Ch!mes & Chrxstal Sarah Drift Through Heartache on Lush IDM Single 'Feel The Way I Do'

UK producer Ch!mes returns with his most emotionally intricate track to date, “Feel The Way I Do” featuring Chrxstal Sarah—a collaboration that fuses poignant introspection with the glitchy elegance of intelligent dance music. Both cinematic and intimate, the track captures the quiet tension of letting go while still longing for what might have been.

Opening with fractured guitar loops and rich ambient textures, the song quickly sets itself apart. Ch!mes uses Ableton’s sampling tools to slice the guitar into swirling fragments, crafting a soundscape that feels like memory itself—imperfect, flickering, and emotionally loaded. Breakbeats and syncopated basslines pulse beneath Chrxstal Sarah’s aching vocals, which float like smoke across the song’s layered atmosphere.

Built from a moment of emotional clarity, the track emerged organically. “The lyrics came from accepting a truth I didn’t want to face,” Ch!mes shares. “You know it’s time to move on, but that doesn’t make it easy.” The ghost of a Willow Smith acapella initially inspired the composition—its ethereal spirit still echoing in the track’s mournful tone.

Sarah’s vocal delivery is the perfect match—vulnerable yet clear-eyed, her performance adds soul to Ch!mes’ meticulous production. The synergy between the two artists transforms the track into something more than a song; it becomes a meditation on transition, wrapped in a sonic palette reminiscent of Flume, Shlohmo, and KOAN Sound, but undeniably Ch!mes’ own.