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The really remarkable thing about Fitzsimmons is the stunning beauty of his music. Like processing an orange into delicious freshly squeezed juice, he has the rare ability to turn his tragic story into music that evokes his experiences without losing anything in translation. This new release "Derivatives" is a reimagining of some of the more prominent tracks off his breakthrough album "The Sparrow and the Crow". If you haven't heard this you should start there.

In fact there's a case for saying that these remixes are actually superior to the originals. The synths add a third dimension that lifts the tracks into something that is more moving and dramatic (though never becoming as ridiculously trite and banal as the programs like "One Tree Hill" on which his tracks have featured).

Few things set my mind on fire these days, but this does. It's the best thing I've heard so far this year. I only hope that his next album is entirely electronic. In the meantime this will not leave my turntable.