Beatowls Reimagined: J-Walk's Cross-City Vision
When Liverpool's contemporary vision meets Manchester's electronic heritage, something quietly significant emerges.
J-Walk's remix of Beatowls' 'All I See Is Trouble' represents that rare collaboration where the remixer approaches with equal parts respect and reinvention. Martin Brew brings decades of craftsmanship to the catalogue here, extracting new shadows and textures from Beatowls' original while honouring its essential character.
What results isn't a calculated exercise, but rather a natural dialogue between artists - with Brew's distinctive touch adding new depth to Beatowls' already compelling narrative.
The conversation between these artists feels unhurried and substantive, precisely the kind of connection that lingers and remains.
“I never make music for an audience; I only make it for a kind of emotional resonance as that’s how I connect with things and people and life. I just wanted it to hit deeper places inside the listener, and I think that the best time and place for that is at night in a dark room.”
MARTIN BREW'S EVOLUTION AS J-WALK
From his early days in Manchester's electronic landscape to his current work, Martin Brew has crafted a career defined by emotional resonance rather than commercial calculation. His approach to the Beatowls remix reveals an artist working from instinct rather than expectation - adding darkness and space to 'All I See Is Trouble' through vintage Casio rhythm boxes and atmospheric reverb that heighten the original's emotional pull.
This remix arrives at a pivotal moment in Brew's own journey, directly connecting to his recent album Broken Beauty, where he channeled long-held influences from dark Jamaican digital instrumentals to Factory Records, Bauhaus and The Fall. As he notes, "I literally didn't care who came with me," creating what he considers his most honest work to date.
His reinterpretation of Beatowls creates a nocturnal companion to the original - designed not for particular spaces but for particular moments, best experienced "at night in a dark room."
ABOUT BEATOWLS
Formed in the shadow of Liverpool's glistening asphalt and barred-window warehouse buildings, Beatowls have crafted a sound defined by the tension between melodic euphoria and lyrical angst. Their debut album, Marma, is a testament to this, with ten meticulously constructed tracks that navigate the complex interplay between human intimacy and the cold touch of technology. Their sound, compared to the likes of Portishead and Angelo Badalamenti, captures a unique cinematic quality, particularly evident in tracks like 'All I See Is Trouble' and 'Please Lie to Me'.
EXPERIENCE THE REMIX
Step into the cross-city conversation where Liverpool meets Manchester, as J-Walk transforms 'All I See Is Trouble' without sacrificing its essence. Where Beatowls created texture, Brew finds new depths; where they established mood, he discovers darker currents. The result is a genuine dialogue between two distinctive approaches - each respecting the other's territory while exploring shared emotional terrain. As Brew himself reflects, "I wanted it to hit deeper places inside the listener."
Witness what happens when meticulous originals meet honest reinterpretation - through Beatowls and J-Walk.
