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[BrotherLovesDub]

Originally Posted by stimpee

Its a bad remix. Thats that.

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[negative1]

Originally Posted by stimpee

All this does not make it a good remix. I know of Laidback Luke. I already expressed my opinion. Whatever. Its a bad remix. Thats that. In fact, this is one of the worst official Underworld remixes I've ever heard. Apologies to the Underworld guys and Steve Hall but this is a stinker. I hope it does well in the clubs but it does nothing for the reputation of Underworld and it wont sell any albums.

i wondered if this could be any worse than the boy boy boy(remix)..
which is probably their worst ever.. it isn't..

that said, the album version is terrible enough, so almost
anything would have been an improvement..

in this case, the remix fumbles badly, and might be their 2nd
worst ever..

oh the humanity!!!! (zepplin crashes into the ground, and
bursts into flames)..

hopefully, if we're REALLY lucky, it will be a japanese release
ONLY...(again)..

later
-1

[BrotherLovesDub]

i agree the Switch mix was miles worse than this (Jesse Rose's mix was much worse than this as well and don't get me started on the bland as fuck Futureshock mixes)

the only issue i have with this mix is the over use of the first set of samples near the 2min mark. the sample would have been more effective if it had only played once as the break was leading back into the beats.

i think the sound of the kicks is great, the melodies and layers build coming out of the first break until LL overuses the "people are squinting..." loop (again) at about 5mins.

this is nowhere near the worst mix on an UW release. this isn't even the worst remix of songs from the new album.

on the topic of what samples were used and what weren't used, unless you were there with LL and have heard the original seperate audio tracks UW sent out for remixing this song, you have no fucking clue what sounds were used. the entire track could be constructed using only material sourced from the UW original and we'd have no idea. it's not difficult to take a noticeable sound and distort it beyond recognition with softsynths/audio programs.

[cacophony]

Originally Posted by BrotherLovesDub

the singles with remixes are aimed at Dj's, not whining retards on a message board.

saying he's unknown to 99% of the populace is being willfully ignorant of the target audience for this particular remix/release.

mmm. still disagree with your assessment here. ultimately the point of the remixes are to appeal to the mass audience.

[BrotherLovesDub]

Originally Posted by cacophony

mmm. still disagree with your assessment here. ultimately the point of the remixes are to appeal to the mass audience.

we'll just have to disagree then. if appealing to the mass audience was the point, the RRP remix 12"s would be available on one budget priced CD. Beautiful Burnout / Boy Boy Boy cd singles + 12" mixes would be released in all countries.

Underworld haven't tried to appeal to the mass audience with their releases in ages.

[joethelion]

Originally Posted by BrotherLovesDub

Underworld haven't tried to appeal to the mass audience with their releases in ages.

actually, I would go almost as far as saying - that they really never have tried to go for mass appeal for any of their singles

and -1 beat me to the punch a bit - for those who hate this remix b/c it 'sounds like a LL track with some random UW samples" - do you also hate... um every single freaking remix UW have ever done? (Rick's "Soft Mix" of Depeche Mode's "Barrel of a Gun" springs to mind)

this is by far - absolutely nowhere near the worst UW remixes... have you forgotten about:

the Cowgirl Futureshock & Bedrock remixes
the lazy-as-f_ck Two Months Off remixes?
I seem to recall some of the KOS remixes were quite bad too...
Born Slippy 03 (Paul Oakenfold Remix)

but then... I like remixes that end up being almost different songs altogether

[cacophony]

Originally Posted by BrotherLovesDub

we'll just have to disagree then. if appealing to the mass audience was the point, the RRP remix 12"s would be available on one budget priced CD. Beautiful Burnout / Boy Boy Boy cd singles + 12" mixes would be released in all countries.

Underworld haven't tried to appeal to the mass audience with their releases in ages.

you're missing the point. it isn't about making available on the mass market. what are the DJs going to do with the remix? play it at clubs and shows, of course. they will be the conduit that brings it to the masses. they will deliver a level of promotion that the album itself could probably not achieve. and to those people who will be exposed to the remix, they may or may not be familiar with the name of the dude who did the remix. it's about their song, not riding the coattails of some DJ who, as i said, most of the listening audience is likely ignorant of.

[Spooky Shoes]

Is anyone really surprised that there aren't too many regular poster around here?

You must realise that arguing a difference of opinion with a fellow obsessive is futile? The only reason any of us is here is our obsession - Prove me wrong.

Anyone fancy a bacon roll?

I like Ring Road... all we need is a good summer.

[jose m]

this remix is fab,i don't know what everyones talking about? its the missing link between underworld 1993 and underworld 2008 can't you hear it? laidback luke should take over production duties for the next album.he could put back the sparkle that went when emerson left.its more than a remix,its a blueprint for the future.

[stimpee]

There have been some wonderful remixes though. The Pig and Dan Remix 3 of Play Pig is absolutely brilliant and its a crime that it was hidden away where it was.