Norweigan producer Hans-Peter Lindstrom is no stranger to tackling some of the biggest bands on the planet for his remixes. Past challenges have included re-works of classics by Franz Ferdinand, LCD Soundsystem and even Best Coast.
However, his new remix of Foals‘ You Gave It All may be his most ambitious yet, transforming the mournful, five-minute atmospheric slow-burner into an eight-minute verified Scandinavian Trance-Banger.
Lindstrom takes his time with the build, allowing his own up-tempo beats to establish the groove around the haunting guitar leads and ‘ooos’ of the original for nearly four and a half minutes. When the lyrics finally kick in, the music builds around the howls of vocalist Yannis Philippakis, before the ‘drop’ settles back into the hypnotic trance established previously. Listen below.
It’s not the first time we have seen a Foals remix, with the Holy Fire Remixes emerging in 2013, including contributions by Hot Chip, Friendly Fires and Casino Times, all reworking tunes from 2013’s Holy Fire.
Howl and Echoes has always had a soft spot for Foals, with their most recent offering, fourth album What Went Down, earning the title of “fucking stunning” when we reviewed it earlier this year.
Foals will be hitting Australian shores for this year’s Falls Festival in their first visit to the country since their surprise visit for Splendor In The Grass last year. Don’t miss one of their sideshows!