Mystery Kid (SXDNS398) marks her one-year milestone as a producer with this ambitious remix album, enlisting eleven artists to reinvent her tracks. The collaborators – including My Secret Playground, Soyoon, Astore, Seiun, Clouzer, Desinformant, Ex.Hale, Lvcerate, Jabba 2.3, Javier Ferreira, and Sachazam – deliver a colourful spectrum of styles, from shimmering Disco-infused Indie Dance to Industrial-tinged EBM. This collection isn’t just a celebration of Mystery Kid’s growth; it’s a testament to electronic music’s boundless versatility. Each contributor leaves their fingerprint, yet the album coheres through her distinct melodic sensibility and willingness to embrace experimentation. The result feels like a global dialogue between underground scenes, with every remix offering a portal into another producer’s creative world.
Premiered here, Javier Ferreira’s reinterpretation of “GTA Cruise” – originally crafted by Mystery Kid and Discord – is one of the album’s most radical transformations. Where the original nods to Kraftwerk’s minimalist synth precision, Ferreira plunges it into Underworld’s realm of psychedelic, sweat-drenched Techno. The rigid 808s dissolve into a fluid, sub-bass-driven pulse, while eerie arpeggios spiral overhead like warehouse-rave ghosts. It’s a masterstroke of reinvention: Ferreira retains the track’s hypnotic core but mutates its DNA into something darker and more sensual. This remix doesn’t just stand out, it redefines what a reinterpretation can achieve, proving Mystery Kid’s compositions thrive when pushed to extremes. A crowning jewel in an album brimming with bold ideas.
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