Songs by the Cure, Devo and INXS are being remixed for Future Retro, a compilation of today's artists tackling Eighties acts, due July 19th on Rhino Records.
Crystal Method reconstruct New Order's "Bizarre Love Triangle," the Scissor Sisters take on the B-52's' "Private Idaho" and Way Out West do Echo and the Bunnymen's "Lips Like Sugar."
"I didn't have to look far to get remixers," says Rhino's Craig DeGraff, who organized the project. "The songs are classics."
The Future Retro track listing is still being compiled, but below are confirmed remixes:
New Order's "Bizarre Love Triangle," by Crystal Method
Echo and the Bunnymen's "Lips Like Sugar," by Way Out West
INXS's "Need You Tonight," by Static Revenger
Yaz's "Situation," by Richard X
Howard Jones' "New Song," by Swayzak
Devo's "Girl U Want," by Black Light Odyssey
The B-52's' "Private Idaho," by Scissor Sisters
Alphaville's "Forever Young," by Bill Hamel
Grandmaster Flash's "White Lines (Don't Do It)," by Elite Force
Book of Love's "Boy," by DJ Irene
Morrissey's "Suedehead," by Sparks
B-Movie's "Nowhere Girl," by Adam Freeland
The Cure's "The Walk," by Infusion