text: A good way to test out a song's pure banger status is to try to imagine yourself engaged in a fervent dance battle as it blasts at the peak of a club night. That's exactly the scene that plays out in my head when I listen to the garage remix of L-Vis 1990's "Flexin," featuring Taliwhoah. The original track, from last year's 12 Thousand Nights project, goes hard as it is — a dark groan of a beat matched perfectly to honey-sweet vocals and melodies. But the stuttering drums and vocal edits on the garage edit are an apt reference to an era worthy of homage.