Sounds like … tobyMac's Welcome to Diverse City, except in a fashion that fluctuates from token hip-hop and rapcore sounds into electronica, funk, and even a bit o' soul.
At a glance … since the songs were fine in their original form, this revamping of sorts is more an exclusive, "fans-only" treat than a truly essential listen.
As if the world-at-large needed yet another remix project, former dc Talk member tobyMac offers his second round of retooled tracks in Renovating Diverse City. As the title suggests, the obvious premise of the record is to reinvent the tracks found on the entertainer's wildly popular Welcome to Diverse City project, and, for the most part, the results are inventive.
In line with the high-end production of the master recordings, the remix surgeons who were hired for this set are of a higher profile, but their results are only mixed. Producer Matt Bronleewe gives "Catchafire" a sinister 007 feel, but it doesn't necessarily improve on the original. Though creative, Superchic[k]'s Max Hsu and Brian Gocher do not succeed at making "Phenomenon" more tolerable. The d Dubb version of "The Slam" is more progressive, but at its core it's still a routine rapcore joint. The same is true with the Shortwave Radio mix of "Burn for You," which maintains the basic structure and spirit of the original, thus failing to distinguish itself....
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