SOPHIE RIMHEDEN/HÅKAN LIDBO SHOUT SINGLE MEMENTO MATERIA RELEASE: NOVEMBER 22, 2004 REVIEW: DECEMBER 3, 2004

Just as my colleague Johan Carlsson, I am totally knocked out by Rimheden's and Lidbo's bubbly, detail-filled electro cover of Tears for Fears’ "Shout". The question is: Do the three remixes and new song "Beat of the Night" make this single worth buying?
Hell, yeah!
If you like the original cover you are almost guaranteed to like the way each consecutive remix dissects the original further. Although I myself am not a fan of the kind of techno beat displayed in the "Thomas Andersson Mix" I’m sure some of you are. I like the echo-filled "Sophie Rimheden Mix" and the industrial "Grudge Remix" better, although the latter is a bit tacky. But hey, I’m sure some of you techno heads out there will kill for Mr Andersson.
"Beat of the Night" – you notice I have saved the best for last – is the reason to buy this single even if you already have got the "Electropop Heroes vol 2" compilation (where "Shout" is one of the strongest tracks). An almost ambient soundscape with a distinctive beat, very repetitive and almost pornographic in quality, combined with Rimheden's floating, distorted vocals makes this a perfect tune for driving in a car through an empty city at night. Sort of like an intelligent and more accomplished Client, in a way.
A must-buy if you are the least interested in Swedish electronica.

KALLE MALMSTEDT