Polarsets' remixers !
Polarsets‘ new EP “Sunshine Eyes” was released on April 11th on Kitsuné ! You can buy the EP here!
Now is the time to focus on the work of two of the remixers, Kid Adrift and Jensen
– Why have you accepted to remix this track?
We put a lot of work into this remix -more so than most other remixes we’ve done- as it seems there is a core to this song that’s quite malleable and open to being translated into different soundscapes. There’s a strong harmony that just naturally lends itself to all different kinds of interpretations. Some songs are just destined to work at a certain tempo with a certain kind of production, but this one has a life of it’s own that wants to try on different outfits.
– What do you think of the original track? How do you perceive it?
I listened to the vocal only initially upon starting the remix and from the lyrics I felt it was a very delicate piece of song-writing placed in amongst the drums and guitar riffs. We wanted to try and bring out this more ethereal aspect of it. I guess remixing a great song like this is like choosing a dress for an already beautiful woman, you just have to make sure it all compliments what is already there.
– How would you describe your remix?
A lot of the music I write is quite dark in some respects but this kind of reminds me of walking around the Ochil hills back home in Scotland on a breezy day.
– Why do you think your remix brings something more to the original track?
Not necessarily something “more” just different. Same woman, different dress.
Listen to an extract here :
– Why have you accepted to remix this track?
The way we were raised you don’t say no to Kitsune. You show them the respect they’ve
earned and when they ask for a remix by golly you make’m the best darn remix you can.
– What do you think of the original track? How do you perceive it?
Love it. We really enjoy how the bass and guitars keep the solid 1/8th note triplet
timing the ENTIRE way through!! That’s something a bit different for a pop song
which is why when the handwaving rave synth walls come piling in they feel right at
home atop that traditional house rhythm.
– How would you describe your remix?
This remix is like a rattlesnake in a tophat. It’s fancy but with a sense of danger.
Something sinister hiding within the black finery. Just everyone be calm for a bit and
hold your loved ones. Once that snake slithers away we’re gonna put on that tophat and
have this party.
– Why do you think your remix brings something more to the original track?
Yeah we really liked the vocal and how it reminded us of the voice from a great
band called MEW. Their music is always at once dark and sweet and grand.
We wanted to focus on the vocal and draw out more of these qualities from
the lyric and the delivery. I think we did that. I mean, yeah we did that.
Listen to an extract here :