triple j Unearthed Pick of the Week – October 30
Ok Sure
Ukiyo (#HRMX)
When Sydney legends Hermitude handed over the stems of their Dark Night Sweet Light tune Ukiyo for triple j Unearthed’s remix competition last month, the Unearthed website received a full on deluge of entries from the community of artists keen on tinkering with the track. More than 700 revisions of Ukiyo were submitted in the end with diverse flavours ranging from progressive house to spacious ambient textures and hip hop makeovers.
Having whittled down the whopping amount of entries to five finalists we threw the reigns over to the Hermitude guys to pick the winner themselves, El Gusto and Dubs awarding the winner’s crown to Melbourne producer Ok Sure. The brainchild of Akaysha Davey (see what she did there?), Ok Sure’s remodelling of Ukiyo amps up the drama with dark, twisting synths, icy harmonies and sputtering percussion all over the shop. Hear it for yourself below.