David Cloyd’s 'Cage of Water [Remixes]' rewrites its own gravity

There’s something quietly audacious about building an entire release around reinterpretation, and then making it feel essential. 'Cage of Water [Remixes]' disassembles a song, studies its nerve endings, and reassembles it in four distinct emotional climates. At the centre stands David Cloyd’s original composition, but what unfolds across these versions feels like a prism turned slowly in the light.

The unaltered track closes the collection, and placing it last is a masterstroke. Its restrained heartbeat feels methodical, almost clinical. Cloyd has long excelled at translating interior conflict into atmosphere, and here he does so with an unnerving calm.

James Tabbi’s first reconstruction on 'Drop of Red' shifts that internal pressure outward. The rhythm tightens, looping with a ritualistic insistence that feels almost ceremonial. Percussion circles like a pulse against the walls, while the vocal line floats above it. It’s hypnotic, but never decorative. Each repetition increases the emotional temperature without ever boiling over.

Elsewhere, the 'Synambient' interpretation introduces light where there was once compression. Textures shimmer and expand, creating space around the melody. What once felt enclosed now feels suspended, showcasing the same emotional core, but observed from a distance.

Then comes 'Lonely Island', the most daring transformation of them all. Structure bends. Edges blur. Rhythmic anchors loosen their grip. And for a moment, the song seems to dissolve entirely, yet its emotional DNA remains intact. The vulnerability survives the distortion. In fact, it thrives there.

What makes this release remarkable is its coherence. Each reinterpretation uncovers a new psychological angle, like alternate timelines branching from the same pivotal moment. In an era where remixes often function as club-ready afterthoughts, 'Cage of Water [Remixes]' feels deliberate, exploratory, and artistically generous.

It’s an expansion of consciousness, and proof that sometimes the deepest journey comes from circling the same thought until it reveals something new.