After the international smash hit "Hips Don't Lie", Shakira is back with "Illegal", which features the legendary Carlos Santana. After a stream of less-than-stellar mixes from the Oral Fixation Vol. 2 album, some mixes that are really great have been done for "Illegal."
Johnny Vicious does the remixes this time.
Epic shipped a CD promo to DJs:
01. Johnny Vicious Warehouse Mix
02. Johnny Vicious Warehouse Radio Mix
03. Johnny Vicious Roxy Mix
04. Johnny Vicious Roxy Radio Mix
05. Johnny Vicious Ballroom Mix
06. Johnny Vicious Ballroom Dub
The Warehouse mixes are really dark and are reminiscent of some of Johnny's mixes from the mid to late 90's. It's a nice throwback. In some places, Shakira's vocals don't really fit. They're not off-beat. But they seem out of place.
The Roxy mixes are not as hard. These are much housier. The "chugging" hook in the background is really good. And the piano breaks are very beautiful. This is the mix of choice. It's perfect for clubs and radio.
The Ballroom mix is very dubbish. There's only some vocals and the few that are there are heavily manipulated. These are quite tribal. The whole track builds and builds to this amazing beatless break which then leads to this amazing synthy bass. Then the beats come back in and it's great. The Ballroom dub has more vocal samples and loops than the mix. This could be considered the accompanying dub to the Roxy versions.
Vicious' dubs are always a treat. And these last two are quite well-executed.
Check out these mixes.
