Mancunian producer Star Slinger is perhaps one of the most efficient and consistently inconsistent electronic artists of today. Here, he revamps TOKiMONSTA’s frenetic, Kool Keith featuring track into a piece of House gold. The relentless looping of the vocals coupled with the catchy baseline make this another winning remix for Star Slinger. Incidentally, the music video for the original deserves a look as it clearly goes above and beyond the criteria for our Trippy Music Videos.
In an age where remixes are a dime-a-dozen, I really appreciate a well-thought out and executed cover. NYC indie-pop band Silent Rider pull of a cover of “Skinny Love” that is even more haunting than the original. Though Bon Iver’s stripped down acoustic sing-a-long feel is altered, Silent Rider add subtle electronic echoes and twangs breath new life into the track rather than truly deconstructing it.
Been a fan of Swedish producer Jonas Rathsman ever since his “Tobago” track. Haven’t really much from him since in the way of ear-grabbing music. This remix is all about the interaction between the haunting vocals, hypnotic piano sample and the shuddering bass line. Also check out his dance-floor ready collaboration with Dj Nibc, Stuffa.
London-via-Mallorca producer TÂCHES (apparently pronounced Tash, if you were wondering ~ I wasn’t, but someone told me so I feel compelled to tell all of you now) makes songs that wow. Its easy to get caught up in the UK house scene and its sudden reinvention by judging and predicting the way tracks unfold. TÂCHES simply makes this impossible. The only thing you can assume about the music he produces is that the bass will be right on point. His remix of DrDr’s “EXTRA” starts relaxed and restrained letting the vocals suck you in and then blows you away with the fat bassline. His original efforts evoke similar feelings of “Oof where did that come from?”.
I think everyone has heard at least a few terrible remixes of this song. The singularity of Frank Ocean’s excellent vocals and instant sing-a-long quality of the track make it very hard to remix with any verve. Here, LA trap producer keeps the basic elements of the track the same, yet disorts the vocals and lets the song descend into murky Trapness. Simple.
A week ago I posted about Toronto duo Free N Losh and forgot to post their track “Your Mother Should Know;” a track that has since become a favorite of mine. Sometimes simplicity in electronic music is best: a haunting beatles-esque vocal track and chilled out Trap-infused beat just stick with you. Though some of F N L’s tracks have a grating dubstep wobble to them, this particular track elucidates their Trap talent.
As if you needed another reason to realize that Chance the Rapper is blowing up, here’s an interesting collaboration with one of the premiere electronic producers of our time, Nosaj Thing. The Chicago rapper’s sing-songy style and stream of conscious lyrics go hand in hand with spaced out, trip-hop beats and “Paranoia” is just another example. As hip hop and electronic music become increasingly intertwined its good see one of the rising stars of hip hop embrace electronic production so readily. Do yourself a favor and download Chance’s mixtape ACID RAP if you haven’t already. Cheers to my boy Hatemz for the spot.
