Some albums you simply can’t get enough of. I remember spinning several copies of Marilyn Manson’s Mechanical Animals into scratched oblivion in my admittedly angst-ridden high school days. Even if West Indian Girl’s 4th and Wall is one of those albums that you’ve destroyed from repeat listening, two full-length ‘re-imaginings’ of any record may be more than you can handle. I’m not sure if I could stomach listening to half of a hypothetical Manson remix album. But seeing as the Los Angeles sextet are some of music’s staunchest defenders of democracy, they chose not only to allow fellow artists the freedom to interpret their songs (twice) but to also give fans the opportunity to hear the fruits of their labor (of love- for the band).

However, because the remixes here are of unusually high quality, this two-disc set is not only of value to curious or radically obsessive fans. Although 4th and Wall is not an album that I would consider among my favorites, the spin that each remix artist puts on each track is impressive in their ability to entertain even casual listeners. On the ‘Analog Light’ disc, Republic Tigers’ Kenn Jankowski reworks ‘Back to You’ as a glitchy, cinematic melodrama, while Jason Bentley’s ‘All My Friends’ remix is a grandiose chillout that fuses organic and electronic sounds. The ‘Digital Heat’ disc is full of heavy, pulsating techno-infused interpretations on the tunes, such as Mark Sgarbossa’s Night Version Mix of ‘Solar Children.’ 4th on the Floor is a credible compilation of remixes for both insatiable fans and those in search of intriguing electronic sounds

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