Parangatang

VINYL FORMAT. This record is the finale in the three-part 12-inch single project from Brooklyn's Free Blood. First up is the club-friendly "Parangatang." Broken house beats with increasingly hectic vibes are accompanied by an old-time piano melody as the duo continues their onslaught of head-scratchingly unique pop singles that maintain a fierce rhythmic consistency.

The original is followed by Tummy Touch Records' Tim "Love" Lee's remix. Lee strips away all but the essentials and adds a heady analog synth melody in place of most of the vocals, creating a proper dance dub version. Finally, Scotty Coats and Wes The Mes offer a punk-funk version of "Weekend Condition" that has risen to the status of "best remix ever made" at Rong's office. Super bad club music with a crafty, superb bass-line to drive it.