BlakLight – Unknown Love / The Remixes (EP – BlakLight)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Pop.
Format: Digital, CD.
Background/Info: The American duo Brian Belknap – Adam Collier last year released the debut album “Music In A Time Of Uncertainty”. This production by the American BlakLight was one of my favorite Electro-Pop releases from 2020. “Unknown Love” is a song taken from this album. The CD format features ten remixes plus one extra untitled song.
Content: “Unknown Love” was not exactly my favorite song from the album although it’s a great Electro-Pop track with a carrying chorus. The song has been remixed by Nite, Matthias, Sea Of Sin, Darwinmcd, Obsession Of Time and Hallowlove –who made 4 remixes. There’s a great diversity between the different remixes, but all edits remain pretty Electro-Pop driven. The untitled song is a cover version of David Bowie’s “Ashes To Ashes”, which has been transposed into a pure Electro-Pop dimension.
+ + + : The opening remix by Nite is a first attention grabber for its overwhelming and blasting sound production. Another cool cut is the dreamy remix by Darwinmcd. But my favorite cut is without a shadow of a doubt the remix of Obsession Of Time, which is more club-orientated and mixed with retro-Pop influences. There’s also something to say about the Bowie-cover; it’s not an easy job to cover such a legendary track, but BlakLight did it with style.
– – – : I’m still convinced “Unknown Love” is not the best song taken from “Music In A Time Of Uncertainty” and I also expected a bit more from the remixes. I’m still not a huge fan of EP’s with an endless list of remixes from one and the same song.
Conclusion: BlakLight remains to me a hot newcomer, but I should recommend discovering the band by their great album instead of this EP.
Best songs: “Unknown Love – Obsession Of Time Remix”, “Unknown Love – Nite Remix”, “Unknown Love – Darwinmcd Remix”, “Unknown Love – Matthias Remix”.
Rate: (7).
Artist: www.facebook.com/BlakLightband
About BlakLight
BlakLight is an American Electro-Pop duo of Brian Belknap and Adam Collier. The pair debuted with the album “Music In A Time Of Uncertainty” (2020), from which “Unknown Love” is taken; this EP collects ten remixes of that track plus an untitled cover of David Bowie’s “Ashes To Ashes”. BlakLight went on to release the instrumental album “tHE pADDED rOOM” (2023) and discussed their approach in a 2026 Side-Line interview, in which the band described their process as “a fairly conscious decision to remain DIY”.
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