A Candle compilation? I think this may bring me closer to these artists because previously I've only really fallen in love with the music of a few notables like Richard Easton, Jodi Phillis and The Guild League. I'm right; straight from the outset I'm hit with Owen Bolwell's remix of Ruck Rover's Wealth, Fame & Happiness: a killer tune. I also had to completely review my opinion of Anthony Atkinson after hearing his Break In The Weather filtered through the supreme musical mind of J Walker (Machine Translations). In fact, my only criticism of this album is the fact that nowhere does it clearly state that this is a remix album, apart from the title of Flipside. It definitely made me more interested when I discovered the remix credits on the liner notes. And if I get into an artist's music via a remix, so be it; the end result is the same: I like the music. The electronic edges help me to approach acts that are diametrically opposed to me personally. It all just seems too nice and cuddly over there in Candle land, but a few added beats and textures made me feel at home in their warm fuzzy ideology. The more the disc plays, the more I'm lured, feeling uncharacteristically whimsical during Golden Rough's Provenance (Jason Blackwell remix) and even Darren Hanlon, who I'd all but written off, left me stunned, remixed by a producer who is fast becoming the most impressive in the country: Qua. Flipside does more than introduce the Candle roster, it represents the turning point for acoustic and light pop as the music is absorbed by the electronic community, with startling results.

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Tracklisting
1 Ruck Rover - Wealth, Fame & Happiness - Remixed by Owen Bolwell
2 Anthony Atkinson - Break In The Weather - Remixed by J. Walker
3 Richard Easton - Coffin - Remixed by Phil Romeril
4 Jodi Phillis - Leaves - Remixed by Nick Hurford
5 The Guild League - Siamese Couplets - Remixed by Two4K
6 Golden Rough - Provenance - Remixed by Jason Blackwell
7 Darren Hanlon - Falling Aeroplanes - Remixed by Qua
8 Tim Oxley - Weeping In Love - Remixed by Isnod
9 The Lucksmiths - How To Tie A Tie - Remixed by Pipas
10 The Mabels - Shifting Sands - Remixed by Hydroplane

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