1000 Gecs and the Tree of Clues

by 100 gecs

Overview

As 100 Gecs, producers Laura Les and Dylan Brady threw multiple disparate styles in a blender and ended up with a new form of frenetic, unwieldy pop music. Their brief 2019 debut album, 1000 Gecs, was a blur of caustic electronics, abrasive hooks, and wild combinations of sound and style that shouldn't have worked but did. Remix album 1000 Gecs and the Tree of Clues serves as a companion piece to the debut, taking the duo's weird angles on pop to even more obtuse dimensions by bringing in outside perspectives. The multiple directions and quick-changing energy of the original songs give the remixers a lot to work with. The cute and playful "Ringtone" takes on a more polished pop sheen with Charli XCX singing the chorus and new, more complex verses from Rico Nasty and Kero Kero Bonito replacing the singsong melodies of the original. A.G. Cook's reworking of "Money Machine" translates the song's hyperactive bounce into a refined and dreamy wash of MIDI harp sounds and cavernous reverb without losing any of the thrill. Contributions from like-minded artists like Hannah Diamond, umru, and GFOTY have a similar warp as the originals, with overloaded beats, pitch-shifted vocals, and frantic production. Some of the most interesting tracks on 1000 Gecs and the Tree of Clues come from less predictable pairings. Lil West and Injury Reserve rap over anxious instrumentals on their remixes, adding intensity to 100 Gecs' already overwhelming palette. Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump sings on a Craig Owens remix of "Hand Crushed by a Mallet," taking the emo-inclined original all the way over the top with live drums, melodramatic vocal harmonies, and blasting guitars. It's a little bit ridiculous but genuinely exciting in its strangeness, much like 100 Gecs themselves. ~ Fred Thomas

Product Details

Release Date:	07/17/2020
Label:	Big Beat Records / Wea
UPC:	0075678649691
Rank:	20995

Tracks

1. Money Machine [A.G. Cook Remix]
2. Ringtone [Remix]
3. 745 Sticky [Injury Reserve Remix]
4. Gec 2 ¿¿ [Danny L Harle Harlecore Remix]
5. Hand Crushed by a Mallet [Remix]
6. 800db Cloud [Ricco Harver Remix]
7. Stupid Horse [Remix]
8. Ringtone [Umru Remix]
9. xXXi_wud_nvrst¿¿p_¿¿XXx [Remix]
10. 745 Sticky [Black Dresses Remix]
11. Gecgecgec [Remix]
12. XXXi_wud_nvrst¿¿p_¿¿XXx [99jakes Remix]
13. Gec 2 ¿¿ [Remix]
14. Hand Crushed by a Mallet [N0thanky0u Remix]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

100 gecs   Primary Artist
Sawce   Primary Artist,Guitar
Fall Out Boy   Featured Artist
Tommy Cash   Featured Artist
Craig Owens   Featured Artist
Charli XCX   Featured Artist
Hannah Diamond   Featured Artist
Kero Kero Bonito   Featured Artist
GFOTY   Featured Artist
Nicole Dollanganger   Featured Artist
Rico Nasty   Featured Artist
Lil West   Featured Artist
Dorian Electra   Featured Artist
Tony Velour   Featured Artist
Count Baldor   Featured Artist

Technical Credits

Nothankyou   Remix Engineer
A.G. Cook   Remix Engineer
Danny L. Harle   Remix Engineer
Injury Reserve   Remix Engineer
Umru   Remix Engineer
Black Dresses   Remix Engineer
Ricco Harver   Remix Engineer
99jakes   Remix Engineer