Shaw Brothers Retro Chic

I just found out from the Hong Kong Movie Database's daily news forum (thanks dleedlee!) about Retrochine, a new album that reimagines the Shaw Brothers film songs of the 60s. It's conceived by Morton Wilson and Ian Widgery, who produced the hit album Shanghai Lounge Divas a few years ago that featured remixes of evergreen Mandarin pop songs from the 40s and 50s. While I didn't really like Shanghai Lounge Divas — sorry, but some things are better left untouched — I'm curious about their new album, which seems to employ a more collage-like approach that includes new live instrumentation and vocals. Here is a review of Retrochine from TIME and an interview with Morton Wilson from TimeOut Hong Kong. There is also a MySpace page, where you can sample four songs. Finally, check out this pretty cool video for the album's first single "Go Go!"