Malibu, alongside frequent Larsson collaborator Helena Gao, are featured on the remix to “Saturn’s Return.” Together, Larsson and co. stretch the song from a 3-minute diaristic page tear into a 6-minute-plus odyssey, awash in reverb soaked synths and earthen bass. The remix has a moving, existential dreaminess, evoking Madonna’s Ray Of Light‘s psychedelic sunniness.
Malibu, a master of creating sonic expanse, helps create a bed for Larsson and Gao (who co-wrote the original song) to sing of life’s ongoing uncovering mystery. “Like a parachute, I’m about to jump/ I just fall, fall, fall,” Gao sings in a rising falsetto on her guest verse. As the song unfurls, it dissolves into pure steam, becoming a true sound bath, composed of nothing but vocal layers, pads, and stomach rumbling bass.
