Nathan Haines: Return of the Squire (For Hire)

By GRAHAM REID

(Herald rating: * * *)

Given that Haines and his band - with imported guests - are around the traps, this is a timely package: his last album Squire for Hire with an additional disc of five remixes and the video for Doot Dude.

Ashley Beedle's extended mix of Doot Dude - the track with Lyric L's South London rap - bring in beats and percussion, samples itself and takes it to the dancefloor.

The other four are by Restless Soul (Right By Your Side, two mixes of the title track, and a revision of Springtime Rain) and offer variable results. A couple take the core tracks in different and largely rewarding directions, especially the brief, stripped back AJ for Squire, which is a stoner meltdown rendering the source material almost unrecognisable.

Label: FMR