Matthew Dear

Fighting Is Futile Remixes (Troxler / KiNK)

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Ghostly founder, production maestro and experimental pop visionary Matthew Dear breaks out a roll call of remixers for the release of "Fighting is Futile," the third single off his acclaimed album Beams. The single comes accompanied by four remixes, each holding a mirror to the original and refracting it into a surfeit of fascinating new forms. Seth Troxler's mix accentuates the original's outro, building it into a strange, dreamlike journey that echoes the song's "Take a trip on something else" refrain. Bulgarian producer KiNK places the highlight firmly on the track's bottom end, stripping the song down to its pulsing bassline and insistent kickdrum, before slowly building it back up into a brooding dancefloor filler. Ghostly labelmates and DFA affiliates Benoit and Sergio, meanwhile, launch the track into a spaced-out interzone of echo-laden vocals and slow, intricate synth textures. And finally, the aptly-named Laid Back remix drops the tempo and reinvents the track as a sort of post-millenial dubplate, placing Dear's vocals over a slowed-down funk groove and atmospheric effects. As a whole, the single functions as an exploration of the possibilities inherent in a single track, and a celebration of one of the standout moments of Beams.

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Release Date

02.02.2013

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Spectral 111

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Track 2
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Track 3
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Track 4
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House
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Matthew Dear
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Stealing Moves Spectral Sound
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House
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Matthew Dear
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Stealing Moves Spectral Sound
Techno
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Matthew Dear
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Preatcher's Sigh & Potion Ghostly International
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Techno
12"
Matthew Dear
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Preatcher's Sigh & Potion Ghostly International
House
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Matthew Dear
9.00 €
Stealing Moves Spectral Sound
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House
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Matthew Dear
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Stealing Moves Spectral Sound
Broken Beats
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12"
Project Pablo
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Inside Unsolved Spectral Sound
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House
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Project Pablo
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Electro
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SEER
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No Resurrection Spectral Sound
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Electro
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SEER
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No Resurrection Spectral Sound
Techno
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Ali Berger
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Sump Pump Spectral Sound
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Techno
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Ali Berger
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Sump Pump Spectral Sound
Techno
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12"
JTC
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Indigo, Flesh and Fire Spectral Sound
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Techno
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JTC
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Indigo, Flesh and Fire Spectral Sound
Breakbeatz
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Ciel
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Why Me? Spectral Sound
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Techno
12"
Ciel
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Why Me? Spectral Sound
Re Edit (Disco)
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Rossella
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Donna / Missionaria New Boy Shit Trax
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12''
Rossella
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Donna / Missionaria New Boy Shit Trax
House
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12"
Manuel Tur / Switch / Audiomontage
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Out Of The Ashes Part 4 Freerange
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House
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Manuel Tur / Switch / Audiomontage
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Out Of The Ashes Part 4 Freerange
Tech House
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Matthew Dear
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Fighting Is Futile Remixes (Troxler / KiNK) Spectral Sound
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House
12"
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Matthew Dear
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Fighting Is Futile Remixes (Troxler / KiNK) Spectral Sound
Deep House
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Baaz / Iron Curtis / Soul Phiction
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What About Talk About #2 Office
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House
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Baaz / Iron Curtis / Soul Phiction
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What About Talk About #2 Office
House
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Marcus Worgull
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Muwekma EP Innervisions
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Marcus Worgull
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Various
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Herberts Best 04 Monaberry
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House
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Various
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Herberts Best 04 Monaberry