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Live Review: LISTEN: Cast Of Cheers 'Human Elevator' (Citizens! Remix)

18 August 2012 | 3:00 pm | Hannah Galvin

Citizens! have created a very interesting atmosphere through their recent Cast Of Cheers remix for the single 'Human Elevator'.

Imagine dancing amongst the monstrosities of a room full of strobe lights. Now go back and watch yourself in slow motion with a real chilled out electro track flooding the silence. This is the type of atmosphere CITIZENS! have created through their CAST OF CHEERS remix of 'Human Elevator'.

Replacing drums and guitar with the incessant pulses of synthesisers, bass, electronic drums and keys, we have ourselves a completely new version of the track.

A song that was originally delivered in a very topsy-turvy rock fashion, Citizens! have completely appropriated the tune to call it their own. So much so that it's actually quite difficult to find similarities between the two versions.

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The beats are very monotonous in the light that they don't really take you anywhere. However, they do work as a build up for when the track eventually reaches the core lyric, “elevator.” The breathy execution of the word echoes until all the instrumentation is re-introduced, directing the audience back to the start of the mix. This is what happens for the majority of the track, up until that last spoken lyric.

The mix is available as a digital download from The Cast Of Cheers' Soundcloud. Alternatively, find the original of 'Human Elevator' from the band's sophomore release, Family, available through School Boy Error/Cooperative Music.

Words by Hannah Galvin