Foals

"What Went Down" (The Haxan Cloak remix)

BY Gregory AdamsPublished Aug 5, 2015

While Foals What Went Down won't arrive in full for a few weeks, it's time to jump in a wormhole to hear an alternate reality rendition of the title track courtesy of UK electronic artist the Haxan Cloak.

Remember how the original was a guitar-heavy cut featuring cunning pop hooks and a bit of in-the-red chicanery? Well, all of the tune's rock elements have been scrubbed by the Haxan Cloak, who instead pairs the cries of Yannis Philippakis with what sounds like cash register clinks, venomous 8-bit blips and the unsettling screech of a band of digital demons.

You'll find the conceptual redo down below, while What Went Down hits retailers August 28 via Warner Bros./Transgressive Records.

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