That includes contributions from Moby, Tangerine Dream, Rhys Fulber and Schiller, the album is a celebration of the art-synth auteurs’ enduring affect
Artwork-synth auteurs Propaganda return with Remix Encounters, an exhilarating reimagining of the band’s newest work.
Since breaking new floor with their seminal 1985 debut, A Secret Want and its pioneering remix companion Wishful Considering, Propaganda have thrived on transformation. But reasonably than revisiting the previous, Remix Encounters seems to be ahead, constructing on the vitality of final yr’s album, Propaganda.
What started as a remix request from Finnish digital maestro Jori Hulkkonen, returning the favour after Ralf Dörper’s contribution to his final album, shortly blossomed into a world collaboration, drawing in luminaries reminiscent of Moby, Tangerine Dream, Rhys Fulber (Entrance Line Meeting, Delerium), and Schiller.
Reverence For Innovation
Rhys Fulber opens the album with a brooding, machine-funk reinvention of They Name Me Nocebo, evolving from a glossy, sinuous introduction right into a relentless pneumatic stomp. Subsequent, Schiller affords a robust remix of Distant that balances uncooked electro-house and techno power with the emotional depth of EBM, earlier than Moby transforms Purveyor Of Pleasure right into a livid early 90s rave anthem, fusing breakbeats and rolling basslines that pulse with nostalgic urgency but really feel unmistakably trendy.
Elsewhere, Finnish polymath Jimi Tenor infuses Vicious Circle with cosmic jazz and dub textures, whereas Pyrolator, a key determine in Düsseldorf’s avant-garde scene, delivers a shadowy reinterpretation of Love:Craft.
Cult With No Identify additionally contribute a brooding electro-ballad model of the identical observe. Propaganda’s personal Michael Mertens groups up with longtime collaborator Hans Steingen to re-envision Dystopian Waltz, shifting its time signature to a gripping 4/4 and intensifying its ominous temper for darker dance flooring.
The vary of remixers speaks volumes: from industrial punks Gewalt and synth purists Metroland to ambient pioneers Tangerine Dream, Remix Encounters unites an eclectic group of digital artists certain by a shared reverence for innovation and Propaganda’s distinctive voice.
Remix Encounters
Recorded and remixed throughout inventive hubs from Düsseldorf to Los Angeles, Helsinki to Paris, Remix Encounters is way over a companion piece. It’s a celebration of Propaganda’s enduring affect and the colourful, evolving digital panorama they helped form.
Every artist engaged deeply with the band’s richly textured and cinematic sound world, reinterpreting it with enthusiasm and respect, producing a set as various as it’s cohesive.
2LP Tracklist
Facet A
Purveyor Of Pleasure (Moby Remix)
Distant (Schiller Remix)
Dystopian (Steingen & Mertens Remix)
Facet B
They Name Me Nocebo (Rhys Fulber Remix)
They Name Me Nocebo (Metroland Remix)
They Name Me Nocebo (Tangerine Dream Remix)
Facet C
Tipping Level (Jori Hulkkonnen Remix)
Love:Craft (Cult With No Identify Remix)
Vicious Circle (Jimi Tenor Remix)
Facet D
Distant (Gewalt Remix)
Love:Craft (Pyrolator Remix)
Vicious Circle (Thunder Bae Remix)
CD Tracklist
They Name Me Nocebo (Rhys Fulber Remix)
Distant (Schiller Remix)
Purveyor Of Pleasure (Moby Remix)
Tipping Level (Jori Hulkkonnen Remix)
Love:Craft (Pyrolator Remix)
Vicious Circle (Jimi Tenor Remix)
They Name Me Nocebo (Tangerine Dream Remix)
Distant (Gewalt Remix)
Dystopian (Steingen & Mertens Remix)
Love:Craft (Cult With No Identify Remix)
They Name Me Nocebo (Metroland Remix)
Remix Encounters is launched on Bureau B on 19 September. To pre-order click on right here
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