"Hold On" was one of DFA's biggest hits to date. Not quite as big as "Jealous Lovers" but somewhere in the vicinity of "Yeah" and "Losing My Edge." So for the remix 12", you know that DFA isn't gonna come with the stadium-electro-rock version. Instead, you get two brainy reworks by Mock & Toof of "Lycra Virgin" fame. The first remix(1) sounds like a studio outtake from The Time with Roger behind the boards. It's not knocking your head in, but it's consistently funky. You'll catch its genius after the three minute mark. "Mock's Mod Mix(2)" could definitely be classified as minimal, something you'd almost expect to hear on a Spectral release. Hooray for diversity.

reviewed by the mgmnt