By Keith Walsh
The refreshing new single by Madil Hardis is just ever so quirky, with Madil’s lovely vocals, disco-inflected beats and production that keeps the synths bubbling just below the surface. With the synths mixed down a bit, the emphasis is on Madil’s exceptional vocals, in the alto range.

“Bye Bye To The Heart (Ashbury Heights Remix)” sounds like a dance club hit single. It’s from the album Natural Darkness, coming October 6. The 12-track set is packed with exceptional songs, powered by top notch performances and musicianship, and features remixes by Ashbury Heights, Wandering Stars, Electro Spectre, Vortex Four, and Bérèche You.

The sadness of the original mix of “Bye Bye To The Heart” is lovely, but obscured on the Ashbury Heights remix. I had the chance to ask Madil about the both mixes of this song, and the passion behind her music creation.

Synthbeat:  I’m torn between the ethereal mix of “Bye Bye To The Heart,” and the Ashbury remix. When listening to the remix do you miss the quietness of the original at all, or which do you prefer and why?
Madil Hardis: It’s hard to say which version I prefer. The original version is darker, more openly melancholy. At the time I wrote it, I was in the middle of the experience of heartbreak, so there’s a directness and rawness to it. In the Ashbury Heights version, Anders has managed to somehow perfectly encapsulate this emotion, while also folding it into a more upbeat, catchy tune that is both sad and energetic. As always, his work surprises me and takes up permanent residence in my head.

Synthbeat: Your tunes capture a sense of sadness. How is that sentiment actually close to a mindset of acceptance? Do you ever feel the need to rock out, or does this ethereal sound express everything you want to express musically?
Madil Hardis: Writing the kind of music I do is a very cathartic way of dealing with emotions like loneliness, grief, sadness, melancholy, nostalgia. These emotions open up my creative gates and I let the music flow through me. It has helped me immensely in the past to come to terms with certain events in my life. I tend to digest harsher emotions – e.g. anger and frustration – more physically (with exercise or while performing) as it’s not a state I can be creative in. 

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