mp3: DIGITALISM digitalism promo mix
there was a moment back then, back in late 05 / early 06, when it seemed like digitalism were everywhere. it was impossible to turn a corner without bumping into a digitalism remix – munk, tom vek, klaxons, daft punk, tiga, test icicles, presets, cut copy etc. each one came complete with it’s own stamp of quality was partnered with another story of digitalism’s epic dj sets from around the globe.
with the benefit of twelve months hindsight, it’s sad to say that the fruits of digitalism’s early labour can now be heard in countless other copyists, taking what was a fascinating riff on dirty electro and flogging it mercilessly with a bunch of tired filters. and so, as we near the mid-point of 2007, we’re entering a period of electro-banger-fatigue – where our critical faculties have been so overwhelmed by this genre behemoth, that it’s hard to remain objective.
it’s therefore an opportune moment for digitalism to drop their debut album – an opportune moment to remind us of what we got excited about in the first place. standing tall amidst the maelstrom, ‘ idealism’ drops on may 21st, preceded by the single ‘pogo’ on may 7th. if the single is anything to go by, the album may well defy expectations – ‘pogo’ artfully blends the old and new, a post-punk vocal track and new order bassline rub shoulders with their trademark angular electro production. tom vek fans should be taking note right about now.
the german duo – isi and jens – originally met at the hamburg record store ‘underground solution’. spurred on by the success of their first release (a re-edit of the white stripes ‘seven nation army’), their follow up twelve featured their first original composition – ‘idealistic’. once that had found its way into the boxes of the likes of erol alkan, it pricked the attention of parisian label kitsune, who took the bull by the proverbials and issued ‘zdarlight’ into the ether. that track now stands as a definitive moment in this short genre history – triangulating electro, rock and acid, with one of the best mid-track drops in a long, long time.
to promote the release of ‘idealism’, those clever kids at kitsune sent us a mini-mixtape, a digitalism primer featuring eight examples of their finest remix work. here’s the full tracklisting:
01. EINZELLER – Schwarzfahrer (Digitalism Remix Dub) / BoysNoize Rec
02. SONO – A New Cage (Digitalism Remix) / PIAS
03. CAJUAN – Dance Not Dance (Digitalism Remix) / Fine
04. DAFT PUNK – Technologic (Digitalism Remix) / Virgin
05. CUT COPY – Going Nowhere (Digitalism Remix) / Modular/Island
06. MARTIN PETER – Psychoville (Digitalism Remix) / Angora Steel
07. TEST ICICLES – What’s Your Damage (Digitalism Remix) / Domino
08. TIGA – Far From Home (Digitalism Remix) / PIAS
check ‘pogo’ on digitalism’s murdochspace and preview the album via this ecard.