“Rebuild – The Remix” – J Moss

“Rebuild – The Remix”

The critical line in J Moss’s “Rebuild” – “we’ve taken what you’ve made and thrown it’s value away” – is a cry skyward to reestablish a broken life.

In some respects, however, the lyric also applies to the remix.

On the remix of “Rebuild,” PAJAM removed the song’s extended emotionality and replaced it with its trademark snap and pop to enhance the rhythm. It worked, because the song is charting.

I much prefer the original version from Just James: its delicate tempo and the buildup of gospel intensity, with J Moss moving from a sensitive, heartbroken vocal to Marvin Sapp-like shouting by the end.  Don’t get me wrong, I typically love what PAJAM does, but this track didn’t need rebuilding.