"none of ur angels have got u now / u don’t mean did u mean ? / u know it hits me in a way / i’ll go whenever u go / u know i’d do anything..."
The alien transmissions and orbiting dreamy grooves of "angels" by Cesar Maria as remixed, reimagined by Sharpie Smile, draws you in, pulls a silver string that turns into a massive rope feeling transformed and exuberantly uplifting. It is funny when you hear a remix of a track before the original which is the case here. The great thing is when the remix sounds so vastly different and the other great thing is the curiosity aspect that draws you to the source material and, in this case, a great EP, the proverbial cherry on the cake or would that be the cake under the cherry (??). Either way, I like both versions but maybe the original is something that appeals to me from a bedroom pop, diaristic aesthetic and I especially am drawn to Cesar's endearing vocal countenance.
lovely LINER NOTES (bracketed):
["angels (Sharpie Smile remix)" is a celtic infused, alt-pop reworking of Cesar Maria's original song off his recent 'on ur side now EP'. After coming off tour with Ty Segall, Sharpie Smile (Drag City) teamed up with Cesar to finish their upcoming release, a collaboration that culminated in this reimagination. Inspired by artists such as Chanel Beads, FKA Twigs and Massive Attack, they combined highlander bagpipes with hyperpop granular synths and Linkin Park tinged rock drums.]
Check out the EP below and the original version of "angel" that (to me) has a decidedly bedroom dream pop aesthetic, twee without exactly being twee but pure in it's sweetness like childhood itself.
"stay
u tell me every time and i breakthen u run
i’ll wait
forever if it makes it okay
it’s my love
asking me"
[Cesar Maria is an LA based songwriter and producer. His candid bedroom pop is equal parts intimate and resonant, weaving small moments with big feelings that hit like the soundtrack to faint memories. As a producer, Cesar works in broad stroke contrasts, creating sound worlds with textured and opposing palates around refined melodies and lyrics in their most concentrated form. Obsessed with “high/low’s”, he returns always to the analogy of the song as an oyster, “a perfect little pop pearl but under this rocky exterior that you have to crack open. it shouldn’t be too easy”. Across his discography, in collaboration or on his own, Cesar Maria is going after the whole oyster.]
-Robb Donker Curtius
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https://cesarmaria.bandcamp.com/album/liars
https://www.instagram.com/_cesarmaria/
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https://cesarmaria.bandcamp.com/album/liars
https://www.instagram.com/_cesarmaria/
Cesar Maria is an LA based songwriter and producer. His candid bedroom pop is equal parts intimate and resonant, weaving small moments with big feelings that hit like the soundtrack to faint memories. As a producer, Cesar works in broad stroke contrasts, creating sound worlds with textured and opposing palates around refined melodies and lyrics in their most concentrated form. Obsessed with “high/low’s”, he returns always to the analogy of the song as an oyster, “a perfect little pop pearl but under this rocky exterior that you have to crack open. it shouldn’t be too easy”. Across his discography, in collaboration or on his own, Cesar Maria is going after the whole oyster.
on ur side now EP, out November 15, 2024
on ur side now EP, out November 15, 2024
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