This is what happened with our first remix record, Simulacra. Further, they have the ability to transport one genre into another one, adjacent or not. I think remixes naturally progressed to becoming somewhat of a form in their own right or their own release. Since we don’t have 12” singles as much anymore (a crying shame and one of the bigger crimes of the modern music industry), These different versions provide an alternate experience while still somehow connected to the theme of the original album. Usually there’s a producer involved with such a thing or a different producer from the LP the singles appear on who gets called in specifically for the remix.

Extended cuts, dubs, and alternate versions. I think my understanding of the remix as a form comes from 12” singles from the 80s. We also had the chance to catch up with Simovich, who currently runs Infinite Power studios in Los Angeles, about the nature of the remix record, the gestation of Simulation, and the world at large:ĭo you feel there’s a narrative or flow to remix records, in the way that they were released in the past? What are some of your favorite remix records, past or present? Listen to Kontravoid’s throbbing electro-body workout of “Alles” below: This particular remix will appear on the digital edition of Simulation, a new remix record featuring interpretations of previous INHALT tracks by ten renowned producers across the globe, including John Fryer, David Harrow, and Rhys Fulber, to name a handful. With all of this in mind, we’re honored to premiere an exclusive digital-only remix of INHALT’s “Alles,” remixed by Kontravoid. His latest production credit is House of Heaven’s Silent Places, due out on Felte on May 1st. Since then, INHALT brainchild and producer Matia Simovich has built a name out of producing many of synth and post-punk’s best records from this past half-decade, including SRSQ’s Unreality, Silent EM’s The Absence, Body of Light’s Time to Kill, and Riki’s 2020 self-titled LP. While the remix record, on the whole, is in decline, INHALT have kept the art form alive, first issuing 2014’s Simulacra, a companion piece to their second 12” Occupations. Once a deep expression of 1980s and 90s club culture, remix records were often considered a work of art upon themselves, crossing genre boundaries and blending both complimentary and left-field artists within the same sonic tapestry. In today’s ever-changing musical landscape, the nature of the remix record is an almost foreign concept.

Power of ten remixes