World's Number One Human improved by remixers

The bold and unexpected decision by Kanye West’s record company to stick out the Chris Martin-heavy ‘Homecoming’ as a single in the UK may not be such a loss, as the track it replaces (‘Flashing Lights’) is - a bit like the rest of Kanye’s ‘Graduation’ album - not as good as it should be.

HOWEVER.

What we will miss is a series of rather good remixes that had been ‘lined up’ for the ‘flipside’.

The Dan-O remix of ‘Flashing Lights’ attacks the track with scissors and sticky tape, dismantling and then reassembling it in a way that is, we are reliably informed, both ‘old skool’ and ‘analogue’. The Mano remix does similar things, but spoils it by morphing into a Craig David b-side after a promisingly ravetastic intro.

Pick of the bunch really must be the bonkers DJ Rashad (Juke Jams) remix, which adds healthy doses of both tempo and stupidity to proceedings, breathing life, fun and countless booty-shaking opportunities into the listless original.

You can listen to that remix here.

It is very good.