Let me preface this by saying, The Juan Maclean do not need to be remixed. Given the nature of their tunes, this is inevitable, but with all the fleshed out blips and beeps in their under-two-to-over-fourteen minute songs, they've pretty much covered every which way to interpret Indie/Disco House/Electronica.
In the Happy House 12" single we see a couple attempts at shortening the track by the likes of Lee Douglas and Prince Language (whose can be heard by clicking his name). Where these remixes fail however is in offering a new perspective on the track. Though titled (Prince Language dub mix) I fail to see any dub influence beyond that which the track itself offers. Lee Douglas comes a little closer, mixing in a way that creates a sort of frantic nature from a track that is fairly mellow albeit totally dancey. His remix, however, fails to give significance to the vocals, using them as a sort of add on rather than justification as on the originals next to 13 minutes.
The original begins in true DFA fashion, bass accompanied by cow-bell esque bongos which lead into hand claps to keep the beat. Keys give the track a real 70's feel and provide a countdown to the 'launching into space'. Between bass, keys and claps we have essentially 3 beats going that could become boring if not for the addition of said cow-bell and vocals to remind us that this track is "Excellent". Though the remixes offer A.D.D. friendly versions of Happy House, cutting at least 4 minutes from the original, they fail in letting the respective mixes flesh out any one of the three beats, leaving the track haphazard where it was originally so focused.
The Juan Maclean - Happy House
Happy House 12" single came out 3/04/08 on DFA
Also unmentioned but sort of note worthy is Them Jeans' take, which falsely implies there is fat here to trim.
The Juan Maclean - Happy House (Them Jeans Trim The Fat Edit)
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