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Yo La Tengo have worked with a huge variety of artists from different genres over the years. In 1997, they released the 'Autumn Sweater Remix' EP, featuring remixes from Tortoise, Kevin Shields and µ- Ziq. In 1999, they released the 'Danelectro Remix' package with remixes by Kit Clayton and Nobekazu Takemura. During the early 2000s, the band performed with members of legendary free jazz combo Other Dimensions In Music as well as members of the Sun Ra Arkestra. Now in 2010, the band present an EP of remixes of 'Here To Fall', the lead track from last year's 'Popular Songs' LP, with De La Soul, RJD2 and Pete Rock all on board.
'Here To Fall' is about a couple having a tense conversation about the future over the background of menacing, descending chords and distorted wah-wah guitar.
Each of these legendary hip-hop performers has taken the track and the story and made it their own. Maseo from De La Soul strips the song to its core only to add driving guitars and a heavy groove. RJD2's take is as cool and atmospheric as you'd expect. It is the EP's closer that truly takes the song to the next level - Pete Rock's remix is dusky, minimal, abstract and hypnotic - carving the song down to the discreet elements of the human relationship, then dropping a verse about Yo La Tengo themselves - in a word, awesome.
Limited to 500 copies.
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08.06.2010
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OLE9291
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