Nite Versions
Encyclopedia
Nite Versions is an electronic
album by Soulwax
. It was released on September 26, 2005 on the PIAS
record label. The album contains reworkings and remixes of tracks from earlier Soulwax album Any Minute Now
.
The album also features "Teachers" (a track inspired by the Daft Punk
song of the same name from their album Homework in which their musical influences are listed off) and "NY Lipps", a 2 Many DJ's-style mash-up of "NY Excuse" with Lipps Inc.'s 70's disco track "Funky Town
". The artwork for Singles from Any Minute Now, and Nite Versions, and for the album Any Minute Now, form illusions Illusion
. The album artwork was produced by Trevor Jackson.
Like all other Soulwax
albums, there is a hidden track before the start of track 1. The 51-second instrumental is untitled, but is an alternate version of the guitar riff from the original version of E Talking.
"Slowdance" can be found on their remix album This Is Radio Soulwax.
"Another Excuse" and "Compute" is featured in Test Drive Unlimited
.
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
album by Soulwax
Soulwax
Soulwax, headed by David and Stephen Dewaele, are an alternative rock/electronic band from Ghent, Belgium. Next to the Dewaele brothers, Soulwax consists of bassist Stefaan Van Leuven and drummer Steve Slingeneyer. They were first noticed after the release of their album Much Against Everyone's...
. It was released on September 26, 2005 on the PIAS
PIAS
-Abbreviations:* PIAS Entertainment Group** Pln, Sam, an independent record label based in London and owned by the PIAS Entertainment Group** PIAS Recordings, an international recoro known as Play it Again, Sam Records...
record label. The album contains reworkings and remixes of tracks from earlier Soulwax album Any Minute Now
Any Minute Now
Any Minute Now is an electronic rock album by Soulwax. It was released on August 23, 2004 on the PIAS record label, peaking at #53 in the UK...
.
The album also features "Teachers" (a track inspired by the Daft Punk
Daft Punk
Daft Punk are an electronic music duo consisting of French musicians Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter . Daft Punk reached significant popularity in the late 1990s house movement in France and met with continued success in the years following, combining elements of house with synthpop...
song of the same name from their album Homework in which their musical influences are listed off) and "NY Lipps", a 2 Many DJ's-style mash-up of "NY Excuse" with Lipps Inc.'s 70's disco track "Funky Town
Funkytown
"Funkytown" is a 1980 disco hit song by the disco band Lipps Inc. The song expresses the singer's pining for a metaphorical place that will "keep me movin', keeps me groovin' with some energy". It reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Dance charts in 1980, also reaching number 1 in Germany,...
". The artwork for Singles from Any Minute Now, and Nite Versions, and for the album Any Minute Now, form illusions Illusion
Illusion
An illusion is a distortion of the senses, revealing how the brain normally organizes and interprets sensory stimulation. While illusions distort reality, they are generally shared by most people....
. The album artwork was produced by Trevor Jackson.
Like all other Soulwax
Soulwax
Soulwax, headed by David and Stephen Dewaele, are an alternative rock/electronic band from Ghent, Belgium. Next to the Dewaele brothers, Soulwax consists of bassist Stefaan Van Leuven and drummer Steve Slingeneyer. They were first noticed after the release of their album Much Against Everyone's...
albums, there is a hidden track before the start of track 1. The 51-second instrumental is untitled, but is an alternate version of the guitar riff from the original version of E Talking.
"Slowdance" can be found on their remix album This Is Radio Soulwax.
"Another Excuse" and "Compute" is featured in Test Drive Unlimited
Test Drive Unlimited
Test Drive Unlimited is an arcade-style racing game, the 9th game of the Test Drive series, it features over 125 licensed sports cars and motorcycles and a terrain modeled after the Hawaiian island of Oahu that features some 1000 miles of roads and highways. Test Drive Unlimited is the ninth main...
.
Track listing
- "Teachers"
- "Miserable Girl"
- "E Talking"
- "Accidents and Compliments"
- "Compute"
- "Slowdance"
- "I Love Techno"
- "KracK"
- "NY Lipps"
- "Another Excuse" (made in collaboration with The DFADFA RecordsDFA Records is an independent record label and production team, launched in September 2001 by Mo' Wax co-founder Tim Goldsworthy, musician James Murphy, and manager Jonathan Galkin. The label has an exclusive distribution deal with major record label EMI....
)