Commix - ReCall To Mind (Metalheadz)
The original version of this album from Commix, aka duo George Levings and Guy Brewer, was released by Goldie's Metalheadz label three years ago. The accompanying remix project incurred some serious delays, but finally the remixed album is with us. The original was a good drum n bass affair with some nods towards techno, but this bears little resemblance to it, with mixed results.

The Instra:mental rework of 'Japanese Electronics' sets us off well, it being a spacious bleepy number. The 'How You Gonna Feel' remix by Pangaea starts brilliantly before pounding your head with some killer tribal beats and then moving onto a dubstep sound.

Talking of which, UK dubstep leader Burial remixes 'Be True' and creates an awesome minimal moody track. Meanwhile the highlight of the package is Two Armadillos version of 'Spectacle', which takes their house sound into a deeper Kevin Yost styled affair. Really top notch.

But there are duds, too. Sigha She's 'Emily's Smile' remix is bland, dBridge's take on 'Belleview' is overly mechanistic, and the UR remix of 'Satellite Song' is, shockingly, a total miss, and the nadir on this LP.

Not standard Metalheadz fare by any means, but, despite the weaker tracks, it's great they allowed the duo full creative license to produce what is, at least, an interesting sonic outing.
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Review originally published by CMU Music Network: www.cmumusicnetwork.co.uk

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