Title: Tears Maker Chant Remixes
Artist: Froid Dub
Label: Ransom Note
Cat Number: R$N50R
Genre: Transcendental Beats
1:Control (Richard Fearless Remix)
2: Digital Pond (Lena Willikens Remix)
3: On The Nose (Zillas On Acid Remix)
4: Tears Maker (Timothy Clerkin Remix)
5: Just One (Strange Affair Remix)
6: Tears Maker (Vacant Heads Remix)
7: Terri’s Dub (Rainy Terrace Dub by Toulouse Low Trax)
It’s a remix package, so you hope for something different. A bit of variety and experimentation perhaps. Something in the spirit of Froid Dub’s innovation itself no less. And It would be great if everything hits the spot, whether you like it or not. So, starting off with Richard Fearless’s interpretation of ‘Control’, we’ve got full blooded drum & bass, albeit with a portentous edge that takes it somewhere special and slightly disembodied the longer you listen. And, without wanting to over generalise, a few of these fall into psychedelic cosmic chug territory. Lena Wiillikens, Zillas On Acid, Timothy Clerkin, Vacant Heads & Toulouse Low Trax all bang the drum on the abstract disco spectrum with varying outcomes. The primitive, dubby overtones of Zillas On Acid being the most transcendental, but with each composition offering a glimpse into a sonic event horizon, nothing can be discounted. Both Lena Willikens and Toulouse Low Trax turn in versions which are both lo fi and incantatory simultaneously. While Timothy Clerkin reaches for the stars with his soaring piece of disco euphoria. The Strange Affair Remix of ‘Just One’ feels a little at odds with most of what is featured here, except perhaps the opening track, offering, as it does, a different level of break beat science embellished with talking drums. Finally, Vacant Heads ceom correct with a version of Tears Maker’ that has simlialr production values to ‘Red Mecca’ era Cabaret Voltaire. Which makes it a clear winner.
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