Dan Bodan
“A Soft Opening” (E+E Remix)
SOFTY SOFT Vol. 2 (out now on DFA)
The minds behind two of my favorite albums of 2014 team up on this unraveling, shimmering reimagination of Bodan’s original slow jam. E+E is one of modern music’s most mercurial, talented young producers, and Crampton’s playful insolence is on full display here. The producer tears the original into a wordless, undulating musical tributary that only reveals Bodan’s heavily pitched vocals right at the end in a surprising, yet welcome new environment. Neither eclectic artist is content to settle on cliché or the expected, making them a perfect match. Hopefully, this collab is the first of many.
