Bo Selecta!
October 7, 2008 by Ailbhe Malone
Filed under Anablog
Hot Chip, Air and We Are Scientists are among a host of acts remixing Au Revoir Simone’s first album- ”The Bird of Music”. The record will be called ‘Reverse Migration’ and be released next month. I’ve written about remixes- before, but it’s worth considering a couple of factors inherent in a remix album again.
1. Is ‘Reverse Migration’ going to adhere to the structure of ‘The Bird of Music’? What I mean by this, is whether or not it’s going to attempt to be an actual album, rather than a series of straight remixes. By the looks of things, it’s veering towards being a disparate group of remixed tracks, which could, naturally, lead to swooping dips in quality.
2. Secondly, will the remixes reflect Au Revoir Simone’s sound, or that of the remixer? A.R.S.’s songs are pretty melodic and piano- based, and the remixers are of the same ilk. That said, The Teenagers are also on board, and they did a pretty good remix of ‘Fallen Snow’ a while ago:
[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lREMYDIPFLc]
3. Finally, will the record stand alone as a cd (like Horn of Plenty: Remixed) or is it just a nifty filler while A.R.S. write and record their new record?
Only time will tell, I suppose, but if it’s all the same, I would have liked to have seen a more varied group of remixers. Dntel, Lykke Li and The Mae-Shi are all on Moshi Moshi (home to Au Revoir Simone, and all the other acts mentioned so far)- and could have contributed more interesting ideas than the ones my speculative imagination is making up as I type.
In the meantime, let’s have a look at some vintage Au Revvy Simmy, as they walk through Brooklyn and confuse locals:
[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHEkP2oqD7M]
