City of Stars x The Safety Word - Games REWORK

Описание: The lead single from Volume 2 is a collaboration with synth-pop/indie-dance duo CITY OF STARS featuring Julian Smith and Scyia, together they reworked the track Games into an a darker more brooding electro-pop banger. Part-way through reworking thetrack, the CITY OF STARS pair found themselves observing a world falling to its knees under the spread of COVID-19 and race
riots. Scyia noted “We were checking in with each other several times a day whilst making the track out of concern as well as for creative purposes, and as we were recording we both noticed that the song had struck a different meaning than the one Simon and John(The Safety Word) had possibly intended. The song was originally about the ‘push-and-pull’ nature of someone’s personal relationships, but I think our version ended up applying to a crippled world and the desperate state in which we found
humanity.”

The Safety Word are an electronic duo from Melbourne Australia their works inspired by dream pop, chill wave and trip-hop sensibilities. The band consists of core song writing team John Rousvanis on (vocals/electric guitar) and Simon Quinn (laptop/keys) who either play as a compact duo unit or expand the band’s sound with an assortment of guest musicians for
unique performances. Their sound can be described as down tempo electronica with a twist of trip-hop and future R & B.
Thrown into the blender are soulful vocals, abstract guitar, deep bass and ambient synth soundscapes.

www.thesafetyword.com

CITY OF STARS

Julian Smith(Australia) and Scyia(USA)

CITY OF STARS bridges the musical divide between modern widescreen electro-synth and pan-Atlantic pop classicism.

Julian Smith: “We have large ambition in our work - it shows in everything that we do - from our multi-tracked vocals, our heavily layered synth work, and even through to the size of our production and sound…we like working hard, and we enjoy pushing each other to become better at our craft. We aim very high…and we both think everyone should always aim high. Neither of us do things by halves.”

Scyia: “Since we started working together in 2020, the size and expanse of this project became immediately clear in terms of what we could do. We both have many musical directions that we consistently explore inside this project - it’s very open because it can afford to be. If we feel like we want to explore dark EDM, we do, and we can really make it work. We can also make semi-traditional music that’s deeply informed by the classical and romantic periods inside this space. It feels limitless.”

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Stream The Safety Word - Remixed Vol.2 on your favourite platform here.
https://linktr.ee/the_safety_word