It takes a true composer to make an electronica album that bears the promise of actually going mainstream - especially when working off somebody else's material.
Wiremnky achieves this interesting phenomenon with his album Fresh Cold Cuts, which is a remix of fellow Eristikîs record label peer band Bare Wire's album Delicatessen.
Although Fresh Cold Cuts is Wiremnky's take on the Bare Wire CD, no original instruments, sounds or rifts were used and no new vocals were recorded.
According to a press release, Wiremnky and Bare Wire worked together in creating the songs off Fresh Cold Cuts - opposed to the usual way of going about remixes, which doesn't require the musician to involve the original artist at all.
With the dreamy, sweet voice of Bare Wire's vocalist Simone Grey and Wiremnky's smooth electronic grooves, Cold Cuts strikes an interesting pose in the thrash-techno heavy industry of electronica. Wiremnky creates an intriguing blend of trip-hop with saccharine, funky melodies throughout the entire album.
The tracks can be described as a bit psychedelic, rock, dance and jazz altogether - creating a cool, never-ending mellow beat perfect for a quiet party or just something to pop into the stereo while studying.
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Standout tracks on the album, which has already received some college radio airplay since its release, include the sophisticated bohemian techno beats of "Cool Groves" and the very radio-friendly songs "Compulsion" and "Small Unimportant Things," which lace more vocals and lyrics through a good beat, reminiscent of Tori Amos or The Cranberries.
Both tracks have a less mellow and more emotionally conflicted beat than the rest of the album, which seems to float seamlessly from one song to another in an electronica ethereal feeling, only breaking up now and then with some harsher percussionist beats in songs such as "Curious Foliage" and "Airport." The music is comparable to electronic greats such as Depeche Mode and Sneaker Pimps.
The whole album is a work of electronic art, only compounded by the musical prowess of Bare Wire. Anybody who wants to dip into a pool of electronic psychedelica should give Fresh Cold Cuts a listen to and open up to the sweet hook that is Wiremnky. For an extra treat, try picking up Bare Wire's original creation Delicatessen. If Wiremnky could make such a delicacy out of somebody's else album, then the original must be very tasty indeed.
For more information on Wiremnky, Bare Wire or any other Eristikîs projects, check out the Eristikîs Web site at www.eristikos.com.
