The artist is a Toronto-based musician who is currently dominating the electronic scene. He is quickly becoming one of the recognizable names in electronic music, along with electronic pop duo Louis The Child. I’m personally a fan of both musical acts, and especially the song “Love Is Alive”. Chet Porter takes that track, and transforms it to something of his own.

Louis The Child’s original version of “Love Is Alive” is super chill, slower track. My favorite part is the super solid bassline that really packs a punch.  It had a much more laid-back, muted vibe to it. He takes the cooler, fall feel to the original and injects some summer and sun to it.

Deviating a bit from the indie-pop sound he typically infuses into his music, Chet Porter forays (successfully) into some unfamiliar territory, away from his comfort zone. He tries out a heavier, more synthy type of sound. The bassline is bouncy and pulsates through the build ups and the drops. The synths saturate through the track, and bring in something sparkling and bright. If it could be described as a flavor, it would be something sweet and effervescent. The vocals are faded, and almost echoey. There’s a particular distinctness to them. Elohim has a voice that’s really pleasant, and works really well with the music, blending and immersing itself with the sounds. There’s a warmth to the words she sings, but there’s also a very clear-cut crispness to the quality as well.

Chet Porter preserves the sweet and soothing nature of the original version of “Love Is Alive”, but injects a brilliant and dance-y energy to it.

There’s so much energy to his remix and can’t help but evoke the feeling you get when the afternoon sun gently kisses you from your fingertips to your forehead. It’s radiant and seeps through your body, warming you inside out. “Love Is Alive” really is just one of those “feel good” songs. He preserves the sweet and soothing nature of the original, but injects a brilliant and dance-y energy to it. As the last couple days of the summer slowly wind down, and the world is rapidly approaching the apocalypse, this honestly quite lovely remix of “Love Is Alive” by Chet Porter will remind me that there’s still love worth dancing for out there.

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Chet Porter‘s reimaginings of other songs early in his career inspired me to take a step back from my grey, jaded lifestyle and dive back into the peachy childhood of my youth, at least for a couple minutes. Through the clutter of SoundCloud polluted with future bass remixes and white man trap music, Chet Porter’s music stands out because of its lush, uncomplicated tones and ability to make something sound progressively big and intimately small at the same time.

This coolcat went on tour with Odesza, Big Wild, and Jai Wolf in May, which was lowkey called the “Am I In Foreign Family Yet?” tour. It was during this time that Chet + management got more closely in touch with the Foreign Family team.

Three-ish months later, and finally Chet Porter and Chelsea Cutler‘s “Stay” has been released on Foreign Family.

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Sweetly emotive, quietly nostalgic, and comforting in its warmth, “Stay” will make you remember there is more than just workworkwork and routineroutineroutine. Watch a sunrise, kiss someone you like, play hopscotch with the kids sometime; do something impulsive before the moment passes. Chelsea Cutler’s feathery voice is filled with promise as she toplines over gentle guitar plucks and big-sounding synths. By the end of “Stay”, listeners will have felt like their mind has been lifted from its burdens for a little bit.

With the release of “Stay” also comes an announcement for Chet’s North America tour, which encompasses a whopping 35 dates (if I counted right). He’ll be on the road and probably in your city with Jai Wolf, Floozies and Lemaitre and you can purchase tickets now. See dates below and as always, stay updated on this wild producer on SoundCloud, Facebook, and Twitterz.

CHET PORTER TOUR DATES:
Wed. Sept. 14 – Macon, GA @ Cox Capitol Theatre *
Thu. Sept. 15 – Oxford, MS @ The Lyric Oxford *
Fri. Sept. 16 – Knoxville, TN @ The International *
Sat. Sept. 17 – Chattanooga, TN @ Track 29 *
Sun. Sept. 18 – Bloomington, IN @ Bluebird *
Tue. Sept. 20 – Hattiesburg, MS @ Brewsky’s *
Wed. Sept. 21 – Little Rock, AR @ Revolution Music Room *
Thu. Sept. 22 – Tuscaloosa, AL @ Druid City Music Hall *
Fri. Sept. 23 – Athens, GA @ Georgia Theatre *
Thu. Oct. 20 – San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom ^
Fri. Oct. 21 – Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre ^
Sat. Oct. 22 – San Diego, CA @ Music Box ^
Tue. Oct. 25 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater ^
Wed. Oct. 26 – Kansas City MO @ Riot Room ^
Thu. Oct. 27 – St. Louis, MO @ Firebird ^
Fri. Oct. 28 – Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom *
Sat. Oct. 29 – Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom *
Wed. Nov. 2 – Washington, DC @ U Street Music Hall ^
Thu. Nov. 3 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza ^
Fri. Nov. 4 – Boston, MA @ Middle East Downstairs ^
Sat. Nov. 5 – Montreal, QC @ Belmont ^
Tue. Nov. 8 – Toronto, ON @ Velvet Underground ^
Wed. Nov. 9 – Ann Arbor, MI @ Necto ^
Thu. Nov. 10 – Chicago, IL @ Double Door ^
Fri. Nov. 11 – Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre ^
Sat. Nov. 12 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Miramar Theatre ^
Sun. Nov. 13 – Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock ^
Thu. Nov. 17 – Vancouver, BC @ Fortune ^
Fri. Nov. 18 – Seattle, WA @ Crocodile ^
Sat. Nov. 19 – Portland, OR @ Star Theater ^
Wed. Nov. 30 – Austin, TX @ Vulcan Gas Company %
Thu. Dec. 1 – Dallas, TX @ Trees %
Fri. Dec. 2 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall (Inside Downstairs) %
Sat. Dec. 3 – New Orleans, LA @ Republic New Orleans %
Fri. Dec. 9 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer %

* w/ The Floozies
^ w/ Lemaitre
% w/ Jai Wolf