Wherein I talk about the Aeroplane remix of this song that I heard on the October 9 edition of Beats In Space, guest-mixed by New York’s Runaway dudes. Pillowtalk: The Sequel is my initial thought, as the track begins with a patient thump, some amorphous misty synths, and a tambourine mixed to shame that Jet song that sounds like Iggy Pop (the only good thing Jet has ever done was that tambourine part). Except this “Sequel” is so much wetter, especially when the piano chords drop.

I hear this and rush to tell my post-Stylus BBTP buds how genuinely psyched I am that somebody picked up on the Quiet Village soft-focus Balearic vibe, ever since QV dropped off significantly post-”Pillow.” Seconds after writing, the song moved into this - I don’t know how to put it exactly - softporn soundtracking, not even Showtime post-midnight but something you might expect to get tracked behind a steamy scene from Models Inc — what the fuck? I’m not one to feel betrayed by a song but this comes close.

Is It Balearic? / ISIT 002
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[Nick Sylvester]