Mlle Caro & Frank Garcia - Dead Souls (Radio Slave Long Distance Kiss Mix)

Radio Slave fires off another winner with his remix of Mlle Caro & Frank Garcia's 'Dead Souls.' A lot of the original sound has been abandoned. No pop friendly rhythm to guide you, just the pulse of a lonely analogue kick. Staccato drum sounds slowly start to reveal themselves as an alert bouncing synth strolls in. Intermittent static keeps you focused and right as things become somewhat predictable Mlle Caro's vocal emerges. Her French accent thick, her tone genderless. Strings breeze in as she repeats her melancholy mantra, singing of dead souls and dancing shadows. Mlle steps away, leaving you alone with droning overdriven guitars. The tag-along synth abruptly pauses and you find yourself in territory once exclusively held by shoe-gazers. The unconventional meeting of rock and techno freezes the landscape and begs your consideration. The bouncing synth returns, acknowledging your disorientation and safely guides you back to familiar ground. As if nothing ever happened, the track takes you right back to where it started. Then, without warning, the drums quit and the remaining sounds fade to black.