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Single Review by William Ruben Helms

New Audio: Rhythm Scholar’s Soulful and Atmospheric Remix of Tears for Fears’ “Mad World”

I’ve spilled quite a bit of virtual ink covering the ridiculously prolific, New York-based producer, DJ, remixer and JOVM mainstay Rhythm Scholar through this site’s 14 year history. During that period, the New York-based JOVM mainstay has built a national and international profile for crafting slickly produced, crowd-pleasing mashups and remixes.

2024 has been a rather busy year for Rhythm Scholar. If you’ve been frequenting this site over the past couple of months, you’d know that I wrote about his  woozy remix of one of my favorite Tears for Fears tunes “Change,” and his sleek, club friendly remix of Duran Duran‘s 1984 track “Wild Boys” a that featured chopped up vocals for the hook, several Duran Duran samples and a blazing Andy Sexton guitar solo while retaining Simon Le Bon‘s vocal, the memorable hook and the synth melody.

The JOVM mainstay returns with a remix of Tears for Fears’ “Mad World” that retains Curt Smith‘s imitable vocal and pairs with a subtly modernized remix with bursts of strummed acoustic guitar, thumping beats, swirling atmospheric synths, twinkling keys and soulful horn solo. With this remix, Rhythm Scholar manages to place a classic and beloved song within a contemporary context while managing to retain the original’s brooding and uneasy air.

Indie Electro Pop by William Ruben Helms

New Audio: Rhythm Scholar Shares a Club Friendly Remix of Duran Duran’s “Wild Boys”

Throughout the course of this site’s close to 14 year history, I’ve managed to spill copious amounts of virtual ink covering the ridiculously prolific, New York-based producer, DJ, remixer and JOVM mainstay Rhythm Scholar. And during that same period, the New York-based JOVM mainstay has built a profile both nationally and internationally for crafting slickly produced, crowd-pleasing mashups and remixes. 

Earlier this week, I wrote about Rhythm Scholar’s woozy remix of one of my favorite Tears for Fears tunes “Change.” Continuing upon his reputation for being remarkably prolific, the JOVM mainstay artist gave Duran Duran‘s 1984 track “Wild Boys” a sleek remix that features chopped up vocals for the hook, several Duran Duran samples peppered throughout, some blazing guitar work form Andy Sexton and a club friendly thump while retaining Simon Le Bon‘s vocal, the memorable hook and the synth melody among others.