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Thursday, July 2, 2009

The Weather / Shit Talk / Zzzzzzzzzzzzz Summertime Woes

Posted by Eric Grandy on Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 2:16 PM

How the fuck did I start to get sick when it just started looking this nice out? Not fair. Kind of makes me feel like that Zomby remix of Animal Collective's "Summertime Clothes" that showed up on hype machine not too long ago. Man, does that mix take a great thing and then just sneeze all the fuck over it. I was hoping for a big, wonky, '92-looking rave-up (I was looking for Zomby's equivalent of Surkin's remix of Juan Maclean's "One Day" if that makes any kind of sense) and instead Zomby just shits and squiggles around with a couple echo-drenched lines, a go-nowhere arpeggio, and then finally an off-beat that sounds like it was made in 10 minutes on an Electribe ER-1. MEHHHH.

Guess it's back to that Dam-Funk remix, which is sounding better and better (and/or, you know, the original cut).

Animal Collective's "Summertime Clothes" single, including remixes, is out July 7th

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It's funny, I was thinking that Zomby's remix was the least interesting one on the single too. The other two remixes are pretty decent if not diverging too much from the original.

I was thinking that up until the morning when I was listening to it before leaving my apartment for work. It's REALLY growing on me now. I like how un-ravey it is, how plodding it is, and how much it sounds 180 degrees from how I thought it was going to sound. At first it seems like a big fuck you to fans of Animal Collective and Zomby's recent album; but there is definitely more to it which I am beginning to see.

Q: How am I reviewing about a single that hasn't been released yet?
A: Don't worry about it.

Posted by cosby

on July 2, 2009 at 2:31 PM

it's this, right?

http://hypem.com/track/842318/Animal+Col…

i'm feelin it! it doesn't enhance the original, and you're right, maybe makes it worse, but as its own song? i like how the drums are a melody. and that snap is vicious.

Posted by andrewmatson

on July 2, 2009 at 2:33 PM

@1: Re your Q&A, how the hell do bands think they can still release something overseas a week before they do so domestically? That domestic release date now means nothing.

Really surprised you guys are both feeling this so much. Guess I'll take a benadryl and give it another spin...

Posted by Eric Grandy on July 2, 2009 at 3:13 PM

Zomby pretty much removed all the melody, joy, and excitement from the original. Usually I'm a fan of that approach, but it doesn't work here.

Posted by Dave Segal on July 2, 2009 at 4:28 PM

i found l.d.'s remix the best of the bunch, but they're all fairly disappointing. the original still reigns supreme.

related: phaseone's take on "daily routine" (thanks gvb!) is a nice example of someone taking ac's sound into (more) exciting territory. fresh remix...

Posted by ruder on July 4, 2009 at 11:15 PM