The Rectifiers released their complex but subtle masterpiece, Wear The Weight Of The Resting Sky, in 2003 to critical acclaim. But that wasn't enough for their label, Sensory Projects, which promptly farmed out tracks to electronic wizards, the Symbiotic Collective, for reworkings of the cinematic Rectifiers tracks. The result was always going to be a high-standard release but this set of 9 tracks not only transforms the originals, but also shows respect for the alt-country origins, retaining enough of the source to keep the songs recognisable. From A 3rd Dek's film noir reworking, Between These Pieces (originally This Peace Between Us) to the lounging An Egg Rolling Down A Hill by Guitarkus (featuring Ptero_Stylus), the only real themes that bind the album are slow hip-hop beats and breaks; a love of bent sounds; and, of course, the musical source (The Rectifier). Paso Bionic's Rusty Dawn Reprise (remix of A Quiet Life) is like a walk through the subconscious mind of a child, complete with elements of both dreams and nightmares, constantly shifting from the beautiful to the surreal. It's my personal favourite, but if you like to lean left when it comes to electronic tracks, you'll enjoy other artists like Pitch Bureau, Dengar, Terminal Sound System and Beatrix; all valuable contributors to Ants Farm Aphids, the Symbiotic mob's outstanding album from 2003. Sure, they may be insane, but these pioneering beat merchants do The Rectifiers justice on the Levy EP.

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Tracklisting
1 THE RECTIFIERS - Levy
2 3rd DEK - Between these pieces (remix of 'This Peace Between Us')
3 PITCH BUREAU - Climate control (remix of 'Sun Breaks Through')
4 PASO BIONIC - Rusty dawn Reprise (remix of 'A Quiet Life')
5 DENGAR - Out on a bender (remix of 'Beautiful Bird')
6 TERMINAL SOUND SYSTEM - What You Can't See Will Hurt You (remix of 'Last Days Of The Sunseeker')
7 BEATRIX - The pull of the restless Earth (remix of 'Wear The Weight Of The Resting Sky')
8 GUITARKUS feat. PTERO STYLUS - An egg rolling down a hill (remix of 'Breathe In')
9 THE RECTIFIERS - Levy (remixed by The Rectifiers)

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