One of my favorite quasi-under the radar remixes of this year is the Ring Trick Remix of the excellent Beach House track “Zebra”. It was really neat, but really understated for the most part. My initial disdain for anyone trying to remix Beach House was replaced with acknowledgement that it could be done in a non-terrible way. So I was pretty excited to check out this Roman Ruins remix that seems to be popping up all over the place. And while I definitely dig it (it doesn’t hurt that “Lover of Mine” is one of the most listened to tracks from their latest album), it is definitely not understated. I was pleased after listening to the remix to learn that Roman Ruins is Graham Hill, who’s actually the touring drummer with Beach House. So it’s somewhat comforting knowing that someone that close to the operation wouldn’t mess with one of these tracks and do the unthinkable (whatever the unthinkable means to you with regards to remixes). I can buy into this.
I took the picture above at Pitchfork Fest this year, maybe one of my favorite pictures from the whole weekend. I like the way Victoria Legrand uses her hair in her performances. Is that creepy?
she appears to be under the sea.
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