This is what is sounds like when a fairly straightforward indie band {whom I’ve talked about here} takes a run at remixing the remixed track of the year. That of course being Radiohead’s track, Nude. Now I’m not sure if you remix crazy meth addicts out there fully appreciate these remixes you’ve been bobbing your heads to over the last month or so. For the uneducated and uninformed, the vast majority of these remixes are an almost complete departure from the original track put down by Thom Yorke and company. And I do mean complete departure as in “what!?!? Pluto really isn’t a planet…” type of departure.
Not looking to disappoint, Sir Salvatore takes the once somber tune and smacks it solidly into indie left field. It’s quirky, it’s filled with a bouncing drum rhythm, and they’ve run Thom’s vocals through a weird, hyper-vibrato type of a effect which gives this remix its own special sound. Enjoy. And special thanks for the gents of Sir Salvatore for sending this track to me.
mp3 : Radiohead - Nude (Sir Salvatore Remix)
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They sound their best when they hit the shoegaze button the hardest, but that’s not to say that they ever sound bad. This little quartet out of San Francisco consists of Tim Botsford, David Lean, Alejandro Soini, Eric Szyslowski, and dash of self deprecating humour {which I guess makes them a quintet, but who’s arguing semantics?}. This is their sophomore effort, Continental Breakfast (iTunes), and I reckon their sound would tighten up and improve if they were to undertake a proper full length. If this little slice of four and a half songs that comes in just under fifteen minutes is any sort of indicator of Sir Salvatore’s musical aptitude I’d be willing to shell out some dough for a full length {of course I won’t have to, cause as a pretentious non-famous blogger I’ll convince someone to email it to me for free. At least that’s what you’re all thinking}.
mp3 : Sir Salvatore - Ambalina
mp3 : Sir Salvatore - Townies
I really like both of these songs, my only complaint being that Townies is cut far too short. These two tracks serve as the book ends for the five song EP and they do a nice job of encapsulating the indie efforts of Sir Salvatore. {In other news I’ve been watching far too much House lately which is probably influencing my writing style as of late. Oops}
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