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Studio Tracks
 Featuring On The Deleted CD2 Michael Single [ Download ] Home demos recorded during early 2003 Darts Of Pleasure: [ Download ] Tell Her Tonight: [ Download ] Jacqueline : [ Download ] A Track that originates from the 'Franz Ferdinand' album sessions that took place in late summer 2003 in Malmo, Sweden under the guidance of producer Tore Johansen. The track subsequently didn't make it onto the final mix of the album. A re-recorded version of the song with rewritten vocals and a new arrangement can be found on the 'Michael' CD2 single, this particular version is taken from the 'Chateau Demo CR-R' which was recorded at the Chateau in Glasgow, early 2003. Don't Start Demo: [ Download ] Another track that originates from the 'Franz Ferdinand' album sessions, which didn't make it onto the final mix of the album. The track however, has since been re-recorded and re-mixed with 'Dan The Automator' on production duties for a possible future single release. As above, also lifted from the 'Chateau Demo CD-R'. Can't Stop Feeling Demo: [ Download ] |
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Get Up And Use Me Single [ Download ] Fire Engines - Jacqueline: [ Download ] Recorded during may 2004 in Hamburg, Germany and originally intended for release as a single, the band recorded an alternative version of their track 'Michael' which took the guise of a duet, with rewritten lyrics so that they were from the perspective of a guy and a girl fighting over Michael. Catriona, a friend of the band from the group 'Queen Of Japan' provides the dulcet female co-vocals. In the end the band felt that the new version was a diluted version of the original, so decided not to use it for the release of the track as a single and stuck with the orginal album version. Michael Duet: [ Download ] On 17.04.05 the band invited us into Alex's farmhouse studio, located deep in the Glaswegian countryside, where they let us be privy to the recording of their sophomore album, treating us all to a demo version of new track 'Evil And A Heathen' which is a potential contender for inclusion on the record. Evil And A Heathen Demo: [ Download ] Whilst in Glasgow on Monday 26th March, rehearsing for their third album, the band recorded this instrumental track, titled 'Flight Of The Galvatron'. The band subsequently posted a video on their MySpace page, performing the track. Flight Of The Galvatron: [ Download ] |
Remixes
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Remix of 'Michael' by one of the band's favourite artists 'Simon Bookish' - the first of the new breed of experimental popstars, inspired by youthful dalliances with avant-garde classical music, then industrial, post-punk and new electronica. Simon Bookish - Michael Dancewhore Karaoke Remix: [ Download ] Naum Gabo's officially commissioned contructivist tastic remix of 'Take Me Out'. Naum Gabo - Take Me Out Re-version: [ Download ] Funk tastic French dance duo Daft Punk have also had a bash at reworking 'Take Me Out', albeit their take on the track isn't exactly quantitatively different from the original version, give or take a bit of distortion thrown in here and there. Daft Punk - Take Me Out: [ Download ] Eighties NYC, white funk tastic remix of 'The Dark Of The Matinée' by Gomma's Headman Headman Remix - The Dark Of The Matinée: [ Download ] A radical reworking of 'This Fire' by Playgroup aka output impresario 'Trevor Jackson', which culminates in a sultry retro 'four to the floor' version of the track. Playgroup Mix - This Fire: [ Download ] Franz remix of the Handsome Boy Modeling School track 'The World's Gone Mad' on which Alex contributed guest vocals to, along with Barrington Levy & Del The Funky Homosapien. Nick & Paul from the band lend a hand on this, supplying additional instrumentation on the track. HBMS [FF Remix] - The World's Gone Mad: [ Download ] Ever wondered what FF and Kelis would sound like if they were mixed together? No thought not, but check out what the result of this unlikely pairing is with Thriftshop's version of 'Take Me Out' amalgamated with Kelis's 'Milkshake'. Thriftshop XL - Take Me Out For A Milkshake: [ Download ] Another spectacular mishmash of a remix for you in the guise of the IDC bootleg track 'David Byrne Was Born In Dumbarton', which is what you get when one combines the Talking Heads track 'Burning Down The House' and ranges it against 'Take Me Out'. IDC - David Byrne Was Born In Dumbarton: [ Download ] A splendid Franz remix feast for you to get on down to by French turntable maestro DJ Zebra' and his disco tastic version of 'Take Me Out' which manifest's itself as 'DJ Zebra Vs Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out On A Saturday Night'. DJ Zebra - Take Me Out On A Saturday Night: [ Download ]
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That thriftshop XL outfit has been at it again, mashing up the sounds of FF and this time blending them with that smash hits drum & bass outfit Kosheen pooling together 'Come On Home' with 'Catch', to formulate the resultant bootleg.
Thriftshop XL - Come On Home Out Of My Way: [ Download ] Another crazy conundrum of a bootleg here for you to get on down to, this time courtesy of McSleazy, who mashes up Ze Franz's 'Take Me Out' with the Beastie Boys track 'Triple Trouble' to turntable tastic effect. Mcsleazy - Franzie Boys: [ Download ] Million miles an hour electro clash remix of 'Take Me Out' from California based outfit Crash Berlin, a vital player in the breaks-electro scene on the west coast of the U.S.A. This track's a dead cert to make you strut your funky thang. Crash Berlin - Take Me Out: [ Download ] The first remix we here at FF dot Net towers have come across of the band's debut single 'Darts Of Pleasure' and my what a cheeky little number this is too, courtesy of Nagarrius. Sure to get you shaking your thang like a total spazz. Nagarrius - Darts Of Pleasure: [ Download ] The first mash-up to appear of 'Do You Want To', lovingly constructed & nurtured by the ever dependable Thriftshop XL - This time around the XL team fuse DYWT with Run DMC'S 'It's Tricky' & The Knack's 'My Sharona' Thriftshop XL - Do You Wanna Cuz It's Tricky My Sharona: [ Download ] Official remix of 'The Fallen' - the opening track from 'You Could Have It So Much Better' and also the third single to be lifted from it, to be released February 2006 Justice Edit - The Fallen: [ Download ] Officially commissioned club remix of the closing track from 'You Could Have It So Much Better' by Ewan Pearson, remoulding it in an ecstatic Italo vein, morphing into chugging indie dance with acoustic drums and guitars akimbo Ewan Pearson Club Mix - Outsiders: [ Download ] Another officially commissioned reworking of the closing track from 'YCHISMB'. This time around, JD Twitch & Optimo have turned 'Outsiders' into into a full on 70's disco epic in the vein of 'I Feel Love'. JD Twitch & The Truffle Club Optimo Refreak - Outsiders: [ Download ] Domino approached the mighty Lindstrom to work over the 'YCHISMB' track 'I'm Your Villain'. What a transformation takes place with Lindstrom making minimal use of the vocal to create a stomping disco anthem. Lindstrom Extended Mix - I'm You Villain: [ Download ] |