Metal, Hardcore, Indie, Rock
Death From Above 1979 recently announced their return with their fifth LP, “Private Lives“, coming January 29th via their original label, Last Gang/MNRK. Today, they are sharing the “Private Lives (Steve Aoki 3LKTR0 Remix)” by their longtime friend, the two-time Grammy-nominated, platinum-selling producer and entrepreneur Steve Aoki. The duo first crossed paths with Aoki in Los Angeles in the early 2000s, leading Aoki to release music from Jesse Keeler’s earlier project, MSTRKRFT, on his Dim Mak label. After debuting the new remix live at Academy LA, where the superstar DJ brought out lead vocalist Sebastian Grainger for a surprise guest performance, you can hear the official remix HERE.
About the remix, the band said, “We met Steve through the punk rock scene in LA back in 2002/2003. We drove from LA to Pomona in traffic sitting in the foot well of his car. We played his party at Cinespace in Hollywood in 2004. Dim Mak put out MSTRKRFT’s “Fist Of God” in 2009. He’s been behind us the whole time. Thanks brother!”
LISTEN TO “PRIVATE LIVES (STEVE AOKI 3LKTR0 REMIX)” HERE
Transplanting the track from the mosh pit straight to the dance floor, Aoki built upon the duo’s signature heavy basslines and vivid melodies to reinvent “Private Lives,” an anthem asserting personal boundaries in an age of constant exposure. You can now watch a mini-doc about the long-standing relationship between the band and Aoki.
Steve Aoki adds,“Death From Above 1979 and I go way back to the early days of the LA music scene. We came up through that same punk rock energy, and I’ve always had so much respect for what Jesse and Sebastien have built. Their sound is raw, powerful, and unmistakably their own. Getting to remix ‘Private Lives’ was a chance to take that energy and push it into a whole new space on the dance floor. It’s a full-circle moment for me, and I’m stoked we get to bring our worlds together again.”
