Website: Goldfrapp
What’s a dance album without remixes?
As if Goldfrapp’s album tracks weren’t rotated enough, Supernature has been diced and rehashed into a collection to renew ass-shaking on the club floor. Everything old is new again, although Supernature isn’t exactly old. Whatever. That’s not the point. If anything, We Are Glitter is a nice way to showcase the versatility behind Ms. Allison’s voice without churning out all-new material faster than the audience could possibly keep up.
Not every mix on this album is meant for the dance floor, however. “Satin Chic” gets a minimalist treatment from The Shortwave Set and a space-age indie-rock break by The Flaming Lips. Still, one gets what one would expect when the names T.Raumschmiere and Benny Benassi are credited, so there’s no shortage of club appeal. This doesn’t mean they’re all done well — Mum brings some serious sleepytime to “You Never Know” and “Number 1”, not to mention boringly generic treatments by C2 and Ewan Pearson — but that’s par for the course in the world of remix albums.
Still, there are some winners on We Are Glitter: Benassi’s “Ooh La La” and Fk-Ek’s “Ride a White Horse” are refreshingly fun, and DFA does an interesting take on “Slide In”. Nothing tops the originals in the slightest and nothing really stands out as required club fare, although none of the songs are utterly ruined, either. It’s simply a middle-of-the-road, fairly mediocre mix collection. Die-hards and DJs will likely find more appeal than the average person, who really isn’t missing out on anything by skipping this disc.
