…And We’re Back
Thanks to one Mr. Nicky Berger, who DONATED HIS ENTIRE SERVER TO US (seriously), we’re back in business. So yeah, we’re all ridiculously in debt to this man and owe him, like, at least 1,000 handjobs or something. Or maybe just a beer. We’ll see how things go.
ANYWAY, what better way to celebrate than with two incredibly sexy remixes from the freshly-leaked I Still Remember EP. First up, we’ve got SebastiAn’s rework which is just all kinds of ridiculous. I don’t even know where to begin, but one thing’s for sure - SebastiAn just established himself as the force to be reckoned with in the remixing game; he’s operating on a whole new level right now. I mean, just look at this remix. SebastiAn takes arguably the safest and most vanilla track on A Weekend In The City and turns it into an absolute MONSTER, drawing you in gently with some seductive spiraling synths before dropping the motherfucking beat at the 0:50 mark, like Zeus himself raining thunder and lightning down on the unsuspecting masses below. Things carry on like this the rest of the way out, as Kele’s “I should have kissed you!” yelps, punctuated by SebastiAn’s massive, bass-heavy synth surges, recall all the desperate urgency of Silent Alarm that’s sadly absent on the new record. SebastiAn, I bow before you.
MP3: “I Still Remember” (SebastiAn Remix) - Bloc Party ((highly recommended))
Next up we’ve got Lull’s stunningly gorgeous remix of “I Still Remember”, the aptly-title “Music Box & Tears” mix. Heavy on strings, twinkly sounds and cinematic melodrama, Lull does for “I Still Remember” what Engineers did for “Blue Light” back on 2005′ Silent Alarm: Remixed - that is, he removes any semblance of guitars or percussion, turns the rock down to 0 and puts the track in ethereal mode and goes full speed ahead. Kele’s original lyrical template remains completely intact as synthetic strings wash across the mix in undeniably epic fashion and twinkling keys tug at your heartstrings like their name was Audrey Hepburn. So yeah, it’s good. Real pretty-like too.
MP3: “I Still Remember” (Music Box & Tears Mix) - Bloc Party
April 5th, 2007 at 2:51 pm
better make it blowjobs
April 5th, 2007 at 3:15 pm
Awesome
Will the tracks from the last few days be reposted? I tried finding other links via Hype but you guys are the only ones with these supposedly amazing songs.
Thanks for everything!
April 5th, 2007 at 4:09 pm
Yes, I’m in the process of reposting everything. Haven’t decided how far back I’m going to go , but yeah - definitely everything from the last few days.
April 5th, 2007 at 5:22 pm
That’s SebastiAn remix is fucking awesome. Good looking out on that one.
April 5th, 2007 at 5:42 pm
do u have RAC’s remix of Song For Clay by bloc party.
April 5th, 2007 at 6:17 pm
Good news about the server. Great news.
April 5th, 2007 at 7:51 pm
you gonna put the rest up? these 2 are sick, wanna hear the rest now.
April 5th, 2007 at 10:14 pm
Thanks a mill Derek, I’ve been waiting for these to drop for ages now…!
April 6th, 2007 at 1:04 am
i agree, the synths are definitely seductive. thats a really really great call.
April 6th, 2007 at 3:08 am
THANK YOU THANK YOU NICKY!
awesome post derek. you owe this nicky friend of yours something amazing
April 6th, 2007 at 1:00 pm
I have to agree with you Derek, so much from the new record ends up falling flat because it lacks punch. I think it’s a production failure personally (why they picked Jacknife Lee I’ll never understand). So far all the remixes rate higher for me than the originals.
April 6th, 2007 at 4:47 pm
Thank you for this post. I love the original, but these versions are such an enrichment.
April 6th, 2007 at 4:56 pm
SMD great song ..
April 6th, 2007 at 6:48 pm
thanks for these great tracks
April 7th, 2007 at 12:44 am
For fucks sake, I am sick of hearing about Ed Banger’s crappy tracks on the “blogosphere”. It’s like, yeah, amazing that the kids found the distortion knobs. All of it is nothing new.
-E
April 7th, 2007 at 2:58 am
Thanx Nicky Berger, ill give ya a handjob if u come to mexico man
April 8th, 2007 at 11:14 am
Got them yesterday and the SebastiAn remix is absolutely mind-blowing. I really like your blog by the way.
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June 27th, 2007 at 3:49 pm
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