Tuesday, May 18, 2021

Watch: Paragon Cause Share "Think I’m Going Crazy Over You (Jupiter Mix)"

Toronto atmospheric electro-rock duo Paragon Cause (aka Jay Bonaparte and Michelle Opthof) have shared the video for their new single "Think I’m Going Crazy Over You (Jupiter Mix)".

The track is the next musical masterwork to come from the duo, this time the duo is working in close collaboration with two veteran European hit makers/producers/songwriters as part of their forthcoming new album, Autopilot: Sune Rose Wagner of The Raveonettes and Liam Howe (Sneaker Pimps/FKA Twiggs/Lana Del Ray). Get it here.

“The idea was to take the lyrics and melody for Think I’m Going Crazy Over You and create different music to accompany it, changing the meaning of the song each time. We wanted to experiment with the power of music and sound, so we recorded three different versions of the same song,” says Bonaparte.

“We wanted to show how an individual can view one single situation from different perspectives, depending on the day, their feelings, or their point of view,” added Opthof.

The three versions of the song also represent the breadth of the pair’s musical inspirations and the various people who helped bring Autopilot to life. The single version (Jupiter Mix) of the song was recorded with producer and Sneaker Pimps co-founder Liam Howe. The song features a production style that maintains a driving pulse and darkening atmosphere but the mood changes dramatically when the backdrop changes to a psyched-out dance groove.

Lyrically the song is more about being in a frustrating circumstance or time in life and not being able to say or do anything about it; according to lyricist Opthof: “I was in one of those moods where I was frustrated with something going on around me and my inability to make a change; something I feel really passionate about.”

It is a sentiment and a song that will undoubtedly find resonance amongst pretty much anyone who hears it. Bonaparte adds: “We called this version the Jupiter Mix as Liam heavily featured his classic Jupiter 8 synthesizer. The sounds of that instrument really bring the emotion forward.”

Watch/listen below.