Mixed & Mashed 31: JNRSNCHZRMXS

My favorite mixers, though they range a lot in their mixing styles and even specific sub-genres, always have two standards in common. They're all consistent and they're never afraid to completely rework songs to fit their vision. Junior Sanchez is one of these great producers, almost never failing to synthesize unique and exciting new takes of each track he approaches. I was prompted to feature him in a post thanks to his commission to remix Róisín Murphy's latest single "Movie Star," turning out two vastly different but equally expansive versions. The "Cinespace" mix featured here transforms the track into a sprawling rave comedown. Going in the opposite direction as far as mood, his remix of Placebo's hook-laden "This Picture" turns it into a building, driving dance rock hybrid besting the original version. Booming electro bass rushes fill in the climaxes of his take on Madonna's "Jump" with heavily filtered digital effects added on top for a haunting mix of Princess Superstar's "My Machine." Proving that New Order songs can actually have decent mixes with the right producers, his 2007 remix of their classic 12" single "Confusion" ups the tempo and turns it into a punked-up screamer. I was set to feature a sixth Junior Sanchez remix, the excellent, stuttering "Strobelight Honey" mix of "Flashing Lights," but I realized that the file I had cut out before the halfway point. If anyone's got a full version, please send it my way and I'll be sure to include it in a future post!

Róisín Murphy, "Movie Star" (JNRSNCHZ Cinespace Mix) [YSI]
Placebo, "This Picture" (Junior Sanchez Remix) [YSI] (from Once More With Feeling: Singles 1996-2004 [Limited Edition])
Madonna, "Jump" (Junior Sanchez's Misshapes Mix) [YSI]
Princess Superstar, "My Machine" (Junior Sanchez Mix) [YSI]
New Order, "Confusion" (Junior Sanchez Mix) [YSI]

Request:
Kanye West, "Flashing Lights" (JNRSNCHZ Strobelight Honey Mix)
***Email me at probablyrustin@gmail.com if you have this remix***

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