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Melting Away [SINGLE]

by Ultraflex

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Melting Away is Ultraflex's magnum opus. The final single from their sophomore album 'Infinite Wellness' is a patchwork quilt of references – in the intro Katrín whispers a sentence by the danish poet Tove Ditlevsen, made famous in Norway by singer Kari Bremnes. The first verse is heavily inspired by the short story 'The Husband Stitch' by author Carmen Maria Machado, and the chord progression is borrowed from Usher’s ‘Climax’. Guitarist Bjarni Daníel Þorvaldsson plays a delicious Spanish guitar solo in the song in the style of Enrique Iglesias, and in the end the track ended up as a seamless mashup between Spice Girls's masterpiece '2 Become 1' and Madonna's 'Live To Tell'.

Out of all the songs on the album, Melting Away had the most difficult birth. The song’s working title was 'Power Ballad' and every trick in the book was used to fulfill that name. Ultraflex had such high ambitions for it, it created an almost insurmountable obsession with perfection. About six different versions of the chorus were composed and as a result the structure is quite unconventional.

lyrics

(Gjemt i dine sansers mørke prakt)

In the beginning I know I want you
Before you do
You catch me looking
Get flustered and cute
I smile
Give you my best lines
Innocent and perverse all at the same time
Everything is soft like a fresh piece of art
You’re a little rough and I want

You take my hand
I become butter – I am
melting away

// I want you //

Babe
You can try but you can’t hide desire
There’s a heatwave between my thighs
You know that I
I think about you late at night
Fascination and arousal
Getting lost in the urgency
Of the release

You take my hand
I become butter – I am
melting away

There’s a hunger in my heart
Feel my body burning up
Sweetest suffering, oh
Melting under your touch

There’s a hunger in my heart
Feel my body burning up
(Fall all the way into me)
Sweetest suffering, oh
Melting under your touch
(Am I awake? No way)

Fall all the way into me
Am I awake? No way

There’s a hunger in my heart
Fall all the way into me
Sweetest suffering - oh
Am I awake? No way

I want you

credits

released September 22, 2022
Written, recorded and produced by Ultraflex in Street Pulse Studios
Mixing and co-production by Ådne Meisfjord
Mastering by Emil Thomsen at ET Mastering

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Ultraflex’s sound is inspired by the disco, italo and funk of the 80’s, blending it with new-age sensibilities, unexpected jazz chords and melodic twists. The result is a catchy, contemporary whirlwind of dance floor weirdness, nodding to their ancestors in the historical lineage of spectacular electronic music. Ultraflex creates their own brand new lotion carefully tailored to your needs. ... more

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