Burnside Project’s Richard Jankovich has been cranking out remixes as Pocket for a few years now, and here we find him upping his prolificacy with this series of singles, each one a collaboration with a different artist. The first installment features Robyn Hitchcock, whose instantly identifiable voice gets layered over loops of synths and guitar and a pulsing beat. Not the kind of sounds you’d expect to hear behind the Soft Boy, but it’s a pretty cool combo.

Burnside Project's Richard Jankovich has been cranking out remixes under his Pocket guise for a few years now, and here we find him prolifically upping his profile with this new series of singles, each one a collaboration with a different artist. The first installment, "Surround Him with Love," features none other than Robyn Hitchcock, whose instantly identifiable voice gets layered over loops of synths and guitar and a pulsing beat -- not the kind of sounds you'd normally expect to hear behind the legendary Soft Boys singer, but it's a pretty cool combo. Indie-electro poppers Somnambulants contribute a remix that puts a little more crunch on the drum machine while wrapping the song in a dreamy haze, but most surprising is hearing Hitchcock's lyrical surrealisms (e.g. the repeated mantra of "reptile brain") dubbed-out and floating over a space disco reworking from KKS. Five tracks in all, also includes "Let Her Close Her Eyes" which features musician/comedienne Shonali Bhowmik (Tigers and Monkeys). Look for future singles which will be debuting on Other Music Digital, and will include contributions from a diverse range of guests, including Craig Wedren (Shudder to Think), Mark Burgess (The Chameleons), Yuki Chikudate (Asobi Sesku), Danny Seim (Menomena), Sal Principato (Liquid Liquid), and more.

-Josh Madell (April 3, 2009)