“Laxed” was also an arrival on the world stage for siren jams - an emergent scene filled with producers specializing in music suited for blasting through sirens attached to the front of cars and bicycles. (Laxed is short for relaxed.) But its texture is specifically of the moment - each note sounds as if it had been sucked through a glitchy vortex and spit back out. “Laxed” is both modern and traditional - the pacing and melody are indebted to Polynesian music, and also classic reggae. Not long after, Jason Derulo recorded a version with lyrics, and after some behind-the-scenes back and forth, an official version of that song, now titled “Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat),” went on to become a global smash, topping charts in New Zealand, Australia, Canada, Britain and more. He’d been posting his songs to YouTube, but, unknown to him, someone else had edited “Laxed” down to a catchy snippet, and TikTok lit the match.
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