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The APC singles post (music)
Apr. 26th, 2012 03:58 pmFive things to listen to, with accompanying remixes. But first...
http://audioporncentral.com/2012/04/loo-placido-antisocial-pigs.html
It's been entirely too long since we had a straight-up mash to head-bang with. Loo and Placido oblige with a French-tinged five-way slam-banger anchored by Black Sabbath and Metallica.
http://audioporncentral.com/2012/04/scissor-sisters-only-the-horses-video-and-calvin-harris-remix.html
First of a couple Scissor Sisters appearances in this post we have the new single - Only The Horses - from their upcoming album. The base track is their standard heavy-bass male-voiced electro-pop. That's paired with a Calvin Harris remix that does an interesting job of paring down the electro into a more spare and minor-key style, but still has that damned thump-thump going. I think both could dispense with it and have a stronger track as a result. I went back and re-listened to their 2010 Night Work and although it's the same piano/synth-heavy electro-pop the earlier stuff has a cleaner and less forced feel.
http://audioporncentral.com/2012/04/ladyhawke-sunday-drive-scissor-sisters-and-gigamesh-remixes.html
In addition to their own stuff, Scissor Sisters have been remixing other peoples' stuff and doing a fair job at it. Here they turn in one of two remixes of Ladyhawke's (http://www.ladyhawkemusic.com/) "Sunday Drive". I thought I had reviewed this when it first came out earlier this month but apparently not. The original is a mix of electro and folk-rock with just a little bit of punk thrown in for good measure. Another voice I want to hear without extensive autotuning.
The Scissor Sisters remix takes out the punk bits, and smooths/stretches the rest giving it a more relaxed and less airy feel. I still want to take that damned kick-track away from them, though.
Gigamesh's version also has the kick-track, but uses it to anchor a more traditional vocal-house remix, combined with ambient electronica. As with the other remix I can't say one is definitively better than the others - all three are interesting takes on the track, which I expect we'll hear remixed more as the summer plays out.
http://audioporncentral.com/2012/04/david-lynch-noahs-ark-moby-remix.html
Last time we checked in with David Lynch, he was working with Chrysta Bell and making heart-stopping chanteuse tracks. Here he's doing his own thing - as eerie as David Lynch can be - but with a fine remix polish by Moby, whose style is unmistakable in the string accompaniments and spare samples. The pairing works extraordinarily well - two master craftsmen.
http://audioporncentral.com/2012/04/rachid-taha-bent-sahra-secousse-edit.html
Rachid Taha (http://www.rachidtaha.fr/wordpress/) is a French-African (Algerian) rai master with long years working in electronic rock and pop. Taha is often associated in the English-language world with The Clash and some of his stuff has definite punk influences, which I think I can hear in the original version of this track (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pQ_D5sDYuo). The Secousse remix damps down some of that in favor of more overt North African sounds, both vocal and instrumental. This is another case where I think both the original and the remix are excellent. Secousse (http://www.facebook.com/secousseltd) is a Paris-based, funk-influenced producer with a stompin' good style that's also worth checking out.
http://audioporncentral.com/2012/04/loo-placido-antisocial-pigs.html
It's been entirely too long since we had a straight-up mash to head-bang with. Loo and Placido oblige with a French-tinged five-way slam-banger anchored by Black Sabbath and Metallica.
http://audioporncentral.com/2012/04/scissor-sisters-only-the-horses-video-and-calvin-harris-remix.html
First of a couple Scissor Sisters appearances in this post we have the new single - Only The Horses - from their upcoming album. The base track is their standard heavy-bass male-voiced electro-pop. That's paired with a Calvin Harris remix that does an interesting job of paring down the electro into a more spare and minor-key style, but still has that damned thump-thump going. I think both could dispense with it and have a stronger track as a result. I went back and re-listened to their 2010 Night Work and although it's the same piano/synth-heavy electro-pop the earlier stuff has a cleaner and less forced feel.
http://audioporncentral.com/2012/04/ladyhawke-sunday-drive-scissor-sisters-and-gigamesh-remixes.html
In addition to their own stuff, Scissor Sisters have been remixing other peoples' stuff and doing a fair job at it. Here they turn in one of two remixes of Ladyhawke's (http://www.ladyhawkemusic.com/) "Sunday Drive". I thought I had reviewed this when it first came out earlier this month but apparently not. The original is a mix of electro and folk-rock with just a little bit of punk thrown in for good measure. Another voice I want to hear without extensive autotuning.
The Scissor Sisters remix takes out the punk bits, and smooths/stretches the rest giving it a more relaxed and less airy feel. I still want to take that damned kick-track away from them, though.
Gigamesh's version also has the kick-track, but uses it to anchor a more traditional vocal-house remix, combined with ambient electronica. As with the other remix I can't say one is definitively better than the others - all three are interesting takes on the track, which I expect we'll hear remixed more as the summer plays out.
http://audioporncentral.com/2012/04/david-lynch-noahs-ark-moby-remix.html
Last time we checked in with David Lynch, he was working with Chrysta Bell and making heart-stopping chanteuse tracks. Here he's doing his own thing - as eerie as David Lynch can be - but with a fine remix polish by Moby, whose style is unmistakable in the string accompaniments and spare samples. The pairing works extraordinarily well - two master craftsmen.
http://audioporncentral.com/2012/04/rachid-taha-bent-sahra-secousse-edit.html
Rachid Taha (http://www.rachidtaha.fr/wordpress/) is a French-African (Algerian) rai master with long years working in electronic rock and pop. Taha is often associated in the English-language world with The Clash and some of his stuff has definite punk influences, which I think I can hear in the original version of this track (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pQ_D5sDYuo). The Secousse remix damps down some of that in favor of more overt North African sounds, both vocal and instrumental. This is another case where I think both the original and the remix are excellent. Secousse (http://www.facebook.com/secousseltd) is a Paris-based, funk-influenced producer with a stompin' good style that's also worth checking out.
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