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My record collection
[353] The Pastels - Illuminati (CD)
Illuminati is an album of remixes of tracks from The Pastels 1997 album Illumination that Dean guested on. The remixes are by the likes of Stereolab, My Bloody Valentine, John McEntire, and other such folk in the band’s orbit.
Given that, as mentioned in the two previous posts about Illumination, I’m uncertain of where Dean turns up on the album, I can’t even be sure whether his contributons have survived the remix process!
Most are OK, some are just annoying and there are some gems in there but I’d have to say it’s not essential. I prefer remixes to add, whereas a lot seem to take away too much.
The Stereolab remix of One Wild Moment however is so gloriously Stereolab that makes it probably my favourite track on the album:
The Future Pilot AKA remix of Rough Riders is another favourite (but maybe because it’s one of my fave tracks on Illumination).
But… I did make liberal use of the skip button.
- Catalogue Number: AHFOW 10/150
- Artist: The Pastels
- Title: Illuminati
- Format: CD
- Bought on Discogs for £2.99 a few years back as a collection filler.
Previously in my record collection: