quoted 4 lines yes, i have a view. i have #1 and #2 so far, and while i don't much> yes, i have a view. i have #1 and #2 so far, and while i don't much
> care for the francois k and vladislav delay remixes, i very very very
> much like the other four. i think the villalobos mix is especially
> impressive (i like how awkward it feels).
Hey Kyle - always good to hear a different opinion. Checking on my last.fm
page, I've listened to more R&S than anything apart from Kraftwerk in the
past 18 months. I find in their sound a depth - and a darkness - possessd by
very little other music. Speaking to an acquaintance a few months ago who
declared his love of R&S, I asked him why he didn't feel the same about
Basic Channel/Chain Reaction. I was interested by his response - that the
latter didn't have the soul of the former. I find I agree with him (though
I'm also a big fan of Chain Reaction). For me, the remixes pay attention to
the sound - each artist stamps their own template onto their chosen track -
but effectively ignore the >content< created by Moritz Von Oswald and Mark
Ernestus in conjunction with the artists.
I did have some hopes for the Vladislav Delay mix because his work
approaches closest to a viable contemporary version of dub. What he actually
produced is, however, disappointing. So it's only really Tiki's Pure Blue
Mix that has any intrinsic interest because of the singer's involvement in
the original project, though there too, the reduced involvement of R&S
results in something less interesting. I must fess up to a general dislike
of remixes though, the world would be a generally better place without them.
Just my tuppence ha'penny's worth.
Cheers, C.
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