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The Postal Service - The District Sleeps Alone Tonight

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Postal Service, The - The District Sleeps Alone Tonight

Genre:
Electronic
Style:
Leftfield, Electro, Synth-pop, Tech House
Year:
2003

Tracklist

The District Sleeps Alone Tonight 4:44
The District Sleeps Alone Tonight (DJ Downfall Persistent Beat Mix) 6:55
Such Great Heights (John Tejada Remix) 5:49
Suddenly Everything Has Changed 3:52

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Title, FormatLabelCat#CountryYear
The District Sleeps Alone Tonight (CD, Maxi) Sub Pop Records SPCD 614 US 2003
The District Sleeps Alone Tonight (12") Sub Pop Records SP 614 US 2003
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Rated 4/5
Review by scoundrel Nov 07, 2005 (edited over 4 years ago)

referencing The District Sleeps Alone Tonight, CD, Maxi, SPCD 614

Indietronica? Sure, why not? Benjamin Gibbard's emo vocals over Jimmy Tamborello's slightly abstract electronic composition actually works well, although THE DISTRICT SLEEPS TONIGHT veers more towards pop than their collaboration on the Dntel album, even culminating in a near-danceable house beat. DJ Downfall starts his mix with a bass that verges on Euro-disco, but once the beat kicks in and the electronic flashes arrive fast and heavy, there's no question: Euro-disco. John Tejada comes through with a tech-house mix of "Such Great Heights" that, at times, cuts up Gibbard's vocals and, at others, puts them on center stage with electronic harmonizing. The b-side, "Suddenly Everything Has Changed," seems earnest, but is endearing nonetheless.
Review by deejsasqui Mar 20, 2004

referencing The District Sleeps Alone Tonight, CD, Maxi, SPCD 614

With their second single, T.P.S. get remixed, and take their turn covering someone else.

DJ Downfall strips the song down, then adds a beat and new electronics, but keeps to the original feel. John Tejada was the reason I picked this up, and he doesn't disappoint. Lots of editing and chopping, making a glitchy tribute to the original song. The final track covers The Flaming Lips, doing better than the Lips did (but then I'm none too partial to them). This cover is just a bit less amusing than The Postal Service's Phil Collins cover, but it's close.