Small Talk (remixes) vinyl

Ultraista's peculiar blend of krautrock and fragile electronic pop has been causing something of a stir this year. Following hot on the heels of their self-titled debut album came this remix 12" featuring reworks from two of electronic music's most mercurial talents, Four Tet and Matthew Dear. The former delivers an emphatically sparse and spooky mix that gives due prominence to the original vocal, laying it over a loose but percussive backing track whose swinging beats sound like garage re-invented by a jazz drummer. Dear, meanwhile, delivers a spinetingling chunk of murky electronica that's in turns overwhelmingly bittersweet and skittishly dark. Recommended.