“Ideally we would draw people with the same mindset that we’re in.  That we’re going to play intense music and it’s going to be really a physical experience, and they would be prepared for that and come really excited”

Health sounds like someone brought cavemen microphones and electric guitars (we can assume they already had drums) and recorded the primal assault.  Every song is on the verge of collapsing from the wild attacks each member gives to his respective instrument; however, there is always an underlying thread that holds each song together, and of course the spontaneity is what makes Health so much fun to listen to.

So of course go buy their self titled full length album, but we’re here today to discuss the curious Health // Disco remix LP.  My first thought is that the band’s statement above still holds true for this remix album.  It’s still quite a physical experience inside these re-visioned tracks, but if you’re looking for some mild reworking of Health’s album you’ve come to the wrong place.  Health might have been the starting point for all these tracks, but there are a lot of layers of paint covering the canvas.

One can assume this project began to blossom when Crystal Castles remix of “Crimewaves” became an unlikely hit across both blogs and radiowaves.  The track has added a few more bells and whistles (via David Wolf) since being released on the original 7inch, though I’m not sure which version has been playing on Indie 103.1 (who knew people played good music on terrestrial radio?).

A great balance between disco chimes and source material is found on the CFCF remix of “Triceratops.”  There is some fantastic throwback keyboard work here that will get you out of the worst mood.  I wish they’d make a music video for this track filled with fog and a huge over sized drum kit… oh wait Hall and Oates already did that.

 [mp3]  Health - Triceratops (CFCF remix)

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