Eight remixes of El Hardwick's ambitious sci-fi inspired debut album "8", with versions from 96 Back, Nailah Hunter, Ciel, Tsugi, Laura Misch and others.
Hardwick originally imagined "8" as an Ursula K Le Guin-inspired graphic novel, and expanded it slowly into a concept album using photography, poetry and music. They build out the project further on "8 Remixes", inviting eight artists to contribute reworks of the original album's material, pushing the themes into vastly differing places.
British-Nigerian avant-pop alchemist Tony Njoku is first to step up, chopping into Hardwick's angelic vocals and bending elastic synths over rattling, unpredictable voice. The original track's Björk-ish magic is amped up, before the track slides into another universe, tripping over chaotic breaks and tottering synths.
Nailah Hunter's version of 'Avatar' brings to mind Björk again, but blunts the edges of Hardwick's original, setting their shoegazey vocal coos against plaintive harp and delicate electronics. Downtempo groover 'Might Makes Right' gets an unexpected facelift from Memory Play, who ignores the original almost completely, fashioning a chromium mid-set chugger out of the burn'd ashes.
Laura Misch meanwhile reinterprets brief ambient interlude 'U Turn' using gentle horn loops, and it's one of set's most satisfying tracks, serving as a 'Memories of Green' style palate cleanser before 96 Back's electroid version of 'Tidal'. Ciel ties things up neatly with a plodding, break-laced 'Bali Sunrise' rework of 'BNND WDTH' that sounds as if it'd go down nicely with a long drink.
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Eight remixes of El Hardwick's ambitious sci-fi inspired debut album "8", with versions from 96 Back, Nailah Hunter, Ciel, Tsugi, Laura Misch and others.
Hardwick originally imagined "8" as an Ursula K Le Guin-inspired graphic novel, and expanded it slowly into a concept album using photography, poetry and music. They build out the project further on "8 Remixes", inviting eight artists to contribute reworks of the original album's material, pushing the themes into vastly differing places.
British-Nigerian avant-pop alchemist Tony Njoku is first to step up, chopping into Hardwick's angelic vocals and bending elastic synths over rattling, unpredictable voice. The original track's Björk-ish magic is amped up, before the track slides into another universe, tripping over chaotic breaks and tottering synths.
Nailah Hunter's version of 'Avatar' brings to mind Björk again, but blunts the edges of Hardwick's original, setting their shoegazey vocal coos against plaintive harp and delicate electronics. Downtempo groover 'Might Makes Right' gets an unexpected facelift from Memory Play, who ignores the original almost completely, fashioning a chromium mid-set chugger out of the burn'd ashes.
Laura Misch meanwhile reinterprets brief ambient interlude 'U Turn' using gentle horn loops, and it's one of set's most satisfying tracks, serving as a 'Memories of Green' style palate cleanser before 96 Back's electroid version of 'Tidal'. Ciel ties things up neatly with a plodding, break-laced 'Bali Sunrise' rework of 'BNND WDTH' that sounds as if it'd go down nicely with a long drink.
Eight remixes of El Hardwick's ambitious sci-fi inspired debut album "8", with versions from 96 Back, Nailah Hunter, Ciel, Tsugi, Laura Misch and others.
Hardwick originally imagined "8" as an Ursula K Le Guin-inspired graphic novel, and expanded it slowly into a concept album using photography, poetry and music. They build out the project further on "8 Remixes", inviting eight artists to contribute reworks of the original album's material, pushing the themes into vastly differing places.
British-Nigerian avant-pop alchemist Tony Njoku is first to step up, chopping into Hardwick's angelic vocals and bending elastic synths over rattling, unpredictable voice. The original track's Björk-ish magic is amped up, before the track slides into another universe, tripping over chaotic breaks and tottering synths.
Nailah Hunter's version of 'Avatar' brings to mind Björk again, but blunts the edges of Hardwick's original, setting their shoegazey vocal coos against plaintive harp and delicate electronics. Downtempo groover 'Might Makes Right' gets an unexpected facelift from Memory Play, who ignores the original almost completely, fashioning a chromium mid-set chugger out of the burn'd ashes.
Laura Misch meanwhile reinterprets brief ambient interlude 'U Turn' using gentle horn loops, and it's one of set's most satisfying tracks, serving as a 'Memories of Green' style palate cleanser before 96 Back's electroid version of 'Tidal'. Ciel ties things up neatly with a plodding, break-laced 'Bali Sunrise' rework of 'BNND WDTH' that sounds as if it'd go down nicely with a long drink.
Eight remixes of El Hardwick's ambitious sci-fi inspired debut album "8", with versions from 96 Back, Nailah Hunter, Ciel, Tsugi, Laura Misch and others.
Hardwick originally imagined "8" as an Ursula K Le Guin-inspired graphic novel, and expanded it slowly into a concept album using photography, poetry and music. They build out the project further on "8 Remixes", inviting eight artists to contribute reworks of the original album's material, pushing the themes into vastly differing places.
British-Nigerian avant-pop alchemist Tony Njoku is first to step up, chopping into Hardwick's angelic vocals and bending elastic synths over rattling, unpredictable voice. The original track's Björk-ish magic is amped up, before the track slides into another universe, tripping over chaotic breaks and tottering synths.
Nailah Hunter's version of 'Avatar' brings to mind Björk again, but blunts the edges of Hardwick's original, setting their shoegazey vocal coos against plaintive harp and delicate electronics. Downtempo groover 'Might Makes Right' gets an unexpected facelift from Memory Play, who ignores the original almost completely, fashioning a chromium mid-set chugger out of the burn'd ashes.
Laura Misch meanwhile reinterprets brief ambient interlude 'U Turn' using gentle horn loops, and it's one of set's most satisfying tracks, serving as a 'Memories of Green' style palate cleanser before 96 Back's electroid version of 'Tidal'. Ciel ties things up neatly with a plodding, break-laced 'Bali Sunrise' rework of 'BNND WDTH' that sounds as if it'd go down nicely with a long drink.