Various: Remixes
(Warp 10+3)
I'm just gonna quit reviewing this new-school
Warp stuff. I just don't get it, I suppose.
This is one of the most subpar remix
compilations I've heard since, well, since
they invented remix compilations. Warp could
have at least split the 2CD set and arranged
the tracks into separate sets- 'this remix CD
is Warp tunes remixed by artists not unlike
the original Warp breed', and 'this remix CD is
Warp tunes covered by superhip ultraplodding
post-rock shoegazers'. Of course, even the
increased truth-in-advertising my suggested
reformatting would confer wouldn't have
helped me avoid either record, because some
of the pairings sound like they have so much
promise! Surgeon does LFO? Richard Devine
does Come To Daddy? Boy am I excited! Somehow
along the line both remixers above ditched
the talents they've shown us in their
individual work and laid down instead a pair
of throwaway sampler demos. That goes for
pretty much everyone else here, too, except
the bands with the guitars and such. HINT TO
A+R KIDDIES: Just because somebody sounds
good when they _are_ remixed does not mean
they can remix well themselves (Mogwai). Good
example of how massive potential usually just
ends in disappointment.
Aargh.
Coming Soon: Recent records besides the
V/Vm comp & Innerzone Orch. that I was
actually happy with.
Tom
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