Perfume Genius has announced a new remix EP featuring tracks from his highly acclaimed No Shape album.
The creatively titled Reshaped will be released on 8th June 8th via Matador Records / Remote Control Records.
King Princess’s remix of album cut Run Me Through is out now, following its premiere as Zane Lowe’s World Record on Beats 1. It’s been described as “a sensuous rework from the rising Brooklyn NYC artist and producer, with an intoxicating dub and trip hop-infused beat underscoring Perfume Genius’ slinky, spellbinding melody.”
Mike Hadreas, who preforms as Perfume Genius, chatted to OUTinPerth about the song early last year telling it us was a tune about toxic masculinity.
“To be honest it’s been going on for a very long time…just people are, I don’t know, I guess it’s becoming harder to ignore, because of the internet or something, and people are more willing to listen to each other more when they tell them what happened to them, and people are listening now. I’m certainly glad that that’s happening.”
The writer said he credited the internet for giving many people a voice to share their concerns about how they’ve been treated by powerful men, but in the song also admits that the same qualities are the ones he sometimes finds attractive.
“I’m certainly glad that a lot of these men are being completely destroyed. but that song in particular is kind of an embarrassing one because it’s almost like me kind of me admitting to being attracted to certain masculine things that I wish I wasn’t. I kind of wish I wasn’t attracted to traditionally masculine men as much as I am, and that’s what I want. It’s weird to me.”
While particular ideals of what masculinity is deeply embedded in our upbring and community Hadreas said he’s becoming increasingly aware of his own perceptions and attractions.
“I don’t actually feel guilty for it, but I do wish that I could shake it off a little more than I have, and you’re conditioned to, I don’t know, its not very cool. It’s a tricky growth thing.”
The EP also features contributions from Mura Masa who reworks Slip Away, Laurel Halo takes on Die 4 You, Jam City tackle Just Like Love’, while mmph delivers a new version of Braid. Blake Mills who produced the original album contributes a reconstruction of Every Night.
OIP Staff
