Running to 60 minutes, this exclusive CD features 13 tracks remixed by some of the world’s leading DJs and producers. It promises to become a collectors must-have on a par with it’s 1995 fan-club-only predecessor, ‘Melon: Remixes for Propaganda’.
Including three never-before released tracks and two with very restricted previous release, here’s a couple of highlights from an earlr review by the editors at Mixmag: ‘World beat flavour takes the song to totally different place.’ (Elevation (Influx Mix) ); ‘Makes U2 sound like another band entirely’ (City Of Blinding Lights (Hot Chip Remix).
One of the biggest bands of the last 25 years, U2 began life in Dublin, Ireland in 1976, holding their first rehearsal in the kitchen of drummer Larry Mullen Jr. From that inauspicious beginning U2 flourished, eventually becoming permanently woven into the pop-culture fabric of modern Western society. Playing under several different names, and at one time with a line-up of seven musicians, it was in 1978 that the band officially became both U2 and a foursome, and their final line-up — Paul "Bono" Hewson on vocals, Dave "The Edge" Evans on lead guitar, Adam Clayton on bass, and Larry Mullen on drums — hasn’t changed. This quartet won a talent competition in Limerick and brought themselves to the attention of the man who became their manager, Paul McGuinness.
After the release of U2’s only EP, Three (1979), they signed a record deal with Island Records and released their first full-length album Boy. This was followed by the overtly Christian October in 1981, and although they haven’t made such an obviously spiritual album since, their faith has been a common thread through their career, albeit latterly expressed in a more humanitarian manner. It was the 1983 album War that provided the breakthrough for the band. War featured strong themes of political protest and spun the band’s first signature song "Sunday Bloody Sunday", about the 1972 incident in which 14 innocent Irish protesters were shot and killed by British troops. From thereafter, U2 continued to write songs with themes of political or social significance.At 1985’s Live Aid concert at Wembley Stadium, London, U2 cemented their reputation as vehement humanitarians and aggressive pacifists. Their performance culminated in Bono stage diving to dance in the embrace of a fan, and their earnest, eager pleas for donations to help the people of Ethiopia ensured their appearance was of the most memorable of the day.Their fifth album The Joshua Tree (1987) was their most successful to date, being their most critically acclaimed (No.26 on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list), most commercially successful (multi-platinum in five countries, selling more than 10 million copies in the US alone), and winning the band their first Grammy Awards (Album of the Year and Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal).
Although U2 have never repeated the phenomenal success of The Joshua Tree, they have continued to record albums and tour very successfully; other notable albums by U2 include Achtung Baby (1991) and All That You Can’t Leave Behind (2000). They also work for many charities including: Amnesty International, Chernobyl Children’s Project and Make Poverty History. Tracklist：
1. Elevation (Influx Mix)
2. Fast Cars (Jacknife Lee Mix)
3. Get On Your Boots (Fish Out Of Water Mix)
4. Vertigo (Trent Reznor Remix)
5. Magnificent (Falke Radio Mix) 6. I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight (Live U2360 Remix)
7. Beautiful Day (David Holmes Remix)
8. Starting At The Sun (Monster Truck Remix)
9. Happiness Is A Warm Gun (Danny Saber Mix)
10. Get On Your Boots (Justice Remix)
11. City Of Blinding Lights (Hot Chip 2006 Remix)
12. If God Will Send His Angels (Grand Jury Mix)
13. Starting At The Sun (Brothers in Rhythm Ambient Mix)
