After the successful Tarantula x remix of Crystal Castle's ‘Pale Flesh', Crystal Castles fans were ecstatic when it was announced that the producer had gone on to create another teeth-jarring, tectonic bass-filled remix of ‘Affection’. Unlike most remixes, the vocals presence is maintained throughout, ensuring the eerie mood, which was established in the original track, remains; this is not only a rare achievement, but it further satisfies our greedy aural senses as Glass creepily instructs us to “Catch a Moth, hold it in your hand; crush it casually” through a cocoon of ticks, layered electronic wails and a repeated bass-drop. Witch-house elements should be met with open arms once hyperactive RnB inspired claps commence to snap and crack down our ear canal, while deep, sinister pulses echo and bounce gently.The haunting sound creates brooding images of deserted city streets on bitter winter nights, as electronic throbs and synthesisers grasp the listener's full attention towards the end of the track.
Although the remix doesn't quite reach the benchmark set by the enigmatic original, it is triumphant in replicating a morbid atmosphere and precisely mirrors the energy that Ethan and Alice execute perfectly as a duo.
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