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Alterlife (Seiho remix)
Electronic · 2017

Alterlife (Seiho remix)

Rina Sawayama

October 13, 2017 · Dirty Hit

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This remix represents a fascinating collision between the high-gloss Y2K pop revivalism of Rina Sawayama and the avant-garde electronic sensibilities of Osaka producer Seiho.

While the original version of Alterlife is defined by its roaring guitars and stadium-sized hooks, this version strips away the rock artifice to reveal a digital skeleton.

It sounds like a pop song being viewed through a kaleidoscope or a corrupted data file that has somehow become more beautiful in its broken state. The energy is restrained but jittery, trading the original's cathartic release for a more cerebral, atmospheric tension.

Moments Worth Listening For
The way the chorus melody is sliced into rhythmic shards that dance around the beat
the sudden introduction of a jazz-inflected synth lead that breaks the digital tension
the final minute where the track dissolves into a wash of ambient static and breathy vocal echoes
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