The LA based SNBRN has been on a roll this summer. With stellar remixes of artists like Mark Morrison, Ace of Base, and 50 Cent, he has made a name for himself by combining an undying love of throwback anthems with a knack for very deep, very 90s inspired dance grooves which has made him a producer that’s quick on the rise (and a darling of the dance music blogosphere). His newest remix, a string-laden, piano riddled rendition of songstress Indiana’s “Heart On Fire” doesn’t disappoint.
SNBRN’s latest maintains the summery keenness of his style, but this track adds a more theatrical – and almost vulnerable – approach that hasn’t been seen by him as of yet. As a consequence, his take on “Heart On Fire” is a heightened, and powerfully perceptive, nugget of house music with a huge heart and an unrelenting, gripping emotive through line designed to make us feel something more than the pulsing beat of his past remixes. What seals the deal here is the choice of strings and piano in correlation with Indiana’s heartfelt – and heart aching – vocals. With these simple ingredients, SNBRN allows our vulnerability to turn into determined, warm embrace of what could possibly be; it gives us the sparkle that causes us to feel the music instead of simply dancing to it under some false pretense.
With support by BBC Radio One and Ministry of Sound, be expecting to hear this track more often in the coming months.
Check out the SNBRN remix below and download it for free via his SoundCloud.
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