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Malory Gives et aliae and D∆WN's "Sober" a Shot of Uppers

The London-based art-pop producer's slow jam gets a techno rework.
Photo by Anna Fearon

Earlier this month, the London-based producer/composer et aliae finally issued Rose, her debut collection of carefully plotted pop songs on Cascine. Each of the tracks were stunning for the way they were able to fold deft compositional wrinkles into the gleaming neon sonics she prefers, but one track, "Sober"—a slow jam aided by art-pop auteur D∆WN—hovered in the dizzy atmosphere above the rest of the record. Today, Brooklyn techno producer Malory pulls it back to earth, toward a darkened dancefloor, specifically, with a bruising loosie remix.

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Though the original, et aliae has said, was about pulling at opposing impulses—soberness and intoxication, darkness and light—Malory's take skews far toward the latter of each of those binaries, sickened driving techno that functions like a shot of amphetamines in the arm of original slow jam. Kick drums are primed for punishment, synth lines squeal and sulk, it's a revision far from the rarified air in of the original, but sometimes earthly desires are more relatable anyway. Listen here.

Earlier this month, the London-based producer/composer et aliae finally issued Rose, her debut collection of carefully plotted pop songs on Cascine. Each of the tracks were stunning for the way they were able to fold deft compositional wrinkles into the gleaming neon sonics she prefers, but one track, "Sober"—a slow jam aided by art-pop auteur D∆WN—hovered in the dizzy atmosphere above the rest of the record. Today, Brooklyn techno producer Malory pulls it back to earth, toward a darkened dancefloor, specifically, with a bruising loosie remix.

Though the original, et aliae has said, was about pulling at opposing impulses—soberness and intoxication, darkness and light—Malory's take skews far toward the latter of each of those binaries, sickened driving techno that functions like a shot of amphetamines in the arm of original slow jam. Kick drums are primed for punishment, synth lines squeal and sulk, it's a revision far from the rarified air in of the original, but sometimes earthly desires are more relatable anyway. Listen here.

Roseis out now on Cascine

Roseis out now on Cascine