Soulwax 'Conversation Intercom (Mixes)' (P.I.A.S)

Fellow Europeans Soulwax release the header from their well-received album "Much Against Everyone's Advice". 'Conversation Intercom', the original, is a dirty rock/pop number with an ultra catchy vocal thread and a fully howdy-cowboy guitar riff.

The mixes change the course quite a bit, taking the feel to more of an eighties, electronic edge and unusually keeping the full vocal active throughout the 2 a-side mixes.

Ladytron provide the opening mix adding electro twinges and keeping the tempo down. Soulwax members Stephen and David Dewaele show their versatility with the Vocoder Mix. "AAArgh!!! not more vocoders!" I hear you cry, but this has little in common with Cher and is closer to something Kraftwork could have come up with.

On the flip the Alpinestars chop the vocal out all together making the western style guitar the subject and adding atmospheric synths and a harder edge.

If you're an original Soulwax fan, this could be a bit of a shock to the system but the pain is definitely worth the gain.

Kirstie McAra