Psychic TV "Cold Blue Torch" Cleopatra Records CLP 9711-2 1996 (41:45)

Wrongs of Spring (Paul Raven Mix) (6:00)
Fire Woman (cEvin Key Mix) (4:52)
Lady Maybe (Dub Me Maybe Mix by di Cheb i Sabbah wa Mektoub)  (6:06)
I Believe What You Said (Leather Strip Version) (6:09)
Suspicious (Unfaithful Mix by Tom Muschitz of Alien Faktor) (4:25)
Fire Woman (Fabrique Club Mix by Martin Atkins) (5:10)
I Believe What You Said (Spahn Ranch Mix) (4:33)
I Believe What You Said (Oneiroid Psychosis Mix) (4:30)

Overall impression: excellent. I was a bit skeptical of this cd when I first learned of it, because Cleopatra is notorious for making remix cds that feature a bunch of the label's own crappy bands. But, this set is first class. I bought it for the Key and Atkins remixes, but it turns out that I like all of them. Each remixer does about what you'd expect them to do ... Key turns his track into a Download song, Klaus turns his track into a Leatherstrip song, Atkins turns his into a Pigface song, etc. All of the remixes retain bits and pieces of the original melodies and vocals by Genesis though. This disc has little in common with the album it remixes ("Trip Reset") but is a great companion to it, especially if you prefer "industrial" versions of the otherwise non-"industrial" songs.

FOPI

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