LX8 shares new Afro House Club mix

Ever since French‑British polymath Henry Chebaane slipped behind the alias LX8, the London underground has had a new architect of after‑hours escapism who writes the fiction as well as the soundtrack. A designer, novelist and experimental filmmaker by day, he spends the small hours assembling electronic mosaics that feel equal parts dance floor sermon and speculative sci‑fi.

His 2022 debut single “Ghosts of Sound” introduced a producer ready to stand at the crossroads of dance music and story-focused fantasy and the numbers backed it up; surging streaming totals, syncs for his own visual projects and crucially, an audience willing to follow him down the rabbit hole.

LX8’s music opens portals that link back to The Panharmonion Chronicles, his sprawling graphic novel series and the springboard for an experimental steampunk film he wrote and directed. The crossover sees tracks function as scenes, motifs and emotional cues for protagonist Alex Campbell, a time‑hopping DJ using electronic music to rally resistance against a clandestine cult. Last year’s shimmering “Quantum Blue” doubled as a pivotal cinematic theme and still found time to bag Best Original Track at the 8 & Halfilm Awards.

Now LX8 revisits the single that started it all, flipping “Ghosts of Sound” into an Afro house outing without dimming its message of ancestral determination. Where the original leaned on slick synth pop, the remix rides hand‑played percussion, rolling drums and immersive instrumental textures cut with alluring vocal elements that float alongside the elegant touch of airy piano flickers.

Jumping straight into a hypnotic groove, the shuffle of percussion and deep bass tones, dashed with intricate instrumental elements forms a hazy loop that gently expands with the twinkling sweep of chimes and echoes of soft vocal cuts. Progressing with delicate piano backing and engaging ebb and flow, the drums drop out to leave room for the dazzling vocals to hover in the atmosphere before building with soaring lead melodies and the swell of pulsing club energy.

Crafting a truly all-consuming and wholly absorbing listening experience, with “Ghosts of Sound (Afro House Club Mix),” LX8 serves up a spectacular rework of his first single, reframing it in an exciting new light while retaining all the engrossing qualities that made it such a hit with listeners in the first place. Now preparing to share the next instalment of his graphic novel series later this year, LX8 is set to continue expanding his enthralling creative world and we can’t wait to see what he’s got in store.

Listen to Ghosts of Sound (Afro House Club Mix) below

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