As K-pop continues to spread across the globe, some might be surprised to find an underlying connection between the genre and London-based indie rock band Spector.

Due to release their sophomore album, Spector's Fred Macpherson and Jed Cullen recently spoke on their experiences collaborating with producer Danny L Harle, whose sound is commonly associated with the aesthetics of K-pop.

"I was really happy about it," said Macpherson on the collaboration to The Quietus.

"I like how PC Music winds a lot of people up and it's very production-based. If their inspiration is coming from K-pop and J-pop, and this almost lifeless, CGI music...within that they manage to put across more emotion than half the stuff that's on the radio."

Danny L Harle belongs the record label and musical collective known as PC Music. Its founder A. G. Cook cites the two genres as one of many influences for PC Music.

"There's so much other stuff that has been influential," said Cook to Tank Magazine in 2013. "J-Pop, K-Pop, Nightcore, Ark Music Factory, Hudson Mohawke and Nadsroic, Frank Zappa's Synclavier stuff [and] Jumpstyle."

It's no surprise then, that Danny L Harle's sound has been described as "a K-pop superstar takes one too many speedballs and starts speaking in tongues."

"Even though people might think that the music is annoying, he genuinely enjoys making it," said Spector's Jed Cullen. "It's a composition and he's doing cool stuff. And when you want to remix a song, having something that's quite simple is a joy."

On Thursday, the PC Music collective delivered a showcase at SXSW. Coincidentally, the popular festival was also attended by some of K-pop's biggest acts, including Crayon Pop and Epik High.

Check out Danny L Harle's remix of "All the Sad Young Men" by Spector: