Sorry for the title. Clockwork is a kid from LA who seems to know his way around synths and a laptop. I mean it. Seriously, the guy has some talent and he’s only 17 years old! Better pay attention now, folks. Thanks to him for finding us! This early in the career one important factor for the shit/good distinction is the songs one chooses to remix. At least for me. You’ll find two tracks below: first is Kanye West, the other is Cut Copy. Both have been blogged a couple of times and the latter one is super-remixed by giants like Midnight Juggernauts. With the Kanye song, the question is if the remix can present a unique sound while the original is destined to be a widely popular thing. With the Cut Copy song, the issue seems to be that whether there’s a point for this millionth remix in the ocean of remixes or not. Clockwork jumps both obstacles. Love Lockdown is not gonna be my favourite but the remix with the freaky synth and rhythm definetly makes it hotter. Hearts on Fire is hard stuff but there’s subtle originality in the work Clockwork did and I really love how the tension rises from the beginning and it keeps up for 3 minutes.

Kanye West - Love Lockdown (Clockwork remix) [zshare] // [ysi]

Cut Copy - Hearts on Fire (Clockwork remix) [zshare] // [ysi]

This entry was posted on Saturday, October 11th, 2008 at 7:36 am and is filed under smart electro, clockwork, kanye west, us, cut copy.