Fred Falke Remixes Grizzly Bear
Just when you were thinking of being over "Two Weeks." The Remixer Of The Year race I just made up seemed to be tipped in the Golden Filter's favor just weeks ago, but after the Filter and Fred Falke's showdown over Little Boots's "New In Town," and then his exclusive knockout reworkings for Annie and U2, and now THIS awesomeness, the odds have been reassessed. Gone are Chris Bear's lockstep then shuffling beats and the "Hard Knock Life" bounce -- gone is all native instrumentation, really -- swapped for a straight-on bassline, four-on-the-floor beats, and blissy synths yanked from an afterhours club in Soho (the London one). The verses work but the hook is where it lifts off, Fred snatching Droste's vocal and stretching it like gauze over the track's syrupy underbelly.
This Fred Falke remix of "Two Weeks" will appear on the official single release, due out 5/18 via Warp.
Posted at 3:41 PM by amrit
Tags: Fred Falke | Grizzly Bear
processing!? I want to hear!
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Could anyone understand the first part of that paragraph?
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There were more references than an episode of Family Guy.
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so, uh.... ed droste's vocals over a generic dance beat?
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Amrit, A+ on this one...First Bitte Bjorka, now this....Stereogum swagger on a hundred thousand trillion! Nice meetin you up on the Cooper Hotel rooftop by the way. Keep up the good work.
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A+ on wanting to be the first to leak the full thing instead of just waiting patiently a few more days for it to actually be released? Hrm...
That aside, the remix RUUUULLESSS! It's super fun and cheesy and I love it. Falke is on a roll like crazy! Just so much fun.
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O hai Ed Droste
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I love me a remix but I think this kinda sucks.
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I don't like remixes to begin with... so imagine how I feel. This doubly sucked!
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this is falke-d up !
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You should listen to this one too: http://julianvu.com/gb/bossycheerleader.mp3
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Awesome.
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I love Fred Falke remixes. this sounds gorgeous. can't wait for my Two Weeks 12"!
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"The Remixer Of The Year race I just made up seemed to be tipped in the Golden Filter's favor just weeks ago, but after the Filter and Fred Falke's showdown over Little Boots's "New In Town," and then his exclusive knockout reworkings for Annie and U2, and now THIS awesomeness, the odds have been reassessed."
2nd sentence.
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just plain awful.
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This remix is horrible. you can't just slap remix on everything you see
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agreed. generic shite.
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The transformation of this site into FredFalkeGum continues!
Some of you may be uncomfortable with awesome French house jams---don't you lose your indie-cred listening to dance remixes? Not so! Observe:
- Fred Falke often works with Alan Braxe; their instrumental song "Bliss" is super-smooth.
- Alan Braxe was one-third of Stardust, alongside the guy from Daft Punk.
- Daft Punk is hipster-approved.
So listen to all the Fred Falke you want!
FYI: The "Two Weeks" EP was on iTunes this morning. Download and revel in the Falke goodness.
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just bought the vinyl!
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this version is fantastic but i prefer the original one.
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where da fuk da mp3?
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I definitely heard a Phoenix 1901 sample in this... tell me I'm wrong.
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