The Singles Jukebox

Today’s theme is remix, revise and.. well, regret.

[Video][Website]
[3.83]

Iain Mew: As far as remix inspirations go, hearing Matt Simons calmly singing “Let it wash over me” over a video of the ocean and deciding to give it the “Waves” treatment can’t exactly have been the most difficult to come by. Deepend do a good job with the obvious though, not just adding impetus but stripping away to voice alone in places that the original didn’t quite, and taking out a couple of mood-ruining moments of elevated intensity. They give the song just the right weight to bring out the alrightness that was in there.
[6]

Edward Okulicz: If I were the kind of guy who liked to stand on the beach while watching the sun set, this song would be a good soundtrack for it. I’m not, though, and while I concede that’s more a failure of me than anything, this song is a nothing more than a modest mumble given a modest remix. These guys have the sense of irony to call themselves Deepend, so I assume they’re laughing all the way to the bank.
[4]

Alfred Soto: In 1997 Beth Orton would have bolstered her acoustic plaints with drums ‘n’ bass. It’s 2016: Eurohouse is the order of the day. This wouldn’t be charmless if Matt Simons didn’t sound as if he hasn’t recovered from a breakup six Februarys ago.
[4]

Thomas Inskeep: Felix Jaehn and Robin Schulz have a lot to fucking answer for.
[2]

Anthony Easton: The slightly bubbling production is very current, but the soft and seductive vocals run to a 70s vibe, English maybe, like Elton without the showmanship.
[4]

Will Adams: I feel like today’s lineup will portray me as staunchly anti-remix, but
that couldn’t be further from the truth. Remixes can open up endless possibility, breathe new life into a song, or even just be a corrective for the original’s mistakes. Remixes like these, however, will never earn my love: when the original, usually a harmless song like “Catch and Release,”  gets chopped up and restitched in favor of the remixer’s uncreative whims — “okay here’s the original verse, now I’m dropping out the music because my part is coming, now here’s my part, repeat” — it bores me stiff. Lazy grafting doesn’t inspire me; good remixes do.
[3]