quoted 6 lines Outcast did an amazing remix of Bjorks `Hyperballad` on the `its>> Outcast did an amazing remix of Bjorks `Hyperballad` on the `its
>> oh so quiet` CD single, called the `over the edge remix` i think.
>> [...]
>
> I giggle with glee every time I listen to this & think about your typical
> Bjork fan listening to it.
Don't laugh, this seems to be getting more common. There's a new Tori Amos
single out now, and it has this 11 minute BT remix on it which is absolutely
stormin' deep House/Techno. It uses about half of Tori's vocals and little
else from the original, which is a typical plaintive Tori acoustic excrement.
Something is definitely happening out there. I was in this Tower Records
here in L.A. and looking at the Top 25 Singles rack, saw Billie Ray Martin
and Everything But The Girl (with their Todd Terry and Deep Dish remixes)
at #2 and #4. It's a shame there has to be vocals to get Techno/House
tracks into the American public consciousness, but there ya go. Even Ruby
(Leslie Rankine) has some Techno/Trip-Hop remixes, which one would never
suspect from a quick scan through her album (which is good if you like
that sort of thing she does, but I'm not into it).
There was even listenable stuff in the CD listening booths. Among others I
sampled were: Money Mark's US domestic release (not my taste); William Orbit's
Strange Cargo "Hinterland" (fantastic stuff, but they were out of copies!),
Underworld's "Second Toughest In The Infants" (good in places, but I can do
without the vocals), Lida Husik's new Husikesque album (also really cool
in places), and Killing Joke's "Democracy" (wherein they completely backpedal
away from the cool Techno excursions Youth brought with him last outing, much
to my disappointment - it's a great KJ album if it were 1983 again).
(So what'd I buy? Nothing! I found a Paperclip People CD single for $0.99!)
- Greg