| Following their early 1990's releases, The High Llamas' popularity was ascendant. They toured America in 1996-97, experiencing great heights on the indie charts, but without producing "hits" of the proportion that V2 required. O'Hagan's arrangement skills were called upon by groups like Saint Etienne, Super Furry Animals, Doves and Sondre Lerche. A remix album was mooted - to reach another growing audience demographic, perhaps? With Lollo Rosso (1998), the assembled remixers - Mouse On Mars, Jim O'Rourke, Kid Loco, Schneider TM, Stock, Hausen & Walkman, Cornelius and The High Llamas themselves - provided a scintillating trip through the cutting edge of avant electronics - yet another unique set of variations for the Llamas' sound to filter though. |
