The Electronic Anthology Project
The Electronic Anthology Project of Dinosaur Jr.
The Electronic Anthology Project
2012
Rating: 6.5 leaf blowers out of 10
Brett Nelson might be best known as the bassist for Built to Spill, but under the guise of Electronic Anthology Project he wears a different hat: re-imagining the songs of indie rock stalwarts into an entirely new genre. I'm not sure that genre has a name though, as it's a weird mix of mid-nineties "IDM" (does anyone use this phrase anymore?), video game soundtracks and, well, Devo I guess. On his first pass he put forth an EP of Built to Spill reworks; this go around, it is a full album of Dinosaur Jr songs, complete with J. Mascis re-recording his vocals for these "remixes." I'm not sure this a is a crucial release, but for a huge fan like myself it's interesting to hear songs that I have memorized worked over and re-approached from a different direction. Not sure if everyone would feel this way - some folks hold the original material of their favorites sacred - but I say it's worth checking out if this piques your interest at all.
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