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Alone Together Remix EP
Electronic · 2025 · 4 tracks · 21m

Alone Together Remix EP

Ethereal deconstructions of urban solitude. Breathy vocal fragments drift through vast, reverb-soaked landscapes of minimalist synths and distant city field recordings.

May 2, 2025 · Heavenly

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Alone Together Remix EP is a masterclass in the art of subtraction. While Saint Etienne is often celebrated for their impeccable pop sensibilities and dancefloor-ready grooves, this release strips away the rhythmic scaffolding to reveal the ghostly architecture beneath. It sounds like the quiet moments between the songs on a classic album, stretched out into immersive, ten-minute meditations. The breathy vocals of Sarah Cracknell are no longer the focal point of a hook; instead, they are treated as another instrument, layered and filtered until they become part of the atmospheric weather of the tracks.

Tracklist · 4 Tracks · 21m
01
Alone Together (Hove Lawns Sunset mix)
5:02
02
Alone Together (Morecambe Pier dub)
4:43
03
Alone Together (Cosmodelica mix)
7:25
04
Alone Together (extended mix)
4:01
Moments Worth Listening For
the way the lead vocal dissolves into a wash of white noise halfway through the first remix
a sudden, muffled kick drum pattern that mimics a heartbeat under a shimmering synth pad
the inclusion of a faint recording of a train announcement that grounds the ethereal music in reality

How does Alone Together Remix EP sound next to the rest of Saint Etienne's catalogue?

Minimalist+1.6σ

The production is pushed notably harder into minimalist than this artist usually allows.

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