Rob Zombie
“Mondo Sex Head”
Universal
Producer: Jason Bentley
Tracks: 13
Our Score: 2 out of 5 stars
“Mondo Sex Head” is the latest release from musician/director Rob Zombie. The album features 13 remixed Zombie classics which were produced by Jason Bentley. Though the album does not feature any new material per say each of the classic White Zombie/Rob Zombie songs feature new and arrangements that will appeal not only to Zombies core rock fans but also to the ever growing fans of dub step/electronic music.
Opening up the album is the always promising “Thunder Kiss’ 65” which no matter how many times it is remixed and re-re mixed still delivers just as the original recording did in 1992 when it was first released. JDevil aka Jonathan Davis of Korn does an ok job of sampling and layering this hit track as the song has a decent build up to its synth filled drop. Document One showcases a promising version of one of Zombies more heavier songs “Let It All Bleed Out”. The track is slowed down while an eerie track of Rob Zombie talking weaves in and out of the synth slashes and ray gun like zaps. “Mars Needs Women” remixed by Griffin Boice closes out the album and is laced with the often over used clap, clap sound found in a number of Zombies recordings.
When an artist has a long career in the music business the inevitable greatest hits collection or re-mastered catalog is bound to be released. Though “Mondo Sex Head” isn’t really a greatest hits album per say and no real remastering has been done to enhance the recordings quality of these 13 songs it makes me question whether this album is just a quick move to capitalize on a current trend. Or is it something of substance? Sadly I am going to have to go with my first assumption. In fact a similar remix album by Zombie was released in 1996 titled “Super Sexy Swingin’ Sounds” which took a stab at bridging Zombies fans into the ever growing underground rave/dance music movement that was just starting to take off. Yes the remixes on “Mondo Sex Head” are different but in my opinion the concept is the same. “Get unsuspecting kids with black rim glasses and skinny jeans to buy albums”. Fans of Rob and White Zombie love the original songs for what they are and that is “original”. The songs contained on “Mondo Sex Head” took that originality and threw it out the window.
Track Listing:
1.) Thunder Kiss’ 65- JDevil Number of the Beast Remix
2.) Living Dead Girl- Photex Remix
3.) Let It All Bleed Out- Document One Remix
4.) Foxy Foxy- KL Theory Remix
5.) More Human Than Human- Big Black Delta Remix
6.) Dragula- +++ Remix
7.) Pussy Liquor- KL Theory Remix
8.) Lords of Salem- Das Kapital Remix
9.) Never Gonna Stop- Drumcorps Acid Remix
10.) Superbeast- Kraddy Remix
11.) Devil’s Hole Girls- Tobias Enhus Remix (Feat. The Jane Antonia Cornish String Quartet)
12.) Burn- The Bloody Beetroots Motherfucker Remix
13.) Mars Needs Women- Griffin Boice Remix
