Blogger’s Note: I’ve actually been hyping Halogen’s flip of The Chainsmokers’ “New York City” since its drop in early February, but I’m just now getting around to sharing out of straight laziness. My b.
By now everyone is aware of the meteoric rise of The Chainsmokers, giants of the industry that they are, but its their early work grinding out fresh as fuck remixes that sometimes goes unappreciated. Now the Atlanta duo known as Halogen are trending in the same direction, having released a whole slew of monster reworks last year, most notably their complete transformation of Jack Garrat’s “Weathered.”
It’s no surprise then that they’re carrying that momentum into 2016, taking on the aforementioned Chainsmokers’ progressive house anthem. My new favorite beatcrafters up the energy ante in a big way here; infusing large doses of future house rhythms and towering drops while still maintaining the original’s galvanizing genius. Turn your speakers up and spin on!