Teenage Dream (IQU album)
Encyclopedia
Teenage Dream is a 2000 remix album
by IQU
, released on K Records
. The album features the original version of the track "Teenage Dream" plus six remixes by artists such as Looper, Sonic Boom
, and Lexaunculpt, and two mixes of "Can't You Even Remember That?", a track from the band's debut album Chotto Matte a Moment!.
, while describing the original "Teenage Dream" track as "great" and stating that it "sums up everything that makes the band interesting in a single seven-minute track", was lukewarm about the album. In his view: "Some of the mixes are decent, but most are average, at best," and he described the album as "one (great) new track and eight (okay) remixes". Heather Phares of Allmusic gave the album a three-star review, saying: "Though not all of the six other mixes of the song are illuminating, several of them are enjoyable". Geoff Stahl of PopMatters
viewed the album similarly, stating: "There are versions here that close-in on interesting, but with a grating guitar riff which seems a bit to power-chordish for our own good, so that most of the remixes that dwell on it seem more disabled by rather than inspired," and finding the remixes of "Can't You Even Remember That?" "the most pleasing ones on offer".
Remix album
A remix album is an album consisting mostly of remixes or re-recorded versions of a music artists' earlier released material.One of the earliest remix albums was 1971's Aerial Pandemonium Ballet by Harry Nilsson, which was released by Nilsson after the successes of Everybody's Talkin and The Point!...
by IQU
IQU
IQU is a lo-fi music group from Olympia, Washington-History:The band formed in Olympia, initially as ICU, and comprised Michiko Swiggs , Aaron Hartman , and K.O. . Swiggs and Oiwa had met at a rave in Osaka, Japan...
, released on K Records
K Records
K Records is an independent record label in Olympia, Washington, co-founded, owned, and operated by Calvin Johnson, formerly of the bands Cool Rays, Beat Happening, The Go Team, The Halo Benders and presently in the bands Dub Narcotic Sound System and The Hive Dwellers...
. The album features the original version of the track "Teenage Dream" plus six remixes by artists such as Looper, Sonic Boom
Peter Kember
Peter Kember is a British musician and producer, more usually known as Sonic Boom, and was a founding member of alternative rock band Spacemen 3....
, and Lexaunculpt, and two mixes of "Can't You Even Remember That?", a track from the band's debut album Chotto Matte a Moment!.
Track listing
All tracks written by Aaron Hartman/IQU.- "Teenage Dream" (original version) - 8:03
- "Teenage Dream" (Looper mix) - 3:58 - remixed by Looper
- "Teenage Dream" (Meek remix) - 4:12
- "Teenage Dream" (Norowareta mix) - 4:28
- "Teenage Dream" (Tokyo and Kids Dubbreaks mix) - 8:03 - remixed by Dub ID
- "Teenage Dream" (A Dream Like I Never Had Before mix) - 4:21
- "Teenage Dream" (Bad Blood mix) - 5:17
- "Can't You Even Remember That?" (Q>C mix) - 6:19 - remixed by K.O.
- "Can't You Even Remember That?" (Sonic mix) - 5:54 - remixed by Sonic BoomPeter KemberPeter Kember is a British musician and producer, more usually known as Sonic Boom, and was a founding member of alternative rock band Spacemen 3....
Critical reception
Mark Richard-San of Pitchfork MediaPitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork or P4k, is a Chicago-based daily Internet publication established in 1995 that is devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. Its focus is on underground and independent music, especially indie rock...
, while describing the original "Teenage Dream" track as "great" and stating that it "sums up everything that makes the band interesting in a single seven-minute track", was lukewarm about the album. In his view: "Some of the mixes are decent, but most are average, at best," and he described the album as "one (great) new track and eight (okay) remixes". Heather Phares of Allmusic gave the album a three-star review, saying: "Though not all of the six other mixes of the song are illuminating, several of them are enjoyable". Geoff Stahl of PopMatters
PopMatters
PopMatters is an international webzine of cultural criticism that covers many aspects of popular culture. PopMatters publishes reviews, interviews, and detailed essays on most cultural products and expressions in areas such as music, television, films, books, video games, comics, sports, theater,...
viewed the album similarly, stating: "There are versions here that close-in on interesting, but with a grating guitar riff which seems a bit to power-chordish for our own good, so that most of the remixes that dwell on it seem more disabled by rather than inspired," and finding the remixes of "Can't You Even Remember That?" "the most pleasing ones on offer".