Cortney Tidwell - Don’t Let Stars Keep Us Tangled Up (Ewan Pearson Remix)

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  • The best things often come from the most unexpected places. That Ewan Pearson – fresh from producing the Rapture’s new album and co-producing the gorgeous new Partial Arts 12” on Kompakt – should have chosen to remix sultry alt-country singer Cortney Tidwell is unusual in itself. But that the said remix should turn out to be a beautiful twelve-minute epic that sends umpteen shivers down the spine, and is an early contender for one of the tracks of the year, is quite a surprise. Tidwell’s vocal – suitably spacey and full of the unlikely passion, tempered with uncertainty, of new romance – is isolated, magnified and intensified in its prettiness, and cast out into a fathomless galaxy of quietly building, orchestral synths and beats that crunch delicately like expensive chocolates. Then, as the song gathers pace, the synths subtly peak, ever so slowly, before a huge breakdown reduces the track to just Tidwell’s breathy voice and an intense, pulsing beat, before building up again with renewed intensity. There are instrumental and edited versions included on the EP, plus Tidwell’s original version, but the long-form remix is really all you need. It’s the perfect setting for the song, all space, desolation and perfect, tiny details twinkling away in the background. It’s the aural equivalent of opening your curtains late at night and marvelling at the endless beauty of it all. A perfect end-of-the-night tune.
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      1. Don't Let The Stars Keep Us Tangled Up (Ewan Pearson Objects In Space Remix) 2. Don't Let The Stars Keep Us Tangled Up (Ewan Pearson Objects In Space Instrumental) 3. Don't Let The Stars Keep Us Tangled Up (Ewan Pearson Objects In Space Remix Edit) 4. Don't Let The Stars Keep Us Tangled Up (Original)
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