Finally our (JF&TM) Simple Minds remix is out and I am posting about it - check out the full version here. And also there is a thing about it on the Quietus here. It was great fun doing this remix - we started from scratch on the modular synths (Roland 100M and Serge Modular - see this post I did a while ago about creating the percussion sounds on the Serge) and Foxxy added some vocals too. However, below is a video I just made for the instrumental version of the track - EXCLUSIVE!! I filmed the song being played through an old oscilloscope (green lights) and a modular synth (red lights) by pointing the camera through a cut-glass diamond shaped thing and a glass vase!
I'm disapointed that the download is region limited. My hope is that this will hit tangible distribution at some point so I can buy a copy. As a Simple Minds/John Foxx fan, it really hurts to have it held at arms length. Particularly coming on the heels of your stellar OMD remix. When bands I've loved for 32+ years cross their DNA with JF+TM, the results must be spectacular!
ReplyDeleteBen, will the inst. be commercially available?
ReplyDeleteWell, well. I wondered if this ever finally made it to a store where American fans could buy it, and I was well pleased to see that it finally happened. So I immediately bought it!!! It's an elegant remix with a great vibe. I love the random wave giving it a loose funkiness even as it is filled with a shimmering, propulsive energy. The touch of acid was elegant as well. I liked the respect given to Kerr's vocals, which were fantastic and subtle. In a perfect world, Simple Minds would be making straight tracks like this and having no need of remixers to take them places. But if you're going to see what remixers can do, at least they went to the masters! The all analog mix is lush and gorgeous yet still has a beat! It's almost like a mashup of Cathedral Oceans and Nation 12 material! Another stunning winner from the hands of JF+TM! Keep in mind that I have not heard the original mix of this track yet. I still need to buy the 3xCD of "Celebrate." Now that I am not running all over the East Coast for shows, this can finally happen.
ReplyDeleteWell, well. I wondered if this ever finally made it to a store where American fans could buy it, and I was well pleased to see that it finally happened. So I immediately bought it!!! It's an elegant remix with a great vibe. I love the random wave giving it a loose funkiness even as it is filled with a shimmering, propulsive energy. The touch of acid was elegant as well. I liked the respect given to Kerr's vocals, which were fantastic and subtle. In a perfect world, Simple Minds would be making straight tracks like this and having no need of remixers to take them places. But if you're going to see what remixers can do, at least they went to the masters! The all analog mix is lush and gorgeous yet still has a beat! It's almost like a mashup of Cathedral Oceans and Nation 12 material! Another stunning winner from the hands of JF+TM! Keep in mind that I have not heard the original mix of this track yet. I still need to buy the 3xCD of "Celebrate." Now that I am not running all over the East Coast for shows, this can finally happen.
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