With so many remix competitions — like the one currently being run by Stockport sensation Delphic — the profusion of reworks flooding the blogosphere of late is hardly a surprise.
The Smoothest Gooch blog, whose high standard of content matches the juvenile hilarity of its title and banner, have uncovered (or rather, been sent) a gem — Murdok’s rework of Imogen Heap’s 2-1. While the oh-so-cooky Heap burst onto the scene some time ago with auto-tune-a-thon Hide and Seek (of which there is a pretty solid remix by rising dupstep producer Mt Eden), her recent album, Ellipse, was pretty disappointing. This remix, as ‘the Gooch rightly appraises, has breathed some much needed life into her music.
Her voice, an asset never in doubt, is allowed to flow — free from the shackles of her increasingly-neurotic production. And while the differing LFO speeds (the wobbly bits — in layman’s terms) and shuffled hi-hats are nothing new, this is still a well thought-out track. The atmospheric production makes it — along with Jack Beats’ La Roux, and Neon Steve’s Phoenix, remixes — one of the better offerings of the year!
Listen to Imogen Heap — 2-1 (Murdok remix) via The Smoothest Gooch.
