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THE MFA
THE DIFFERENCE IT MAKES:
REMASTERED AND REMIXED

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The MFA, The Difference It Makes: Remastered and Remixed (DBC001) cover artwork
A1

Joe Goddard Remix

With plenty of plays from Grammy-nominated Joe Goddard of Hot Chip, it seemed only right to ask him to remix the track. The result is an electro-dance number with a big breakdown and main room appeal.

A2

Nathan Fake Remix

Originally released on James Holden's Border Community, The MFA pay homage with a remix by former labelmate, Nathan Fake – who the duo first met at the turn of the millennium.

B1

Original Mix

Filed at #43 in Pitchfork's top 50 singles of 2005, Resident Advisor described it on release as, "Beautiful slices of dubby-tech house with compressed guitars and abstract sliced vocals. From start to finish, the track is minimal in nature. I like it, and I think you will too... The MFA has created something of a hidden gem."

B2

The MFA #23 Remix

Reimagined 23 years after it was first written (with a nod to The KLF), the remix pushes the track deeper onto the dancefloor, with a fresh take on the original.

The MFA, The Difference It Makes: Remastered and Remixed (DBC001) front and back cover

With the original release of ‘The Difference it Makes’ racking up more than a million Spotify streams, the 2004 hit track by The MFA has been remixed and remastered, and is available as a 4 track vinyl EP and on digital.

This is the debut release on The MFA’s new label Deskbound Complex. All tracks have been mastered by Jason Goz at Transition Studios, and distributed by Rubadub.

Have a listen to the clips (they play over the tannoy), or order vinyl and digital using the button at the top of the page.

File history: ‘The Difference It Makes’

‘The Difference It Makes’ was written in 2002 in a basement studio in Les Diablerets, Switzerland, and filed as Border Community 03BC in 2004. James Holden opened his Balance 005 mix with it months before release; Kompakt licensed it (the first record the Cologne label ever licensed in) for a Superpitcher remix that Pitchfork filed at #43 in its tracks of 2005. Two decades and more than a million streams later, the complex refiled the record that started it all as DBC001: remastered, and remixed by Joe Goddard, Nathan Fake and The MFA themselves.

Release date: 28th October 2025

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ENCL: four audio clips, one sleeve.

FIELD REPORTS

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Copies of DBC001 spotted in the wild. Sightings are filed on receipt.

FIELD REPORT 001. SPOTTED: Findhorn, Scotland. Filed beside a vintage Tannoy speaker. Approved listening conditions.
FIELD REPORT 001. SPOTTED: Findhorn, Scotland. Filed beside a vintage Tannoy speaker. Approved listening conditions.
FIELD REPORT 002. FOOTAGE RECEIVED: Fish56Octagon spins the test press for the heads, 17.10.2025, eleven days before release. Tagged @deskboundcomplex. 'Deep progressive melodic music renaissance.'
FIELD REPORT 002. FOOTAGE RECEIVED: Fish56Octagon spins the test press for the heads, 17.10.2025, eleven days before release. Tagged @deskboundcomplex. 'Deep progressive melodic music renaissance.' View footage →
FIELD REPORT 003. TRANSMISSION RECEIVED: Joe Goddard, to camera, on years of dropping 'The Difference It Makes' in his sets, and what he's done to it now. Filed six days before release.
FIELD REPORT 003. TRANSMISSION RECEIVED: Joe Goddard, to camera, on years of dropping 'The Difference It Makes' in his sets, and what he's done to it now. Filed six days before release. View transmission →
FIELD REPORT 004. TRANSMISSION RECEIVED: Nathan Fake on twenty-five years of acquaintance. The parties first met on a music message board; the paperwork has finally caught up.
FIELD REPORT 004. TRANSMISSION RECEIVED: Nathan Fake on twenty-five years of acquaintance. The parties first met on a music message board; the paperwork has finally caught up. View transmission →
FIELD REPORT 005. INTERNAL FOOTAGE: Staff 001 and 002, release day, 28.10.2025. 'It's finally here.' The complex opens for business.
FIELD REPORT 005. INTERNAL FOOTAGE: Staff 001 and 002, release day, 28.10.2025. 'It's finally here.' The complex opens for business. View footage →

LAUNCH RECORDS

DBC001 on the shelf. Inverted Audio Record Store, Peckham.
DBC001 on the shelf. Inverted Audio Record Store, Peckham.
Attendance exceeded expectations. In-store, November 2025.
Attendance exceeded expectations. In-store, November 2025.
Staff 001 and 002 on duty at the launch.
Staff 001 and 002 on duty at the launch.
Tannoy Idle. Select a file