Twin remix albums from Tundra Dubs

As a stroke of good fortune (and good nature), Tundra Dubs have released two fantastickal free remix albums within a short space of time of one another, for free, within spitting distance of their 1 year birthday (and subsequent party). The albums in question are remix albums of two “Tundra Classics” (as they may well be called, so seminal are they in the witch house scene these days): FUNERALS' debut EP “MARAE” and ▲AIMON's “Amen”.

On the FUNERALS remix album, each track has been transformed by the likes of Goteki, VS//YOUTHCLUB, kkoee, Ritualz and ▲AIMON into a glimmering dance classic. By each, I really mean just that – there is not one single track on this album that falls short of amazing. You can fill and bomb dark electro dancefloors across the world by simply pressing play.

The album pushes the individual songs to their limits in exactly the way remixes should do, and each remix shows a different element maximized. In my humble opinion, it even bests the original EP by FUNERALS, released earlier this year.

Standout tracks: “OUT THERE” (▲AIMON remix), MARAE (Goteki Remix)

The ▲AIMON on the other hand, features what can only be regarded as the who's who of Witch House taking the reins, going to work on the original dark masterpiece of an EP. I'm going to start by saying I'm biased as all hell on this one. For a start, I adore the source material – it's a regular on my daily listening regime. Furthermore, remix duties were then handed over to roughly half of my favourite artists in the scene. SKELETONKIDS, I††, ▲NDRAS, BL▲CK CEILING, Ceremonial Dagger, Vortex Rikers, UNISON, powwowW, SCYTHE, MARA5, RΛIN... It's a long and spectacular list. So yeah, biased, to say the least.

Much like the originals, the album is altogether twilight music – the sublime edge of darkness. The main difference is that, much like the FUNERALS remix album, each track is expanded on. In this case most of the tracks are deconstructed, added to, reformed, mutated and occasionally transformed completely. From I††'s characteristic abstracted and textural molding of “PURE,” to SKELETONKIDS shimmery and achingly beautiful re-imagining of “AMEN,” a full spectrum is explored. All manners of darkness considered for entry...

In one sense – and where it differs in totality to it's dancier counterpart released only weeks before – this album is like brief glances into each padded cell of 70's-style asylum for the mentally deranged. Each one is twisted as fuck, totally self-involved and inward looking, unique, and interesting. Some sit to one side and babble about how the sun makes them see pretty spots while urinating themselves, whereas others, regardless of the amount of medication, will happily slice your face off within a moments' contact and happily feed it to you, with or without the use of your own teeth.

What? I said nothing, nothing at all. It really is a fantastic remix album, is all.

Standout tracks (please don't make me choose): “EXU REI” (Preteen Pornstar rmx), “EXU REI” (Haunted by UNISON), “PURE” (I†† remix), “AMEN” (SKELETONKIDS remix), ○+☆≋□ (powwowW remix)

- Bunny