What's The Story?
MSTRKRFT are two DJs from Canada who remix with the best of them, as well as mixing their own material.
Who's To Blame?
The Zac Efron of classic rock.
Why ♥ It?
This really isn't a Wolfmother song anymore, and you'll appreciate it more if you go in knowing that. MSTRKRFT take just the vocal line from the original song, and create their own environment around it. This breeds familiarity and adds an accessibility; you can sing along without ever having actually heard the MSTRKRFT tune.
At the outset, it's not entirely MSTRKRFT's usual domain either. There's a fuzzy bass line and some lead guitar work, echoing more of member JFK's past work in Death From Above 1979 than current work in MSTRKRFT.
This guitar provides the character for the first post-verse breakdown, and helps along with the verses. A neat thing that the remix does is adds a different character after every verse; there's no real refrain, but rather three verses and three dance breakdowns. The second has a great induction from the fuzzy bass and guitar into a more dance-driven tune (still with fuzzy bass), and by the third breakdown and outro, it's all kinesthetic business.
I need to reiterate that Wolfmother fans looking for a mix that pays homage to the original should look elsewhere, but anyone who likes a good dance mix with a scattered legit instrument should give this one a groove.
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