The last opportunity we had to catch up with Collin and Bennett of Kyral x Banko in anticipation of their performance at MorFlo Music Festival, we focused our attention on the creative benefits and inspirational advantages offered from performing and producing as a duo. It quickly became apparent that while the two have their individual preferences that in many ways they share a creative common ground, from which each of their personal influence only works to enhance and refine.
In their most recent expedition, the duo reveals an uncanny talent for working with a canvas presented by another artist, providing an exquisite enhancement and wonky direction to FiYah’s ‘Fragments’.
We had the chance sit down with the Collin & Bennett to discuss their favorite aspects of ‘Fragments’, pitfalls as an artist when approaching a remix, and to learn what they would envision as the setting if this remix were in a movie. Check out the latest thumper from the duo as you read through the interview below, and grab the track for free here!
What initially drew you to Brendan’s track ‘Fragments’?
Brendan had asked a bunch of his close homies to do remixes for his EP. When he asked us, it was a no brainer to choose ‘Fragments’, because it was one of our favorites and one of the heaviest tracks in the bunch.
Did you have a specific idea in mind of a vibe you wanted to expand upon or a sound you wanted to refine and preserve in your own take of the track?
Most times we remix a track, it’s usually really important for us to balance new elements with sounds and pieces from the original track. Often we hear remixes that will use the same build up or intro and then switch it up at the drop. We try to do our best to put a fresh spin on the entire track while taking sounds from the original and making sure to integrate them throughout the remix. The general vibe we wanted to expand on was the raw energy that the original has but in our own signature style.
When approaching a new concept for a remix, do you find it difficult to establish a balance between the style of the original and the new direction that you are envisioning for the song?
It definitely can be difficult to find that balance. Usually, when we approach a remix, we do our best to put the original song completely out of our heads and focus on the sounds/stems that inspire us the most and work from there. In this case, we ended up leaning more towards preserving the original since it’s at a similar tempo and key.
If your remix for ‘Fragments’ were a setting in a movie, what type of climate would it be and what would the ambiance of the scene look like visually?
There would definitely be 2 different ambiances for this remix because the first and second drops are vastly different. We’re envisioning some sort of alien takeover. The planet’s climate would probably be a bit cold/icy, maybe a bit of snow. The first drop would though would probably entail the initial attack from the aliens. They have surrounded the planet with their UFOs and have let all hell break loose with an absolute rainstorm of lasers firing down clearing out the planet as best they can. Heading towards the second drop, they have landed their ships onto the surface and started roaming the planet. Using their technology and crazy alien bodies, they start collecting any survivors and begin to brainwash and convert them to their ways, or possibly for their scientific research. By the end of the track, the planet has been completely taken over.
