Since its release, DJ Koze’s much talked-about edit of Låpsley’s ‘Operator’ has become a word-of-mouth phenomenon, lighting up dancefloors around the world and picking up huge DJ support from the likes of Disclosure, Seth Troxler, Jackmaster, Solomun, Norman Cook, Pete Tong and Annie Mac (who made it her Hottest Record on Radio 1).
Today, Låpsley is delighted to premiere the video for ‘Operator’. The video is again conceptualised by Holly ‘Låpsley’ Fletcher herself and directed by Cherise Payne, who previously directed the videos for ‘Love Is Blind’, ‘Hurt Me’ and ‘Brownlow’. Speaking about the video, Låpsley says:
“The video is inspired by an amazing night after my first ever Berlin show, when a group of friends took me out and introduced me to the city’s drag scene. That night’s stayed with me ever since and I wanted to pay homage and say thank you – this video’s as much for that scene as it is for me. Berlin’s also the city that first embraced Koze’s brilliant Operator edit so I wanted to return there to make the video, and try and create something that feels really timeless.”
Speaking about his edit, DJ Koze stated:
“When I heard Låpsley´s ‘Operator’ for the first time, I thought that it was unique and perfect and didn’t need a remix at all, but what I could imagine was in fact a 10 minute-lasting, slowly unwrapping-itself version in a Larry Levan style, playing and dubbing around with the original stems, providing some gimmicks while imagining the moon with the spoon in the Studio 54”
‘Operator’ is taken from Låpsley’s highly acclaimed debut album Long Way Home, released at the start of the year on XL Recordings and also featuring previous singles ‘Hurt Me’, ‘Love Is Blind’, ‘Painter’ and ‘Station’. For much of the album Låpsley worked with XL’s in-house producer Rodaidh McDonald, in addition to production contributions from Paul O’Duffy and Mura Masa.
Låpsley – Long Way Home available now via XL Recordings / Rhythmethod in New Zealand
