As that well-worn riddle of the ages goes: When is a distortion-blaring rock band not a distortion-blaring rock band? In the case of Philly shoegaze group Nothing, that'd be once you turn over one of your album tracks to Canadian sound specialist Ryan Hemsworth, who has cooked up a new remix for "Nineteen Ninety Heaven."
While one of the lighter tracks found on this year's Tired of Tomorrow, Nothing's original version was filled with electric guitars and fatly smacked drums. It also featured a symphony section buried in the mix, but Hemsworth re-envisions the piece to bring these bowed elements to the forefront.
Beyond this, the electronic artist introduces shimmering, speaker-panning digi-sonics, while eschewing the traditional six-string elements.
You can hear the heavenly "Nineteen Ninety Heaven" remix down below, where you can also find Nothing's upcoming North American dates.
Tour dates:
06/28 Austin, TX - Sidewinder ^
06/29 Dallas, TX - RBC
07/01 Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
07/02 Tampa, FL - Local 662 ^
07/03 Orlando, FL - Backbooth ^
07/05 Chapel Hill, NC - Motorco *
07/06 Richmond, VA - Strange Matter *
07/07 Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel *
07/08 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer *
07/09 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom *
07/10 Brooklyn, NY - Market Hotel*
07/15 Brooklyn, NY - The Amphitheater at Coney Island#
07/16 Louisville, KY - Forecastle Festival
07/27 Chicago, IL - Metro !
07/28 Chicago, IL - Metro !
07/30 Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza
08/02 Grand Rapids, MI - Pyramid Scheme
08/03 London, ON - Rumrunners
08/04 Ottawa, ON - Ritual
08/05 Montreal, QC - Sala Rosa
08/06 Rochester, NY - Bugjar
08/07 Pittsburgh, PA - Cattivo
^ with Wrong and Culture Abuse
* with Culture Abuse and Citizen
# with Jane's Addiction and Dinosaur Jr.
! with Jane's Addiction
While one of the lighter tracks found on this year's Tired of Tomorrow, Nothing's original version was filled with electric guitars and fatly smacked drums. It also featured a symphony section buried in the mix, but Hemsworth re-envisions the piece to bring these bowed elements to the forefront.
Beyond this, the electronic artist introduces shimmering, speaker-panning digi-sonics, while eschewing the traditional six-string elements.
You can hear the heavenly "Nineteen Ninety Heaven" remix down below, where you can also find Nothing's upcoming North American dates.
Tour dates:
06/28 Austin, TX - Sidewinder ^
06/29 Dallas, TX - RBC
07/01 Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
07/02 Tampa, FL - Local 662 ^
07/03 Orlando, FL - Backbooth ^
07/05 Chapel Hill, NC - Motorco *
07/06 Richmond, VA - Strange Matter *
07/07 Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel *
07/08 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer *
07/09 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom *
07/10 Brooklyn, NY - Market Hotel*
07/15 Brooklyn, NY - The Amphitheater at Coney Island#
07/16 Louisville, KY - Forecastle Festival
07/27 Chicago, IL - Metro !
07/28 Chicago, IL - Metro !
07/30 Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza
08/02 Grand Rapids, MI - Pyramid Scheme
08/03 London, ON - Rumrunners
08/04 Ottawa, ON - Ritual
08/05 Montreal, QC - Sala Rosa
08/06 Rochester, NY - Bugjar
08/07 Pittsburgh, PA - Cattivo
^ with Wrong and Culture Abuse
* with Culture Abuse and Citizen
# with Jane's Addiction and Dinosaur Jr.
! with Jane's Addiction