Ibeyi - River (RLR Remix)

Music 9 years ago

Ibeyi - River (RLR Remix)

XL Recordings label head Richard Russell has turned in a remix of “River,” one of the highlights from Ibeyi‘s self-titled debut LP. Released under his Residence La Revolution aka RLR moniker, Russell’s reworking of the track warps and samples the original’s melodic harmonies and vocals, placing them over a hotbed of booming beatwork. Lisa-Kainde Diaz spoke to DIY about Russell, who helped produced their LP, “We always say that working with Richard makes us listen to music differently. Now we listen to every single detail, like a producer would. Basically he used to say to us everyday, ‘Try this sound and see what you think’. We felt like we were producing our own album, which was not totally true. But he was guiding us without saying ‘I can do it for you’.”