There’s something very special about the Clazziquai Project. I was turned onto them when they showed up as a recommendation on my emusic frontpage – the bots thought I’d be interested in the Shinichi Osawa remix of the track Prayers. I am, of course. Osawa is one of the most technically proficient remixers out there – and a beacon of what is undoubtedly set to erupt as an Asian Acid Jazz/House/Electro moment. But the Clazziquai Project is a particularly Korean phenomenon, emerging as a pop tour de force after having their songs featured in My Lovely Sam Soon, a 2005 Korean mini-series. This Fantastic Plastic Machine remix of “Our Lives,” highlights the syrupy vocal harmonies and linguistic hybridity of the group. Brash synths wind around each other across different registers while chunky piano chords chirp underneath.

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