Some vocals are just daunting. When Jules Etienne provided these, Ly Sander decided they deserved the song to be built around them. The poetry and dreamy emotions of the lyrics are thus fully free to embrace any one of us with this slow tempo incantation. With his Dream Sequence mix, star remixer Ripperton brought his own magic by bringing the track back up to club speed.

'I had invited Berlin based Jules Etienne to record some lyrics to a preexisting uptempo instrumental' explains Ly Sander. When I witnessed their deep and intricated poetry, I decided to build a whole song from scratch around them». The result is Lay Down, Ly Sander's first track not to bear any link with his previous efforts that focused on danceable music. It's ultra low tempo is somewhat intriguing.

HIGHLY SOUGHT-AFTER REMIXER RIPPERTON BRINGS THE TRACK UP TO SPEED
Ripperton is certainly one of the most thought after electronic music remixers, with over a hundred reworks to his credit for artists such as Radiohead, Laurent Garnier or Beanfield. When Ripperton heard Jules Etienne impeccable vocals, not only did he accept this remix duty but took over his holiday time to do so. «It is so rare to get to work on vocals where everything falls right into place» says Ripperton. «I really took time to take this track where I wanted it to be». Ripperton also chose to bring the track back to its original speed of about 120bpm, making it fit for the dancefloor where it could well become a new anthem.