FOSTER THE PEOPLE - “HELENA BEAT (COM TRUISE REMIX)”
This re-edit of Foster the People’s “Helene Beat” came out at the beginning of this year, but Com Truise tends to keep his remixes on a short leash, and for good reason: they kick fucking ass. Not only does Seth Haley (Com Truise) compute his mid-fi synth-wave reworks of possibly the widest array of artists and genres imaginable, but he reinvents the wheel with every last one of them. Not just content with doing a little chopping and screwing here and maybe adding in an extra rhythm synth track there, he often takes the vocal track from the original jam and builds everything else from the ground up around it. Mr. Truise has re-imagined tunes by Franklin, Locussolus, Twin Shadow, and many others, each time bringing a fresh new sheen to the original work. Many times, we feel like anyone who has the distinct pleasure of having him re-imagine their tracks gets the royal treatment, and this is shown clearly with his remix of “Helena Beat”. Barely resembling the (honestly quite) bland original mix, Com Truise’s refix positively drips with the trademark stabbing beats, the sassy bass guitar, the warped sheets of synth, and the retro italo-disco vibe. For being nearly five-and-a-half minutes long, “Helena Beats (Com Truise remix)”, by Foster the People, is a punchy downtempo banger that ends far too quickly. Thank you, iTunes, for the “repeat item” button. Do tha right thing, and waltz your ass on over to my main man Com Truise’s Soundcloud page, and give this stellar remix a listen. Then, do yourself a solid and add your name to a petition to get him to let us download his repertoire of reworks. Are you listening, Seth? We know copyright laws are complex, but we will pay!
