As far as dance/dub/remix albums go, Blood is a fine record which consists of dubs and remixes from their latest full release Tonight: Franz Ferdinand, but like most remix albums one questions the point of releasing something that isn’t really suited for Joe Commuter driving home during rush hour and is more suited for bumping and grinding on a Saturday night…as far as the music, well, it’s exactly what you would expect a remixed Franz Ferdinand album to sound like – take that as you will.

Rating: 5 / 10

June 1, 2009
Domino Records

A collection of extras from Kevin Barnes and Co., featuring a so-called “reconstruction” of “An Eluardian Instance” and a remix of “Gallery Piece” (both courtesy of renowned composer/producer Jon Brion), as well as several different permutations of both pieces; nowhere near as satisfying as 2007′s brilliant and essential Icons, Abstract Thee EP, this one is mostly just an entertaining afterthought for those who enjoyed Skeletal Lamping and can’t get enough of of Montreal’s sexy dance-pop.

F.Y.I.: Rumor has it that Jon Brion will also be involved in Kevin Barnes’ next side project, a collaboration with MGMT’s Andrew VanWyngarden under the name Blikk Fang. Keep an eye out for it this year, as the results will surely be very funky.

Grade: 6.5 / 10

Polyvinyl
January 27, 2009