Sometimes the most unexpected collaborations begin in the most unexpected places.
A few months ago, while scrolling through Threads, I came across AiramFM‘s song The Impostor. It immediately caught my attention. Although it comes from a musical world very different from my own, there was something in its atmosphere that stayed with me long after the first listen. I reached out to AiramFM to ask whether the song could be reimagined from a different perspective. To my surprise (and gratitude) she not only shared the original stems with me, but also gave me complete creative freedom to reshape the song in any direction I felt appropriate.
That level of trust is something I deeply appreciate.
From the very beginning, my intention was never to overwrite or disguise the original. Quite the opposite. I wanted to approach it with respect, preserving its emotional core while exploring how some of its melodies, harmonies and atmosphere might unfold within a progressive metal setting. The result is not a replacement for the original recording, but my own interpretation of it.
Throughout the process I regularly shared work-in-progress versions with AiramFM. Her encouragement and enthusiasm accompanied the project from the first ideas to the final master, making this collaboration a genuinely enjoyable creative journey.
Today I’m very happy to finally share my metal interpretation of The Impostor.
I hope it doesn’t diminish what made the original special, but instead offers another perspective on an already beautiful piece of music. A collaboration isn’t about changing someone else’s work. It’s about discovering another story that was quietly waiting inside it.
Listen
The track is now available on major streaming platforms as well as on Bandcamp.
Streaming: (Spotify • Apple Music • YouTube Music • Amazon Music • Deezer • Tidal)
Bandcamp: (link)
If you enjoy hearing familiar music through a different lens, I hope you’ll give it a listen.