“Alright, name me a better remix album than this,” says Daniel Avery to the camera as he brandishes a CD copy of Nine Inch Nails 1992 release Fixed.
Avery has just released Tremor (Midnight Versions), a reworking of his own album Tremor which came out last autumn. The remixes have a bit of a boogy about them – as he puts it, these are “club edits aimed squarely at the strobe light”.
Remixes are clearly on his mind, because he recently posted on his socials a tribute to his favourite remix albums. He leads with the Nine Inch Nails album, and the artwork for Midnight Versions seems to be inspired by the Nails artwork.
But he then mentions another batch of remix albums that he loves. Let's go through them.
The Human League / The League Unlimited Orchestra: Love And Dancing (1982), a dubbier take on their Dare album
The Cure: Mixed Up (1990), various twelve-inch bits and related bobs
Massive Attack V Mad Professor: No Protection (1995) – ain’t no Protection from this level of dub wizardry
Björk: Telegram (1996), various remixes of her Post tracks
Primal Scream: Echo Dek (1997), with Bobby’s band reimagining their Vanishing Point album, and oh my word how good was this era of Scream
Two Lone Swordsmen: Peppered With Spastic Magic (2004), although please can we let that word die
Aphex Twin: 26 Mixes For Cash (2003), which I wilfully misunderstand in this blog post
Soulwax: Nite Versions (2005) – they “reshaped my brain as a teenager” says Avery
That's a cracking selection, my favourites being Mad Professor, Primal Scream and Aphex Twin. I'd throw in Dangermouse and maybe Pet Shop Boys too, and I know James's Wah Wah doesn't count but it pretty effectively remixed my brain.
What is your favourite remix album? Write your answer on a postcard and immediately remix it into a shredder.
Daniel Avery's Tremor (Midnight Versions) is out now.
Further Fats: Music Order Remixed New (see what I did there) (2017)
Further Fats: Cover me bad – Block Rockin' Beats by the Chemical Brothers (2021)
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