There are many familiar names on this remix effort. Mùm bring their melodic, ambient sound to "You Never Know" and "Number 1"; Benny Benassi continues T. Raumschmiere’s glitchy microhouse vibe with his version of "Ooh La La"; the producers DFA bring their playful, percussive hijinks (also responsible for art-rock outfit The Rapture’s signature sound) to "Slide In"; industry heavyweight Carl Craig takes us back to the 80s with a chiptune-riddled "Fly Me Away" under the moniker ‘C2’, and lastly François K (as Fk-Ek) treats us to a dancefloor filling hard techno version of "Ride A White Horse".
The remaining artists provide equally memorable offerings. Ewan Pearson’s Disco Odyssey Part 1 mix of "Ride A White Horse" is erotic and makes the most of Alison’s siren-like voice – completely different to the Fk-Ek remix. Both remixes of "Satin Chic" (by The Shortwave Set, and Dimension 11 of the Flaming Lips) had haunting echoes of Felt Mountain which their unusual and ethereal instrumentation.
However, everyone loves a thumping hard techno hit, and right in the middle of the compilation Alan Braxo and Fred Falke give us their remix of "Number 1". Goldfrapp do leave their audience with a special treat: to finish the mix, they include their very own remix of "Strict Machine" from Black Cherry which was also used on the film soundtrack to the recently released Miami Vice.
Though I personally didn’t like Black Cherry, We Are Glitter is coaxing me into giving Goldfrapp’s Supernature some serious consideration. Fans of Goldfrapp would be mad to miss this remix album, and I suspect that it’s going to help them pick up lots of new followers.
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