Danny Elfman Announces Big Mess Remix Album, Shares “Kick Me (Feat. Iggy Pop)”: Stream
- Oops!Something went wrong.Please try again later.
- Oops!Something went wrong.Please try again later.
- Oops!Something went wrong.Please try again later.
The post Danny Elfman Announces Big Mess Remix Album, Shares “Kick Me (Feat. Iggy Pop)”: Stream appeared first on Consequence.
Danny Elfman’s Big Mess is getting Bigger. Messier. The legendary musician/composer has announced a huge new album of remixes and re-imaginings of the songs from his 2021 LP that features contributions from Trent Reznor, HEALTH, Zach Hill of Death Grips, Xiu Xiu, and more. Bigger. Messier. arrives in full on August 12th, and as a preview, Elfman has shared a reinterpretation of “Kick Me” featuring Iggy Pop.
Bigger. Messier. clocks in at 21 tracks and comes in vinyl, CD, and digital formats, with two exclusive bonus tracks featured on the digital edition. Elfman gave his guest musicians — including Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Squarepusher, and Ghostemane — free rein to sing his songs in their own voice, transforming Big Mess from a solo record to a wonderfully weird, genre-bending ode to collaboration. Pre-orders for the album are ongoing, and its artwork and tracklist are listed below.
“At the onset of the Bigger. Messier. I asked the same thing of every artist: ‘express me through your own eyes,'” Elfman said in a statement. “Not only was I surprised at the artists that wanted to participate, but completely blown away by what everyone contributed. There’s a tremendous amount of diversity represented throughout, and I couldn’t be more excited to announce the record with Iggy’s version of ‘Kick Me,’ which not only serves as a reinvention of the song vocally, but instrumentally as well. This record became such an enjoyment of experimentation and relinquishing control of my own work in a way that I’ve never done before.”
“Kick Me” was already a thrasher, in Iggy’s version, the punk’s classic conversational vocals bring Elfman’s sarcastic lyrics to the forefront. “Kick me/ I’m a celebrity,” Iggy says, before drawling like a game show announcer, “Losers not invited.” It’s a pretty funny mashup, especially when the artist growls “I’m a selfish asshole” over Elfman’s frenetic strings. Check out the song below.
Revisit our interview with Elfman on the making of Big Mess here. In a festival full of showstoppers, the Oingo Boingo frontman-turned-composer proved to be a Coachella 2022 standout thanks to a set featuring performances of Elfman’s Edward Scissorhands, Batman, Nightmare Before Christmas, and Simpsons classics. We caught up with him about the viral set, as well as his work on the score for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
Bigger. Messier. Artwork:
Bigger. Messier. Tracklist:
01. We Belong (Squarepusher Remix)
02. Happy (LITTLE SNAKE DYING IN THE CLUB EDITION)
03. Happy (33EMYBW Remix)
04. Sorry (Kid606 Remix)
05. We Belong (Rafiq Bhatia Remix)
06. Kick Me (Zach Hill Remix)
07. Insects (Machine Girl Insecticidal Tendencies Remix)
08. Serious Ground (Xiu Xiu Remix)
09. Cruel Compensation (The Locust Remix)
10. Everybody Loves You (Boris Remix)
11. True (feat. Trent Reznor)
12. In Time (feat. Blixa Bargeld)
13. In Time (Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith Remix)
14. Native Intelligence (feat. Trent Reznor)
15. Kick Me (feat. Iggy Pop)
16. Kick Me (feat. Fever333)
17. In Time (HEALTH Remix)
18. Native Intelligence (feat. Trent Reznor – Ghostemane Natural Selection Remix)
19. Happy (Boy Harsher Remix)
20. True (feat. Trent Reznor – Stu Brooks Remix)
21. Happy (LITTLE SNAKE LUNAR CLIMAX EDITION)
22. Serious Dub (Scientist Remix) (Digital Bonus Track)
23. Happy (A. Fruit Remix) (Digital Bonus Track)
Danny Elfman Announces Big Mess Remix Album, Shares “Kick Me (Feat. Iggy Pop)”: Stream
Carys Anderson
Popular Posts
Paul McCartney Brings Out Dave Grohl, Bruce Springsteen at Glastonbury: Watch
David Spade Donates $5,000 to Burger King Employee's GoFundMe
Christian Bale Confirms "Kate Bush Stuff" Was Cut from Thor: Love and Thunder
Dave Chappelle Buys Ohio Land Where He Helped Block Affordable Housing Plan
Tommy Lee's Wife Reveals How the Drummer Broke His Ribs Leading Up to Mötley Crüe's Reunion Tour
