Phoebe Bridgers has shared three new remixes of her song, "Kyoto."
The lead single off of Bridgers' sophomore album, Punisher, has been reworked by Glitch Gum, Bartees Strange and the Marías, all of whom Bridgers handpicked to remix the song.
Solo act Glitch Gum was asked by Bridgers to contribute to this remix project after she heard his hyperpop cover of the track last December.
He said of his remix, "All I know is one day, when I was in between Zoom classes last fall, I thought, 'Man, what if Phoebe Bridgers did hyperpop?' That idea turned into a 30-second snippet of 'Kyoto,' which turned into a full song, which turned into working with Phoebe and her team to make this little quarantine project come full circle in ways I could never even fathom."
Glitch Gum added: "It was so fun deconstructing the musical realms of both Phoebe and I and combining them into something that filled the hyperpop-indie-crossover-shaped hole in my brain. I am just really happy with how it turned out and forever thankful for Phoebe, her friends, and their continuous support."
Washington, DC-based producer and songwriter Bartees Strange said of his remix:
I wanted to find a way to make this song hit in a completely different way, but still retain some of the big and small moments that make the song special to me. At first I was thinking through how I could use the stems, but the more I got into it the more I wanted to take it somewhere else entirely. Crushing tune, glad I could mess around with it.
When discussing the Marías' remix, a member of the Los Angeles-based band said: "I remember seeing Phoebe years ago at an open mic here in Los Angeles, and I knew right off the bat that she was really special. Working on this remix was a sort of full-circle moment for us. 'Kyoto' is an amazing song as-is, so with the remix, we were just curious to see what it would sound like with the vocal slowed down and adding some of our favourite synth sounds behind it."
Most recently, Bridgers released a cover of Metallica's "Nothing Else Matters," off their upcoming tribute album.
Listen to the three remixes of "Kyoto" below.
The lead single off of Bridgers' sophomore album, Punisher, has been reworked by Glitch Gum, Bartees Strange and the Marías, all of whom Bridgers handpicked to remix the song.
Solo act Glitch Gum was asked by Bridgers to contribute to this remix project after she heard his hyperpop cover of the track last December.
He said of his remix, "All I know is one day, when I was in between Zoom classes last fall, I thought, 'Man, what if Phoebe Bridgers did hyperpop?' That idea turned into a 30-second snippet of 'Kyoto,' which turned into a full song, which turned into working with Phoebe and her team to make this little quarantine project come full circle in ways I could never even fathom."
Glitch Gum added: "It was so fun deconstructing the musical realms of both Phoebe and I and combining them into something that filled the hyperpop-indie-crossover-shaped hole in my brain. I am just really happy with how it turned out and forever thankful for Phoebe, her friends, and their continuous support."
Washington, DC-based producer and songwriter Bartees Strange said of his remix:
I wanted to find a way to make this song hit in a completely different way, but still retain some of the big and small moments that make the song special to me. At first I was thinking through how I could use the stems, but the more I got into it the more I wanted to take it somewhere else entirely. Crushing tune, glad I could mess around with it.
When discussing the Marías' remix, a member of the Los Angeles-based band said: "I remember seeing Phoebe years ago at an open mic here in Los Angeles, and I knew right off the bat that she was really special. Working on this remix was a sort of full-circle moment for us. 'Kyoto' is an amazing song as-is, so with the remix, we were just curious to see what it would sound like with the vocal slowed down and adding some of our favourite synth sounds behind it."
Most recently, Bridgers released a cover of Metallica's "Nothing Else Matters," off their upcoming tribute album.
Listen to the three remixes of "Kyoto" below.
