The ALLAY Remix of Erik Bashore’s “Contortion” is so transformative that the spare, acoustic ambient track that is the original is rendered into pure atmosphere, its distinct sounds processed and blurred into a continuous flow. It’s like the warm and detailed instrumentation of the original is a campfire obscured by a sudden snowstorm. Post-rock becomes something darker and moodier when the original song wasn’t exactly short on a hushed vibe. If the track were used in a soundtrack perhaps this remix would be in the introduction and the original for the credit sequence. It’s reminiscent of Onehotrix Point Never’s score to the 2017 crime thriller Good Time and suggests hidden depths within a blizzard on the edge of civilization and setting the expectation of an emotionally harrowing drama ahead. Listen to the ALLAY remix of “Contortion” by Erik Bashore on Soundcloud.
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