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Live Review: Chet Faker 'Talk Is Cheap' (Ta-Ku Remix)

12 June 2014 | 4:03 pm | Adriana Barro

Melodic, emotion heavy beat maker Ta-ku has released his spacious and moody remix of Chet Faker's 'Talk Is Cheap'.

Hearing the names TA-KU and CHET FAKER in one sentence is enough to get anyone's heart racing. These two are a bro-match made in heaven, and it helps that they both are purveyors of fine, fine music. CHET FAKER's 'Talk Is Cheap' is the latest track to undergo remix treatment by the emotion arousing Perth producer, TA-KU.

This remix was a long time coming, but it can sometimes be hard to know which way the melodic beat maker will take a remix. His roots lie in hip-hop, which is obvious in the music he creates, but TA-KU is also much loved for his ability to create atmospheric, moody soundscapes within his tracks. This remix combines both of those elements; it is rhythmic, it is sensuous and overall it is humble.

The underlying beat is a simple, percussive hip hop beat, overlaid by a looped section of FAKER's vocals and some eerie, high-pitched squealing. The three seconds of silence in the centre of the track only adds to the breathing space this track allows for, as well as acting as an interlude to the slightly more dramatic beginning of the second half.

File this one under 'reflecting on my life choices'.

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Words by Adriana Barro

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