Drifting with measured confidence between dreamy, hand-hewn diary-folk and spaced-out late-night IDM, Marc Bianchi (a.k.a. Her Space Holiday) gives us glimpses into the future of bedroom singer-songwriting. No longer does proficiency on a guitar preclude knowledge of mixing and twisting a few knobs. Lay back and let the melancholy flow.
Marc Bianchi (Her Space Holiday) has joined with an all-star line-up for The Young Machines Remixed, a companion piece to his 2003 Mush release, The Young Machines. Each remixer was given one track from the original album to dissect and reconstruct, and they have exceeded expectations. The styles of the acts involved are as diverse as they are impressive. The Album Leaf, Arab Strap, Matmos, Super Fury Animals, Dntel, Blockhead, Broken Spindles, Boom Bip, Stereolab, and Nobody have each delivered a mix that holds true to a key element of the original and builds around it in their own unique style. From IDM influenced electronic productions through psychedelic hip-hop meltdowns - from organic flavored reworkings to Japanese influenced kitsch, The Young Machines Remixed succeeds as a cohesive album while never prohibiting the artists involved to shine on their own terms.