KAUF, “A Ruin” (Blue Hawaii remix)
L.A.’s Ron Kaufman has been garnering attention these last four years or so with his remixes and a unique approach to progressive electronic pop music that incorporates elements of 90’s Björk through to James Blake. “A Ruin” is mainly a multi-layered instrumental that incorporates Ron’s dreamy, well-suited vocals to excellent effect. The song is given added textures of power from noted remix duo Blue Hawaii that help make it memorable. I was fortunate to see Kauf in concert in Toronto last night and while it requires your focused attention, his music and the direction he’s headed in is wildly creative and has so much potential. Sometimes danceable, sometimes not, watch for more original music coming from Kauf very soon. In the mean time you can hear “A Ruin” above and pick it up, in original or remix form, on iTunes.
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