This Week's Playlist #141 - The Remixes edition
This Week's Playlist #141 - The Remixes edition
5 of my favourite remixes overtime
Hello everyone!
This Week's Playlist - Season 3, Episode 37.
Other than Oasis, the other band reunion everyone talks about is Linkin Park. I never really listened to them (except for the first album, "Hybrid Theory," which I didn't really like)," so I won't go too much into details.
The only point I wanted to discuss was their "Hybrid Theory" remix album, "Reanimation". It went out at the same time I was starting to open my horizons to other musical genres. As much as the Reanimation lineup aged quite badly, this album opened my eyes to the art of remixes and how a song can turn into another completely different gem with the help of electronic music.
So, this week, here is a selection of my favourite remixes. Again, if you have any good suggestions, I welcome them. Send them to me, and I will share them in a reader's digest.
There is a YouTube link for each of the songs on the cover, and here are the playlists for each streaming platform:
1. BJORK - The Dull Flame Of Desire (Modeselektor's Remix For Girls)
Björk’s released a live recording of her “Volta” album. The album included a bonus disc with remixes of the same songs.
This is perhaps the most famous one, from Modeselektor, turning one of the best songs of the album into a rave party anthem, slicing and chopping the Icelandic singer’s voice into some hypnotic vibe.
2. FRANZ FERDINAND - The Fallen (Ruined by Justice)
The Justice fanboy I am had to include a track they reworked.
And what better example than this "ruined by" banger(i.e., rendering the song utterly unrecognizable) from a boring rock-pop band?
3. DISCLOSURE - Magnets ft. Lorde (Jon Hopkins Remix)
Another electronic/psychedelic rendering of a bland pop song by one of my favourite electronic music composers in the last 10 years.
4. NINE INCH NAILS - The Great Destroyer (remixed by Modwheelmood)
A chilled/alternative rendition of NIN's track of Year Zero.
The band released instrumental versions of all the album's songs, including GarageBand and Abelton, resulting in a myriad of fan-made remixes.
5. GIL SCOTT HERON & JAMIE XX - NY Is Killing Me
A classic to finish this week's selection.
2010, GSH returned with his first album in 16 years (a masterpiece). The whole album was remixed by Jamie XX the following year.
So what better song than the most iconic one for one of the greatest NY urban jazz pets to finish this week's newsletter.
I will let you enjoy it and see you next week.
Until the next time, Godspeed!
Thomas
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