Torch Remixes

Great Stuff is back for more remixes as artists Namito and Rainer Weichhold put their musical talent to Soft Cell’s Torch release. Soft Cell, made up of Marc Almond and Dave Ball, are best (or worst) known of their release Tainted Love. This – the second of Great Stuff’s Soft Cell remixes – proceeds the 2006 effort that failed to make as big a splash as hoped. But Great Stuff is trying again, this time with Kling Klong’s Namito and Rainer Weichhold. This is Weichhold’s first remix, but never fear as he has Butch alongside to aid in the reinterpretation of this famed release.

Both tracks extensively use vocals in combination with driving bass beats. Weichhold’s version becomes mesmerizing with the repeated word “Come,” an eerie combination with his darker techno melodies. His track falls into silence midway through, only to rise back out of the quiet for a dance-floor climax. Namito’s remix (dubbed Namito’s Torture) too contains a delicately played out climax, while the remainder of the track is pulled back and quieter in comparison to Weichhold.

I prefer Weichhold’s work over Namito, but both are driving dance-floor beats that, while they may not do the original’s justice (and what could?), they are certainly captivating tracks worthy of picking up.

(Published at 365Mag.com)