Reimagining art is a difficult task. Taking a fully original vision from a fellow artist and twisting it into your own work presents a set of innate challenges. How do you pay the necessary homage to the originator, while also appeasing your artistic intuition? This is a question confronted by producers when pursuing the unique nature of the music industry's most flexible assets - the remix.
Our Diversions series explores the diverse processes and influences that manifest during the remix process. Each release presents fresh takes on the label's original productions by both XYZ stalwarts and newcomers alike. This series is a chance to connect artists from across the musical spectrum in the pursuit of unique and unexpected tracks.
For the second release in the Diversions series, XYZ has collected an eclectic mix of producers dripping with quality. Daniel Bortz is a unique figure in the underground scene, gliding under the radar past trends and genre boundaries to a point where he is one of the most respected artists in the game. A stalwart on the esteemed Permanent Vacation, Bortz has also graces enigmatic labels such as Innervisions, Suol, and Watergate. Through collaborations with Acid Pauli and remixes of James Blake, Bortz remains impossible to categorize.
Alejandro Mosso's Caravan caught the ear of Bortz, who's laid a stiff rhythm and acid-vibe to percussive groover. Through keeping the original's minimal-oriented kick, the Caravan remix is primed for dark rooms with crisp sound.
An early favorite of the XYZ team as his career was just taking off, Facundo Mohrr is a name at the tip of many tongues. One of the most forward thinking producers in the deep and melodic scene, Mohrr is surging onto the international scene, asserting himself as the biggest taste-maker to come out of Argentina since Hernan Cattaneo.
Making his debut on the label, Facundo connects with fellow All Day I Dream veteran DSF on his funky number Fraoula. Mohrr elongates the arrangement, creating a rising groove with subby undertones. The remix continues the acid-influence from Bortz's remix, giving Fraoula a distinct edge under the lighter notes from the original production. A peak hour tune!
Rounding out a sumptuos trio of remixes is TÂCHES, a top-tier producer who's skillfully maintained an aire of mystery throughout his illustrious career. The LA-based Brit's worldly productions have some of the most distinct and unique flavors around. TÂCHES strikes a complex character, capturing worldly grooves dripping with sultry vocals and moody ambiance. Rhythmic mastery and romantic overtones are at the forefront of the mystery, and we couldn't be more happy to have TÂCHES on board with XYZ.
Hosini's Flyga is one of the labels most illustrious tunes thus far, and a pillar of our first year in operation. It's a track that is immensely special to the XYZ team, and only a figure such as TÂCHES could do Flyga remix justice. By laying his own tripped out, mumbled vocals on top of Flyga's melodic perfection, he's injected a fresh character into the track. It maintains the irresistible rhythm while inviting a new personal perspective to the arrangement, and it all comes together masterfully.
Our Diversions series explores the diverse processes and influences that manifest during the remix process. Each release presents fresh takes on the label's original productions by both XYZ stalwarts and newcomers alike. This series is a chance to connect artists from across the musical spectrum in the pursuit of unique and unexpected tracks.
For the second release in the Diversions series, XYZ has collected an eclectic mix of producers dripping with quality. Daniel Bortz is a unique figure in the underground scene, gliding under the radar past trends and genre boundaries to a point where he is one of the most respected artists in the game. A stalwart on the esteemed Permanent Vacation, Bortz has also graces enigmatic labels such as Innervisions, Suol, and Watergate. Through collaborations with Acid Pauli and remixes of James Blake, Bortz remains impossible to categorize.
Alejandro Mosso's Caravan caught the ear of Bortz, who's laid a stiff rhythm and acid-vibe to percussive groover. Through keeping the original's minimal-oriented kick, the Caravan remix is primed for dark rooms with crisp sound.
An early favorite of the XYZ team as his career was just taking off, Facundo Mohrr is a name at the tip of many tongues. One of the most forward thinking producers in the deep and melodic scene, Mohrr is surging onto the international scene, asserting himself as the biggest taste-maker to come out of Argentina since Hernan Cattaneo.
Making his debut on the label, Facundo connects with fellow All Day I Dream veteran DSF on his funky number Fraoula. Mohrr elongates the arrangement, creating a rising groove with subby undertones. The remix continues the acid-influence from Bortz's remix, giving Fraoula a distinct edge under the lighter notes from the original production. A peak hour tune!
Rounding out a sumptuos trio of remixes is TÂCHES, a top-tier producer who's skillfully maintained an aire of mystery throughout his illustrious career. The LA-based Brit's worldly productions have some of the most distinct and unique flavors around. TÂCHES strikes a complex character, capturing worldly grooves dripping with sultry vocals and moody ambiance. Rhythmic mastery and romantic overtones are at the forefront of the mystery, and we couldn't be more happy to have TÂCHES on board with XYZ.
Hosini's Flyga is one of the labels most illustrious tunes thus far, and a pillar of our first year in operation. It's a track that is immensely special to the XYZ team, and only a figure such as TÂCHES could do Flyga remix justice. By laying his own tripped out, mumbled vocals on top of Flyga's melodic perfection, he's injected a fresh character into the track. It maintains the irresistible rhythm while inviting a new personal perspective to the arrangement, and it all comes together masterfully.
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