Reviewed by Stephen Ferrell
I have to say I found the radio edit of this track pretty disappointing on first listen. Though it does seem to grow on you after a few listens. This sound is nevertheless a bit out of fashion currently. It seems as though they were aiming for an early Futureheads/ Maximo park inspired sound. this may have worked well a few years back but its difficult to see the market for it currently. There are however a couple of interesting remixes on this single. The DJ men in masks remix seeks to combine the post-punk sound with some elements of dubstep. It is good in places but still sounds quite disjointed. The really impressive track to me though is the Lethem Remix. It takes the track and adds some classic dub elements. The dub influence in early post punk seems to have been largely ignored by most post punk revivalists. Which makes this mix so much more impressive. The use of tape delay and echo would have made king tubby proud. This remix really is excellent.
4/5 mainly for the Lethem remix
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