The A Place to Bury Strangers remix of “The Door” by New Orleans-based jangle/psychedelic rock band Silver Synthetic is like an alternate dimension version of the band. Along with Jessica Bizer’s visualizer for the remix one sees a brighter, more colorful world full of vivid and resonant detail. The beautiful, Byrds-esque guitar work of the original seems to have been transformed into high energy but blissed out, borderline 8-bit forms like the song reinterpreted by a video game music developer who tried to make a rendition for original Nintendo but pushing the limitations of that sound engine to the limits and even sped up the vocals a bit to match the ebullient pace of the remix. It’s almost unrecognizable except for the core melody. It’s a fascinating transformation that one wishes one could witness live but naturally this version is the product of imaginative production and reinvisioning the possibilities of the song in a way that could only really be accomplished in the box. Watch the video for “The Door (A Place to Bury Strangers Remix)” on YouTube and follow Silver Synthetic at the links below.
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