Various Artists – “8, 8.5, 9 Remixes ” – [Fat Cat]

Not a compilation, but…no, wait…it is a compilation: a limited-edition CD collecting tracks from two previous Fat Cat releases by the Berlin-based Thorsten Profrock, aka “Various Artists.” Here we have the original tracks “8,” “8.5,” and “9,” plus remixes of same by Arovane, Funkstorung, Autechre, Pole, and Monolake. (For the trainspotters, the Autechre remix here is different from the original release, and the Arovane mix was originally released on Din, not Fat Cat.) The original tracks are firmly in the minimal electronic/dub mode of German labels Chain Reaction, Rhythm & Sound, etc., and the remixes are exactly what you might expect from the remixers involved. The Monolake mix in particular is awesome.