Popnoname - Spaces

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  • Variety is the spice of life, or so they say. But it certainly doesn't often have much to do with dance music in terms of remixes. Too often you'll have tech house producers taking on minimal, or dub techno producers further dubbing out their forefathers in most unimaginative pairings possible. Not so for the new 12-inch on Brut's Pop sub-label, which brings in three wildly different takes on Popnoname's "Spaces." Joerg Burger, for instance, takes the exquisitely compact three-and-a-half minute synth pop original and lengthens it out to epic dance status. He doesn't quite achieve in making it the sort of Dntel/Superpitcher that he seems to want to, but it's a painless ride. Freund der Familie fares far better, hollowing out "Spaces" to reveal its core, leaving only guitar tendrils and lingering echoes of voices. Paid For Fame, meanwhile, go leftfield, transforming the studio-bound tune into a live version, adding crowd noise, and a harmonizing singer. It's hard to understand exactly why it was done, but in listening to it for the tenth time on repeat, I'm mighty glad that they did.
  • Tracklist
      A1 Spaces A2 Spaces (Joerg Burger Remix) B1 Spaces (Freund Der Familie Remix) B2 Spaces (Paid For Fame Remix)
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