Posted by Budgie at April 26, 2006 02:12 PM

Franz Ferdinand Remixed...

They're not a band known for having great remixes hiding in their catalogue, in my opinion anyway...

With people like Daft Punk, Erol Alkan, Max Tundra and the Optimo boys all having a chance at reworking some of Franz Ferdinand's tracks, it pains me to say that such talent have all fallen short.

Can anyone do a decent remix for the Scottish lads?

Oh yes...

Track : FRANZ FERDINAND - "THE FALLEN (RUINED BY JUSTICE)"

You'll notice that this isn't tagged, "Remixed By Justice", but "Ruined..." by the current flavour of the month french production team.

I really like the original track and as per usual I feared the worst from another Franz remix. Especially as the remixers themselves claim to have done it an injustice.

Well, if you think chopping up Alex Kapranos' vocals and stuttering it to sound like he's repeating some impossible tongue twister is ruining it, then so be it.

If you think looping up the drums underneath the vocals and unleashing a growling guitar lick to sound like you're listening to a Jon Spencer Blues Explosion B-side is ruining it, then so be it.

If you think replacing the tune with a vocoder singing it's own song is ruining it, then so be it.

So have Justice ruined it? Not to these ears they haven't. It's one of the best and unexpected things I have heard so far this year.

It's off the scale. Play Loud.

Track : FRANZ FERDINAND - "I'M YOUR VILLAIN (LINDSTROM EXTENDED MIX)"

Another Pipe post and another mention of my current favourite remixer...

You're probably fed up with me mentioning Lindstrom on here and on the forum, but I just can't get enough of that long drawn out, hypnotic, balearic style stuff that he and his cohort Prins Thomas churn out.

Like the above Justice remix, this too took me by surprise. Not so much the music aspect of it, as I pretty much knew what to expect, but the surprise was that it was a Lindstrom remix that had snuck under my radar.

It's your usual quality Lindstrom stuff. Taking a couple of minutes or so to really get going, he uses the vocals and guitars sparingly to good effect and lets the whole thing build up in that great Lindstrom manner.

Who'd have thought it? Two excellent Franz Ferdinand remixes? Not me. Proven wrong again...

Enjoy.

Go Visit : Franz Ferdinand

Go Buy : Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have It So Much Better
Go Buy : Franz Ferdinand - The Fallen (CD Single)
Go Buy : Franz Ferdinand - Remixed LP (pre-order)

Go Watch : Franz Ferdinand - The Fallen

Feel free to leave a comment about these tracks in The Pipe section of the forum.

Ta,
Budgie