Deftones singer Chino Moreno’s remix of the The Cure’s “Warsong” has been unveiled in advance of the upcoming album Remixes of a Lost World, set for release on June 13th.
As previously reported, Remixes of a Lost World features new mixes of the tracks on The Cure’s most recent studio album, 2024’s Songs of a Lost World, by the likes of Moreno, Mogwai, Four Tet, Orbital, Paul Oakenfold, and others. Upon last month’s album announcement, Four Tet’s remix of “Alone” and Oakenfold’s “cinematic” remix of “I Can Never Say Goodbye” were made available to stream.
Now, Moreno’s mix of “Warsong” has been released, with the Deftones frontman stating, “I chose ‘Warsong’ to remix as it’s one of those slow-building, brooding musical pieces that have always drawn me into The Cure’s music.”
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He added, “My idea with this remix was to strip it back slightly of its organic instrumentation and bring in ridged, mechanical percussion and some down-pitched vocals aimed to bring forth the cold/dystopic feel of the song while maintaining the core beauty of what existed.”
Remixes by Moreno (“Warchild”), Mogwai (“Endsong”), and 65daysofstatic (“All I Ever Am”) only appear on the 3LP or 3CD deluxe editions of Mixes of a Lost World. Remixes by Four Tet (“Alone”), Paul Oakenfold (“I Can Never Say Goodbye”), Orbital (“Endsong”), and others appear on the standard 2LP or 2CD editions, as well as the deluxe versions. Pre-orders are available here.
Deftones recently completed a winter/spring North American tour with The Mars Volta, and will embark on a late summer leg with Phantogram and IDLES on select dates beginning August 22nd in Vancouver (pick up tickets here). Amidst that run, Deftones will play two stadium shows with System of a Down in Toronto on September 3rd and 5th.
Listen to Chino Moreno’s remix of The Cure’s “Warsong” below. Proceeds from the remix album will benefit the charity Warchild UK.
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