Flower Of Devotion, the Chicago-based group Dehd’s self-assured third studio album, was released just over a year ago. The band hasn’t been able to tour in support of the album, but that will change later this month when Dehd kicks out their fall tour in 2021. To commemorate the occasion, Dehd enlisted the help of a few of their musician pals to remix their Flower Of Devotion tracks for a remix CD.
Dehd tease their upcoming Flower Of Devotion Remixed LP with a remixed version of “Flying” by Physical Medium. The new version bends the track into lo-fi realm, replacing the original’s cutting guitars and hollow drumming with a more dreamlike sound.
Guitarist Jason Balla said in a statement about the “Flying” remake and the remix album as a whole:
“I’d like to give Physical Medium a special shout out for planting the seed and really opening my eyes and ears to the world of remixing. Their passion for it has been infectious. What I love about dance music is that it exists to put my body into motion. It can do so many things that a normal song can’t because of its humble mission: keep the asses shaking. Dance music is just plain fun. In this spirit, we invited 14 friends to chop up Flower Of Devotion and put it back together as they saw fit. No rules, no guidelines. The songs went all over the place and it was really amazing to hear songs I knew so well become something new altogether. Hearing one of our voices or a guitar line in a new context really showed me how much room as a band we have to explore. It’s already impacted how we approach writing at practice, figuring out the basics and then asking ‘now what?’”
Listen to “Flying – Physical Medium Remix” above, and see the Flower Of Devotion Remixed tracklist and Dehd’s North American tour dates for 2021 after the jump.
1. “Flying – Physical Medium Remix”
2. “Disappear – 03sem Remix”
3. “Loner – Protomartyr Remix”
4. “Apart- Accessory Remix”
5. “Drip Drop – Freak Heat Waves Remix”
6. “Flood – 100% Cement Remix”
7. “Haha – Rxm Reality Remix”
8. “Letter – Sunglow Remix”
9. “Desire – Lala Lala Remix”
10. “Month – In The New Age: Scott Monroe Remix”
11. “No Time – Dom Rabalais Remix”
12. “Moonlight – Lionlimb Remix”
13. “Nobody – Miranda Winters Remix”
09/10 — Chicago, IL @ Pitchfork Music Festival
09/11 — Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
09/18 — St. Augustine, FL @ Sing Out Loud Festival
10/01 — Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club #
10/03 — Detroit, MI @ El Club #
10/04 — Toronto, ON @ The Baby G #
10/06 — Montreal, QC @ L’esco #
10/07 — Brooklyn, NY @ Market Hotel #
10/08 — Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s #
10/09 — Peekskill, NY @ First River Festival
10/27 — Austin, TX @ Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheatre *
10/28 — Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater *
10/29 — Houston, TX @ The Heights Theater *
10/30 — San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger *
11/01 — Phoenix, AX @ The Van Buren *
11/02 — San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park *
11/03 — Los Angeles, CA @ Zebulon
11/04 — Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern Theatre *
11/06 — Oakland, LA @ Fox Theater *
11/08 — Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theater *
11/09 — Vancouver, BC @ Hollywood Theatre *
11/10 — Seattle, WA @ Moore Theatre *
11/12 — Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex *
11/13 — Englewood, CO @ The Gothic Theatre *
11/15 — Lawrence, KS @ The Granada *
11/16 — St. Louis, MO @ Delmar Hall *
# with Bnny
* supporting Julien Baker
