, and each track is suffocated and diluted until it proves to be just some noise, somewhere.
  14. NOW Magazine
    40
    Only their radical overhaul of Nine Inch Nails' Hand That Feeds shows any sign of creativity.

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User Score
6.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 9 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 9
  3. Negative: 2 out of 9
  1. Matt
    Oct 10, 2006
    10
    Who cares what Pitchfork thinks? This is awesome!
  2. laundry
    Oct 12, 2006
    2
    as with chapter 1, really rudimentary, juvenille, and annoying production. please stop making music, cause it truely blows...hot air that is
  3. Dan
    Oct 11, 2006
    8
    The more recent remixes by DFA have really been impressing me. Their takes on songs by Delia Gonzalez & Gavin Russom, Arthur Russell, Hot The more recent remixes by DFA have really been impressing me. Their takes on songs by Delia Gonzalez & Gavin Russom, Arthur Russell, Hot Chip, and Golfrapp are some of my favorite remixes of the year; the latter of which are on this album. The rest of this album ranges from "alright" to "great," but overall I was certainly not disappointed by it. I can't believe people actually complain about the long track lengths and repetition. In fact it's amazing how for having such long mixes, they really aren't that repetetive. If you really do like dance and techno music and aren't just some indie kid who's knowledge of it comes from reading occasional P-fork DFA-touting, then there's a good chance you'll dig this comp (but hey, maybe not). Actually, some of those guys I just mentioned might like this too.… Full Review »
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