Consolamentum

構成数 : 1枚
合計収録時間 : 01:17:05
Personnel: Andrew Weatherall (vocals); Chris Cornetto, Franck Alba, Andy Baxter, Nick Burton, Nina Walsh (vocals). Photographer: John Barrett . If Convenanza felt like a culmination of the many sounds Andrew Weatherall has explored during his career, then the remix album Consolamentum feels like a gathering of like-minded friends. Chief among the artists reworking Convenanza's blend of dance, punk, and indie are David Holmes, who transforms "We Count the Stars" into bubbly, disco-tinged pop under his Unloved alias; Bernard Fevre of Black Devil Disco Club, who adds some extra funk to "The Last Walk;" and Israeli duo Red Axes, who turn "Frankfurt Advice" into a riot of kitschy synths. Frequent Weatherall collaborator Timothy J. Fairplay emphasizes the '80s sheen of "Thirteenth Night" in his remix, and "The Last Walk [Vox Low Riding the White Horse Version]" recalls Fairplay and Weatherall's work as the Asphodells in its psychedelic haze. Indeed, Consolamentum often manages to be more fragmented and kaleidoscopic than its source material. Heretic's remix of "Frankfurt Advice" tops its mix of industrial and house elements with spiraling trumpets, while the three reworkings of "The Confidence Man" take the track's dubby underpinnings in very different directions. A handful of remixes take Convenanza's songs down more straightforward paths, but even these tracks aren't exactly predictable. Scott Fraser reimagines the pensive "Ghosts Again" twice on Consolamentum, turning it into a house piano epic on one track and pairing Nina Walsh's mournful backing vocals with a four-on-the-floor beat on the other. Meanwhile, Duncan Grey turns "Disappear"'s trippy musings into loose-limbed electropop that feels as genuine as the original. Just as Convenanza showcased Weatherall's flair for breaking and blurring musical boundaries, Consolamentum continues that spirit with an extra dose of freewheeling fun. ~ Heather Phares