dreams within a dream
Kylie Minogue – White Diamond (live)
This one really grew on me–the “ahhs” in the chorus really work for it. White Diamond is from another collaboration with the Scissor Sisters (like I Believe in You and the unreleased (?) Loving You); this performance is from the Showgirl tour.
Young Love – Discotech (Chris Cox Club Remix)
Chris Cox used to do the powerful “Thunderpuss” remixes with another guy back in the late 90s and early 00s; he has a trademark sound that is tough to describe but involves a lot of repetitive beats and sweeping synth choruses. This is trademark Chris Cox, and while it takes a little while to build, the payoff is totally worth it.
Melody Club – Fever Fever (Emmon Remix)
James doesn’t like this one as much as the original, but I like this one better. I think the best remixes make you forget in your head how the song originally went, and this Emmon remix definitely does that for me. It loses the original’s carefree attitude and replaces it with something more sinister. I love the way the strings section is played up near the end.
I like this one and really want to like it more, but I feel like it’s missing something. It’s sweet but a little bit boring–it really needs to play up the drama, maybe with some Killers-type swinging synth. Still, it’s a good track, and the band is a Popjustice favorite.
