''Experimental Remixes'' is an EP by American
punk blues
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band
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
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released in 1995 by
Matador Records
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which consists of six remixes of the group's songs and a hidden bonus track called "Tour Diary". A secondary pressing by Matador increased the length of the "Tour Diary" track to 17 minutes from its original 7 minute length, but the artwork and catalog numbers are identical. Five years after the EP was originally released on Matador, it was reissued by
Mute Records
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in the
UK with three additional remixes.
Track listing for 1995 Matador Release
#"Bellbottoms (Old Rascal Mix)" remix by
UNKLE
#"Flavor Part 1" remix by
Beck
Beck David Hansen (born Bek David Campbell; July 8, 1970) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He rose to fame in the early 1990s with his experimental and lo-fi style, and became known for creating musical colla ...
,
Mario Caldato Jr.
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also known as Mario C., is a Brazilian-born record producer and studio engineer best known for his work with Beastie Boys, Jack Johnson (musician), Jack Johnson in the US, Marcelo D2 and Seu Jorge in ...
and
Mike D
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Early life
Diamond was born in New York Cit ...
#"Flavor Part 2" remix by
Beck
Beck David Hansen (born Bek David Campbell; July 8, 1970) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He rose to fame in the early 1990s with his experimental and lo-fi style, and became known for creating musical colla ...
,
Mario Caldato Jr.
Mario Caldato Jr. (born February 24, 1961),
also known as Mario C., is a Brazilian-born record producer and studio engineer best known for his work with Beastie Boys, Jack Johnson (musician), Jack Johnson in the US, Marcelo D2 and Seu Jorge in ...
and
Mike D
Michael Louis Diamond (born November 20, 1965), better known as Mike D, is an American rapper, musician, and music producer. He is best known as a founding member of the hip hop group Beastie Boys.
Early life
Diamond was born in New York Cit ...
#"Soul Typecast" remix by
Dub Narcotic Sound System
Dub Narcotic Sound System (D.N.S.S.) is an Olympia, Washington based indie-funk musical group founded by Calvin Johnson, signed to K Records.
Origins
The band was named after Calvin Johnson's basement recording studio, Dub Narcotic.
The band and ...
#"Greyhound Part 1" remix by
Moby
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#"Greyhound Part 2" remix by
GZA
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, featuring
Killah Priest
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#Bonus track, also known as "Tour Diary"
Track listing for 2000 Mute Release
#"Bellbottoms (Old Rascal Mix)" remix by
UNKLE
#"Flavor Part 1" remix by
Beck
Beck David Hansen (born Bek David Campbell; July 8, 1970) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He rose to fame in the early 1990s with his experimental and lo-fi style, and became known for creating musical colla ...
,
Mario Caldato Jr.
Mario Caldato Jr. (born February 24, 1961),
also known as Mario C., is a Brazilian-born record producer and studio engineer best known for his work with Beastie Boys, Jack Johnson (musician), Jack Johnson in the US, Marcelo D2 and Seu Jorge in ...
and
Mike D
Michael Louis Diamond (born November 20, 1965), better known as Mike D, is an American rapper, musician, and music producer. He is best known as a founding member of the hip hop group Beastie Boys.
Early life
Diamond was born in New York Cit ...
#"Flavor Part 2" remix by
Beck
Beck David Hansen (born Bek David Campbell; July 8, 1970) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He rose to fame in the early 1990s with his experimental and lo-fi style, and became known for creating musical colla ...
,
Mario Caldato Jr.
Mario Caldato Jr. (born February 24, 1961),
also known as Mario C., is a Brazilian-born record producer and studio engineer best known for his work with Beastie Boys, Jack Johnson (musician), Jack Johnson in the US, Marcelo D2 and Seu Jorge in ...
and
Mike D
Michael Louis Diamond (born November 20, 1965), better known as Mike D, is an American rapper, musician, and music producer. He is best known as a founding member of the hip hop group Beastie Boys.
Early life
Diamond was born in New York Cit ...
#"Soul Typecast" remix by
Dub Narcotic Sound System
Dub Narcotic Sound System (D.N.S.S.) is an Olympia, Washington based indie-funk musical group founded by Calvin Johnson, signed to K Records.
Origins
The band was named after Calvin Johnson's basement recording studio, Dub Narcotic.
The band and ...
#"Greyhound Part 1" remix by
Moby
Richard Melville Hall (born September 11, 1965), known professionally as Moby, is an American musician, songwriter, singer, producer, and animal rights activist. He has sold 20 million records worldwide. AllMusic considers him to be "among the ...
#"Greyhound Part 2" remix by
GZA
''Gary Eldridge Grice'' (born August 22, 1966), better known by his stage names GZA ( ) and The Genius, is an American rapper and songwriter. A founding member of the hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan, GZA is the group's "spiritual head", being both ...
, featuring
Killah Priest
Walter Reed (born August 16, 1970), better known by his stage name Killah Priest, is an American rapper, member of Sunz of Man and Wu-Tang Clan affiliate who was raised in Bedford-Stuyvesant and Brownsville, Brooklyn. He is known for his int ...
#"Tour Diary"
#"Implosion" remix by MC HyperCRad
#"Explo" remix by John Oswald
#"Blues 'XXX' Man" remix by
Prince Paul
References
{{The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
1995 EPs
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion albums
1995 remix albums
Remix EPs
Matador Records remix albums
Matador Records EPs
Mute Records remix albums
Mute Records EPs