- A Simian Mobile Disco member crafts a stirring remix that could work in your next opening set.
- Diamondstein's latest album, Reflecting On A Dying Man, was an emotional epic about the death of his father. It wasn't a dance record, but "2nd Floor Studio" came close, starting out like IDM before turning into a heart-palpitating breaks section worthy of an action movie car chase.
Jas Shaw's remix, from Diamondstein's new EP, American Electric, keeps the cinematic aspects but moves closer to techno. It's not quite club-ready. It's stirring and relaxing—something for an opening set, perhaps—but most importantly, Shaw's carefully arranged melodies highlight the emotional complexity that made Reflecting On A Dying Man so memorable.
Tracklist01. 2nd Floor Studio (Jas Shaw Remix)