Displacer’s spacey new single, Lost Mission, is available as a free download over at the Tympanik Audio site. The original track possesses the vibe of a low budget, Sixties SciFi show with plenty of voice snippets culled from too much time spent in front of the television. There’s a low, deliberate bass line, understated percussion and plenty of ephemeral noises which provide the illusion you’re on a retro-ride through the farthest reaches of our galaxy.

There are five remixes of this song included in the set. Coordinates’ “Even Stars Mix” fires off stunted phasers in your direction as a groovy dance beat leads you to the floor for a little astro-shake and quake. Gus & Griz’s “Space Cadet Mix” is more of a samba-style affair that is no less infectious. Displacer’s own “In The Company Of Robots Mix” increases the echoing atmosphere of the original and builds the track up to eerie levels. Waves of static, glitchy rhythm and a robotic stomp carry the more aggressive “l’Ombre Remix.” Finally, the “s:cage Remix” sends it’s compressed transmission from somewhere beyond the stars, distorted by the epic coldness of space.

This makes for a pretty interesting half hour listen and you certainly can’t beat the price. It seems a curious thing to offer for free since it isn’t all that representative of Displacer’s overall sound and might not serve to convince the uninitiated to investigate further. But that’s why you have us here. You can read our review of Displacer’s latest album, X Was Never Like This…, and head on over to the Displacer MySpace page to get into what this intriguing artist has to offer.

Oh, and if you would like to download the free single it’s available at this location.