George Reviews Thom Yorke’s Remix of “Jump Up”
For a man who’s been at least listening to, if not trying to make dance music his whole life, this remix of “Jump Up” is a significant step in the right direction for Thom Yorke. Yorke turns the already uber-exuberant and sardonically kitschy Major Lazer ambling disco track into a bumpin’ yet darker song that still however feels ready for the dance floor. For his remix, he draws from the sonic palette of recent Yorke tracks such as “Feeling Pulled Apart by Horses” and “Hearing Damage” which he wrote for the Twilight series’ New Moon soundtrack, however, Leftside and Supahype’s half rap-half toast vocal presence makes this remix unlike anything Yorke has ever attempted.
Thom Yorke's "Jump Up" rmx appears on the Lazers Never Die EP
The juxtaposition that Yorke’s heavy stutter beat and howling synth backing gives against the rap/toast is one that challenges the song’s Bacchic overtones. He ditches the comically catchy repeating synth line from the original version and gives the song a more slobberingly drunken quality. With his “Jump Up” remix perhaps Yorke hasn’t really perfected the art of making timeless dance music but he managed to remix a perfectly good dance track into something the rest of us can still dance to (because God knows he can dance to anything). Good job, Thom Yorke!
Major Lazer – “Jump Up” (Thom Yorke Remix) by Some Kind of Awesome
Tags: Major Lazer, Thom Yorke
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