| The Remix Collection | ||||
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| Remix album by | ||||
| Released | 19 September 2000 | |||
| Genre | Electronica, World music | |||
| Label | Mantra, Beggars Banquet | |||
| Producer | Transglobal Underground, Coldcut, Youth, David Arnold | |||
| Natacha Atlas chronology | ||||
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The Remix Collection is a remix album by Belgian singer Natacha Atlas. It was released by Mantra Records on 19 September 2000. [1]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Pitchfork Media | 8.0/10 [3] |
In a review for PopMatters , Wilson Neate praised Atlas' mixture of "Arabic vocal styles, Middle Eastern pop and Western electronic dance beats." [4] Pitchfork Media reviewer Mark Richard-San said that The Remix Collection was "just about perfect from the dancefloor perspective" and named the remix of "Amulet" by 16B as the album's best track. [3] Rick Anderson of AllMusic wrote that the album is "as good as one would expect." [2]
The following people contributed to The Remix Collection: [5]
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