WFMU : Freedom is Freeform!

I was hoping somebody's start out like Lille, France's Luminocolor did, with the drum fill from the second section of the song moved to the very beginning. They even re-recorded the theme with a horn arrangement.

We've got some familiar faces throwing their unique interpretations into the mix. Chicago's Chandeliers, Lord Tang (a new project from the mastermind behind Qulfus/Borful Tang), Curha (Curtis Hasselbring), even our own Dylan Going (of Bronhard/Going/Public and White Mice) did a 12-minute extended dancefloor into ambience remix!

We also heard from a bunch of artists who are new to the FMA, but well established. Like Montreal's DJ Brace, who's worked with the liked of the Pharcyde and Roxanne Shante, and whose 2009 solo album, Nostomania, won a Juno award! Also from Montreal is sound artist and composer and Mutek performer Nimalan Yoganathan. I was personally very excited to've received entries from uiutna and h., part of Switzerland's Wildrfid collective, and Jonas the Plugexpert , a hero of the UpitUp netlabel. And then there are new sounds -- check out Karash Nikol from France, the slowed-down groove of 22tape, the midwest funk of DJ Kamikaze, the glitched-out sounds of _jjj_ from the Czech Republic, a squeaky, slammin' beat from Amsterdam's C.O.G.

I'll admit -- I was worried that some remixers (like myself!) might get disoriented by the tempo-changes, and advanced, arrhythmic, anti-pop approach of Anti-Pop Consortium. But even the occasional awkward moment makes for pretty engaging listening, and everything I've listened to so far is awesome!