Windsor For the Derby "The Awkwardness EP" Aesthetics 21cd 2001 (23:46)
The
Emotional Rescue (Carnival Wave Remix) (5:52)
I
Change.C? (Pulseprogramming Remix) (4:37)
Ice Age Blues (I-Sound Remix) (5:23)
Awkwardness
(Calla Remix) (4:19)
Now I Know the Sea (WFTD Remix) (3:35)
Prior to Windor For the Derby's forthcoming fourth album, Aesthetics have released this 5 track remix EP. It's always strange to hear the remixes before the originals, but in this case, Windsor's previous unadulterated material - mostly mellow guitar based tunes - struck me as rather bland. So I hoped that the remixers would make a little more out of it. Carnival Wave certainly do, enveloping "The Emotional Rescue" in atmospheric swirls and some (presumably added) female vocals. Pulseprogramming give "I Change.C?" a nice electro-dub treatment while I-Sound go a little too over the top with gritty beats and electronic blips in "Ice Age Blues". Calla, who share a member with Windsor, bring cymbal heavy rhythms, big bass booms, clean guitar loops and shiny ambiance to "Awkwardness". And finally, Windsor themselves join in the fun with a heavily effected "Now I Know the Sea" complete with computerized vocals. Carnival Wave and Calla tie for the blue ribbon here. I wonder, will next year's "The Emotional Rescue" LP better these? I'll take a chance on it ...
Where did I get this cd? - Forced Exposure