Birds (remixes) vinyl

Having introduced the delicate sounds of Torn Sail earlier this year via the rich and rewarding Birds twelve inch, Claremont 56 obviously felt there was room for further exploration of the heavily psyche motorik sounds beyond the equally refined Tiago remix that accompanied it. And who better to twist "Birds" in an all new direction than Japanese duo Cos Mes - exponents of the finest in unique electronic sounds. As you'd expect the results are wholly spell binding, as delicate shards of glacial colours flutter over a soft bed of dubby, crystalline rhythms. Huw Costin's vocals are diced apart and form part of this arrangement before a stunning final swerve into the source proper. Frankie Valentine's expansive and ever soaring remix veers closer to the sound of the original but is notable for the heavily fuzzed out sensation it accrues, thanks in no small part to the key sounds from Germany's foremost exponent Xavier Fischer.

Alexis Le-Tan, Lexx, Andy Ticker, Discomendments, Ronny & Renzo, Steve Lee, Mudd (Claremont 56)