The Cure Album: “Hypnagogic States [EP] [9/16]”

I think that overall the remixes are all interesting, and in the end the proceeds go to a good cause. If you are a true fan, the mixes provide another twist on the fantastic journey that is "The Cure". While it is true that it isn't 100% brand new Cure material, it lends itself very well to a small addition to my 30 year Cure collection (scary!).

I recommend the purchase!

Wow! This $6.00 gem makes me want to pop in "Mixed Up" again and the Blank and Jones "The Forest" Mix CD. If you like these 2 The Cure albums, then definitely pick this up. You won't be disappointed. If you don't like the 2 albums mentioned above don't pick it up. It's that simple!

First off, I am really glad The Cure did something like this considering the delay in getting 4:13 Dream out. I am not a huge fan of remixes but these sound pretty good. These were all pretty upbeat singles so I can see how they lend themselves to these mixes in a good way. The standout for me was on "The Perfect Boy" where it had a bit of Tom Petty's "American Girl"-sounding beat going on. I wasn't going to get this at first but thought it would be a good way to contribute a little more to the Red Cross especially with the recent hurricanes, and I'm glad I did now. Even if you don't care for remixes and are a Cure fan, at least buy this for charity's sake alone. If you like these I also recommend looking up Robert Smith's collaborations with Junior Jack, Tweaker, and Junkie XL on the tracks "Da Hype", "Truth Is", and "Perfect Blue Sky" respectively. I got those on iTunes. **On a side note, if you're a fan of lending band's a hand making creative remixes of their original material check out my favorite female artist Kristin Hersh's cashmusic website.**

If you have not been "loving" the uninspired new singles from The Cure, this EP may be the answer. Mixed by a slew of cutting edge producers, the first four tracks are complete reinventions of their last four singles with a vibrant and urgent electronic groove. Freakshow even borders on being a dancefloor gem. Seriously. As a long time fan, it got me wondering what a great direction and departure a full album like this might have been. The odd, beleaguered and throwaway fifth track, "Exploding Head Syndrome", is four other mixes of the four singles (not an non-album track) that goes on and on and on and on and on... for 21 minutes. While this EP will keep The Cure relevant to non-fans and maybe even get them more radio play, longtime fans might be alienated by this interesting experiment.