If most feel their best being on top of the world, MYRNE has found balance and excitement at its core.
The Singaporean producer has released a new single titled ‘Center of the World’, via Astralwerks Asia. A collaboration with Filipino producer Manilla Killa and vocalist RUNN, ‘Center of the World’ presents a new beaming light over the modern dancefloor, paying tribute to progressive and trance music of the 2000s and the gleaming optimism of 2010s EDM.
The song began to take shape when MYRNE – in the midst of a soul-searching phase of his career, which involved introspective singles like ‘Carousel’, ‘Freefall’, and ‘Conflicted’ – wanted to create a “banger”. “I was perusing my discography and noticed I had no true-to-form ‘bangers’!” he says.
“I sat down with my regular collaborator Manila Killa and we had the intention of making a track like that. It also elevates a lot of my prior melodic influences, so it came through really naturally.”
‘Center of the World’, with its buzzy trance synths, cinematic bass, and undeniably smoky aura, pays tribute to the music that made this world exciting for both MYRNE and Manila Killa, the latter’s real name Chris Gavino.
Five years ago, MYRNE and Manilla Killa performed a back-to-back DJ set at Ultra Music Festival in Miami, where, instead of the set they had planned for, they opted for spontaneity: they played a stash of music by their most precious influences. It was a set “full of euphoric EDM, old progressive and trance,” MYRNE remembers. Their new single “references those classic tendencies.”
“Center of the World represents our love for the ‘golden’ era of EDM – huge synths and emotional breakdowns but with a forward thinking, club-centered twist,” Manilla Killa says. “RUNN was the natural pick for vocals. Her voice and sound encapsulate an ethereal vibe that fits the soul of the song.”
For RUNN, this collaboration represented everything she loves about making music, “Working with the guys was so easy and natural it was really the epitome of what musical collaboration can be.”
Part of what made this collaboration effortless is MYRNE’s new philosophy behind his career. His music seeps into the corners of the club, and it burrows into the minds and hearts of ravers who open their ears. To make that work, each recording is made with intention. “I’m still a big believer in taking your time with songs that last,” he explains. “I don’t want to put something out just for short-lived rotation.”
You can find both MYRNE, as well as Manila Killa on respective upcoming Jai Wolf tour dates over the next few months @Jaiwolf.com
