Yes Yes Yes

I've finally come up for air. Ass long time, yes I know.
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I felt particularly compelled to rear my head after giving Ewan Pearson's spectacular Piece Work its umpteenth straight listen. Released in the US on September 25th via !K7, this double CD of remixes offers some familiar remixes while other gems have never seen the light of day. So consider yourself lucky, you filthy bastard.
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I admit that there's a great deal of good music teeming from various far-flung cities, from fresh new faces. Very cool. But I suspect that very few will endure as long as Ewan will -- having quickly become one of the genre's grand poobahs, a mainstay, and yardstick. Rather than choosing style over substance, he opts for style and substance. It's exciting, exuberant pop-meets-dance music with all the trappings of a classic. Test it -- revisit it next year or in five, it'll still be terrific. Instantly and easily, one of my top ten of 2007. One to own.
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Hardest part is choosing which of the 21 remixes to post, all are dope. So I'll choose two older/familiar remixes at random. FYI - his remix of Cortney Tidwell's "Don't Let Stars Keep Us Tangled Up" is brilliant so go pick it up:

Seelenluft feat. Mixmaster Michael Smith - "Manila (Ewan Pearson Remix)"
Bugged out house re-work of the original featuring 12-year Mixmaster Mike Smith from Compton.
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Freeform Five - "Perspex Sex (Ewan Pearson's Hi NRG Remix)"
Grimy, bad ass electro remix of the mutant disco-funk-house classic.

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Comments

[Brandon]

yes yes yes, you're back.

i just bought piece work and couldn't agree with you more. ewan pearson's body of work is the stuff of legends.

please keep blogging - thanks.

[Alton]

hey there, great to see you are blogging again! v cool.

also want to ask if you are still working with the mars volta. i heard they have a new album coming soon and i'm a big fan.

[Daniel]

Strange coincident that I should pop in here today. Is that a Joseph Kosuth? Good day for music this. I found the fantastic Ben Trucker's Back To 95 Mix of the Rapture's The Sound at Fluxblog (please don't make him take it down), and the new Poni Hoax at HPsex. And just like that you're back too!

[Caleb]

Bangin'!! Great stuff!!

[Tavis]

Many thanks for Ewan's Perspex Sex remix! Lots of different mixes of the song but this one by far tops it, just fantastic.

Have just bought the double disc myself after reading about it here. Looking forward to more recommendations.

Tavis

[kaj]

yeah thats great!
i saw that at the "biennale" in venice.

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[Jared]

this was the first music blog i ever followed on a regular basis! it's sad to see that it has moved on to greener pastures..

you introduced me to Phoenix and to so many other great artists, and for that i will always be thankful!!

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