Record Store/ Shop Day passed me by a bit this year- I didn't see anything in the pre- RSD lists that caught my eye, cash was tight, and I avoided going into town on the day itself. We flew to Marrakech the day after so I sidestepped it and as a result missed this, a one sided 12" single, a Four Tet remix of Alone.
Alone was the lead song from last years' Songs Of A Lost World, The Cure's return to the fray. I loved Alone and the rest of the album. I'm a big fan of Four Tet. This remix is both of them spliced together, the skippy Four Tet beats underpinned by Simon Gallop's bass, some lovely synth work and piano, and then eventually Robert's voice, 'this is the end of every song we sing'.
There's going to be an entire album of remixes in June, Remixes Of A Lost World, with a fairly stellar list of remixers including versions from Four Tet (I'm assuming it'll a different one as this remix is supposed to be an RSD exclusive), Daniel Avery, Orbital, Danny Briotet and Rico Conning, Cosmodelica, Craven Faults, Mogwai, The Twilight Sad, and Trentemoller among others.
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I felt the same about RSD this year - didn't go, didn't buy anything, didn't even have my interest piqued. Also, nice serendipitous thematic dovetailing with Rol's post today.
It's always fascinating how Four Tet make a foreign song their own.
I love those little blogging coincidences Martin.
I came very close to including the Cure's Alone, since I had a lot of time for that album. I'm glad it got a chance to shine, in remix form at least, here. As you said, Adam, the internet saves us from ever being truly alone.
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