Lately I have been listening to a lot of remixes by the unique music group RAC. RAC stands for the Remix Artist Collective and the group’s mission is to blend synthesizers, drum samples and other instruments into an eclectic mix that adds to the original song. RAC doesn’t really take diverging genres and just wildly fades them together but uses sampling and hooks from the original artists with their own interpretations to create a song with a similar, yet new, sound.
RAC was formed in 2007 and currently consist of artists Karl King, Andrew Maury and André Allen Anjos. RAC definitely implants a certain aesthetic to their remixes that is matchless to modern remixes. For instance, the group remixed the song Everything You Wanted by Bloc Party front man Kele; the original is a somewhat depressing, sappy love song but RAC transforms this into an upbeat, fast tune by adding in some synth and making some melodic adjustments. The finished product is incredible and the group’s ability to make good songs great seems so simple to them.
As a kid who grew up in the video game era, I spent hours linking up my Game Boy to play Pokemon battles and trade, played Mario Kart and FIFA 99 with my friends for hours on end, still do, and loved the Sonic and Mortal Combat series on Sega, I can appreciate RAC’s newest EP, Nintendo Vs. Sega II. Their original mix was classic and when I heard word of the group releasing another I was whipping out the old N64 and blowing on the cartridges so they’d work; needless to say I was excited.
NVS2 dropped on June 27 and I must say that I love it. It opens up with a remix of Koopa Troopa Beach, which was one of my favorite levels on Mario Kart. I loved when I would play against amateurs, I took the cave shortcut every time and wound up winning the race by 30 seconds. This song brings back those great Mario memories while also having a unique style. The other six tracks on this EP are all quality, you can download from their blog page: or Soundcloud account: .
If you only have time to listen to a few tracks I suggest Chemical Plant Zone, Waterfall/Jungle, Red Blue Opening Theme or Duck Huntin’ (Terrible Shot).
I wrote an article earlier on summerdaze about Foster the People, RAC released a sick remix of their track Houdini a couple months ago. It’s really sick and if you like the original song you definitely will love this! Enjoy!
-Dan T.Nintendo Vs. Sega II
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