“808_state”
808 State
Thermo Kings
Hypnotic
A brilliant collection of remixes. 808 State themselves handle the majority, with a couple drop-ins from Brian Eno (good) and the Propellerheads (eh). Starting with a lush melodies, tracks like “Joyrider,” “Balboa,” and “Lopez” take on new and unexpected dimensions. Eno’s rendition of “Lopez” exists in a realm of rockatronics that I’d never known existed before, while the paranoid mix of “Paradan” by 808 State sounds like music for dejected robots.
Hypnotic Recordings, 13428 Maxella Avenue, Suite 251, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292; hypnotic@tunanet.com
