This is a perfect collision of acid- techno and post punk- Dublin's poetic young guitar slingers Fontaines DC remixed by Dave Clarke, a monstrous, takes no prisoners, seven minute white knuckle ride. When the distorted bass comes in on top for the final minute and a half it's likely to cause outbreaks of pogoing and body slamming.
Dave Clarke is a techno legend, nicknamed the baron of techno by John Peel back in the 90s. His 1994 releases Red 1 and Red 2 are monuments to hard, driving, percussive techno and his approach has always been to avoid the obvious route, shun the commercial aspects and keep your head down. I thought I had digital files of Red 1 and 2 but can't locate them at the moment. My vinyl copy purchased at the time came with a tear off cardboard strip, so you had to damage the sleeve to play the records. This won't be everyone's cup of tea but there's a purism to this which is beautiful.
I've yet to really fall under the spell of Fontaines DC, but this remix is very good indeed.
ReplyDeleteDave C is a god. No messing. Always pounding. But brilliantly done.
ReplyDeleteWhat I love about the Dave Clarke Remix of Televised Mind is the Eurodisco undercurrent. But it invites you in with it's recognizable repetition, but soon grabs you by the neck and throws you done on the middle of the disco floor.
ReplyDeleteTelevised Mind was one of my favorite tracks of 2020. It has a rawness and a just the right amount of aggression for a song to get my attenion in 2020.
Clarke channels that aggression into dance floor beats that are still percolating on the edge of overflowing.