The Horrors have announced the release of a limited edition box set, “Higher”, which features complete re-workings of songs from their album “Skying”. The songs are reinterpreted by a an amazing cast of artists including Blanck Mass, Connan Mockasin, Peaking Lights and Seahawks. It is available now for pre-order but will be released in March 2013. You can stream the whole album below (if you don’t see it right away, give the page a refresh).
Tom Furse said the following about the box set - ”We were driving through the deserts of California when we hatched the plan to release a boxed set of the singles from Skying, unaware that it would balloon into the monster that it did. We started off small, just one version per single. However, through chance encounters and wanting to involve more people whose music excited us, the box soon grew into an impressive collection of sonic tapestries and hypnotic grooves and it became apparent that this was no longer about the singles. It was now about this new music which had used the different elements of Skying as a springboard to other ideas. We encouraged everyone involved to be as obtuse as possible, to get as far away from the original source material as they could. The results are stunning, and I think it’s just a shame we couldn’t have done more.
The box set contains 4 x 12″ vinyl, 2 x CD and 1 x DVD.
Tracklisting:
12″ Vinyl One:
A1. Still Life
A2. Still Life (Connan Mockasin Remix)
B1. Still Life (Still Living Still Giving Cherrystones Remix)
B2. Dive In (The Pressure Ridges)
12″ Vinyl Two:
A1. I Can See Through You
A2. Monica Gems (Daniel Avery Remix)
B1. I Can See Through You (Blanck Mass Remix)
12″ Vinyl Three:
A1. Changing The Rain
A2. You Said (Peaking Lights Dub U Mix)
B1. Comes In Waves (Seahawks Skying Suite)
12″ Vinyl Four:
A1. Moving Further Away (Andrew Weatherall Remix)
B1. Moving Further Away (Andy Blake World Unknown Mix)
CD One:
1. I Can See Through You (Blanck Mass Remix)
2. Monica Gems (Daniel Avery Remix)
3. Still Life (Connan Mockasin Remix)
4. You Said (Peaking Lights Dub U Mix)
5. Still Live (Still Living Still Giving Cherrystones Remix)
6. Moving Further Away (Andrew Weatherall Remix)
CD Two:
1. Comes In Waves (Seahawks Skying Suite)
2. Moving Further Away (Andy Blake World Unknown Mix)
3. Dive In (The Pressure Ridges)
4. You Said (JTC Remix)
5. Wild Eyed (Andrew Weatherall Remix)
6. Moving Into Blue (Seahawks Skying Suite)
DVD:
Still Life Video (Directed by Oliver Murray)
I Can See Through You (Directed by White Rabbit)
Changing The Rain (Directed by Pete Fowler)
Everyone is in SXSW hangover recovery mode today, so we pulled together some mellow music videos (mostly) to help the cause. We hope you enjoy this week’s edition, and make sure to share and / or leave a comment if you enjoy.
It’s that time of the year when everyone pulls together their top 10, 20, 25, etc. lists of the past year. At Culture Addicts, we are no different, and wanted to post our list of our favourite tracks from 2011. To tie it into the 2011 calendar year, we have chosen to make a list of the 11 best in our opinion ranked from 11 to 1. Please chime in with your favourites in the comments section below.
