Declan McKenna announced today the release of a new remix of his standout track ‘Rapture,’ from his 2020 album ‘Zeros,’ which saw the song reinvented by North-London producer Georgia. According to her Spotify Bio, Georgia’s music is ‘fascinating and sharply paced, packed with injections of lightness and fun, pared with rich, bubbling melodies that makes listening to it an experience that takes you into the party, through electro-pop into R&B, and back again. This eclectic production style shows how Georgia is a perfect choice to remix a track by Declan McKenna who’s style also has a factor of the kitchen sink to it.
Georgia’s second album ‘Seeking Thrills,’ was, like Declan McKenna’s ‘Zeros,’ also released in 2020 and has been well received with tracks like ‘Started Out,’ and ‘About Work The Dancefloor,’ reaching streaming figures in their millions. Her music could be described as a chilled out approach to dance music which is less in your face than what you might expect of a club floor-filler, but it lures you in and has you moving to its infectious grooves before you realise what has happened. The more mature style of her music is also reflected in her lyrics which, although still centred around the club, include more sophisticated themes than some more mainstream dance tracks might offer.
Although more recognised for his album efforts, with none of his single release yet reaching the official charts despite two high scoring albums, McKenna has been generous with his songwriting, allowing for numerous remixes of tracks from ‘Zeros,’ and ‘What Do You Think About The Car?’ to be made by a diverse range of producers. As well as giving the music a greater range of purposes, such as use by DJs in clubs and on dance music radio, the remodelling of songs through remixing also gives them a greater trajectory and lifespan in the listener’s mind when they are exposed to it in different forms and situations. Most recently, until today’s ‘Rapture,’ remix, we saw another Londoner, TSHA, have her take on ‘The Key to Life on Earth,’ which almost completely deconstructs the song and rebuilds it as a laid back House masterpiece replete with hand clicks and smooth synths.
The ‘Rapture,’ remix is available here to listen on Youtube, Spotify, Apple Music, download on iTunes, stream or download on Amazon Music, or to stream on Deezer or Soundcloud. While the official video for ‘Rapture,’ in its original form has been well received, clocking over half a million views in just a month from its release, the remix version hasn’t received a new video treatment, opting instead for a simple moving graphic showing McKenna looking peaceful with another, evil and enraged looking McKenna next to him with a red hue and blurred melding patterns linking the two together. Despite only being released today, the remix has already received 4.5 thousand views and is a strapping start to 2021 for McKenna and Georgia alike.
