Fina Fisken “Save The Day (Cherushii Remix)”

15 Jul 2014 — Evelyn Malinowski

San Francisco-based DJ and producer Cherushii, whose Queen Of Cups EP is out now on 100% Silk, has masterfully remixed Fina Fisken's epic "Save The Day."

Cherushii has that instant icon vibe about her. She's like Clio but for electronica – Electroclio. Her longterm and out loud devotion to techno aesthetic as well as politic traverses all of her channels, whether it be during her live sets, her engaging weekly radio shows on Berkeley's KALX, or on her recordings. Applying such authoritative craft to a track that trills and demands praise for macrocosmic things forgotten, is, in essence, an exciting transaction. Cherushii's full and distinguishable sound, one that covers all the bases and testifies for the timelessness of trance/progressive house/Detroit, complements the poignant bigness of Fina's original. XLR8R said it perfectly: Cherushii carves the track in such a way that the "glacial textures" become more prominent, yet are still heard through the jagged, urban architecture of the beat. The ancient ice of Fina's original catches a beam of sun in the remix, and the light glares in the corner of your eye before receiving all of your full-faced attention for the duration of the track. It's music from the ether, both remix and original.