EXO - Monster | Areia Kpop Remix # 234 

now this is what remix is called

I love how Areia remixes has its own fandom from the comments haha

ARRANGER'S WORDS :: CREEP TO THIS! ^^ EXO's songs are always a great challenge to remix. That's because of the great quality in the vocals carefully crafted by the songwriters, SM's masterminds and of course the boys extraordinary performance. It's also because as a musician I feel the world has the eyes on me more than other remixes. Most kpop fans start from the famous groups such as EXO and if a new kpop fan has just discovered remixes I want to make sure they stay in the game. The original song was of course absolutely gorgeous. Powerful vocals that pierce through you accompanied by a strong tribal rhythm all running at 75/150bpm. Nothing wrong there, nothing to "fix" really but well Areia Remix is not about "fixing, it's about exploring and discovering new ways to enjoy those blessed little treats we call Kpop. If you go through the lyrics of the song you will soon discover the boys are quite aggressive and confident with their point thus the rhythm-heavy monotonic verses of the original. That's done perfectly so the only way I felt worth exploring is a more melodic one. One that lets you completely sink into this dream. See a much deeper and fluid side of their story. Like the original is the reality and this is the dream they had while dozing off exhausted in their van after the MV shooting or their live performances. Like throwing this machine that was perfectly manufactured in a sky-tall city into the crystal clear Mediterranean sea and the water finds its way through the mechanisms. In order to guarantee consistence and meaningful connection between the music and the lyrics, I have experimented a lot with the progression. It's very easy to go into strange territories and get completely lost when going melodic, creating "monstrous" awkward versions that are completely unrelated to the original meaning of the song. I explored quite a few of those myself while making this. This "bigger-than-life" progression and set of sounds seem to help creating that dream world that allows re-telling the story from a deeper perspective. Technically speaking, except than adding an actual chord progression during the verses (the original is straight Fm throughout), I'm playing with your emotions by a single change: instead of the expected Fm as the first chord at the drop I raise up to the 4th of the key (A#m) which carries higher notes and therefore higher energy. When all that energy is suddenly released at once by a melodic jump (as opposed to let's say a heavy beat), it makes you feel like "taken away some other place". Thank you always for enjoying my works. Each remix I do, I cut a piece of me and sacrifice it to the altar of kpop. Lately I have been exploring different ways to arrange music, ways that promote fast prototyping and favour creativity instead of dwelling on the audio engineering. Besides, and that's the most important detail here, this is not about me proving myself as a musician or audio engineer. Although there are quite a lot of my works out there to judge it, nobody really cares about that except perhaps other musician and audio engineer nerds like me. The most of you guys just want remixes of your favourite kpop songs. More of them. Better and Better. That's what Areia Remix has always been about, not some fancy tech or skill show-off. After getting involved in cinematography I found out that good image is barely about the camera and the lens, it's all about what's in front of them. It's what it illuminates those subjects. It's what they do. It's how the camera moves and how the editing helps telling a story. In a similar way, what's the point of a super fined tuned sound if it doesn't play beautiful melodies and progressions? Although after 200+ remixes many things happen on auto-pilot because experience automatically kicks in, I literally put my soul in it. I have created the arranger mindset, the kpop remixing brain module - which I load every time I sit down in this chair. It completely overwhelms every other brain activity. It's like a large city with billions of connections all co-operating in harmony. All of that is so I click at the right places in the most efficient way that result into interesting and good sounding arrangements. It exhausts me both physically and mentally but this piece of music comes out and then I can go to bed and say I've done something today, I left my footprint in this world, I've been places. So here you get your little treat and we can all move on. To the next remix. [JUN]

why is it so addicting??o.o

Sounds so beautiful! I want this instrumental~

this is so chill and calming while retaining the energy of the original. I love it.

I WAS WAITING FOR THIS TO HAPPEN

why is this better than the LDN remix in the rearrange album ?!!!

This just.. sounds like.. An whole new 'comeback' for Exo because WOW.

Honestly i prefer this way more than the original remix

I don't even like EXO that much but this remix is to good to not appreciate the work that was done to make it possible.

I really love this, because it has this melodic tune to it. Monster can be both, hard bass or a soft melodic sound. Since the original was more based on the "funky" beat, I really wanted a soft remix of Monster too. This definitely is a blessing for me. Thank you Areia.

This is absolutely stunning!

Chanyeol and Sehun part perfect 💟👍

I don't know if it's just me, but your EXO remixes seem extra EXTRA good! ♡ Don't get me wrong, I like all of them, but the EXO ones are just..perfect! 😍👌 As an hardcore EXO-L you made me very happy.

One of the best remixes I've ever heard. This instrumental is so fantastic. + EXO legendary vocals. Oh my God, I love that so much.

I always come back to this remix it sounds so good! chill but still with a little bit of mystery and darkness

Thank you so much for watching and supporting our works! Vote for the next remixes: www.areiacreations.com/vote This remix was first enjoyed by our Patreons! Support us and watch our new remixes first among other rewards! www.patreon.com/areiacreations

Areia you're the best!

I CLICKED ON THIS SO FAST OMG

This is such a great remix, yet it sounds so natural like this was the original beat.

that chanyeol part though x-x

wow the composition of this remix is phenomenal i LOVE this

One of the best remix ever

It took me a while to "get used to", because it's so different from the original, but then around the rap part I was really feeling it, this is amazing!

Wooow Chanyeol's and Sehun's part are a masterpiece!

THIS IS SO GOOD OML

You deserve a LOT MORE subscribers ❤️🌚🤘🏻✨ like from Kuwait 😍😍😍🇰🇼 AM SUPPORTING

Nice, clean, and has a great instrumental good job

I just listened to the first seconds. . . . . Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow.

CHANYEOL AND SEHUN'S PART THO

what is this eargasm omg!!!! been waiting for this yassssss

i likee rappss part! ❤❤

omg, i thought the song couldn't get any better, but you proved me wrong

I'VE BEEN WAITING AND LOOK, IT'S HERE. THE REMIX IS HERE

I'm sorry everyone, but I prefer this more than the original

this is what convinced me to subscribe. you guys are amazing

i thought no one will remix kpop song. :* love chanyeol's part

Finally found this masterpiece again, come to daddy

omg this is so good! One of my favorite remixes from Areia!

i have been waiting for this cause your remixes are amazing i love this so much i can't stop repeating it thank you for these amazing remixes u r amazing :)

Can't wait for the instrumental. Like others I feel this rendition is better than the original.

Love the beat song and the MV too 😍😘

I am legit addicted to this song and i am addicted to remixes thats why i love this so much

Ahhhh finally!!! Been waiting for this to upload this😱😱😍❤️

I waited so long for this remix

1.5x is amazing

YASSSSSS FINALLY ILL BEEN WAITING FOR THIS

the song is so good,I love it so much

Well, I have to admit it that this was the first remix I actually enjoyed. Great job!

THIS SOUNDS SO GREAT!!!

i would love the instrumental for this T^T

It's really good! I loved it :)

Amazing remix! Brought new life to my favorite K-pop song! 😍

This. This is a f*cking remix

This is amazing, exactly what a remix should be. Nice work

this one is actually good

This Is Sooo Sick Thank You For This Video 👍👍👍🎧🎧❤❤

Omo. This is literally better than the original

Totally creeping on this 😻😉 Right now I am so for this over the original but love them both

More than what `im expecting

Sounds so good oh my goshhhh

Awesome remix

yeees!! i knew this song would be a great remix!!

This is jaw-dropping good

this is dope man

Great job!!! I

wow this remix . Amazed

PLZZ SUPERFLY NEXT!!! I loved it to bits omg

that is really good wow

I love this

A melhor de todas!

OMG its amazing

perfect remix

Masterpiece

Why are you so good?! I hope i can do also this kind of remix ❤

OH MY GAWDDDDDxD

Holy fuck I got goosebumps This one is way nicer than the original one, not gonna lie

perfect...

PERFECT wawe ! 💖

how are u doing this?!?!😍😍😍 I'm so glad I found your channel💞💞😭😭

great job

So so sooooo gooood

This is dope

I like this song

Me encanta EXO

im addicted

*Wow.*

Cool 👌🏻

I love this! Better than the original!

This is fucking gorgeous, nice work!

i love it

Wow i like it 👏❤❤😭🔥

I Like It .. 👍👍💕

cool sound

My thoughts: 1. this is different, I'm not really liking it so far 2. Oh ok 3. Ooh that part sounded really good 4. This is actually pretty fire 5. Mmkay I think I changed my opinion 6. Time to repeat

Hello, original Remix very nice

Oooh 😮💖💖💖💖

łałłłłłłł i love that sono it was great job