Live Review: Premiere: Caitlin Medcalf brings the energy on Tom Bruce and Maxy Cozy's 'Cry Club'

There's a weird demand in our brains at the moment for high energy, turbo club music. Whether it's pent up energy, anger and frustration with the world at the moment, an outward nostalgia or something in between, good club music still has legs in Australia despite our limited dancefloor climate. It's with that energy that Tom Bruce's recently released EP, 'Cloudy Days Often Have The Best Sunsets' set the perfect context for a sunny, locked down winter. From bongo percussion, 80's synth play to acidic licks, from earthly tones to industrial sonics, the EP delivered on all fronts. Releasing officially tomorrow, Caitlin Medcalf has added her signature, rave touch to the already stunning original 'Cry Club'.

'Cry Club' with Maxy Cozy is a melancholic heart string puller. The track moulds together anthemic vocal chops with scatterred percussive elements. It draws a melting pot of emotions out of the listener, highlighting the versatility and strength of the producer that is Tom Bruce. Now, the tracks sonic tides have turned, with Caitlin Medcalf giving her own spin on the track, taking it from dusk at the beach, to the late night (or early morning) in a dark, sweaty room.

The remix comes off the back of some seriously hot momentum for Caitlin Medcalf. She recently made her production debut on Parry Talks' debut release, contributing single 'Gel'. She also performed standout set at Sydney's Boiler Room at Lost Sundays, spinning a range of tracks, wearing her club identity on her sleeve. Her rework of 'Cry Club' represents this ethos perfectly, reflecting the incredible talent that she is. Coming in at a heavy 148bpm, the track features a thumping percussion line, hallmarked by a stompy kick, combined with aggressive acid electro runs, and a euphoric 90s rave synths.

On the remix, Medcalf stated, "I wanted to go all on in this remix. I was immediately drawn to the way Tom and Max played with that gripping gated vocal, so I wanted to make that motif the driving force in my remix. It’s hectic and obnoxious, which is the complete antithesis of the original, but I enjoyed the challenge."

Image via Joshua Beresford

Words by PARRY TRITSINIOTIS

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