Darkstar (6) - Civic Jams Remixes

Darkstar announce a new 12” of remixes from their recent album Civic Jams. This release pairs a selection of works by John Talabot, Parris, Horsepower Productions and Loraine James, whose haunting club remix of “Wolf” can be heard for the first time today. James effortlessly skims over the softer sonics of the original, adding harder punctuations that clatter and clamour like corrugated sheet metal, a nod to the warehouse raves it deserves to be heard in. Civic Jams Remixes will be available on Warp 7th August. Debuted on her NTS guest show, Loraine James explains more about her intentions for where this remix sits: “I felt honoured to be contacted to do this remix because I remember listening to Darkstar back when I was sixteen. With remixes I like to create an atmosphere that’s the opposite of the original song, so here I’ve taken Darkstar’s downtempo track and made it into a proper dance tune. I played it out a few times in sets before lockdown and it got the crowd going.