With each edition of the much talked-about Record Store Day comes its lot of more or less exciting one-off issues and future Discogs’able treasures, and this year’s batch of reworks of Morcheeba 2018-released album, ‘Blaze Away‘ definitely belongs to the latter. Featuring the likes of in-vogue remixers Throwing Snow, Falty DL, Kelpe, Yimino, Brecon and serial genre-bender Djrum, it’s a whole new light that’s being cast on the highly popular trip-hop act’s music.
Streaming through our channels today, Felix Manuel’s equally pensive and dynamic take on ‘Find Another Way‘ floats in a zone of its own – cruising halfway deep reggaean vibrations, atmospheric pop terrains and purebred wobbly bass-fuelled dubstep in sheer UK tradition. Opening Skye Edwards’ vocals to a vast horizon of electronic potentialities, the track successfully dips toes in ocean-wide tapestries of seemingly endless reverbs, rhythmic crossovers and mirroring textural plays.
Going further into the making of the track and the sound he was looking to achieve, Djrum explains: “I love the vocals in the original and was keen to take the track in a darker direction. For some years now I’ve been playing with the idea of ambient gabber, and this seemed like a good time to go that way. There’s also a strong dub-techno influence in the track.” As expected from Djrum this one’s a solid shot-caller and, if you’re lucky enough to put your paws on a copy, there’s no doubt that ‘Blazed Away Remixes‘ 12″ should end up in your bag right away. Killer stuff.
Blazed Away Remixes is a special Record Store Day 2019 item. It will be available to purchase from the Rough Trade stores from 8am 13th April.
TRACKLIST
A1. Free Of Debris (Kelpe Remix)
A2. Mezcal Dream – (Brecon Remix)
A3. Find Another Way (Djrum Remix)
B1. Blaze Away (Throwing Snow Remix)
B2. Set Your Sails (FaltyDL Remix)
B3. Never Undo (Yimino Remix)
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