Post Tagged with: "remix"
Bjork – bastards album review
If the songs off of Bjork’s latest release, bastards, it would be because that this album is comprised of remixed versions of songs found on her 2011 release, Biophilia. Not only that, all the remixes found here were also previously released on either The Crystalline Series or the Biophilia Remix Series. What Bjork has done with bastards is release a collection of songs that form a strong atmosphere when put together. Bjork has long been known for an unconventional approach [...]
Battles – Dross Glop album review
I remember back in the day when Limewire still existed, I downloaded anything with the label “remix” beside it. I thought remixes were the coolest things, and since I was so inept about music at the time, I loved every last one. Now that I’m not a mere toddler, I’m a little more picky. Released over a period of several months, the Dross Glop remix album by Battles featuring retuned tracks from Gloss Drop, is finally complete. Four separate vinyl releases [...]
Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter – Marble Son review
Can there be a sweet hereafter for Jesse Sykes after Marble Son? The dive-bar, alt-country sound of Seattle based unit, Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter, gets a facelift for their fourth album, Marble Son, and strides shamelessly onto shelves. What distinguishes Sykes from other heroines at the helm (like Nico and Neko Case, which she carries the phantasms of in many songs) are the immutably clean guitars of Phil Wandscher. Without Wandscher’s interesting riff collection throughout, keeping you from [...]
