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jackhammer · 03-28-2008, 05:57 PM

4. KRUDER & DORFMEISTER-THE K & D SESSIONS

Remixing other artist's songs can be seen as lazy and effortless, or it can be seen as a waste of time that equates to nothing more than a monetary exercise. Happily K&D fit neither of these criteria. This Austrian duo are one of the very few remixers out there willing to take a track, rip it to shreds and then assemble it back to an almost unrecognisable state, yet still having enough reverence to tip it's hat to the source material. A quick look at the artists on this superlative double album suggests a deep knowledge of Electronica to begin with. Roni Size, Count Basic, Bomb The Bass, Depeche Mode, David Holmes and Bone Thugs n Harmony are just some of the artists they have tackled.

The one disappointing aspect of the majority of remix albums is the fact that although they appear to be a different take on the particular artist. They are also; on closer inspection, a mere stripping down of the production or an addition of a musical motif such as a guitar riff or linear drum pattern. K & D essentially create an album that is seemingly an original work. Complete rhythms or riffs are omitted from their mixes and replaced with Jazz, Trip-Hop, dub and unique samples.

It does not matter who the original artist are. K & D rip them apart and ask the question: if they are that inventive with other peoples tunes, what would their own original compositions sound like? Sadly they have not answered that for us over a complete album.

Many may question the inclusion of a remix album . My answer is that it is a excellent work in it's own right and an example of inventive enterprise and subversive ambitions.

Here is an example of what they can do. The original Depeche Mode Track (youtube is quite light on K & D originals):

..and this is the K & D interpretation:

Kruder & Dorfmeister

03-28-2008, 05:57 PM	#7 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	4. KRUDER & DORFMEISTER-THE K & D SESSIONS Remixing other artist's songs can be seen as lazy and effortless, or it can be seen as a waste of time that equates to nothing more than a monetary exercise. Happily K&D fit neither of these criteria. This Austrian duo are one of the very few remixers out there willing to take a track, rip it to shreds and then assemble it back to an almost unrecognisable state, yet still having enough reverence to tip it's hat to the source material. A quick look at the artists on this superlative double album suggests a deep knowledge of Electronica to begin with. Roni Size, Count Basic, Bomb The Bass, Depeche Mode, David Holmes and Bone Thugs n Harmony are just some of the artists they have tackled. The one disappointing aspect of the majority of remix albums is the fact that although they appear to be a different take on the particular artist. They are also; on closer inspection, a mere stripping down of the production or an addition of a musical motif such as a guitar riff or linear drum pattern. K & D essentially create an album that is seemingly an original work. Complete rhythms or riffs are omitted from their mixes and replaced with Jazz, Trip-Hop, dub and unique samples. It does not matter who the original artist are. K & D rip them apart and ask the question: if they are that inventive with other peoples tunes, what would their own original compositions sound like? Sadly they have not answered that for us over a complete album. Many may question the inclusion of a remix album . My answer is that it is a excellent work in it's own right and an example of inventive enterprise and subversive ambitions. Here is an example of what they can do. The original Depeche Mode Track (youtube is quite light on K & D originals): ..and this is the K & D interpretation: Kruder & Dorfmeister __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”