Barbara+Marco return to Secret Lovers Records with a new chapter of their eikasia project, this time handing over the source material to a cast of interpreters. The collaboration between Barbara Gogan and Marco Dianese yields a carefully assembled collection of interpretations titled //eikasia/phos_remixs/rework, which gathers a formidable international roster of distinct voices: Open to the Sea, Fabio Talloru, Sandro, Rizzi, and Autarkic. Each contributor reshapes the original material, finding a different entry point into its emotional architecture. The result is a release that moves freely across genres without ever losing sight of the core that first animated the album.

Autarkic’s treatment of “Playtime” stands as one of the collection’s most compelling moments. He pulls the track into a trance-tinged drift, its pulse unhurried yet insistent, built for floors that reward attention over abandon. Layers accumulate with measured restraint – sober elements arranged with architectural clarity, never overwhelming Barbara’s vocal but instead creating space for it to breathe. The remix carries a quiet trippiness, a sense of rotation without vertigo, as if the room itself were slowly turning. This is music for the head as much as the body, proof that intelligence and movement need not be strangers. A remix that honours its source while claiming its own territory entirely.

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