down here in australia, we’re only just getting a local release of annie’s ‘anniemal’ album, despite it being nearly two years old. (being an aussie resident does have its downside). to puff it up, annie rolled into sydney last week for a dj-set. sadly, i couldn’t make the dj gig, but by all accounts, annie should have left the decks well alone. ‘a series of train wrecks’ was one phrase being thrown around the morning after. there’s a downbeat review here. but i’m no hater, i love ‘anniemal’ – i just wish australia would get off the block quicker with such things.
mp3: annie feat. hey willpower ‘chewing gum’
for reasons unknown, the above mp3 dropped onto the web this week – a re-recording of ‘chewing gum’ featuring san francisco’s hey willpower. i’m always up for a new mix or a re-rub, although this one seems a little unnecessary, especially as the original richard x production was spot-on and needed no tweaking. still, it’s a curio nonetheless. (for aussies, ‘chewing gum’ gets a single release thru ministry of sound on feb 25th, ‘anniemal’ follows on march 11th).
further web hunting reveals a couple of extra annie mp3 freebies. register at K7 and you’ll get the new track ‘the wedding’ from her dj kicks compilation (delve deeper into K7 to purchase a rare digital e.p. featuring a remix of this track from lindstrom). register again with 7 digital and you’ll cop the best of the three – the y$s productions remix of ‘always too late’, from the team who recently dropped mixes for m.i.a. and lady sovereign – ch-ching!
for your dollar, i advise a hunt for the patrick wolf remix of ‘always too late’ – of the many annie remixes around, this one bags the top spot.