Saturday, November 25th 2006
Trance Formation
People may scoff at my love of dance music, but there is more to dance remixing than many might think. Making a good pop song into a dance anthem is an art; making a crap song into something divine is, well, pure artistry. When I first heard the remix of the theme from Titanic I very nearly wept. Granted, that song was a VERY guilty pleasure of mine at the time, but to take a sweet song of desperate longing and make it work on the dance floor without sacrificing the soul is pure brilliance to me. Such is the case with the song featured here today.
I have been fascinated with Björk since the Sugar Cubes days. Her music doesn’t always make sense to me and it may often be over my head, but she is a visionary blazing a trail that few dare to follow. This particular song was miraculously remixed into a trance fantasy from a very simple ditty. Listen to the original melt into the remix.
Björk – The Anchor Song
And for good measure….
Jerrod, I am actually quite smitten with your Celine Dion selection. Although it’s outside the spectrum of hard rock (my favored genre), I enjoy this particular song for its lyrical content.
Wow, that Björk mix is amazing. Which remix is it? I didn’t even know there was a remix…
It is called the D.U.G. trance mix. I heard it on DI FM’s Vocal Trance channel. There is an extensive list of bootleg and obscure Björk remixes at this link.