Artist: Banco De Gaia
Title: Ollopa: Apolla Re-mixed
Label: Disco Gecko Records
Released: 7th October 2013
I don’t know
about you but I find remix albums a bit hit and miss. I can honestly say that
I’ve only really liked about two...’Alien radio remixed’- Slam and ‘Remixed on
the 24th July’- Charles Webster.
Bearing this
in mind I came to this album with an air of trepidation. I’ve not heard the
original Apolla so I’m not sure how far the artists have diverted
from the template set down by Toby. Never fear this is superb listening - a
very strong album from start to finish. It seems churlish to single out any
tracks in particular but that’s what I’m about to do!
The album
opens with the simply sublime Tripswitch remix of Acquiescence with its Middle
Eastern sounding air (honestly can’t stop listening to this track). The vocals
are transcendent. While Kaya Project let the Tablas do the talking in the ace
Apollon and Steve Hillage does his Japanese Trance thing on ‘For such a time’
and quite delightful it is too. Steve’s patent guitar weaves its magic in and
out of the track like a humming bird on the search for pollen. My final choice
is the excellent Lamentations remixed by Gaudi it's carried along with a killer
bass line that could stun a charging rhino if needed!
This album
comes highly recommended...now I’m off to see if I can hunt down a copy of the
original.
