The Helmholtz Resonators – New EP with remixes from Medicine 8 and Kurtis Hardrive
aaamusic | On 20, Mar 2011
On April 1st The Helmholtz Resonators will release a new Double A with remixes of their underground classics ‘Bombs!’ by the acid house kings Medicine 8 and the awesome ‘Gypsy’ by Nu Chicago sensation Kurtis Hardrive.
After the success of The Helmholtz Resonator’s album, “The Crystal Submarine”, this band of sonic scientists (named after a device created by Hermann von Helmholtz), are releasing an EP of hedonistic ruckuses remixed by the freshest and most anticipated producers in the land. Lead tracks from the album, “Bombs!” and “Gypsy”, have been going on 5 day benders, trashing hotel rooms, fucking porn stars and have come out at the end as pumped as 80’s Arnold and slicker then Silvio Berlusconi!
You can listen to Bombs! here:
BOMBS! – MEDICINE 8 REMIX by Trash Mouth Records
And Gypsy here:
GYPSY BY THE HELMHOLTZ RESONATORS – (KURTIS HARDRIVE RMX) by Trash Mouth Records
This double A marks the long awaited return of Medicine 8, who spent years living the dream playing the biggest clubs all around the world. They were regulars in Ibiza and the Miami Winter Music Conference as well as Djing at Creamfields, Global Gathering, Homelands, a residency at Pacha Argentina and all this in between numerous sessions on Radio 1 and remixing tracks for artists including Orbital, Manic Street Preachers, Nirvana, Tiga and Kylie (who loved their mix so much she asked for it to be played when she walked down the catwalk at Karl Largerfeld’s show). They also gained mad props from none other than Lou Reed in an interview for the Independent, Jesus! I don’t know why they stopped, they must have got kidnapped or someone got pregnant, but it doesn’t matter now because they’re back to form with a monster remix of ‘Bombs!’ that makes you want to run down to fabric at midday to see if you can borrow their sound system! ‘Gypsy’ on the flip side is a sick acid disco reworking by Trashmouth’s new signing Kurtis Hardrive, with its twitchy chanting vocals, warehouse echo chorus and authentic “fuck you” slap bass its already set to be a Nu Chicago phuture classic.
PRESS
“An electronic riot from start to finish” – (5 out of 5) Artrocker Magazine on The Helmholtz Resonators
“The Helmholtz Resonators take us to a mystical place where lad coats and velvet capes collide! Think Magnus Pike meets Keith Emerson! Very clever, yet equally stupid! I love ‘em!” – Marc Riley, BBC Radio 6 Music
“Medicine8 sent me a new version of a track that only a Velvet Underground aficionado would know existed. They did it so much better than I did and I love it when that happens.” – Lou Reed, The Independent
“Kurtis Hardrive? no sorry, I’ve never heard of him” – Simon Cowell
http://www.helmholtzresonators.com
