Essential: Florentino’s flips Abra’s ‘Crybaby’ into a nosebleed club ballad

Florentino has flipped Abra’s 2016 sugar-sweet synth lullaby ‘Crybaby’ on its head with an existential rework made for the club.

The Swing Ting producer is known for his brain-melting tempos and boundary-pushing productions, both under the Florentino moniker and his ‘Samename’ handle, remixing tunes for the likes of Zomby.

Abra on the other hand, is the genre-bending singer-songwriter and producer who plays a key part of the Atlanta-based guerilla rap clique Awful Records. Described as the “Darkwave Duchess” of the crew, her vivid future-pop offerings highlight her unrestrained r’n’b harmonies. Her music is for reflecting, both on the past and on the world at a higher level, and her cult following love her for it.

The remix sees the key elements of the poppy love song, with its 808 groove and old school bassline, deconstructed into a frenzied, furious club track. Impulsive and yet still romantic at its core, the British-Columbian DJ takes Abra’s nostalgic crooning and re-builds it in full floor-filling flavour.

Check it out below.

Jasmine Kent-Smith is Mixmag's Digital Intern. Follow her on Twitter