On Tue, 9 May 1995, Mark Bowen wrote:
quoted 4 lines The highlight is certainly the Depth Charge remix of "Tow Truck". The track> The highlight is certainly the Depth Charge remix of "Tow Truck". The track
> has been totally taken apart and rebuilt anew yet it still has that gritty
> noir/evil surf tune feeling of the original. The Chemical (Dust) Bros. remix
> of the same track was boring.
*gasp*! Although i disagree (completely, i've been listening to this
track four times daily...at regular intervals....and sometimes twice in
a row) i can *definitely* understand what you say below...
quoted 3 lines I have most of the DBs releases and many of> I have most of the DBs releases and many of
> their other remixes and its all starting to sound the same. Its as if the DBs
> had a good idea and just keep using it over and over.
This is true. the Dust Brothers recipe is like, add 1 or 2 old-school
hiphop samples (to
taste), a little breakbeat, some whooshy noises and squelchy bleepy
sounds, then build it up towards the end and come crashing back in with
the beats for a climax. I'd be slagging it just as much as you if it
didn't KICK MY ASS every time. :) I just can't get enough of it. their
remixes of 'jailbird', 'bug powder dust'....simply floor-filling
amazing. I *always* go nuts when a DBs song is played at a party. It's
infectious.
quoted 7 lines The Nightmares on Wax mix of "Bubble and Slide" is absolute crap. It sound> The Nightmares on Wax mix of "Bubble and Slide" is absolute crap. It sound
> like a radio segue between three tracks that happen to be the same speed. It
> starts out very similar to the LP cut than just segs into some unrelated funky
> sounding track which I did like. The back into the original and off into
> something else. It just didn't sound like a *remix* of "B+S", it sounded like
> an uninspired club mix. I have made more interesting mixes with my turntables
> and the LP cut.
I think you'd have to know the NOW's sound to get this. personally, i
*love* that bassline...i think they fleshed out a song that was a tad
hollow in it's original. I can't rate one over the other, i think
they're both worthy on their own.
quoted 2 lines Lastly the 7". Pressed only on one side. A performance of "Haunted Dancehall&quo> Lastly the 7". Pressed only on one side. A performance of "Haunted Dancehall"
> by _______ (name goes here).
In The Nursery.
quoted 2 lines Overall I was disappointed but hey, what can you expect people to do improve> Overall I was disappointed but hey, what can you expect people to do improve
> on the absolute brilliance of the LP?
I think you liked 'Haunted Dancehall' a little too much. :)
quoted 3 lines The only people(person) up to the task> The only people(person) up to the task
> IMO was Depth Charge. LFO gave it a good shot. Chem Bros remix makes me doubt
> their forthcoming album will be any good at all.
uh-uh. If you've heard 'Leave Home' (which was on their NME mixtape)
then you'll know that it most definitely will rock. 8D
mikebee