November 3rd, 2005 3:28pm
You Can Do Anything You Want As Long As It Makes Sense
Mystery Jets “You Can’t Fool Me, Dennis (Justice Remix)” – I would like to think that this is the result of the band sitting down and attempting to compose the most British song they could possibly imagine. This remix isn’t quite what you might expect from Justice (ie, you’re not going to be playing this for a dance floor unless you’re very perverse), but he tightens the song up considerably, dropping out the guitars entirely and adding more pop oomph to the bridge and chorus. (Click here to buy it from Juno.)
Voluntários Da Patria “Io Io (Tim “Love” Lee Edit)” – This selection is taken from Man Recordings’ new Nao Wave Revisited EP, a set of remixes and edits of cuts from their compilation of 80s Brazillian post-punk released earlier this year. This track is certainly more edit than remix as it keeps the original track more or less entirely intact, but extends the “Brand New Cadillac”-ish intro and adds a liberal amount of echo, which washes out the sound and ironically makes this new version seem much older than its source material. (Click here to buy it from Forced Exposure.)