The synths and guitars become vast landscapes stitched together in three movements. Duncan is a talented multi-instrumentalist and boss of the cult Tici Taci label and is a noted session guitar and bass player who played on many Weatherall productions.Ĭontemporary LA DJ and producer Cooper Saver’s track is a transcendental meditation that stretches the original track across a sprawling panorama – spacious, lo-fi, expansive. Sean is best known for his long-standing DJ partnership, A Love From Outer Space with Weatherall, and is an in-demand remixer as Hardway Bros. The DJ tag team Hardway Bros Meet Monkton Uptown, Sean Johnston and Duncan Gray, were regular collaborators of the late, great Andrew Weatherall, who defined that sound as producer on Primal Scream’s Screamadelica.
Transformed into an optimistic, swinging dance track, this remix evokes the sound of the late 80s/early 90s UK rave scene. let the subs dance!”įeaturing newly re-recorded vocals from Lew, the Hardway Brothers Meet Monkton Uptown remix flips the emotional core of the song. It was a track that felt it should be listened to in a dark room over a big system. While the music draws you to dance, it begs the question: When was the last time you danced with another person? When was the last time you saw live music? Mallinder said about the track: “I wanted to hold on to the atmosphere but go off on a bleepy, minimal, direction. Cold Beat’s leader Hannah Lew’s haunting refrain (“Will it be over if there’s no sound?”) spins around a groove locked not only in rhythm but in a distant memory. Stephen Mallinder of Cabaret Voltaire creates a hypnotic, bass-heavy track, steadily building alongside fits and spurts of analog synths it makes you feel as if you’re alone in a giant dance club. The band decided to release the remixes on the one year anniversary of Mother, which featured Double Sided Mirror as a single. This was one of the last projects Jonathan Galkin commissioned before he left DFA in July 2020. Cold Beat’s Double Sided Mirror Remix EP is a collection of club tracks for a world stuck at home.
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