{"product_id":"whitelands-remixes","title":"WHITELANDS - Remixes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\" mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e10\" EP - Limited Edition Orange Vinyl. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhitelands\u003c\/strong\u003e follow their acclaimed single ‘\u003cem\u003eSetting Sun\u003c\/em\u003e’ – which saw the London-based band added to the BBC Radio 6 Music playlist – with their first ever vinyl release, an EP of reworkings, which is released as a limited edition orange vinyl 10” on June 23.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSimply titled \u003cem\u003eRemixes\u003c\/em\u003e, the EP features two reworkings of ‘\u003cem\u003eSetting Sun\u003c\/em\u003e’ by dreampop legends \u003cstrong\u003eA.R. Kane\u003c\/strong\u003e – the short \u003cem\u003eInitiation Dub\u003c\/em\u003e and the epic \u003cem\u003eHero Remix\u003c\/em\u003e, which comes in three parts, titled \u003cem\u003eDeparture, Initiation and Return\u003c\/em\u003e and takes the song to some unexpected and exciting new places.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Whitelands came up in conversation three times in a week,” explains A.R. Kane’s \u003cstrong\u003eRudy Tambala\u003c\/strong\u003e of how he got to know the band and came to remix them. “Two times is coincidence, three times is a conspiracy, so I reached out to them on social media, and we started chatting. They’re cool, like baby Kanes. ‘\u003cem\u003eSetting Sun\u003c\/em\u003e’ was close to my heart, reminding me of ‘\u003cem\u003eFools Gold\u003c\/em\u003e’ meets Slowdive versus Frank Ocean. Anyway, I heard several approaches in my head, so I thought, ‘Fuck it, let’s do ’em all’.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“I knew I wanted to take a prog approach: Marvin Gaye’s \u003cem\u003eWhat’s Going On\u003c\/em\u003e, Pink Floyd’s \u003cem\u003eThe Dark Side Of The Moon\u003c\/em\u003e, Sasha’s \u003cem\u003eInvolver2\u003c\/em\u003e, Coltrane’s \u003cem\u003eA Love Supreme\u003c\/em\u003e, Frank Ocean’s \u003cem\u003eBlond\u003c\/em\u003e, etc. Even my own sixty nine. It’s that seamless drift from one part into the next, stretching the idea until it ruptures, creating space for a new way of perceiving; this has the first inklings of hive mind, telepathy, in a musical form; you dissolve into it as it dissolves into you. A fundamental dreampop construction and aim, whereby subject and object become one. Ahem.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“As the extended mix took shape it suggested to me the three components of \u003cem\u003eThe Hero’s Journey\u003c\/em\u003e, hence the titles. The three-minute pop song was determined by the technical limitations of the 7” vinyl single. Digital has obliterated that. The perfect dreampop song has no time limit. ‘\u003cem\u003eSetting Sun\u003c\/em\u003e’ A.R. Kane \u003cem\u003eHero Remix\u003c\/em\u003e is timely.”\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlongside Rudy’s reworkings is an equally dazzling drum’n’bass take on last year’s single ‘\u003cem\u003eHow It Feels\u003c\/em\u003e’ by the band’s guitarist \u003cstrong\u003eMichael\u003c\/strong\u003e in his \u003cstrong\u003ehowdogirlssleep\u003c\/strong\u003e guise.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Combining shoegaze and jungle was something I never thought of, but when I thought about remixing ‘\u003cem\u003eHow It Feels\u003c\/em\u003e’ the song pretty much made itself,” he explains. “It’s such a sonically rich and emotionally capturing song already; the only thing I had to do was add drums that would enhance the track. I tried to create a feeling of transient energy in the song which the mix engineer, and my good friend, Reinaldo helped me to create. I hope people can shake their ass to this one.”\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“These remixes are an absolute dream!” concludes singer and guitarist \u003cstrong\u003eEtienne\u003c\/strong\u003e. “Having a legend like Rudy doing this for us is very special. And also having Michael also exploring the experimental possibilities of ‘How It Feels’ is honestly such a great thing.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sonic Cathedral","offers":[{"title":"10\" EP - Orange Vinyl","offer_id":46703688352089,"sku":"SDZ-42980","price":8.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/Whitelands_-_Remixes_EP_-_10-inch_Orange-Vinyl.jpg?v=1683209504","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/whitelands-remixes","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}