17 Mar 10 Jukebox #47 STM - Enjoy the Silence
Sleepy Town Manufacture are one of the first participants of the astonishing invasion of russian electronica into the western world. The band was founded in 1999 by Roman Komarov, Anton Lukoyanychev and Alexander Ananyev. Alexander also produces a unspeakably warm ambient under the name Beautumn.
The Jukebox plays Enjoy The Silence - the Sleepy shows his skills remix - in one word: one of the coolest remixes we’ve ever heard of this song! Again… Depeche Mode as a source of inspiration. Where did we see that before?… Oh, and we really don’t know where you can get the track to be honest. As far as we know, it’s not for sale anyway, so, enjoy the silence.
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Artist: Sleepy Town Manufacture
Track: Enjoy the Silence
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19 Feb 10 Jukebox #39 Monolake - Darkest Star (RMX)
Robert Henke, born 1969, is a composer, sound designer, software developer, installation artist and performer. His music has roots in academic sound research as well as in club culture, and the result is a body of work that is sophisticated yet accessible. Robert Henke releases music under his own name and as Monolake; his performances and interactive installations have been shown at places like the Tate Modern in London, the Centre Pompidou in Paris, MUDAM in Luxembourg, and the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney. Robert is one of the authors of the Ableton Live music software, and teaches as professor for sound design at the University of Arts in Berlin.
Remixing Depeche Mode ‘Darkest Star’:
Robert: “I have no fixed scheme. I am looking for an idea, something unique which guides me thru what ever comes next. In the case of Darkest Star it was the lyric”.
It still sounds like a Depeche Mode track!
Robert: “Yes. And it makes me incredibly happy to hear this. It might not be the best Depeche Mode track ever, but at least it has some of the color…and as I said earlier in this interview, color is quite important to me. I think much more in colors then in song structures”
Did you ever get any feedback on the remix from the band at all?
Robert: “No. unfortunately not.”
Source: remixing Depeche Mode - interview published on the Monolake site.
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Artist: Depeche Mode / Monolake RMX
Track: Darkest Star
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