It’s snowing heavily outside my window. I’m crying inside my heart. The thick snow flakes are slowly covering everything in a cold grip, Laxcity is filling my body with warm, burning emotions.
I don’t know about you, but after Ekali featured him four times in a single Awakening Mix, I knew it was just a matter of time before the two would cross paths again. It took a while, but good heavens, here we are. Stop wars, stop hate, today we’re kicking off a Winter of Love. Honestly I’m still quite mad about all the criticism and negative feedback the original faced. That extreme need of the community for something more ‘complicated’ really disappointed me, but this is another story. Instead, I’m ready to bet that not a single soul on this planet will have something to complain about with Laxcity’s interpretation of ‘Forever’. Not because I judge myself some kind of authoritative critic, but simply because it’s perfect under every point of view (yes, even the already-infamous transition at 1:01). Let’s be honest, it barely sounds like a remix. If we didn’t know the original, given how perfectly Elohim’s voice match with his chill style, it may seems that this was a long studied collaboration.
With his trademark orchestral arrangement, the London producer dismantles the pop construction of the original, making ‘Forever’ a musical stream of consciousness where Elohim’s breathtaking vocals can be appreciated even more. Between the piano, strings and voice, the composition elegantly sways like a candle in a dark room, a candle that warms and illuminates us, and at the same time projects and enlarges our shadows and fears.
