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What do you get when you take a mediocre Justin Bieber song (it’s not even the catchy one with Usher) and slow it down by 800%? If you guessed an ambient masterpiece, then you’re absolutely right. In just over 24 hours, nearly 600,000 people listened to Shamantis‘ extremely slow version of Justin Bieber’s “U Smile”. The concept of finding the grace and beauty in the rarest of places — a Justin Bieber song — by spreading it over 35 minutes of cascading waves of sound, is a brilliant one to say the least. Listen for yourself below:
One has to wonder what other fluffy pop songs wield hidden treasures confined by danceable tempos and intelligible lyrics. Idolator lists 6 songs they think should get the 35-minute treatment; my favorite pick: Lady Gaga’s “Alejandro.”
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It seriously almost sounds like a Sigur Ros or Jonsi & Alex track. This is beautiful.
“Idolator lists 6 songs they think should get the 35-minute treatment; my favorite pick: Lady Gaga’s ‘Alejandro.’
http://soundcloud.com/thecastrohat/lady-gaga-alejandro-800-slower
very inspiring stuff. who knew?! and sped up 800% it almost sounds like The Knife, lol. this is pretty infectious, so i couldn’t help but do this to one of my old songs: http://soundcloud.com/arcana-red
ii loove jussin soo ii wiil allways bee with his !!:*
hey i love you so much as a gril fraied
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