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This EP is I think one of the highlight of Wire's experimental endeavors. Wire take their 70's inventiveness with their post-hiatus progressive sound to create something unlike what they've done before and it still manages to retain all values of Wire's music. In 1986 Wire released their first piece of music for over five years, the EP 'SnakeDrill', from which the song 'Drill' was issued.This release reworks and re-evaluates that song in very unique pieces. Like their IBTABA project, some tracks are studio remixes of live tracks, while others are entirely in-studio reworkings. Although the whole EP runs over an hour it is, arguably, still an EP as it's more repetition of the same song. This release also uses and fuses the unique qualities of all three of the main creative forces of Wire: Coline Newman, Bruce Gilbert, and Graham Lewis.1 In every city?: One of my favorites on The Drill. I think of it as more of a sequel to Drill: different lyrics, sung by both Lewis and Newman which compliment each other gracefully; the music is also for the most part different from the original song. A Very good opening track.2 What's your desire?: A shoe-gazing ambient version. It's almost hypnotic in the repetitive loops and drums, and the vocals are astoundingly expressive. It's a shame that Wire don't get the credit they deserve for being so visionary, and that really comes through in this piece.3 Arriving/Staying/Going?: This track is just awesome, no other way to describe it. The vocals sound chopped up and seem as though the lyrics are delivered like rhythmic pulses, and the music is a strong industrial feat. It took me a little while to realize that the vocals were the original lyrics and not just some jibberish.4 (A Berlin) Drill: The most faithful reworking, remixed by Gareth Jones, a very talented producer. The mix ups the mechanical atmosphere of the original recording; I'd almost say this is better than the original, but you can't deny the classics; I personally like to hear the original then play this version to get the feel of both the more minimalist version and this heavier, and braver, recording.5 Do you drive?: A weird, bubbly, and inexplicably cheerful mix. Littered with vibrant keyboards and a more subtle, and surreal, background. The vocals sound ecstatic, and I love it.6 Jumping Mint?: This takes away the vocals and hasty percussion in place of a more dubbed feel, with weighty electronic percussion and powerful synths (some vocals return in sparse moments). This track works best in its placement during the EP: in the middle it doesn't stand out awkwardly among the (slightly) more conventional pieces, and just feels right at home.7 Did You Dugga?: another optomistic-feeling track; sounds almost entirely synthesized. It would feel right at home in the album 'Manscape' with it's glittery production. While I'd say this is my least favorite track on here, I still really enjoy it.8 Where are you now?: picks up where the last track left off, and dives into an ambient layer that is both noisy and musical. This track reminds me heavily of what Gilbert and Lewis have done in the past with projects like Dome. I'd consider this my second favorite for its progression into unknown territory (it literally feels like Wire had dug themselves into some new ground with this one).9 A Chicago Drill: The drill journey, or as the liner notes say, 'an exploration of monophonic monorhythmic repetition', ends with Where Are You now? and this track is an aggressive live performance of 'Drill': the instrumentation of the original recording is stripped down and explored and tortured in this 12 minute excersize. Frequently slowing and quieting down, and speeding up with a blast of energy, the cheers of the audience do much to add to the strength of the piece. Also where the lines 'drill drill drill dugga dugga dugga' are sung the vocals have a totally hilarious tone which always amuses me to hear. I do not know if the original performance was this long, or if it had been mixed and whatnot (liner notes don't say much about it, but either way this track totally upstages the 8 minute performance of Drill on the 'Kidney Bingos' single.Overall, this collection of live performances, studio remixing and experimentation is one not to be missed by the Wire fan, or even for fans of the avant-garde. If I'd been a fan of Wire back when this first came out, I would just eat this release! I also think that this EP has perhaps inspired Trent Reznor to do his own remix albums/maxi-singles, but that's just speculation, but I do think Reznor may be a fan. And sure, the original recording is not on here, but I'm you can live without it.