English producer and songwriter William Edward Phillips, better known as Tourist, became the latest artist to remix a track for the 20th anniversary of Deftones’ iconic album White Pony. Tourist had the honour to deliver his unique re-work of one of the American alternative metal godfathers’ biggest hits ‘Change (In The House of Flies)‘. The remix was released earlier alongside a reimagined video, in line with the official premiere of the special anniversary double CD White Pony x Black Stallion today via Warner Music, available to order here.
The video for the remix offers a fresh take on the original video from 2000, featuring exclusive footage never seen before from 20 years ago. Originally directed by Liz Friendlander, ‘Change (In The House Of Flies)‘ immediately became a milestone for the alternative/nu metal scene, and has since reached more than 19 million views on YouTube. The new video is reimagined by the L.A.-based visual production company Yhellow and created by Lorenzo Diego Carerra to perfectly match Tourist’s unique and atmospheric housey remix of the emblematic track.
Tourist’s take on ‘Change (In The House Of Flies)‘ is the fourth official remix taken from the second CD Black Stallion of the 20th anniversary re-release of White Pony that originally came out on 20 June 2000. Earlier this year, Deftones announced the release with the first remix for ‘Knife Party‘ by the Canadian electronic band Purity Ring, followed by the new version of ‘Passenger‘ courtesy of none other than Mike Shinoda from Linkin Park. Last week, Deftones premiered the third installment of the Black Stallion promotion with ‘Teenager‘, remixed by the charismatic Robert Smith from The Cure.
William Philips joins the stellar line-up of artists and producers gathered together to celebrate 20 years from Deftones’ critically acclaimed masterpiece. The rest of the remix album offers a diverse selection of well established names such as DJ Shadow, Squarepusher, Trevor Jackson, Clams Casino, Blanck Mass, Phantogram and Salva. Today’s release of White Pony x Black Stallion marks the end of a busy year for Deftones following their long-anticipated comback in September with the premiere of their ninth studio album Ohms.
The original White Pony from 2000 transformed Deftones from a rising nu metal band from Sacramento into a global festival headliner on route of becoming one of the most influential alternative bands of their generation. The album is certified as platinum in the USA and gold in the UK, and peaked at #3 in the US Billboard Chart and #13 in the Official UK Albums Chart.
Tourist has been an active name in the global pop and rock scenes in recent years. He rose to fame after co-writing Sam Smith’s ‘Stay With Me‘ winning the presitgious Grammy award for Song of the Year for it in 2014. As a solo artist, Tourist has released three studio albums – U (2016), Everyday (2019) and Wild (2019) alongside several EPs. Most recently, he dropped his latest single ‘Siren‘ on 30 September via Monday Records.
His songwriting and production credits include collaborating with the likes of Lapsey, Dillon Francis, Avicii, and many others. Moreover, Phillips is renowned for his electronic remixes of tracks by Christine & The Queens, Cvrches, Wolf Alice, Hozier and Haim, with his latest team-up with Deftones for ‘Change (In The House Of Flies)‘ sure to leave a lasting mark in his career.
My Deftones remix is out now.https://t.co/nc5pCujbcz pic.twitter.com/WIwWGIHRti — william (@Tourist) December 11, 2020
