Knats released A Great Night in Newcastle on October 23, revisiting material from A Great Day in Newcastle through new versions and remixes. The EP includes contributions associated with Squid, corto.alto and Frankie Archer.
A centerpiece is 7 Bridges to Burn (Nadine Shah and Man Power’s Return to the Bridges). Man Power reshapes the track’s electronic setting while Shah performs words by poet Cooper Robson, retaining a connection to the North East subject matter of the original.
An album seen through other musicians
A remix EP can change more than tempo. A different singer alters how words are delivered, while a new rhythmic framework can move attention away from the ensemble part that first defined a track. Here, the named roles make it possible to follow those changes without confusing the remix with a newly recorded Knats studio album.
A useful comparison is to hear the original 7 Bridges to Burn before the new version, keeping one element in mind: the vocal, a recurring phrase or the shape of the beat. Returning to the original afterward can make a structural change clearer than simply describing the remix as more danceable.
The title A Great Night also distinguishes this release from A Great Day. Readers looking for the remix program can check that wording in streaming listings. The official announcement below provides the credits and the release links.
Source: Official release announcement.
