Essential Logic - Rekalibrated

2022's Land of Kali album was the first under the Essential Logic moniker for over 40 years and was released alongside a career-spanning boxset Logically Yours. Now Essential Logic head honcho and former X-Ray Spex member Lora Logic has compiled an eclectic and ambitious remixed version of "Land of Kali" entitled Rekalibrated featuring reinterpretations from noted artists across a multitude of genres and styles including Grammy award winners, living legends and UK Singles Chart toppers. Lora's work with Essential Logic and X-Ray Spex while Punk in DNA and spirit has always pushed at boundaries. Rule-breaking from the start by bringing the sax into Punk while the jerky, irresistible post-Punk Funk of Essential Logic's Beat Rhythm News and Lora's solo album Pedigree Charm sit comfortably alongside more contemporary records with one ear on the cerebral and the other on the dancefloor.

Rekalibrated highlights the many strands that intertwine to make Essential Logic and how they may be unfurled. The lead is "Alien Boys" remixed by Dave Audé. Dave is a Grammy Award winning remixer and producer, famed for having more number ones than any other producer on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. He is responsible for a staggering 132 No.1 remixes on this chart and has worked with artists as varied as U2, Beyonce, Yoko Ono, Faith No More and Madonna among many others. He won his Grammy for his remix of "Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars. Youth, legendary bassist of Killing Joke and producer of The Verve, Pink Floyd and The Orb lends his vastly experienced ears to "Mother Earth" while there are further interpretations from Rave-pop legend Adamski, Scottish Kandy-poppers bis and New Order/Duran Duran collaborators Daybreakers who put their own stamp on the Poly Styrene-penned "Prayer For Peace". Lora has recently been in the spotlight thanks to the recent re-release of X-Ray Spex's lost second album Conscious Consumer which features her trademark saxophone lines alongside typically acerbic lyricism from the dear departed Poly Styrene. 

Side A

1. Prayer For Peace (Daybreakers Remix)

2. Alien Boys (Dave Audé Remix)

3. Mother Earth (Youth Remix)

4. Never Know (Skylab Remix)

5. Charming Every Cupid (Govinda Sky Remix)

Side B

6. Land of Kali (Adamski Remix)

7. Serious (bis Remix)

8. Fallible Soldiers (Gully Remix)

9. Sy Rocket (Lord and Master Remix)

10. Beyond (303 Dreams Remix)