RW: Soulwax’s take on Eleanor Rigby
Wednesday, November 26th, 2008As the holidays near, i’m starting to wonder what I’m thankful for. The first thought is definately remixes. And if I’ve learned anything over the last few months, you can’t be thankful for remixes without Soulwax.
One of my favorite remix outfits, Soulwax hasn’t spread themselves too thin. Sometimes operating under different names, such as [...]
RW: Johnny Cash - Port of Lonely Hearts
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008One of my favorite musicians of all time is The Man in Black himself. One day when I was stumbling around the music blogosphere, I found a remix that just grabbed me.
When I start to listen to this song I find that the echoey choir sound in the background reminds me of the pure emotion [...]
RW: October Avalanche - Remixes
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008Well, we’ve done it. We went an entire month on The Avalanches. So to finish it all up, we’re going to put the icing on the cake with two remixes that The Avalanches have their signature sound on.
First up, Badly Drawn Boy - The Shining (The Avalanches Good Word For The Weekend Remix).
This song actually [...]
RW: October Avalanche - At Last Alone
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008Welcome to a special Thursday edition of Remix Wednesday. I wanted yesterday to be special all by itself.
So last month before I’d even started thinking about doing this October Avalanche series, I posted a remix of “Since I Left You” (link). This is what inspired me to do this entire series.
So here we are, talking [...]
Remix Wednesday: The Stills
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008In the couple of months that I’ve been doing this humble little column, I’ve done several remixes. I think it’s a fair assumption that a lot of the songs went from somewhat of a rock/alternative vibe to one more electronic.
Well today is the day I break the mold. One of my favorite songs of all [...]