On Sun, 10 Jan 1999, sfwd productions wrote:
| any reviews on the remix on the cd (rhythmic phonetics mix)?
| going to maybe pick this up later, so any quick impressions greatly
| appreciated...
| also, heard that the 2nd mix (speech therapy), which is vinyl only, is
| supposed to be better... anyone pick up the vinyl with both mixes? i
| have yet to see it, and it hasn't popped up on skimo's list yet.
I've heard the 12". I actually preferred the first
mix, which from memory is the rhythmic phonetics
one. It kept quite a solid beat, with the vocals
being cut up, but within phrases. So the lyrics
were still distinct, just one step more
nonsensical. :)
The other mix has some long passages where
everything breaks down to slurring passages of
digitally edited vocals. I didn't really enjoy it,
so I didn't pay much attention.
Both remind me of Autechre's approach to remixes
of late - primarily digitally reworking extant
phrases of the original song, with a new rhythm.
And no, I'm not slagging Matmos for being
derivative!
Michael
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