Japanese icon HIKARU UTADA has teamed up with legendary producer, artist and polymath ARCA for a new remix of their track “Electricity”. Featured on the global superstar’s 2024 best-of album SCIENCE FICTION, the original track was produced in collaboration with Sam Shepherd (Floating Points), its infectious chorus and jazzy instrumentation making it an immediate standout on the collection. Two generational sparks of talent combine: with ARCA, known for her innovative soundscapes and genre pushing electronic experimentation, bringing a new side to the already expansive original. This remix follows on from the Karen Nyame KG remix, released earlier this month, that infused the track with a driving bassline and Afrobeat rhythms, flipping the synthy earworm into a soulful dance floor anthem.
In celebration of the release, an official visualizer has been unveiled on YouTube, alongside comments from Arca and Hikaru Utada upon the release.
Speaking on the collaboration, Hikaru Utada comments: “It was an honor, and it was really exciting because I didn’t know what to expect. There’s an unmistakable Arca sound, yet she draws from such a beautiful range of music and experiences that you never really know what you’re going to get. What we got was incredible and beautiful. I’m very happy and excited to have had this opportunity to collaborate with her.”
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