L4LM is very proud to premiere this exclusive remix from Vibe Street. The re-imagined piece turns the popular Papadosio song “Find Your Cloud” on its head, blurring new and old elements to create something wholly unique. Hailing from Denver, Vibe Street (aka Ben Davis) is continuously bringing in glitchfunk, bluegrass, dub, and jam influences, merging them together to forge his own sonic path.
Be sure to check out Vibe Street, opening for Break Science at Webster Hall on April 3rd.
The remix can be streamed below, or downloaded via Bandcamp. Below, Vibe Street himself talks about his inspiration for the track. Enjoy!
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Vibe Street:
The idea to do this remix came to me while driving around alone one night listening to Spotify. If I remember correctly, my Spotify radio took a strange jump from Leftover Salmon to STS9 to Pretty Lights and back to Papadosio’s “Find Your Cloud” … I had never heard the song before – my Papadosio experience had been limited to pieces of a few festival sets and some browsing of their Spotify collection, but I fell in love with it immediately. I think having zero connection to the song previously is what allowed me to have such a fresh perspective on it. It was so unique and groovy. The vibe/lyrics represented the exact message that I wanted my music and live show to represent, so I knew it would be a great fit.
I wanted to give the song that bumping feel that I always crave without taking away any of the magic of the original tune, so I focused mainly on mixing in my drums and subs and synth patches as pristinely as possible, all while keeping some semblance of the original song’s structure intact. I was excited about the upbeat section of the song as well, because I knew it would give me an opportunity to mess with some drum n bass styles which I had never done before (I’m calling it Vibe N Bass). I also mixed in a choice hip-hop acapella sample towards the end representing that vibe of togetherness to add to the feel of the track. I really tried to imagine how the song would sound from the perspective of a festival attendee under the stars and lasers late at night, and I think that helped the creative process in a big way.
Aside from the song itself, I was excited to remix Papadosio because I respect the shit out of the type of crowd they bring out at festivals as well as their general reputation within the scene. They have such a positive, uplifting, connecting sound, and I really felt that the electronic scene could benefit from sharing in some of those true jam vibrations.
Big thanks to L4LM for sharing in this release! I’m excited to get it out of my hands and into the public so I can start focusing on the many exciting things on the horizon – tour with Break Science, Euphoria, a Bob Marley remix (possible week-of 4/20 release), and my first headlining Denver show to name a few. See you on the road soon!