Plug Research
2006
Revisions, Revisions
About This Album
Though producer Nobody has made his name thanks to his solo albums, part of his job -- and arguably an equally important aspect -- is remixing other artists' work. Sometimes these remixes are included on the normal full-length albums (like Busdriver's "Unemployed Black Astronaut"), while others show up as B-sides or special 12"s or even stay hidden and unreleased, collecting proverbial dust on the hard drive. To show off his versatility and to simplify listeners' searches for his catalog, Nobody, with the help of his label, Plug Research, compiled and issued a collection of 13 of his remixes, titled Revisions Revisions: The Remixes 2000-2005. Here, he gives his treatment of somber electronic chords to songs from Phil Ranelin and Clearlake, to the Free Design, Her Space Holiday, and the Postal Service, among others, and does a good job at keeping the sound of the original piece intact while still incorporating his own thoughts and feelings. Mia Doi Todd's "Autumn" retains the simplicity and the melancholy of the version found on her 2002 album The Golden State, but the added electric guitars and drums give it more drive and even lightness, and for the Postal Service's "Be Still My Heart" -- the original is from the "We Will Become Silhouettes" single -- Nobody uses a slower drum track (though he stays with that same assembly line sound Jimmy Tamborello is so keen on) and lusher instrumentation to convey the romantic sentiments of the song.
Track List (try tracks 7,10 and 13)

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