Reanimated and Remixed
Posted August 20, 2013
By CCMobsessed16,
Family Force 5 is still going strong with their latest album, Reanimated. Employing some remixers from Dance or Die with a Vengeance, plus some new guys, FF5 has put together a good blend of new songs and remix genres ranging from hardcore house to dubstep to trap to alternative hip hop.
The first track, "Chainsaw" is one of the newbies. It's a gritty, banging song, that could find its way into a club, with its mixture of alternative hip hop, and hints of trap and the band's familiar crunk rock style. The style then shifts to a somewhat anthemic electro house track, "Phenomenon."
Now onto the remixes. The Nico Stadi remix of the more recent "Superhero" continues the house trend started by "Phenomenon," although there are traces of trance as well. Aside from the sound, the lyrics plead to God for salvation from trouble. The familiar "Cray Button," remixed by McSwagger, ends the house music streak.
Moving away from house, the next few tracks contain unique dubstep sounds mixed with some trap. "Wobble (Smile Future Remix)," the song about the hilarious dance invented by the band contains wobble :) bass riffs (wubs), but sounds more like trap. This trend continues on to the next four remixed tracks: "Can You Feel It (The Toxic Avenger Remix)," "Paycheck (Riley Friesen Remix)," "Zombie (McSwagger Remix)," and "Get On Outta Here (Riley Friesen Remix)."
Next, another newbie comes up. "Next Level," which features British pop rap group LZ7, shows FF5's unique dubstep sound with hints of their old crunkcore sounds and vocals.
There are two remixes left. The RAC Mix of the band's well known "Love Addict" contains hints of hardcore house, but still sounds like the original to a certain extent. Last but not least, "Put Ur Hands Up (Dave Harwell Remix)" gives listeners a break from all the gritty club bangers on the album with a sudden acoustic sound, which seems kind of out of place among the other tracks though.
I'm not a huge fan of trap, and some of these remixes I don't care for myself. But overall, this effort will keep fans busy until the band's new album comes out.
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