Opening with enigmatic and transformative keys with light percussion, we are immediately hypnotized by the Astral 22 Remix of Topnachbeats‘ song Never.
The song takes us on a journey, summarising us at first, giving us dramatic sirens fused with mysterious melodies as the songs expands with a refined and poetic kick.
Cinematic parallels can be drawn from the composition, which features a synth as the main protagonist with a unique riff that will stay in your head all day. This was present in the original version, but is more amplified in the remix. We could see this in a Sin City movie!
Speaking on the creation of the track, Astral 22 says, “While remixing Never, I wanted to retain the beauty of the original with its ‘Art of Noise’ cascading soothing melody and a kind of ‘Mantronix’ old school hip hop meets modern day electronic vibe, yet come with something fresh which honors the original but stands on its own.”
`He continues, “I opted to go back to my own musical roots and give it a soul groove and funk bass. I felt like anime meets surreal psychedelic artwork would take the listener where I always go when listening on repeat.”
We love the anime meets psychedelic description for the track, as it really has a multi-dimensional vibe that is soothing and sensual at the same time.
This has encouraged us to explore Topnachbeats’ wider discography including the original edit of Never which is featured on the 2019 album Eighteen! Never (Astral 22 Remix) has also been added to our New Music Spotlight playlist!