Little did I know that the track playing on the speakers that day was produced by Mexican-American DJ & producer Xavier Miranda, a.k.a. DJ Xquizit, and sung by British bandleader y rock vocalist Paul Bartolome. That was, of course, until I got the notification that the song goes on sale on June 25th through Xquizit's own label "Arkham Digital".

A respectful cover of the original, the first couple of minutes catch you with Paul's amazing voice doing a great job of grabbing you emotionally. A graceful combination of 80s synths, strings, and captivating vocal lead. But right as the bridge comes you hear the build up and BAM!, a psy bassline with an electric guitar as lead. It's the final two minutes of the song that make it the perfect intro track to a festival set. High-energy, emotional, solidly produced. Everything a great festival track needs, regardless if it's an EDM, Trance, or Psy artist on stage.

This is the second of the DJ Xquizit's "Summer of Covers" series, the previous being a synthwave/electro pop cover of "No Time To Die" by Billie Eilish, and followed up by a vocal cover of "Top Gun Anthem", to coincide with the film's release.

My hope is that this is THE festival track of Summer 2021.
DJs, let's make this happen!

Pre-order 'DJ Xquizit feat. Paul Bartolome - Who Wants To Live Forever' here.