The Cure – Mixed Up (Deluxe Edition) (1990/2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 03:37:48 minutes | 2,51 GB | Genre: Punk, New Wave
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © Fiction
Robert Smith has remastered the Cure’s 1990 compilation of Remixes, ‘Mixed Up’, and has expanded the Deluxe Edition with a 2nd disc of long deleted remixes from 1982 to 1990 and a 3rd disc containing 16 brand new Remixes done by himself, ‘Torn Down: Mixed Up Extras 2018’.
In 1990, remix – the core element in dance music’s DNA – was only sparingly used by rock bands. Mindful however in keeping up with the trend, The Cure decided to rework some of their old songs handpicked from their eight studio albums released between 1979 and 1989. Needless to say their fans were a tad bewildered by the result, although it did stand the test of time. Re-edited in a prestigious three-disc Deluxe Edition, Mixed Up is adorned with rare remixes from the 1981/1990 period (CD2) and new Robert Smith remixes (CD3). On the original album re-mastered by The Cure’s leader himself, rather flat remixes (Lullaby was much too similar to the original) rub shoulders with more daring and exciting attempts (Close to Me) and even unreleased titles such as Never Enough, which masterfully stands out with its incredible guitar deluge… The third CD on this Deluxe Edition is the most interesting of this 5-star re-edition. Freshly produced by Robert Smith, his 16 remixes obviously don’t feel like the 90s. It’s easy to imagine how much he enjoyed himself fiddling with his old songs in everyway imaginable, sometimes disrupting them completely. A profoundly dark piece in its original version, A Strange Day (featured on Pornography) almost becomes perky – almost. A moment later, on Lost (from the album The Cure), he slides off into a drum’n’bass reimagining. All in all, the brain behind The Cure appears to be still overflowing with ideas at almost sixty years old… – Marc Zisman
Tracklist:
01. The Cure – Lullaby (Extended Mix) (Remastered) (07:45)
02. The Cure – Close To Me (Closer Mix) (Remastered) (05:45)
03. The Cure – Fascination Street (Extended Mix) (Remastered) (08:48)
04. The Cure – The Walk (Everything Mix) (Remastered) (05:27)
05. The Cure – Lovesong (Extended Mix) (Remastered) (06:20)
06. The Cure – A Forest (Tree Mix) (Remastered) (06:54)
07. The Cure – Pictures Of You (Extended Dub Mix) (Remastered) (06:42)
08. The Cure – Hot Hot Hot!!! (Extended Mix) (Remastered) (06:57)
09. The Cure – The Caterpillar (Flicker Mix) (Remastered) (05:27)
10. The Cure – Inbetween Days (Shiver Mix) (Remastered) (06:21)
11. The Cure – Never Enough (Big Mix) (Remastered) (06:09)
12. The Cure – Let’s Go To Bed (Extended Mix 1982) (Remastered) (07:44)
13. The Cure – Just One Kiss (Extended Mix 1982) (Remastered) (07:16)
14. The Cure – Close To Me (Extended Mix 1985) (Remastered) (06:32)
15. The Cure – Boys Don’t Cry (New Voice Club Mix 1986) (Remastered) (05:30)
16. The Cure – Why Can’t I Be You? (Extended Mix 1987) (Remastered) (08:07)
17. The Cure – A Japanese Dream (12 Remix 1987) (Remastered) (05:48)
18. The Cure – Pictures Of You (Extended Version 1990) (Remastered) (08:07)
19. The Cure – Let’s Go To Bed (Milk Mix 1990) (Remastered) (07:14)
20. The Cure – Just Like Heaven (Dizzy Mix 1990) (Remastered) (03:43)
21. The Cure – Primary (Red Mix 1990) (Remastered) (07:10)
22. The Cure – The Lovecats (TC & Benny Mix 1990) (Remastered) (04:38)
23. The Cure – Three Imaginary Boys (Help Me Mix 2018) (03:22)
24. The Cure – M (Attack Mix 2018) (03:09)
25. The Cure – The Drowning Man (Bright Birds Mix 2018) (04:30)
26. The Cure – A Strange Day (Drowning Waves Mix 2018) (05:06)
27. The Cure – Just One Kiss (Remember Mix 2018) (05:00)
28. The Cure – Shake Dog Shake (New Blood Mix 2018) (05:12)
29. The Cure – A Night Like This (Hello Goodbye Mix 2018) (04:25)
30. The Cure – Like Cockatoos (Lonely In The Rain Mix 2018) (03:50)
31. The Cure – Plainsong (Edge Of The World Mix 2018) (04:35)
32. The Cure – Never Enough (Time To Kill Mix 2018) (03:38)
33. The Cure – From The Edge Of The Deep Green Sea (Love In Vain Mix 2018) (06:23)
34. The Cure – Want (Time Mix 2018) (04:46)
35. The Cure – The Last Day Of Summer (31st August Mix 2018) (05:46)
36. The Cure – Cut Here (If Only Mix 2018) (04:28)
37. The Cure – Lost (Found Mix 2018) (04:00)
38. The Cure – It’s Over (Whisper Mix 2018) (04:54)