We try not to post too many remixes here on Stereogum, but this one feels like an event. Last year, Robyn appeared on Jamie xx’s single “Life.” Earlier this year, Robyn made a surprise appearance to sing that song during Jamie’s Copenhagen song. Just last month, Robyn released “Dopamine,” her first new single in seven years. Today, Jamie xx drops the remix.
We’re posting Jamie xx’s “Dopamine” remix partly because Robyn and Jamie xx are big names and partly because Robyn and the xx are both poised for big returns next year. Also, it’s Jamie xx’s first remix in three years. But we’re mostly posting it because it’s a really cool track that sounds nothing like the original. With his version of the track, Jamie xx keeps the ecstatic warmth of Robyn’s verse, but he chops the song up into shards, reinventing it as a jittery, hiccuping dance anthem. Hear the remix and the original track below.
“Dopamine (Jamie xx Remix)” is out now on Young.
