The already ethereal work takes on a new sound with vōx and Alex, adding elements of their own futuristic style. The original acoustic, melancholy piece from 2010 suggests a desire to abandon a world perpetuated by machines and disease, a yearning to return to nature and reconnect with ourselves. Fast forward to today, this message could not be more relevant, in a world where machines, AI, and disease seem to lurk at every turn, there’s a gravitation to return to our roots.
Building from a minimalist perspective, and slowly growing into a room thumping pulse, the third part brings in Alex’s live drums and mesmerizing synths to engulf the listener, before falling back into a deep calm. The new interpretation takes on an electronic and synth twist, bringing us on a rise and fall of emotions, all accompanied by vōx’s diaphanous vocals.
To accompany the release, the band also worked with Yudo Kurita, photographer and longtime friend of vōx’s, on a photoshoot to capture the dynamic between the two collaborators. Straying away from the same old “band photos” we typically see, Yudo took a different approach, finding an affinity between the photos and the song itself. Drawing from the same somber energy of the piece, the photos were shot in dim lighting, focusing only on the silhouettes of vōx and Alex. Surrounded by a meadow of wildflowers, or laying together on a rocky terrain, the pair finds themselves quite literally reconnecting with their natural roots.
office sat down with the two to discuss their collaboration and reconfiguration of the track.