[Hip-Hop] GoldLink – Ay Ay (Nanpa NOIR Remix)

GoldLink
Ay Ay (Nanpa NOIR Remix)

There’s something to be said about a remix that doesn’t try to do too much. All too often it seems like remixes strive to drastically differentiate themselves from the source material, and while that strategy can help a track stand out on its own two feet, it can also distract from the elements that made the original so great in the first place. 20 year old producer Nanpa NOIR understands these subtleties, and that’s exactly what makes their remix of GoldLink‘s “Ay Ay” so perfect.

A remix’s purpose is to improve upon the sound of the prototype, while also making sure it doesn’t get in its own way. Keeping much of the original intact, Nanpa’s rendition may not sound too different at first, but a closer listen reveals certain intricacies layered in warped production elements, providing the tune with a distinctive and more pronounced sonic identity. Managing to achieve the aforementioned balance of highlighting what we already love about the song, while also improving upon those same aspects, we’d like to hold this up as a shining example of exactly how to execute a remix.

Once you’re finished listening for yourself, make sure to download the track above, and check out Nanpa NOIR’s SoundCloud page for even more incredible remixes.

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Sunday Night Soul [Vol. 19]

March Madness has taken the nation by storm, and we here at TMN are no exception. In the quest for the perfect billion dollar bracket, all hearts have officially been left broken and shattered. No need to fret though, because we’ve got just the remedy here to heal your aching hearts and wounded egos. Getting in the spirit of the season, we’ve gone ahead and assembled our largest Sunday Night Soul yet (we really have gone mad). Gathering together 64 of the finest tunes we could get our hands on, this week’s collection is guaranteed to last you much longer than Duke’s tenure in the tourney.

Picking our favorites this week proved nearly as difficult as picking winners in this year’s competition. Oscar & The Wolf, The Night VI, AstronauticaVökVeronica Domingues, Freddy HefnerRoyce Wood Junior, and OBESØN lead the group of fresh new faces to our series, while BANKS, Mara HrubyKwabs, Keyshia Cole, Kyan, Jarell PerryJaymes Youngabhi//dijon, abstract youth, and Fortune return for outstanding performances of their own. Fans of remixes are sure to be pleased too, as XONA, MisterMack, Nanpa Noir, Swindle, KR$CHN, Joan of ART and OverDo$e headline a sensational group of producers. There’s something for everyone here, and just like this year’s Cinderella story, Dayton, at least one of these is bound to captivate your heart.

’BANKS – Are You That Somebody (Acoustic Cover) – BBC radio 1 Live Lounge w/ Phil and Alice’
’Daniela Andrade – Crazy In Love (Beyonce Cover)’
’Daeho – It Was You’
’Mara Hruby – Gone With The Wind’
’Conner Youngblood – Mercury’
’Kyan – Zoo’
’bAnoffee – Bleeding Love (Leona Lewis Cover)’
’Oscar & The Wolf – Undress’
’Mariami – Best Friend (Prod. Tito Tunes)’
’THE NIGHT VI – Sienna’
’Avery Storm – Party On The Roof Top’
’Jordan Rakei – All For Something (prod. esta.) (demo)’
’Simien fox –  Perfect (Prod. Strange Soul X TEME)’
’Astronautica – How It’s Gonna Be (feat. JMSN)’
’Vök – Tension’
’Xander Ghost – The Same’
’WithLoveXavier – Drake Medley’
’Jarell Perry – Own It’
’Veronica Domingues – I Get High (feat. C Flowz)’
’Yummy Bingham – Can We Stay ft Kardinal Offishall (Prod By Nyce Hitz)’
’Keyshia Cole – Next Time (Won’t Give My Heart Away)’
’Keyshia Cole – Rick James Ft. Juicy J’
’Freddy Hefner – See Saw – Produced By Burger Tyme’
’Ray J – Hey Love Feat. Tyga & French Montana’
’Verse Simmonds – Sexy Body REMIX Ft. Kid Ink & Eric Bellinger’
’Royce Wood Junior – Hardly’
’SAFIA – Paranoia, Ghosts & Other Sounds’
’Kyan – Stratosphere’
’Jaymes Young – Habits Of My Heart (Sufjan Stevens Remake)’
’Kwabs – Pray For Love’
’Jayne Rio – 100 MPH’
’Josh Record – For Your Love (Dot Major Remix)’
’The Weeknd – Twenty Eight (XONA REMIX)’
’XONA – DownTown’
’TVNE – deny.’
’Tech N9ne x Kendrick Lamar x ¡MAYDAY! x Kendall Morgan – Fragile (Joan Of ART Edit)’
’OBESØN – Hazy (Feat. Abigail Press)’
’Frank Ocean – Swim Good (Edit Juan w/ Jenny)’
’Alfa Mist & Tom Misch – Going Down’
’Tele Fresco – Lie To Me’
’Zara McFarlane – Open Heart (Swindle Remix)’
’Cosmic Quest – Water Winds (Feat. Molly Williams)’
’abhi//dijon – Let You Know’
’Usher – Climax (MisterMack Remix)’
’Duncan Gerow – Ciara + Joker = Body Party’
’NANPA NOIR – Millón (Download via Waxhole)’
’Brandy – I Wanna Be Down ( Real bootleg FINESE ▲ )’
’Elaquent – Yesssss. (Floetry Say Yes Remix)’
’aywy – Candy Ft. Fortune (Forthcoming on Play It Louder Vol.2)’
’How To Dress Well – Words I Don’t Remember (KR$CHN Bootleg)’
’Fortune – Would You’
’Sango – Me de Amor (Nikes Edit)’
’Radiohead – Reckoner (Go Yama Remx)’
’Ticklish x DJ Paypal – Bent Up’
’Erykah Badu – BUMP IT (DJ A1 REMIX)’
’Rudimental – Baby (AFTRHRS RMX)’
’M Phazes – I Don’t Wanna Fall In Love’
’Mike Posner – Please Don’t Go (kuma remix)’
’The Weeknd – Rolling Stone (Overdo$e edit)’
’Drake – Own It (DTWICE DE BEL AIR Edit)’
’HU₵₵I – Wings’
’R. Kelly – Every Position (Hasta Remix)’
’Chaos Kid – P a l m T r e e f e r’
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