Octavia Freud and The Bizarre Sisters
Mancbeth Remixed
Out Now/DL
Revamped, re-energised, and punchier than ever, Mancbeth Remixed from Octavia Freud and The Bizarre Sisters revives that blistering, pumping 90s nightclub vibe, offering a gritty, fashionable tackle Shakespeare’s bloodiest play. That is the soundtrack to the intriguing, and exhilarating multi-media undertaking from David Lemberg’s Whittaker Lemberg Productions Ltd, involving an eclectic mixture of expertise from the Oxford indie music scene.
The opening observe, Manc Chat (Volcanic Shores remix), completely units the scene, with a fictional Manchester DJ relating how he grew up with small time criminal Macbeth, and the Scarface model rise to energy dealing the medication that fuelled the Nineteen Nineties’ ecstasy craze. ‘Work That Physique’ (In-Flight Film remix) with its heavy, snappy drums echoes the opening titles of Miami Vice, recalling Summer time warmth, balmy evenings, and pastel colored t-shirts. ‘Truthful Is Foul’ (Silent Weapon remix) lures us into the night time, with a scuzzy, foggy opening, and dreamy unnerving drive.
The unique CD launch of Mancbeth was a triumphant, psychedelic journey into the imagined various Manchester drug world, full with swirling atmospherics, and coronary heart pumping rhythms, with a particular New Order style. The remix album takes us extra into Pleasure Division territory, encompassing a David Cronenberg nightmare really feel, diving deeper into the demonic gutters and beneath-the-skin hallucinations of its Shakespeare influenced characters. The erotic, S&M infused ‘More durable, Sooner’ will get the blood pumping, and the nether areas tingling, because of synth/post-punk duo Means Of Manufacturing; dragging us deep into Clive Barker territory. Invincible (Flights Of Helios remix) provides a lighter contact with angelic voices soothing our brows, whereas ‘Large Enjoyable, Little City’ is a jaunty, perky little tune, with a ghostly undertone, remixed by Moogieman.
Lengthy Dwell The King from Child Maker ramps up the tempo with our Manc DJ again offering a well-known laconic drawl, updating us on Macbeth’s ascent to the highest of the crummy, greasy pole.
‘Double Hassle’ (Kamikaze House Programme remix) is a full-on, gritty, digital cacophony harking back to New Order’s extra experimental output. ‘Birnam Wooden’ (14M2 remix) plunges us as soon as once more into the mind-bending panorama of Macbeth’s drug supplying actions, with extra Cronenbergian prospers, full with the hypnotic slogan “It’s the brand new drug!”
This new album of remixes of Octavia Freud’s (actual identify Martin Andrews) authentic works is one other main step on the Mancbeth journey. There have already been stage shows in Oxford and at Manchester’s Band On The Wall, and subsequent up is the last word prize; Mancbeth the film. The foundations have been laid, the supplies gathered, and the sacred area created for a passionate, intoxicating and mesmerising odyssey. Be careful, world!
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Mancbeth Remixed is accessible from mancbeth.bandcamp.com
For extra data contact www.mancbeth.co.uk
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