Memory Tapes, the glorious hybrid of Weird Tapes and Memory Cassette, produced one of my favorite tracks this year in “Bicycle” from the forthcoming debut Seek Magic. Now the track is receiving the remix treatment and first up is The Horrors and their cosmic dub version. I spoke of The Horrors and their new album Primary Colours back in May and how their sound was a blend of punk and rain drenched melancholy. Well they bring one half of that to the remix…literally. This rained out track (I say that because rain sounds permeate the bulk of it) melds perfectly with Baltimore and the summer thunderstorms that seem to erupt everyday. The remix is fairly calm and meditative until about half way through when some magical electronics wrap their hands around the heart of the song.
mp3: Memory Tapes – Bicycle (Horrors Cosmic Dub)
and some more from all the parts that helped make these tracks:
mp3: Memory Cassette – Asleep At A Party
mp3: Weird Tapes – Christmas Break
mp3: The Horrors – Sea Within A Sea
I wouldn’t guess The Horrors would be in the remix game. The remix is all right, but it’s similar to Bicycle only for a small portion of the track.
Bicycle is the being of tears in the rain from Blade Runner. If you listen to the rest of the track it seems to be a direct tribute or influence from the movie.
These are some of the best both acts (Weird tapes, Memory cassette). Here is some Memory Tapes review I found the other day:
http://yeahdevelop.wordpress.com/2009/08/07/easy-maths/
It has some solid other tracks that could help anyone’s Tape collection.