Rammstein’s latest album is a pretty good return to form. It’s accessible bouncy industrial, although their subject matter often veers towards the unhinged -- porn, cannibalism sex… actually, pretty much every sexual perversion you can think of. Because they’re belting it out in German, it sounds that much more evil.
The remixes on their latest single had me in fits of laughter when I first came across them. I’m still not sure if this is a mark of genius or a sign that the band are on the verges of imploding again. You’ve probably heard about the band’s infamous single “Pussy”, which featured, well, fully blown porn. This video is safe for work, although the music may not be -- they’ve arranged for Scooter to remix the song. Yes, that’s Scooter, the cheesy Eurotrance DJ. Hardcore industrial it ain’t.
So that was one of the remixes. I was also pretty excited to see that Devin Townsend was also remixing their latest single “Ich Tu Dir Weh”, as I’m a pretty avid fan of anything that metal genius does. The problem is that although Devin’s a musical prodigy, he’s also got a pretty wicked sense of humour. See what you think -- here’s the original Rammstein song for comparison:
This is Devin Townsend’s remix, which I’m banking isn’t quite what Rammstein were expecting to hear:
Fart noises as percussion and crazy banjos… it’s almost an audio slap in the face back to the band, but I love it.
If industrial bands bothered to create remixes as crazy as these two on their singles, I’d be buying more of them!
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The remix of “Ich Tu Dir Weh” was absolutely priceless . . . was laughing so hard!