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Originally Posted by big screen satellite
are they gonna do a 'remixed version of this like 'push the button' because i preffered that to the original album...??
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Do you mean "Flip the Switch"? That was by independent producers, uncertain if they had the Chems blessing, though it was a free album (same with their remixes of the last Prodigy and LCD Soundsystem albums). If so, i agree, i liked a lot of the remixes more than the originals...the "Surface to Air" remix mashed up "1979" by the Smashing Pumpkins with "Across the Universe" by the Beatles, with a great new female vocalist. It was delightful!
You know, i've been thinking about what's been said here about the Brothers maturing and maybe getting more technical/polished and less inspired. Admittedly, listening to the first two LPs, you can tell there are lots of tweaked samples and effects that give them both a very rough, energetic edge, whereas from Surrender on, the sounds have been more "programmed" and glossy (mostly). I remember an interview with Ed Simons when Surrender came out, saying they were trying to make more crafted, integrated songs rather than layering crazy samples. In this techno-savvy age, it's probably right that the boys have taken steps to use their studio toys...after all, rough, bedroom techno is fun for a while, but no one expects a big act to stay lo-tech. It's just a shame that with the new slick sound has gone some of the excitement and innovation (i.e. Push the Button was largely blahh in my opinion, and i'm not yet feeling "Do it Again".) I was hoping that We are the Night rocked in the vein of Dig Your Own Hole or the first half of Come With Us, but looks like folks aren't feeling it here. maybe it's a grower...i'll have to wait and see!