Kelela - KAYTRANADA_WAITIN_115 BPM

What this video is

Released September 26, 2018 on Warp Records as the lead single from TAKE ME A_PART, THE REMIXES — a 20-track remix album marking the one-year anniversary of Kelela's debut Take Me Apart. The remix was produced by Montreal-based KAYTRANADA, whose house and R&B production style — characterized by buoyant, syncopated drums and lush harmonic beds — transformed the original's humid UK-bass atmosphere into a…

Why it matters

Sits at the convergence of deconstructed club, art-R&B, and Montreal house — a landmark pairing of Kelela's Warp-aligned experimental R&B with KAYTRANADA's signature bounce production. The 115 BPM house pulse repositions a melancholic R&B vocal within club-music temporality, bridging underground…

The director

German photographer and director born 1979, based in London. Studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp. Known for hyperreal, surrealist fashion-editorial imagery. Contributes to Vogue, Dazed, i-D, and 032c. Won the Latin Grammy for Best Recording…