Usher - Climax (Diplo Bouncier Climactic Remix)

Sometimes, even with some of the best songs, there remains that nagging feeling in the back of our minds that there's something missing. Some little part of the mix that could maybe do with being a little louder, sharper, bigger. Diplo-produced Usher single Climax is one such track - in its original state it makes for a enticingly electronic exploration of seductive energy, but with the producer on hand to provide his own remix of the song, it becomes even better.

Is it bouncier? Noticeably. Is it more climactic? A little. But somewhere in the mix, Usher's already rather delectable track gets given that edge that elevates it up to even greater, more synthetic heights.

Usher - Climax

We really liked Usher's will.i.am collab OMG - it was a sleek electro makeover that posited him firmly as a star still very much at the top of his game. So when we heard Usher had recorded a track with Diplo behind the production desk, we got quite excited - the man clearly knows how to pick his work partners, no?

Turns out the track in question, Climax, is a spacious, futuro-jam that slides Usher's vocals over a bubbling hotbed of synths. Slow, sensual, resolutely 'cool' - while it doesn't feel like the uber lead single OMG was, there's certainly a sense of innovativity and willingness to push boundaries and in the euphoric middle-eight, the track transcends into properly blissful dimensions. Thumbs up on this one Mr. Usher.