This is the one we've all been waiting for. The cheeky 50 Weapons imprint drops three "Unofficial" remixes of tracks from the recent Moderat album, asking T++, Headhunter and Shackleton to reimagine the tracks with a futureproof technoid steppers slant to get very excited about. If you invested in the limited double disc edition of the Moderat album you'll no doubt cherish the final cut from Shackleton, remixing 'Rusty Nails'. Now, we're no strangers to overblown statements of purest gush, but even by the man's own admission this track is quite simply one of the best tracks he's ever produced. As with all the best Shack trax, there's a keenly defined sense of narrative that demands your undivided attention from start to finish, making subtly brilliant use of Apparat's vocals with pitch shifting tricks and scarily well timed arrangements, but it's the sensational synthline that'll deliver the payload, sounding like the darkest hoover-bass that D-Bridge and Burial could only imagine in their most feverish warehouse dreams. If there's any justice in the world every (good) rave should finish with this track! On any average 12" the two killers from T++ and Headhunter on the flip would be more than enough, but this record is all about that shocking A-side. Hands down, one of the records of the year.
