There used to be a time when dance fans and indie rock fans were two totally different species. The indie rock fans kept it simple: guitar, bass, and drums were all you needed to create some immensely complex music. The dance fan, however, wanted to create beautiful music with no conventional instruments, instead sticking to synthesizers, sampling, and drum machines.
Both genres of music essentially came out with the same thing, just in a different package and with different instruments. You couldn't like both styles at the same time and still be cool. And while the indie rock kids smoked clove cigarettes and pretended to know something about poetry and art, the dance kids were sipping red bull and working on their dance moves. Each Saturday, everyone wondered if this might be the night they finally get laid, but it never happened.
Now, it seems like the lines have blurred, and bands like Bloc Party, who come from an indie rock background, are letting their music be remixed as full dance albums. After going from obscure British indie band to larger-than-life rock stars with their 2005 debut Silent Alarm, Bloc Party have broken all genre rules. Silent Alarm Remixed is the perfect example. It takes the band's whole debut album and turns it into a full electronica opus.
The band's second album, Weekend In the City, didn't do so hot with the music snobs. In fact, it was a total disappointment, and there was no remixed version of the album (at least not yet). To make up for it, Bloc Party have released the Flux EP, a collection of original dance tunes that show the band is not afraid to try completely new things, and may signal a change for future albums.
Flux is a short EP, and only includes five versions of the "Flux" single. Although all of the tracks are versions of "Flux," some stand alone as completely separate tracks or extend from themes introduced on the first track.
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1 - Marco
A weekend in the city is everything BUT a dissapointing album. The more you i hear it, the more i love it.