Mixed by Fake Blood and People Get Real
Music Response Records, Mixed by Fake Blood and People Get Real
Wax:On Compilation 1
Mixed by Fake Blood and People Get Real
Music Response Records
Internationally loved night Wax:On are venturing in to the branded album seas for a maiden voyage with the mysterious Fake Blood at the helm. Fake Blood is one of those buzz-names that is commonly thrown around with ‘have you heard that sick remix by…’. Of course, this is entirely fair and accurate as he is responsible for muchos dance floor favourites, but how does Captain FB get on when left to steer the good ship Wax:On compilation? Opener is his own “I Think I Like It” which could pass for a Eurovision entry circa 1976 – it’s upbeat, fun and a fantastic way to kick start the album. Sadly, it leads in to “Rasp” a tune which is an oboe solo over some irritating jazzy beats, and will either leave you feeling like you’re trapped in the opening sequence of an Emir Kusturica DVD (not in a good way) or have you wanting to download some more as you’re a sceney know-all twat (also not in a good way).
As it goes, up until the half way mark around 80% of the tracks are annoying, Sonic C’s “Saiph” getting a particular special mention for it’s teeth grating type whirring, but after this point, the mix begins to get a lot better, with better bass, less bleeps and more drive.
The best thing about this album is disc 2, which is mixed by Wax:On residents People Get Real. Like the slaves beneath the flashy ship Fake Blood is commanding, they toil thanklessly, getting less recognition as they’re not the ones with the telescope up the top. Contrasting with the acrid fun of Fake Blood’s opener is their choice of DJ Hell’s “The Angst & The Angst Part 2”, an atmospheric and almost mournful introduction to their role call of refined techno and understated electro. Steve Bug, Miss Kittin and Thomas Schumacher are all below deck, powering the album forward like mechanised trells. In my opinion, this mix is the finer of the two purely for the inclusion of UnknownmiX’s “The Siren”, a dark, threatening and ominous piece of European electro that takes the mix from dark to dungeon.
So, the Wax:On comp, does it sink or swim? Obviously its swims, but that’s thank to People Get Real, not the flashy captain playing a hit and miss mix of annoying and amazing from the crow’s nest.
--Kara Simsek
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