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Zuco 103's follow-up to their Outro Lado CD delightfully tweaks the art of the remix to further explore the possibility of their Brazilian/European electro-dance crossover. The Other Side features six tracks--including three versions of "Outro Lado"--all remixed from the full-length. Wu-Tang Clan collaborator Carlos Bess does a burbling, bass-heavy take on "Outro Lado," while ambient/house producer Charles Webster drops a flamenco guitar into one slinky version and delivers a jazzy, dubbed-up second version as well. Hot U.K. drum & bass combo London Elektricity pump up the bass on the dance-floor ready "Humana." House producer Maurice Fulton cooks "Brazilectro" into a dense, skittish drum & bass stew of tweaks and beats, while Zuco 103 remix their own version into a sci-fi groove fest that sounds like Stereolab jamming with Lee "Scratch" Perry. The Other Side wins at every turn because none of the remixes ever loses track of what makes Zuco 103 special to start off with: Brazilian Lilian Vieira's seductive vocals and the super-sophisticated, airy beats and programming of Stefan Schmid and Stefan Kruger that radiate a sunny, endless summer ambiance. --Carl Hanni