N8NOFACE remix finds tranquility at the core of Julia Julia's 'Fever In My Heart'

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Notorious for fusing the lofi, jagged edges of punk with synth-powered dance music, N8NOFACE leverages his unique talents to surprising effect on a beautifully subdued remix of Julia Julia's "Fever In My Heart."

Julia Kugel's solo debut is notable for its introspective nature that folds within to uncover the unending layers of being and definitions of self that comprise a deeply personal condition. Derealization stands in stark contrast with the brash bravado of Kugel's work with The Coathangers and is a powerful example of her uncanny adaptability as an artist and songwriter. "Fever In My Heart" is a dreamy drack, driven by a pulsing rhythm and the undulating interchange of delicate piano with a thick bassline that provides Kugel's ethereal vocals a brilliant platform to achieve thrilling heights of emotional resonance. Emphasized by the track's accompanying video, "Fever In My Heart" represents a multiplicity of being, merging and splitting like cells in the perpetual evolution of self.

N8NOFACE eschews his normally frenetic style, condensing "Fever In My Heart" into a hyper-concentrated reinterpretation of Julia Julia's original while preserving much of the track's inherently atmospheric composition. The bassline is re-rendered as a thumping instrument of narrative propulsion, pushing the accented piano and subtle threads of guitar forward in the mix with a sense of tangible urgency tempered with the cooling depths of stable serenity. Flipping the original track's concept of losing one's personal identity to an all-consuming obsession, N8NOFACE extracts a single sentiment and distills it down into the potent repetition of the line "I'll wait for you," uncovering a peaceful tranquility beneath the driving beat and speaking directly to the unyielding patience of true love amidst life's unending tempest.

"Fever In My Heart (N8NOFACE Remix)" is available now to stream on Spotify. Julia Julia's Derealization is available on vinyl and CD via Bandcamp and streaming on Spotify. Follow Julia Kugel on Instagram. Stream N8NOFACE on Spotify. Follow N8NOFACE on Instagram.