Dconstructed / Various (CD)

In one of the stranger conceptual pairings in music history, the 14-track compilation DConstructed sees classic songs from Disney and Disney-Pixar films like The Lion King, Toy Story, and the like remixed, remodeled, and reinterpreted by electronic musicians ranging from deep trance, dubstep, and house DJs to EDM artists more on the pop side of the club. Boasting artists as wide-ranging as UNKLE, Armin van Buuren, and Kaskade, DConstructed ("D" as in "Disney," get it?!?") offers futuristic dance reinterpretations of Disney tunes going as far back as Sleeping Beauty, with Trion offering up a high-energy "Once Upon a Dream" redux. The collection even includes a hard-edged electro-funk send-up of the theme to The Muppet Show by Shy Kidx. ~ Fred Thomas, Rovi