A kaleidoscopic sonic riot, Belgium-Japanese duo Aili's debut album Nandakke? has proven to be one of 2024's breakout hits, its joyful collision of electro-pop, electronica, house music and so much more. Having won over everyone from the Belgian national press to US radio, they're now taking over the clubs with a series of reworks from friends and family including Swedish producer and Eskimo regular Paresse, who turns his attention to Aili's tribute to the power of love (and Justin Bieber), Babychan. Sensibly Paresse does nothing to dampen the original's joyous explosion of sound, but rather channels its exuberance into a more DJ friendly shape, reworking many of its existing parts so that Aili's vocals are now carried into the night by rubbery synths, electro bass stabs and a club ready house beat.
“It’s thrilling to remix a track with Japanese vocals," explains Paresse. "It's something I’ve wanted to do so ever since I first heard Yellow Magic Orchestra. I managed to retain a lot of cool elements from original track just modified and rearranged whilst taking the opportunity to incorporate sounds from a borrowed Putney EMS VCS3 synths.”