laughing gas, these hazmats

Apologies for the lack of MP3 posts; parents, food poisoning and subsequent exhaustion are to blame. Without further ado, today i've got some b-side-ish Editors stuff for you. I am personally not a huge fan of their debut album, it's not a particularly tight echo and the bunnymen/joy division/gang of four imitation. However there are a few stand out tracks, and one remix and a cover that have impressed me recently.

First off is this remix of "All Sparks" by Cicada...the producer team Cicada, not those huge-ass bugs that emerge every seventeen years and engulfed most of the United States' asphalt back in the sweaty summer of 2004. Cicada does a bit of a Jacques Lu Cont disco thing here, and it's fantastic.

Second we have an acoustic cover of Gorillaz "Feel Good Inc." that Editors performed recently live on the BBC. Playing off the Munich lyric "I'm so glad, I found this," lead singer Tom Smith's unsettling crooning is top notch here. never thought the words 'feel good' could sound so creepy. i also never thought i'd use the word beautiful to describe Editors, but the minimal acoustic glee-tars here truly are.


Editors - All Sparks (Cicada Remix)

Editors - Feel Good Inc. (Gorillaz Cover live on the BBC)

Editors - Munich

*bonus: Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc. (Stanton Warriors unreleased breaks remix, white label?)

Man this remix appeals to my grade 10 breaks room at the plaza of nations raves days. Stanton Warriors put Damon Albarns's vocals on second tier, rather they choose to use Del's vocals to structure this track ("we gonna ghost-town this motown"). Oh man, that bassline is unconquerable, it would sound amazing dropped in the middle of someone's breaks set, as it does in Krafty Kuts October 2005 mix which you can find on Soulseek.