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Cheese Progressive House Vocoder Nirvana Cover Audio Beef Today. Wix proves that no song is too angry or incoherent for a club mixxxx.

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'Smells Like Teen Spirit' by Wix from a 2005 promo-only CD Single on Warner Music (?)

Here's a little bit of electro-cheese for the Nirvana lovers who didn't get enough with last week's sampling of 'Love Buzz' by Cajmere. In honor of the recent anniversary of the (murder? suicide?) of Nirvana's Kurt Cobain and Copy, Right?'s recent chock-full-of-Nirvana covers post, I bring you a club mixxx of the song that started it all.

Unlike the White Lion cover which Liza posted recently, this is actually sorta listenable. Yes, it's cheesy. Yes, there's a vocoder. Yes, German people pronounce 'albino' as 'al-bean-o.' So why did I post this?

Oh yeah, I guess it makes me smile, which I think is the exact opposite of the mood imparted by the original. Small wonder that it cracked the German Top 40 charts, which after all are currently dominated by Schnappi, The Rapping Crocodile. In the future there will be a button on every music device which will immediately convert the song you're listening to a bumping hardstyle remix.

I, for one, welcome our new cheese-house masters.

(There's no 'buy' link because this track does not appear to be commercially available, other than white label vinyl. There's no other information in Google about Wix, either. That's extra confusing because Google also indicates that this was released on Warner Music. WTF? Also, Shouts out to Liza of Copy, Right? and Oh Yeeeah!!! for throwing down the tech-cheese cover gauntlet. Props to her for many moons of great covers, including the unforgettable Frogs cover of 'Vacation' by the Go-Gos, Thin Lizzy's 'The Boys Are Back In Town' vs. R. Kelly's 'Ignition (Remix)' covered by the Mountain Goats and so many more. I know for certain that I can't step to her cover-maven-ness, but that won't stop me from trying! On another note, those of you who are into deep underground indie rock would do well to check out my first mp3-blog son, a blog called Em P M3. It's run by a feller named Mike who describes himself as a "former DJ, Music Director, record label owner and tour promoter." He's been posting for a week and is already blowing up all over the internets. Definitely one to watch!)

Comments

Thx for your pretty fair comment on that single.

Weird that the artist read what critics write about their songs ? nope, many do.

To explain what WIX and this single is, lemme write you it.

Wix (me) is a single person writing original songs since 20 years, I am 37 now.
I am originally from Holland and living in Paris France since a couple of years and that is where i signed up for 3 albums with WEA/Warner.

As the record companys rule everything it was THEIR choice to realease this single.

We (my 2 partners and me) recorded this version in June 2004 so you can see how much time it takes international promo to bring a song in the market and believe me or not, it's not over.
A new 2005 version of our version + 2 other remixes will be out end June.

Yes, thats the way record companys rule all of us today. Play the record for about 1 year, then put the record in the stores.....

We have the new album ready for about 75% and it's gonna all original stuff, only this song is a cover.

Hope you'll like the new versions better ! At least the 2004 version is already a classic for lots of DJ's all over europe.

With Love

Wix

New white label version avaible !

WIX - SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT (gay-pope remix)

FREE full version download

on www.wixworld.com

Happy party !!!

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