The sound of m0n0 jay is subtly changing, and it feels audacious, purposeful, and unavoidable. What began as a viral alt-pop hit has been ceased and re-assembled into something darker, heavier, and far more intense with the ATH remix of L.L.L. This rendition replaces smooth pop with rough industrial trance power fit to sweaty and nocturnal dancefloors. It is not merely a rework, but a total re-invention.
Collaborating with French producer ATH, m0n0 jay took the song in a new dimension, adopting the sound which can be traced to the roots of underground club culture. The outcome is a pounding, throbbing experience fueled by rampant tempo rhythms, piercing soprano vocals and a no-holds-barred attitude to production. In the creative risks, in the strange sound choices, in the details of what is wanted is to move away, away, towards the expected, towards what is anticipated.
In this interview, m0n0 jay opens up regarding the vision behind the remix, the collaboration process and the deeper philosophy that links her Candy Gym world with this darker electronic direction. It is a discussion on evolution, creative control, and power of going out of the mainstream.
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m0n0 jay, the ATH remix of “L.L.L.” cranks the neon to industrial trance at 135+ BPM, what’s the sweaty, 3 AM basement rave vibe you’re unleashing here?
The Candy Gym during the day is all about bright fuchsia tulle, heavy iron, and high-camp pop. But when the lights go out, you are left with pure physical friction. We accelerated past 135 BPM to capture that terrifying, sweaty, 3:00 AM warehouse energy. It’s not about posing for the algorithm; it’s about the relentless, pounding endurance of moving heavy weight in the dark. Welcome to the basement.
From fuchsia Candy Gym pop to this dark techno weapon, take us into the backstory: why hand the stems to ATH for this total deconstruction?
I always knew “L.L.L.” had a dark, industrial twin. I needed a producer who inherently understood heavy audio brutalism, and the French underground scene is famous for exactly that. I gave Arthur (ATH) a ruthless brief: treat my vocal stems like a sample library, completely smash the commercial pop structure, and make it dangerous. He completely understood the assignment. In fact, when he sent me the very first draft, I loved it but immediately asked him to make it 20% darker!
Original “L.L.L.” blew up with 2M+ views, how did the creative handoff to French producer ATH (Arthur Conseil) transform it into underground fire?
The original track was a Trojan Horse: a 128 BPM club banger disguised as bright pop. Generating over 2 million views on TikTok across the visual campaign gave me the leverage to do whatever I wanted next. Handing it to Arthur was about stripping away that commercial safety net entirely. It was an effortless, cross-border collaboration between Sweden and France. ATH injected absolute chaos into the rhythm and turned a viral pop moment into a legitimate, hypnotic underground weapon.
Stripping to piercing soprano and xylophone over abrasive bass, what key elements did you and ATH keep or kill to nail that hypnotic power?
We killed the traditional pop arrangement completely. The one strict rule I gave Arthur was: do not pitch-shift my vocals down to make it sound “dark.” I wanted my natural, high tone (recorded on an Austrian OC818) to clash violently against the heavy bass.
We kept the xylophone MIDI but remapped it to an industrial synth, and we buried my absolute favorite secret weapon in the percussion: the acoustic ASMR sound of a giant 45cm lollipop being completely crushed over an iron barbell. We structured the remix into three distinct parts, allowing negative space and dead silence to act as its own instrument.
Body positivity meets powerlifting in Candy Gym lore, how does the remix shift that high-camp pop into raw, after-hours club dominance?
The core philosophy of the Candy Gym is “power, not performance”, rejecting the exhausting, toxic “before and after” transformation narratives. In a 135+ BPM club setting, that philosophy translates into pure endurance. There is no traditional climactic pop resolution or glow-up here; it’s a relentless loop. It forces you to stay entirely in the present moment, embracing the sweat, the heavy breathing, and the friction of exactly where your body is right now.
Exclusive SoundCloud extended mix for DJs before Spotify on May 21st, walk us through the process of building this DJ-ready beast.
Pop music lives on streaming platforms, but true club culture breathes on SoundCloud and in DJ promo pools. I wanted this to be a functional weapon for working DJs, so we dropped it strictly as an Extended Club Mix first. It was about bypassing the mainstream and handing it directly to the underground. It needs to earn its sweat and credibility on the dancefloor before it hits Spotify on May 21st. I have been totally blown away by the reactions and traction! Also, I really appreciate that SoundCloud is not anonymous: I can have a direct, unfiltered dialogue with the people putting the track on loop
Your genre-fluid rise from viral alt-pop to trance/techno, where does “L.L.L. (ATH remix)” bridge your worlds?
It bridges the gap perfectly because both of my worlds rely on extreme physical energy. When I’m going for a heavy lift at my powerlifting club in Stockholm, I listen to a 50/50 split of aggressive stadium rock like AC/DC or Black Sabbath, and dark techno like Gesaffelstein or Yosuke Yukimatsu. This remix is the sonic equivalent of hitting a new personal record on the squat rack. It proves that you can be candy-colored and slightly unhinged by day, and completely unfiltered and heavy by night.
Any wild studio moments or challenges syncing your breathless vocals to that relentless techno pulse?
I record here in Stockholm at The Node, a fantastic creative hub co-run by the Tim Bergling Foundation, where Tim’s old equipment gains new life. During the first recording session for L.L.L., exactly when I hit the line “Energy flows up and low,” the power grid in the studio literally shut down. The room plunged into total darkness. You can’t script that kind of energy.
With 50+ press hits and cult Spotify retention, why’s this remix the perfect move for curators and ravers right now?
I am really proud of the response so far; curators who enjoyed the unhinged, full-on original, love the remix. In an industry obsessed with art optimized for the algorithm, people are starving for audio brutalism and real friction. I want my art to be as visceral and raw as it gets, inviting people into a multi-sensory universe. The 1.2x retention ratio on my Spotify data told me that my audience is incredibly sticky. The remix invites them into the basement and proves we aren’t afraid to get dangerous.
Post-remix: more Candy Gym collabs, full electronic era drops, or basement rave tours on deck?
The remix is being released exactly 69 days after the original, so you can expect a new wave of Candy Gym visuals, with new elements of French lace.
There is so much heavy lifting ahead with my debut EP, Secret Selfies. The upcoming tracks dive even deeper into the basement: exploring modern dating exhaustion, the visceral reality of mental burnout, and eventually resolving in a pure oxytocin lullaby. Can’t wait to share it with the world.
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