R.L. Burnside
Rollin' Tumblin' EP
[Bongload]
Rating: 3.0
Okay, kids. It's remix time. Y'all know our disposable pal, the remix
EP, right? That's where you buy a CD that has a few versions of the
same song, maybe a bonus track or two, but that's about it. You pay to
hear different tweakings of the same song. Do people really enjoy these
things? I remember when Kirsty MacColl had a minor alterna-hit with
"Walking Down Madison" and released an EP that was nothing more than
seven versions of the song. It's currently in heavy rotation
in Hell.
Maybe you can tell that I'm not too keen on the remix EP, even if the
subject is a curious one like R.L. Burnside. Now, I won't deny that
Alejandro Rosso's Hammond- handed house remix is fun, or that the
original version of "Rollin' Tumblin'" is dirty food gritty, but
there's this other remix that's up to no good-- the first one.
That's three versions of "Rollin' Tumblin'," in case you weren't
counting.
That leaves us with two other tracks: an electronica- soaked take on the
ol' blues classic, "Going Down South," and something called "Sht Bug."
That's right. I said "Sht." Whatever it means, I said it. It's the same
song as "Rollin' Tumblin'," only it's... slowed... down... And it sounds
like Beck's "Loser." It also doesn't sound like I like it, so I'd have
to say pass.
-Jason Josephes