Remix Encounters [CD]

Propaganda - Remix Encounters [CD]

Electronic pioneers Propaganda follow up their acclaimed 2024 comeback with Remix Encounters, a broad and brilliant remix album featuring Moby, Tangerine Dream, Rhys Fulber, Schiller, and more. Released on Bureau B, this remix collection reflects the enthusiasm Propaganda's return after three decades of silence has ignited among contemporary artists, who approached the project with fresh energy and creative freedom."Since breaking new ground with their seminal 1985 debut A Secret Wish and its pioneering remix companion Wishful Thinking, Propaganda have thrived on transformation. Yet rather than revisiting the past, Remix Encounters looks forward, building on the vitality of last year's album and celebrating its widespread critical and fan acclaim. What began as a remix request from Finnish electronic maestro Jori Hulkkonen, returning the favor after Ralf Dörper's contribution to his last album, quickly blossomed into an international collaboration, drawing in luminaries such as Moby, Tangerine Dream, Rhys Fulber (Front Line Assembly, Delerium), and Schiller. Embracing openness, Propaganda spent the fourth quarter of 2024 encouraging the wide range of musicians inspired by their triumphant return to offer their own interpretations. Each brought their distinctive voice to the material, resulting in a thrilling journey through electronic subgenres, from EBM and industrial to rave, ambient, house, and beyond. Rhys Fulber opens the album with a brooding, machine-funk reinvention of 'They Call Me Nocebo,' evolving from a sleek, sinuous introduction into a relentless pneumatic stomp. Next, Schiller offers a powerful remix of 'Distant' that balances raw electro-house and techno energy with the emotional depth of EBM, before Moby transforms 'Purveyor of Pleasure' into a furious early-'90s rave anthem, fusing breakbeats and rolling basslines that pulse with nostalgic urgency yet feel unmistakably modern. Elsewhere, Finnish polymath Jimi Tenor infuses 'Vicious Circle' with cosmic jazz and dub textures, while Pyrolator, a key figure in Düsseldorf's avant-garde scene, delivers a shadowy reinterpretation of 'LoveCraft.' Cult With No Name also contribute a brooding electro-ballad version of the same track. Propaganda's own Michael Mertens teams up with longtime collaborator Hans Steingen to re-envision 'Dystopian Waltz,' shifting its time signature to a gripping 4/4 and intensifying its ominous mood for darker dance floors. The range of remixers speaks volumes: from industrial punks Gewalt and synth purists Metroland to ambient pioneers Tangerine Dream, Remix Encounters unites an eclectic group of electronic artists bound by a shared reverence for innovation and Propaganda's distinctive voice." --Patrick Ryder CD_x000D_ 01. They Call Me Nocebo (Rhys Fulber Remix)_x000D_ 02. Distant (Schiller Remix)_x000D_ 03. Purveyor Of Pleasure (Moby Remix)_x000D_ 04. Tipping Point (Jori Hulkkonnen Remix)_x000D_ 05. Love:Craft (Pyrolator Remix)_x000D_ 06. Vicious Circle (Jimi Tenor Remix)_x000D_ 07. They Call Me Nocebo (Tangerine Dream Remix)_x000D_ 08. Distant (Gewalt Remix)_x000D_ 09. Dystopian (Steingen & Mertens Remix)_x000D_ 10. Love:Craft (Cult With No Name Remix)_x000D_ 11. They Call Me Nocebo (Metroland Remix)_x000D_ _x000D_ 2LP_x000D_ A1. Purveyor Of Pleasure (Moby Remix)_x000D_ A2. Distant (Schiller Remix)_x000D_ A3. Dystopian (Steingen & Mertens Remix)_x000D_ B1. They Call Me Nocebo (Rhys Fulber Remix)_x000D_ B2. They Call Me Nocebo (Metroland Remix)_x000D_ B3. They Call Me Nocebo (Tangerine Dream Remix)_x000D_ C1. Tipping Point (Jori Hulkkonnen Remix)_x000D_ C2. Love:Craft (Cult With No Name Remix)_x000D_ C3. Vicious Circle (Jimi Tenor Remix)_x000D_ D1. Distant (Gewalt Remix)_x000D_ D2. Love:Craft (Pyrolator Remix)_x000D_ D3. Vicious Circle (Thunder Bae Remix)