Two thousand years ago, while the Roman Emperor Nero Claudius Drusus was burning down a majority of Rome to the soundtrack of his own fiddle music, the Chinese were enjoying a spiritual and sexual revolution guided by the Tao of love. Taoism—the Chinese philosophical, ethical and religious tradition—made that erotic life available to all who sought it. Today, The-Drum makes the dancefloor accessible to all who seek it.Chicago's icy production duo, made up of Jeremiah Meece and Brandon Higgibotham, break down Bird Call's "Tao of Love" into vocal bits and disembodied moans, replacing Chiara Angelicos' warm spiraling synths and organs with a much cooler and fast-paced dancefloor beat complete with their signature mechanical flourishes. In this remix, The-Drum is the Yin to Bird Call's Yang."Tao of Love" comes off of Bird Call's 2013 debut album, Will We Get To Mars? She's currently working with A/V artist Tomo Saito on a Live EP that will be part performance art piece and part audience participation—and is also completing a project with Kyp Malone of TV On The Radio under the moniker Motel Pools set to premiere in July.The-Drum recently started their own record label, Lo Motion, so stay tuned on SoundCloud for upcoming released from the Chicago production stalwarts.Keep up with The-Drum on Facebook
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