Bitter Sweet 'The Remix Game' album

Millions of people have heard the infectious tunes off Bitter:Sweet’s debut album, The Mating Game – on stereos, iPods and Zune players, on the internet, in hit movies and TV shows, and at one of their sold-out performances in venues nationwide. Since it was released in April, 2006, a handful of the hottest producers have been selected to remix Bitter:Sweet tunes for vinyl singles, digital only releases and just for fun. Now, a collection of the best Bitter:Sweet remixes have been assembled in one place, on The Remix Game - the perfect partner to The Mating Game.

Bitter:Sweet has received bountiful accolades from the press including The Los Angeles Times who claimed The Mating Game was “perhaps the best album of its kind since Portishead’s ‘Dummy’ was released more than a decade ago.” URB Magazine called the album, “delicious!” We can’t wait to see what the critics say when they get a taste of The Remix Game. With famed producers like Thievery Corporation, Fort Knox Five, Yes King and Skeewiff using the ingredients of the original songs to whip up a whole new dish, The Remix Game is bound to feed hungry fans until the band release their sophomore album in 2008.

Bitter:Sweet combines the musical savvy of Kiran Shahani and the sultry vocals of Shana Halligan. Kiran emerged on the scene as a founding member of The Supreme Beings of Leisure. Signed to Chris Blackwell’s Palm Pictures, the band sold over a quarter million records worldwide. Shana is, of course, no stranger to the music industry. She has been a respected part of the Los Angeles music scene her whole life and grew-up in a household with father, Dick Halligan (Blood, Sweat & Tears). Together, Kiran and Shana have created Bitter:Sweet, one of the most seductive interpretations of retro swank and hot beats since James Bond was Sean Connery.

Many of the hottest television shows and movies have used Bitter:Sweet’s music, including Grey’s Anatomy, Nip/Tuck, Entourage, Desperate Housewives, The Devil Wears Prada, Men In Trees, Brothers & Sisters, and many, many more. Korbel Champagne and Bebe also tapped into Bitter:Sweet’s head turning beats for their national advertising campaigns. It’s no mystery as to why their music is so sought after – one listen and you’re hooked.

Bitter:Sweet have accumulated quite a fan base, as evidenced on MySpace where songs off The Mating Game have garnered nearly one million plays. They’ve sold out shows the first time they ever performed in San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, New York and San Diego. Now, the band are gearing up for their very first national tour in July/August 2007 bringing their unique blend of instruments to the stage including; traditional (bass, guitar), orchestral (harpist, cellist, violinist), world (tablas) and technological (turntables, laptops, and video displays). As the Daily Variety noted at the 2007 KCRW Sounds Eclectic evening, Bitter:Sweet delivered, “arty, apocalyptic party music [with] elegant lushness...”.

The band has received a bevy of notable accolades. They were awarded the Best Rock/Pop Album of 2006 at the Independent Music Awards. They are consistently ranked in the top 20 on the iTunes Electronic albums chart and in Billboard’s Top 50 Electronic albums chart. Both PeopleMagazine and Playboy Magazine urged millions of their readers to download hot tracks off of The Mating Game. And, in their hometown, The Los Angeles Times pegged Bitter:Sweet as one of the top 10 Buzz Bands of 2006.

Since they released their debut album one year ago, it’s hard to find something that Bitter:Sweet has not accomplished. Now, with the release of The Remix Game, a handful of today’s hottest remixers converge to offer their respective takes on the original album. Add to that to an upcoming live show in a city near you, and you’ve got the rest of year to enjoy your Bitter:Sweet.

The Remix Game releases September 4, 2007 on Quango Music Group.

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Bitter Sweet - The Remix Game