Axwell /\ Ingrosso’s Remix Package Of ‘Dreamer’ Features A Progressive House Edit
Axwell / Ingrosso received some sharp criticism when they released their last single ‘Dreamer’. Fans were initially pretty disappointed that the group decided to alter the track, which was originally heard as an ID almost a year ago, from a progressive anthem to a future bass oriented tune. Axwell and Seb both stood by their decision and in some weird responses mocked fans for disliking the new direction they took with the song.
Today they released the official remix package for the song and lucky for fans, Matisse and Sadko injected the progressive house sound fans craved back into ‘Dreamers’. Their remix is exactly what the track should have been released as originally.
Another notable artist on official remix duty is Arty’s alter ego, Alpha 9. In his remix ‘Dreamers’ was transformed into a progressive trance tune full of airy synths and a filtered driving bass line. Overall this is an impressive remix package for a track that was met with widespread disapproval.
Who Else Got In On The Remix Package
Matisse & Sadko and Alpha 9 weren’t the only names on this release. The full “Dreamer (Remixes)” package also included versions from Klahr and Jack Wins, rounding out a pretty deep lineup of remixers for a single track. That’s a solid amount of firepower for one remix EP, and it made sense as a way to win back fans who felt burned by the original future bass direction.
How Dreamer Fits Into The Axwell / Ingrosso Story
‘Dreamer’ had been floating around as an unreleased ID for the better part of a year before it finally came out, and the shift away from its original progressive house sound was one of the more debated moments in the duo’s post-Swedish House Mafia run. Axwell / Ingrosso built their reputation on big, emotional progressive anthems like “Sun Is Shining” and “More Than You Know,” so any pivot away from that sound was always going to get scrutinized hard by longtime fans. The remix package ended up being a pretty smart move either way, it let the duo keep their future bass version as the official single while still giving the progressive house crowd the treatment they’d been asking for all along.
