Shed - Remixes

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4...according to our Ant on Thu 05 Mar, 2009.

No doubt there'll be quite a few folk excited about the Surgeon and Martyn Remixes of two tracks from last year's Shed 'Shedding The Past' album. First up is the Surgeon mix and no surprises that he keeps the beat tough and fairly uptempo with the metallic hits shearing over the kick then he's kept that lush melody from the original playing lower down in the mix. It's not brutally tough though and retains the funk throughout. It filters down towards the end merging into a ghost of the original tune (which is ace). Not the best Surgeon remix but does the job nicely. Martyn bring his remix skills to the table for 'Another Wedged Chicken' I think the vocal that just recites the track title is a bit lame but the tune is undeniably funky as hell. It's up there with some of his best tunes. Everything just seems to be tweaked perfectly. The B-line is totally infectious and will probably have me dancing around the room at home with my little lad, just like we did when that first Applepips 12" came out. On OstGut Ton.

A1. The Lover Upside Down (Surgeon Remix)

B1. Another Wedged Chicken (Martyn Remix)

In the autumn of 2008 Ostgut Ton released Shed's debut album “Shedding The Past" to critical acclaim from various sides. The unerring folks at Resident Advisor even made it their favourite album of 2008. Considering Shed's approach to Techno, the choice of remixers on here is only logical. Both Surgeon and Martyn are protagonists of the current Dubstep/Techno cross-pollination breathing new life into the more sophisticated dj sets these days. Anthony Child aka Surgeon from Great Britain is shaping his serious and futuristic Techno sound since the mid 90s. As part of the British Murder Boys and as label owner of Downwards, he furnishes his DJ sets with Dubstep, complimenting his dark and industrial take on Techno perfectly with bloodcurdling basslines. Although Surgeon sticks to a thumping 4/4 kick on his Shed remix, the tricky beat programming as well as the bassline make for a rather unique and „broken" flow. Coming from the other end of the same spectrum is Martijn Deijkers aka Martyn. Starting out as a fervent Drum'n'Bass head (and producer) he evolved into one of the main forces shaping the Dubstep/Techno fusion on his 3024 label. His remix of „Another Wedged Chicken" transforms the original into a compelling dancefloor affair complete with broken beats, vocal snippets and a murderous bassline. As the saying goes: Two killers, no fillers! [OSTGUT020 Techno-EUR12”]

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