In
the late 1980s, and on into the year 1990, Rhythm
Factory remixed a total of 11 tracks by Eric
Scott, as “Play Pop!”
(Day 012). These tracks signaled, for Eric,
a shift away from indie-pop songwriting, pushing him further
into the realm of the underground club mix. Vocal takes originally
recorded were stripped down or even removed, often replaced
altogether with chattering sequencer lines and samples. Song
structures were deconstructed and verses modified, often favoring
increased expedition of the product. Soon after, all parties
could see a new musical objective emerging…
Rhythm Factory take the music of Eric Scott and apply a continually
shifting musical palette, distilling in some cases, and messing
around as always. Day 012 is an archival recording, and as is
the nature of club music, certain mixes fall, at times, from
the height of fashion; some sounds even become dated or slightly
silly. We believe they should. “Pop” is a pastiche
of the late 80s and early 90s music. Future Music or Retro?
We can never have too much of either. “We are looking
forward to the breakdown of the singularity in the art-object;
people are no longer designing finished works, but unfinished
ones, to be remixed, restructured. We are no longer consumers
of “finished” work…Are we unfinished? Are
we unfinishable?”
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