Sarah McLachlan

McLachlan's atmospheric song construction and ethereal voice provide a perfect sonic canvas for many a DJ. Talvin Singh adds his tabla and hints of the east to "Answer"; Thievery Corporation merge perfectly into "Dirty Little Secret"; and Will-I-Am from the Black Eyed Peas makes "Just Like Me" his own.

Where the dreamy acoustic folk of this sweet-voiced Canadian singer-songwriter was
merely boring on her own albums, much of this trance-heavy remix project is downright
irritating. On the jumpier remixes, including the New Order-ization of "Vox," McLachlan
sticks out like a khaki-clad middle manager at a hip nightclub, and when the beats merely
ornament her slo-mo melodies, Bloom: Remix 2 sounds like just another lame chil... More >