Mesh -- The Mixes -- Jarrett Records

Track Listing

1. Fragile [Mixed Up]
2. Fragile [Chicago Dub]
3. Fragile [Rythmus Mix]
4. Fragile [Urban Mix]
5. I Don't Expect to be Right
6. Involved [Seven Inch]

I usually don't pay much attention to singles, since often times they only serve up a small portion of second rate B-sides, useless remix fodder, or album tracks you've already heard. Either that or they're repetitive enough to start banging your head into a wall. The members of Mesh claim they are out to turn the single back into an art form, and although this seems like a hard task to undertake this release is proof of their word.

One would assume that hearing four different mixes of "Fragile" in a row would be as repetitive as it gets, but there is enough diversity among the tracks to keep things interesting. Each remix seems to pick a good trait out of the song and accentuate it's better qualities, while at the same time adding some new touches and directions to make the listen more bearable. The resident B-side, "I Don't Expect to be Right", is a worthwhile song that you can tell wasn't just left off an album and stuck here as a last resort. It is a catchy track in the style Mesh are fast becoming known for, which is basically what you get when you take synthpop influences and apply them to a 90's setting with the latest technology in full force.