Music

Alexander's Festival Hall - Upturned (Simon Bookish Remix)

John Rogers | Tuesday 3 April, 2012 10:36

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After posting the wonderful “Upturned” last week, we now have for you a quite fantastic parcel of remixes.

The centrepiece is a remix by the phenomenally talented London musician Simon Bookish (pictured). He constructs a hypnotic composition based around that slippery, charming chorus melody, dousing it in choral harmonies, piano, pipes and an undertone that sounds a little like a musical saw, or ringing crystal. It’s a detailed, sensitive reworking, full of surprising, subtle arrangements. We await the next Simon Bookish album with baited breath.

This gem is backed with a lovely Vatican Motel remix that adds some sunny accordion flourishes:

And a Zachary Gray version that’s directed squarely at the dancefloor.

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