Hello,
In my last e-mail to our mailing list I hinted that fellow Warp
artiste Clark had done a corking remix for us, so it gives me a certain
amount of pleasure to announce a special treat for all Maximo
collectors in the shape of our first ever 12″ single, cunningly titled
‘Twelve’. It’s a classic format and we wanted to do something more
‘dance’ because Quicken The Heart is not only sparkling pop, but I find
it promotes a wiggle of the backside and a brisk tap of the foot…
Apart from the ‘I Want You To Stay’ b-sides, we’ve avoided remixes
largely because we wanted to define ourselves outside of our famous
label. We approached some artists we respect and put out the call for
remixes. ‘Let’s Get Clinical’ proved popular with Clark (his remix is
mental!), Tom Middleton (ultra-danceable!) and Hijacker (subtly
addictive!), whereas dubstep pioneer Martyn fancied a crack at ‘A Cloud
Of Mystery’ with intoxicating results. My vocal gets chopped up and
completely mullered in versions that will hopefully appeal to new
people as well as those of you with a toe in techno waters.
It’ll be available on the 2nd of November in Germany and everywhere
else two weeks later on the 16th of that same month. You can preorder
it from Bleep.com and Recordstore above in the form of 12″ vinyl and
the ubiquitous download. Available separately on download only will be
some more “aceeeeed” mixes by Tom Middleton in the shape of a ‘Dub’
version and a ‘1989′ version, too.
It comes in a nice fluoro-green sleeve and we’re gonna bring a few
with us on tour tonight. They’re currently in transit and those going
to the October shows in UK and Germany will have a first chance to hear
this collection of beats and bleeps.
I
should also mention our appearance on the fantastic Warp20 box set
(celebrating the label’s 20th anniversary), which has finally
materialised after much personal anticipation. One of the many
highlights is a double-disc set of re-worked versions of Warp artists’
songs by Warp artists, including ourselves. Our version of Vincent
Gallo’s ‘When’ was recorded at Maximo Heights by Dunc and is REALLY
GOOD! But I would say that wouldn’t I? Anyway, you can listen to
excerpts from this
double-album HERE (or the front page of this
MySpace) and decide whether you want to shell out for the lush box-set or just get involved with the separate album.
Taking the Park further out there!
Whoosh!
Paul And The Park