Simian Mobile Disco - Sample And Hold

You can count on the fingers of one hand the number of remix albums which better the original source material, and while this doesn’t buck that trend, it’s still an interesting and worthwhile release. Virtually all traces of Attack Decay Sustain Release’s rockier elements have been wiped out, in favour of pure, undiluted, Afro-centric beats. On the more inventive tracks the results come within a whisker of matching Errors’ subtle genius, but even the more recognisably cut-and-paste mixes aren’t that bad. Lee Gorman

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DOWNLOAD: ‘I Got This Down’, ‘Sleep Deprivation’.
FOR FANS OF: Errors, Hot Chip, Justice.

Issue #52 - Very Bro-some

Featuring Panama Kings, ASIWYFA, an investigation into DIY touring, details of what over 25 of the finest NI bands are up to in 2009 and much more.