from Pitchfork -- forget LOVE, this sounds promising:
Taking aim at stereotypes while simultaneously playing straight to
them, Yoko Ono has titled her forthcoming album Yes, I'm a Witch.
(It's also the name of one of her songs.) And the legendary
artist/musician has conjured quite a list of guests to appear on the
record. In fact, the record consists of almost nothing but guests.
The idea behind Witch goes like this: Ono chose the artists with whom
she wanted to work, gave them access to her back catalog, asked them
to chose a song to rework, and then "provided [them] with the vocals
and whatever other instrumental elements attracted them from that cut.
Almost all the artists chose just the vocals," according to a press
release. The result: a remixes/duets/covers record consisting of
"entirely new musical tracks."
The Flaming Lips, Cat Power, Antony, Le Tigre, Spiritualized's Jason
Pierce, Peaches, and the Polyphonic Spree are among those who
contributed to Yes, I'm a Witch, which Astralwerks will release in
February. The label will follow it in March with a compilation of
dance remixes of Ono songs.
Tracklist:
01 Hank Shocklee: "Witch Shocktronica Intro"
02 Peaches: "Kiss Kiss Kiss"
03 Shitake Monkey: "O'Oh"
04 Blow Up: "Everyman...Everywoman"
05 Le Tigre: "Sisters O Sisters"
06 Porcupine Tree: "Death of Samantha"
07 DJ Spooky: "Rising"
08 Apples in Stereo: "No One Can See Me Like You Do"
09 The Brother Brothers: "Yes I'm a Witch"
10 Cat Power: "Revelations"
11 Polyphonic Spree: "You and I"
12 Jason Pierce (Spiritualized): "Walking on Thin Ice"
13 Antony and Hahn Rowe: "Toy Boat"
14 The Flaming Lips: "Cambridge 1969/2007"
15 The Sleepy Jackson: "I'm Moving On"
16 Hank Shocklee: "Witch Shocktronica Outro"
17 Craig Armstrong: "Shiranakatta (I Didn't Know)"
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