- One reason Pawel's self-titled debut is durable is that Paul Kominek plays his cards judiciously. That meant it was a listening album much more than a club one, and these three remixes help make up some ground in that department. The album version of "Crillon" is luminous and techy, but Patrice Scott reduces it down to a clear broth: synth pads and an easy groove reminiscent of Detroit at its most plangent, a wide-eyed sensibility that stays in line with Pawel's ideas, if not his sound.
The skipping keyboard hook of Pawel's "Panamerican" guided an arrangement that skips and hops with a Latin tinge, so Osunlade is exactly the right person to make it over. He nails the beat into place, abetting it with tighter percussion (sticks, shakers), and throws in a chanted vocal refrain, whose backward-sounding "aaaahhhh" repeats through the track even after the chant disappears. But the EP peaks at the end. The original "Kramnik" is late-drive-home music, low-key and comfortable, but John Roberts' remix turns up the fog, giving us about 1.5 minutes' worth of classic Dial grayscale before a machine-triggered breakbeat comes in and throws it under a slightly different light. Roberts chops up the beat for a while, then breaks down to faded cello sawing under the keyboards.
Lista de títulos A1 Crillon (Sistrum Remix By Patrice Scott)
B1 Panamerican (Yoruba Soul Remix By Osunlade)
B2 Kramnik (John Roberts Remix)