I always like it when remixers take the original track's intentions into account when fiddling with their own version. Take "First One" by Swedish producer Jens Loden, for example: an acidic wobbler at heart with a penchant for phased ticks and tucks, the track is carved into something more lithe and mobile by André Lodemann. Although its movements are more melodic and tech-house oriented, the burning darkness remains, just turned over and over by burbling delay. Two excellent sides to the same coin on Fine Art Recordings.
Sounds like: Matthew Dear, 909s and 303s making babies
Jens Loden - First One
Jens Loden - First One (Lodemann Remix)
Jens Loden's RCRD LBL Page
Even for Graham Massey, an acid house pioneer with 808 State, techno guru, prolific collaborator and multi-instrumentalist, his newest project is a step outside the norm. The Sister of Transistors is not just a band, but an outlet for Massey's addiction to buying 60s transistor organs on eBay and a social club for female synth enthusiasts. They meet at the South Manchester Museum of Keyboard Technology and hold weekly workshops, looking a bit like the above picture: Massey sitting in the middle, battering his drum set, while the ladies coax Italo-influenced melodies from their organs and sing along. Sounds like fun, right? The group's first single, "The Don," serves as a teaser to their forthcoming album, and offers an unexpected bridge between anthemic synth pop and Italo horror flick soundtracks. The single is rounded out by a rave-warped remix from L.A.'s Acid Girls, which honors Massey's role in the proliferation of sirens and glowsticks yet remains tastefully distorted and palatable.
Sounds like: Simian Mobile Disco, Tiga, Lindstrom
Download: Sisters of Transistors - The Don (Acid Girls Grey Disco Remix)
Sisters of Transistors' Myspace
Sisters of Transistors' RCRD LBL Page
Acid Girls' Myspace
