Smokestack Reconstructed

After the cinematic depth of the original Smokestack Blues, I wanted to take things in a totally different direction with this one — something with more propulsion, more dancefloor grit, but still carrying that emotional undercurrent from the album version.

The result is the Reconstructed Dreams Mix — a remix that flips the downtempo melancholy of the original into a snarling, dub-heavy, garage-meets-techno hybrid. It’s a track that evolved from late-night experimentation, pushing the tempo, and letting the groove lead the way.

There’s still that sense of unease, that slightly dystopian feel to the textures — but now it’s wrapped around a rolling, propulsive rhythm. The bassline is one of the grimiest I’ve made in a while, weaving its way through the low end like soot rising from an industrial chimney. Vocals from the original return in fragments — echoes, really — threading in and out of the mix, never quite settling, just enough to keep things human.

This remix is as much about the emotional tension as it is the physical release. It’s club-ready, no doubt, but there’s more going on under the surface.

For fans of Overmono, Conducta, Joy Orbison, Bakey, Jamie xx, and that intersection where soul meets sub-bass, I think you’ll find something here that resonates.