Adam Freeland has taken on many guises. First the legendary U.K. DJ/producer was a breakbeat dude; then he kinda mixed rock with fat dance jams. These days, it seems, he just does whatever sounds great, and the genre classification can go to hell. Case in point: Freeland’s new remix of “Searching” by Om Unit.

Om Unit is an underground London dubstep prodigy, but in Freeland’s hands “Searching” becomes a hypnotic anthem that sidesteps all the fromage one associates with “anthems.” Mesmerizing synths squelch in and out of focus, in and out of tune, neither soaring nor dipping, but moving forward on cruise; it’s a subtle trick—the result is the track has the same Euro pulse as, say, classic Kraftwerk; its dynamism creeps up on you—at first you’re nodding your head to the electro thump, and before you know it, it’s dawn and you’ve got your hands in the air. Under a vocal that evokes Kele from Bloc Party belting out a classic UK garage vocal, Freeland places driving drums and a simple but perfect progression that recalls the best of Brazilian techno humanist Gui Boratto. Everything about this track surprises, but none of it startles. It just may be the dance music sound we’ve been searching for all…

Om Unit Searching-Adam Freeland remix by AdamFreeland