Electronic duo 100 gecs has just released a new remix of “ringtone” off their debut album 1000 gecs. The remix includes guest appearances from weird pop forces with the likes of Charli XCX, Rico Nasty, and Kero Kero Bonito. The duo also dropped the visualizer of the remixed track, which can be seen and listened below.
Formed in 2015, 100 gecs is an electronic duo from America, consisting of Dylan Brady and Laura Les. The duo has risen to fame in the electronic music scene with many cult-like followers. Their music can be described as abrasive, maximalist pop music that could be off-putting for some listeners, but with their eccentric craft that blends wide-ranging genres from pop punk, dubstep, hip-hop, ska, trance, to metal makes the duo become highly popular amongst the indie listeners.
In May 2019, the weird duo released their debut album 1000 gecs. The record contains ten tracks with well-known tracks like “money machine” and “800db cloud“. It also receives critical acclaim from numerous music critics—such as Pitchfork, Rolling Stones, Stereogum, and The New York Times—that put the album on their ‘Best Of’ list of 2019.
This year, Brady and Les are set to drop a remixed album of their debut LP named 1000 gecs & The Tree of Clues. The album was initially teased with two remixes of their own songs by A. G. Cook and Injury Reserve. Following these two remixes, they have released a brand new remixed track of “ringtone”. The remix version is a collaboration with British PC music queen Charli XCX, American rapper Rico Nasty, and British indie band Kero Kero Bonito’s Sarah Bonito, resulting in an extreme fun track filled with all-star weirdos in pop music.
For 100 gecs and Charli XCX, the remix rendition of “ringtone” is not the first time they work together. Dylan Brady is listed as one of the producers of “Click”, the track off Charli XCX’s eponymous third studio album.
On June 3, 100 gecs is set to play a show at The Underworld Camden, London. Unfortunately, the tickets have already been sold out.