Following his breakout EP crows, Orlando’s fast-rising emo artist rouri404 returned today with a reimagined version of his latest single, “decay”. Featuring longtime collaborator Vaeo, the pair call on producer SAY3AM to deliver a phonk remix fit for club rotation. Building on rouri404’s cyber-influenced emo sound, SAY3AM injects frenetic beats and powerful bass, reminiscent of Fred Again’s emotive style. He seamlessly enhances “decay” with added grit and a bit of stutter to the already heavily layered track. The remix feels like a natural evolution to rouri404’s unique production and refusal to be defined by one sound.
On the remix, rouri404 shares, “I often don’t collaborate outside of my close circle of friends, so getting to do a “decay” remix with SAY3AM was a welcoming challenge. After finishing up my EP “crows” I started talks about a potential remix for any song off the EP. We all agreed “decay” would be amazing for a remix & started throwing ideas around, ending up talking about the Phonk scene that has been going up online the last couple of years. After shooting some names back and forth I found a good handful of artists in this scene I really connected with, started talks and landed on SAY3AM. Originally trying to collaborate over text, we decided calling for a couple of days would be a lot easier, during which we got to learn a lot more about each other. Without failure my favorite part of collaboration is just seeing how other people interpret what I say, and making it into their own piece of art.”
