The Temper Trap - The Science Of Fear (Herve / Mistabishi Remixes)

When it comes to launching a new artist, remixes can often be key in gaining exposure. Working on the principal that a well-known remixer will get you exposure across more than just your traditional platforms (gigging / interviews / radio play within your genre), many new indie bands are keen to pursue this route. The Temper Trap, who hail from sunny Melbourne, are one such act. They're a fairly straightforward prospect, with a slightly electronic touch and sound that owes a little to U2 (in a good way) as well as 80's new-wave dancey beats. That's not to detract from these boys talents of course, as the music they're making is very good, with lovely catchy melodies and soaring vocals.

So it is they've roped in the talents of Herve and Mistabishi to run riot with their first major release, The Science Of Fear. Herve (AKA The Count of The Count and Sinden fame) starts his remix off with a fuzzy, distorted and rewound homage to the original, then brings in a little vocal before a huge drop into some sickening dubstep flavours. That gives way to a breakdown with a little more vocal and some trancey synths, before bringing back the bass, in bassline house form. The dubstep beats return (minus most of the bass) towards the end of the track to leave quite a subdued flavour as it fades. Throw in a few gun-cock sounds for good measure and quite frankly, you're well away. Probably not big and not clever, but brilliant nonetheless. No doubt this will get rinsed by ol' favourite Annie Mac in her sets which are currently straddling the line between dubstep and electro very nicely.

The second remix comes from Hospital Records' current wunder-kid Mistabshi. Having just dropped one of the best drum & bass albums of recent times (and best tracks ever in the form of the insane Printer Jam), things are looking good for him. His remix manages to keep the original vocal in tact, keeps the same melancholy feel to the song whilst simultaneously turning it into a melodic D&B monster. Quite how he has managed this I do not know. The beats owe a certain debt to old school jungle and he also layers on some lovely reverb-ey twinkly piano chords. Beautiful and banging, in equal measures.

Check out The Temper Trap on Myspace HERE, download the amazing Mistabishi for absolutely nowt over at London Elektricity's blog HERE and watch a very clever video for their track My Sun below.