crazybaldhead
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Posted : Jun 9, 2011 21:11:45
Remixes + Rarities, the latest album from Auckland’s Pitch Black, is a package of rare tracks and lovingly crafted remixes of other artists’ music, chosen by Paddy Free and Mike Hodgson to represent their 15 years as one of NZ’s favourite electronica acts.
Known globally for their stomping live sets, Remixes + Rarities showcases Pitch Black’s mellower side. Beginning with a dancefloor friendly, but respectful,reworking of the Richard Nunns and Hirini Melbourne original, ‘Te Po’ and ending with an equally haunting version of Tiki’s ‘Past Present Future’, the album represents the past, present and future of the Pitch Black partnership.
Included in the remixes are tracks by fellow NZ dub trailblazers International Observer and Salmonella Dub, who appear alongside independent music producer Tom Cosm and reggae legends Katchafire. Also fed through the PB warping machine are tracks from further afield: ‘Mirror Beach’ by Mirror System (the ambient project of System 7); and ‘A New Day’, a remix of a Sri Lankan track that Pitch Black did for the Laya Project, a collaboration of regional folk musicians affected by the 2004 tsunami.
Included on the album are three Pitch Black rarities, one of which is a recording of 1996’s ‘I’m a Wanderer’, the first track the pair worked on together, which showcases the industrial beginnings of what would become the Pitch Black sound: a dynamic balancing act between heavily sculpted basslines and choppy melody. Also included is ‘Kaikoura Dub’, the track used on Whalerider after Mike – having been asked by Niki Caro for some music – gave her a 23 minute mix of a jam recorded in Kaikoura. “She ended up choosing a sliver for the film. We subsequently used the bones of this track for the tune ‘Elements Turn’ on Ape to Angel”
The last rarity is ‘Protect the Grain’ a windborne ambient track that was previously released on the limited edition EP Flex around the time of widespread anti GE demonstrations in NZ and worldwide.
Pitch Black have always been more than a dance act, but on Remixes + Rarities they demonstrate the full reach of the musical territory they love to explore.
Out Monday June 13th on Dubmission Records, it can be pre-ordered now from http://pitchblack.bandcamp.com - the BandCamp bundle comes with 2 extra tracks, full artwork and an animation the boys composed the soundtrack to back in 97.
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Posted : Jun 10, 2011 01:53
Looking forward to it! Thanks!
crazybaldhead
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Posted : Jun 11, 2011 12:05
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On 2011-06-10 01:53, DjSchofield wrote:
Looking forward to it! Thanks!
here's a tasty free download to make the wait easier!
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Yidam
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Posted : Jun 11, 2011 16:26
sick tune!!! totally getting this when it's out
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Posted : Jun 11, 2011 20:05
nice to see some info at the bottom of this release , the kind of stuff you only get with CDs ... should happen more with digital releases
crazybaldhead
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Posted : Jun 13, 2011 13:21
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On 2011-06-11 20:05, low orbit wrote:
nice to see some info at the bottom of this release , the kind of stuff you only get with CDs ... should happen more with digital releases
glad you appreciated this - we are really trying to add as much content to downloads as possible. only with bandcamp gave us more flexibility on arranging the text as it doesn't look as good as we would like but ...
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DjSchofield
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Posted : Jun 14, 2011 00:21
and really happy to see that the back cover art is in there as well. (why doesn't every label/artist do this? and why do i keep asking this question like a broken record? ;-) )
anyway, picked it up last night and am having a quiet listen now at work before people get in. Certainly mellow - which is what i like about pitch black anyway - so enjoying it a lot!
crazybaldhead
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Posted : Jun 14, 2011 11:40
put up a mix of the tracks for preview at
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TechMonkey
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Posted : Jun 14, 2011 18:21
Wow. Just finished first full listen. Really solid comp. My favorite songs were the last few so (for me) it starts off great builds through to the end of the album.
crazybaldhead
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Posted : Jun 16, 2011 12:11
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On 2011-06-14 00:21, DjSchofield wrote:
anyway, picked it up last night and am having a quiet listen now at work before people get in. Certainly mellow - which is what i like about pitch black anyway - so enjoying it a lot!
hope you have had a chance to listen to it loud - some tracks really need to be heard full volume to appreciate the depth
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Posted : Jun 17, 2011 00:31
^ haven't had a chance to do that yet. But I will this weekend.
Really like the Mirror System remix.
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