Scion A/V Remix: JUAN ATKINS
Godfather of techno Juan Atkins continues his lifelong dedication to the genre he founded by harnessing its alien sounds and pushing his brand of futurism on the dancefloor. These three new, heavily layered tracks are abstract works of art that you can dance to. In turn, the remixers have pushed Atkins’ tracks to more experimental, more organic and more poppier places. It’s a perfect set of sounds for whatever part of the galaxy you’re listening in.
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1. “Marz”
Juan Atkins uses four main ingredients on this spiraling, off-kilter space jam: clanging tones, a militaristic drum machine, swarming synths and a propulsive, rubbery bassline. This main room whopper has the low end to move the crowd and the acidic neurosis to melt minds.
2. “Dayshift”
Despite its title, “Dayshift’ sees Atkins delve deeper into the underground as he incorporates more of the wub-wub-wub of dubstep and future bass. The meticulously chosen sounds amount to a dramatic, moody whole, a perfect early morning anthem. Its string swells and curious synth lines invite sunlight.
3. “Summer In The City”
“Summer In The City” squeaks and squelches like an old dial up modem in space, sending faxes back to the dancefloor. Listen as Atkins takes his time, seemingly deconstructing and tweaking every element of the song, before returning to the main benevolent groove, bending it without breaking it wide open.
4. “Dayshift (Terrence Dixon Remix)”
Terrence Dixon takes the outerspace nature of the original and magnifies it tenfold. He loops its synth lines, overlapping and phasing them to disorienting effect, while adding ominous soft strings and a steampunk’s sound bank. The only human symbol emerges towards the end when the chant “I won’t stop” appears before being digitally degraded.
5. “Marz (Worthy Remix)”
Worthy twists the patterns of the Atkins’ original into a techno-cumbia bounce anthem. Its robust bassline and syncopated programming anchor it through its acidy flourishes. It’s a real smile-inducing, crowd activating rerub.
6. “Dayshift (Oliver’s Nightshift Remix)”
Oliver gives “Daylight” an electro boogie funk rework, straight from ‘84. He flips the paranoia of the original onto its positive side, replete with a vocoded hook, shimmering keys and a clap track.
