Mindless Self Indulgence Album: “Straight to Video (Remixes) [Maxi Single]”

I'm not an MSI fan.

There, I said it.

This lack of interest notwithstanding, this little EP is f*cking fantastic. Virtually every worthwhile band in the dying American EBM scene puts in its two cents, and to brilliant, variant, and deviant effect.

The opening mix is not soooo fantastic, but by the KMFDM remix, if your New Rock boots aren't stomping at max BPM, Electro must be dead to you. The Assemblage 23 mix is also surpisingly good, the best work Tom Shear has done in years. I never knew he had such remixing talent. But the possible best is the BTM mix, a perfect blend of two fantastic bands, with elements from both equally present. Front 242 also makes a breathtaking contribution, and Haujobb slows it down nicely as only Haujobb can.

Oh, and the lyrics make me giggle uncontrollably on the acapella mix.

It's a 7 dollar cd and thats about all its worth. You get 15 remixes of the same song done by some decent ebm/industrial groups, 1 acapella, and 1 instrumental. This cd didn't break the bank and it's not bad if you enjoy the bands that did the remixes. They didn't have to release the cd whatsoever, if it was over 10 dollars I would have passed but either way I give this a 5/5.

I actually like a lot of the remixes on the album better than the original song. I honestly don't like remix albums but hey, I think it's fun stuff. Don't give it a bad rating because you don't like remix albums, you didn't like YRTA, or anything like that...dumbass. Just review it as it is.