Beck: “Dark Star” (TVOTR Remix)
UPDATE: No longer an exclusive, it came out on iTunes after I posted it so everyone’s got this up now.
In a shocking turn of events, Good Weather For Airstrikes officially got its 750,000th hit today, getting us that much closer to the unfathomable 1,000,000th hit milestone. Granted, a good 100,000 of those hits came in the week after my Top 65 Music Videos of 2005 post somehow set the internet on fire, but it’s an accomplishment we’re proud of nonetheless. Why not celebrate then, and what better way to do so than with some more xxxclusive hotness, this time in the form of TV On The Radio remixing Beck’s “Dark Star”, the original of which is taken from Beck’s just-released tenth album, The Information. TVOTR takes the already brooding tone of the original and transplant onto it twinkly, rattling effects and their own signature atmospheric and bluesy brass sound, making for on interesting reinterpretation of the album version. Dig it below.
MP3: “Dark Star” (TV On The Radio Remix) - Beck
The track’s good but it doesn’t come close to touching my favorite Beck remix and one of the best remixes of last year, Air’s “Heaven Hammer” reinterpretation of “Missing”, taken from Beck’s 2005 Guerolito remix album. Here’sThe French electronica-lounge duo slow down the track and showcase Beck’s voice rising above a mellow backdrop of strings and lightly pounding percussion. The strength of Beck’s voice on the track is astonishing; it’s power was lost in the jangling Guero original. Basically, “Heaven Hammer” is a remix of the best kind, one that takes a mediocre original tune and reworks it into something beautiful.
MP3: “Heaven Hammer” (Missing) - Beck ((highly recommended))
In a beautiful turn of events, Shots Ring Out have conveniently compiled all of those lazy low-budget Beck videos that have been put out over the last month leading up to the release of The Information for your viewing and downloading pleasure. All of the clips were directed by Beck, Autumn de Wilde, and producer Nigel Godrich themselves and can (and should) be downloaded here.