Lisa Li-Lund feeling blue

Between running the storied Versatile Records, DJing as Gilb’r, and being one half of Château Flight, Gilbert Cohen is a man with a full plate. Yet he found time to team up with Lisa Li-Lund to form The Big Crunch Theory, a charming synth-pop project. Their first single, “Arrows,” finds Li-Lund’s unfinessed vocals frolicking with trembling organ chords and hand claps, recalling 50’s girl groups as much as, say, Belle & Sebastian. But being a Versatile release, “Arrows” needed more dance floor potential and was sent to Juan McLean for a disco/house remodeling. His take, which is this week’s download, layers the vocals between crunchy percussion and ostinato chord stabs, leaving the tune less straightforward and more propulsive than the original. Our thanks to The Big Crunch Theory, Juan McLean and Versatile for the track.

The Big Crunch Theory, “Arrows” (Juan McLean Remix)

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