The Chemical Brothers call in the heavy hitters on this remix EP with Boys Noize, Popof and Lindstrom & Prins Thomas all vying for attention across two sides of vinyl. Boys Noize tackles "Swoon" and retains the vocals and though he drowns them in trademark kaleidoscopic lysergic swirls and twisted thumps, there is a melodic approach to the arrangement that is beyond the peaktime banger. The same track is taken on a mutant discoid odyssey by Norse deities Lindstrom & Prins Thomas, embellishing the track with an infectious live feel. Slipping in different elements of instrumentation keeps your ears and feet guessing for the duration and it's one of this years most interesting remixes to date. Parisian noise merchant Popof hugs the B Side with his remix of "Horse Power" which might be influenced in style by the Electronic Battle Weapons series Tom and Ed save their best work for. A jacking techno groove is the backdrop to escalating bleeps and wave after wave of energetic white noise - this one's for the dark sweaty basements.

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