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by **British** » Thu Jun 23, 2011 2:08 am

Yes, take a song and have 1000 remixes of it to the point where there's literally nothing left of it.

I'm listening to what might be the 80th remix of Sigue Sigue Sputnik's "Love Missile F1-11".

I think I figured out how this song works. Take the simple synth melody, have random soundbytes play every 4 seconds, and um, slap the unchanged lyrics onto it.

Okay, I think that now covers a good deal of SSS's songs.

Sure, artists can't control what other people do with their music(ie remixes), but I'm suspecting SSS encouraged the dilution of their 1 notable hit.

by **Frank_Chickens** » Thu Jun 23, 2011 10:37 pm

[quote]Originally posted by British
[br]Yes, take a song and have 1000 remixes of it to the point where there's literally nothing left of it.

I'm listening to what might be the 80th remix of Sigue Sigue Sputnik's "Love Missile F1-11".

I think I figured out how this song works. Take the simple synth melody, have random soundbytes play every 4 seconds, and um, slap the unchanged lyrics onto it.

Okay, I think that now covers a good deal of SSS's songs.
[/quote]

You mean ALL of their songs since they never got around to writing a second tune.

by **Seriousin** » Thu Jun 23, 2011 11:03 pm

According to Tony James (band leader), actual quotes (via the Sputnik website), …

Giorgio Moroder (producer of the 'Flaunt It' lp) stated during the sessions, "Dey all zound zee same!"

James' reply, "Yea They're meant to……."

"Moroder tried to mix the album so the tracks sounded different which I thought lost the essence of this song...it needed true relentless subway train madness."

by **Frank_Chickens** » Fri Jun 24, 2011 10:51 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by Seriousin[/i]
<br>According to Tony James (band leader), actual quotes (via the Sputnik website), …

Giorgio Moroder (producer of the 'Flaunt It' lp) stated during the sessions, "Dey all zound zee same!"

James' reply, "Yea They're meant to……."

"Moroder tried to mix the album so the tracks sounded different which I thought lost the essence of this song...it needed true relentless subway train madness."
[/quote]

THAT, explains a lot. Moroder may be good at what he does but he's only a man.

Don't worry Tony, you didn't have to rely on the music for that.

by **Sean** » Mon Jun 27, 2011 7:02 am

The whole Depeche Mode catalog.

by **birdmadgirl** » Mon Jun 27, 2011 4:00 pm

[quote][i]Originally posted by Sean[/i]
<br>The whole Depeche Mode catalog.
[/quote]

"Enjoy the Silence" immediately came to mind when I read this thread title.

by **pellerman** » Mon Jun 27, 2011 6:13 pm

What about the Urdu remix of "Our Lips Are Sealed" by Fun Boy 3, which is completely unrecognizable.

<iframe width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/PAnx5zZF8fM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

by **morgan1098** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 11:56 pm

As others have said, the entire Depeche Mode catalogue.

In the 90s, there was a Brian Eno CD single here in the US that had TEN remixes of "Fractal Zoom" on it.

by **obs** » Tue Jul 12, 2011 4:30 pm

There were actually 11 mixes [:D].
http://www.discogs.com/release/70785

Great track, although not all the mixes were that good. Funny you brought it up, since I listened to the CD (the entire disc!) just a few days ago.

by **crywolf** » Tue Jul 12, 2011 6:03 pm

Visage - Fade to Grey

Didn't I read you right, between the devil and the deep blue sea.

by **Nakedprey** » Mon Jul 18, 2011 1:07 pm

[quote][i]Originally posted by birdmadgirl[/i]
<br>[quote][i]Originally posted by Sean[/i]
<br>The whole Depeche Mode catalog.
[/quote]

"Enjoy the Silence" immediately came to mind when I read this thread title.
[/quote]

Oh man, "Enjoy the Silence" has been remixed AND covered into oblivion. And everyone who covers it always wants to change the melody. The only version I've heard that is even close to being loyal to the original melody is Lacuna Coil's version but they skewer it with their nu-metal horseshit.

by **schwenko** » Mon Jul 18, 2011 11:18 pm

IIRC the us remixes of OMD's "Tesla Girls" were pretty dire[V]

Sugoi !!!

by **deevo0** » Fri Jul 22, 2011 4:57 am

for whatever reason I almost always prefer the original versions to the (usually club play) remixes ... the only exception that immediately jumps to mind is the restructure remix of a certain ratio's "shack up." And usually I prefer the original version to re-recorded versions (for example the bad re-recorded Flock of Seagulls hits). there are exceptions here, too: i like the version of "temptation" on the trainspotting soundtrack best.

Dunno. Guess I'm usually in the "if it ain't broke don't fix it" school.

by **obs** » Fri Jul 22, 2011 4:30 pm

But some cases, I see the 12" as the full version, and the 7"/album version as an edit (eg. New Order's The Perfect Kiss).

by **randy** » Fri Jul 29, 2011 1:53 am

If a song is even remixed once-it's been remixed into oblivion for me.
Nothing worse than a remix--leave em alone.

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