openupyourskull Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 “We were driving through the deserts of California when we hatched the plan to release a boxed set of the singles from Skying, unaware that it would balloon into the monster that it did. We started off small, just one version per single. However, through chance encounters and wanting to involve more people whose music excited us, the box soon grew into an impressive collection of sonic tapestries and hypnotic grooves and it became apparent that this was no longer about the singles. It was now about this new music which had used the different elements of Skying as a springboard to other ideas. We encouraged everyone involved to be as obtuse as possible, to get as far away from the original source material as they could. The results are stunning, and I think it's just a shame we couldn't have done more.” Tom Furse, The Horrors The box set features an eclectic collection of musicians, DJs and producers from widely contrasting genres but all fans and friends of The Horrors:- Connan Mockasin, Seahawks, Andrew Weatherall, Blanck Mass, Peaking Lights, Cherrystones, Chris Watson, Daniel Avery, JTC and Andy Blake. "It was an honour to create these remixes and they’re probably the most enjoyable we've ever done. Having parts from the entire album to work with was an amazing luxury. To choose from the myriad sounds that spilled out from the folders was like walking into a psychedelic sweet shop with all the flavours of the universe on display.” - Pete Fowler, Seahawks Amongst the collection’s many diverse interpretations is Chris Watson’s reworking of ‘Dive In’. Watson, one of the world’s leading sound recorders of wildlife and natural phenomena and founder of post punk outfit Cabaret Voltaire, describes the field recordings he included in his intriguing mix: “I used Weddell seals singing at the intro recorded under the Antartic sea ice. The rhythms of the Humbolt current around the Galapagos Islands recorded with DPA hydrophones. Singing grey seals recorded out on the Farne Islands, Northumberland and the processed voices of Orca, killer whales, recorded in the sea of Norway.” The images that make up the cover and boxed set package were created by celebrated young artist Leif Podhajsky who has previously artworked releases by Lykke Li, Tame Impala and Grimes. 12" Vinyl One A1. Still Life A2. Still Life (Connan Mockasin Remix) B1. Still Life (Still Living Still Giving Cherrystones Remix) B2. Dive In (The Pressure Ridges) - Chris Watson Remix 12" Vinyl Two A1. I Can See Through You A2. Monica Gems (Daniel Avery Remix) B1. I Can See Through You (Blanck Mass Remix) 12" Vinyl Three A1. Changing The Rain A2. You Said (Peaking Lights Dub U Mix) B1. Comes In Waves (Seahawks Skying Suite) 12" Vinyl Four A1. Moving Further Away (Andrew Weatherall Remix) B1. Moving Further Away (Andy Blake World Unknown Mix) CD One 1. I Can See Through You (Blanck Mass Remix) 2. Monica Gems (Daniel Avery Remix) 3. Still Life (Connan Mockasin Remix) 4. You Said (Peaking Lights Dub U Mix) 5. Still Life (Still Living Still Giving Cherrystones Remix) 6. Moving Further Away (Andrew Weatherall Remix) CD Two 1. Comes In Waves (Seahawks Skying Suite) 2. Moving Further Away (Andy Blake World Unknown Mix) 3. Dive In (The Pressure Ridges) 4. You Said (JTC Remix) 5. Wild Eyed (Andrew Weatherall Remix) 6. Moving Into Blue (Seahawks Skying Suite) DVD Still Life Video (Directed by Oliver Murray) I Can See Through You (Directed by White Rabbit) Changing The Rain (Directed by Pete Fowler) http://shopusa.xlrecordings.com/higher 60 bucks. A little steep for what it is but the package looks nice and I'll need it for my nearly complete Horrors collection anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youspinmeround Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 love horrors hate remixes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
openupyourskull Posted December 5, 2012 Author Share Posted December 5, 2012 Turns out there's a stream of the entire album up already. On second thought, I might be waiting for this to go on sale... I'm really not impressed so far. Wish they just released these as standard 12" singles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkeyelids Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 purchased without a second thought, need to keep my horrors collection 100% Horrors remixes are always great. Only negative aspect of this set is i am a little disappointed they didn't include the Japanese extended instrumentals, would have fit the atmosphere of the release very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themightychew Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 4x12"s 2xCDs and a DVD for £50 is a pretty good deal IMO - Seahawks, Weatherall and Blanck Mass remixing too = *thumbs up* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruben Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 I also really like The Horrors but I'm not into remixes. Are those very limited? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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