Imagine my surprise (and joy) when discovering that Azeda Booth have a new EP out, and free one at that. Since listing their debut album In Flesh Tones as one of last year’s best, I – together with a lot of fans – have eagerly been awaiting new material from this Calgary band.

Turns out Tubrek isn’t completely new though as four of the eight tracks are remixes of songs from the debut. But like I said, it’s free. And pretty good too. The new tracks - ”Fiji Inn Hearts”, “Neonate”, “Samoan Girls”, and “Squall” – are perhaps a bit more experimental (which is something they already were) than their previous work, but then there has been a change in the band, now making them a trio instead of a quartet.

I’ll admit to not finding the first three tracks all that interesting at first, but the beautiful “Squall” immediately became a favorite, as did the Goodhands Team remix of “In Red”. However after repeat listenings “Fiji Inn Hearts” and “Neonate”  have also joined that category, even if the high pitched synthesiser in the previous makes my cat turn her ears around. “Samoan Girls” is nice and mellow but pales a bit in comparison to the other new tracks. The remaining remixes of “First Little Britches”, “Well”, and “Big Fists” are more than acceptable. If it wasn’t free, I’d probably pay for it.

To download Tubtrek, simply go here.

~ “Squall” ~