Dâm-Funk Remix Animal Collective
As reported last week, the second single from Merriweather Post Pavilion is the sweaty, sing-songy "Summertime Clothes." A video directed by Danny Perez is on the way along with three remixes. With its retro synths and electro beat, the "boogie funk" adaption by LA's Dâm-Funk is gonna be tough to top. The remix premiered on BBC Radio the other day, but it will also be good for you to spin next time you DJ in outer space.
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Posted at 12:40 PM by Scott in MP3
Tags: Animal Collective | Dâm-Funk
I must admit, this Dam Funk remix is fantastic.
Score = 1
absolutely awful. I didn't know Summertime Clothes was the theme song to a late 80's/early 90's situational comedy.
Score = -2
I see my girls shaking our rumps to this all summer! This is what summer is all about you nerds! Get with it.
Score = -5
I like to shake rumpus just as much, if not more, than yr average bear. But yeah - this is terrible. A collection of anonymous beats and synths laid out like a steamroller over a wonderful song. This makes one of AnCo's most towering songs sound flat and lackadaisical. This song has exactly 0% of the tension of the original – there’s almost no building here.
It does its thing, but it kind of sounds like Hot Chip covering Animal Collective – and it shouldn’t. What a surprise: 90% of all remixes are garbage.
Score = -1
Matt, you're missing the point my friend. Remixes are supposed to be different than the original. Way different. I thought it was a pretty good one. It takes Animal Collective to the dance floor now and not just some geeks ipod this summer. I trust Animal Collective knows what their doing.
Score = 3
I think this is what Lisa was trying to convey.
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yeeesh this is terrible. and i understand what club music is. but this is like a flat soda in the sun.
Score = 2
Great remix. I like the original, but I'm loving this one -- actually think this fits the theme of the song MUCH better than the original. (The 3 negative comments above me are hilarious)
Score = -2
character select screen music HELL!!!!!
these guys are pretty hard to remix, you couldn't pay me to try but.....THIS?!?!?
Score = 2
I did smell what Lisa was cooking, and yeah it sucks when someone objects to dancing-up a track because it's just "wrong", but I'm still allowed to not like this.
Most remixes are garbage, not because they re-imagine the song, but because they suck and are lazy, You can pretty much count the elements for this song on one hand, which is fine, it’s just boring.
I love this song, so any cover/remix already has an uphill battle, which I try to account for. The point is: what I like about the original, the energy, the sound, the “feel”; just isn’t in this remix. The Falke “two weeks” remix repurposes the feel of the original, not just the vocals. It makes the song different, but it’s not a different song. This remix, on the other hand, is a different song - this song sucks. And did this even really need to happen? Is it so hard to dance to this song as it is? It’s already a huge, arm flailing, ecstasy bomb. Wouldn’t a more “different” remix be more introspective?
Saying the original only belongs on some “geeks iPod” shows – by my estimate – a severe lack of faith in our nation’s dance-floors. Unfortunately, you're probably right.
Score = 0
No sir, I didn't like it. Whatever. Holding out for a kickass remix of "Brothersport."
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Brothersport already kicks ass.
Score = 1