Last night I finished a remix for 80s Belgian EBM band Absolute Body Control. The lead singer is Dirk Ivens from The Klinik and also Dive. The keyboardist Eric Van Wonterghem can be found today in several projects including Detune-X. Most of the music they recorded together was over two decades ago and they recently got back together to re-release material and perform at some of the huge festivals in Germany such as Wave Gotik Treffen.
The song I was asked to remix was Neverseen. It usually takes me about a full week to do a remix but Eric was on a deadline and I was able to get this done in four long days. The original song was recorded on a 4-track. I was given the vocals and the full song.
One key part of the remix is when I combine my Yamaha CS-5 and a clip of the vocals in Ableton Simpler with the start time automated and have them micro-tune against each other. You can click the screenshot above to see my Ableton screen in full size.
Here is a clip of the original song:
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The Horrorist remix of Neverseen:
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Look for an interview with Eric from “ABC” in the upcoming issue of Sonic Seducer Magazine. I also answered a few questions in the same interview explaining how I met Eric and how the remix came to be.
This entry was written by , posted on February 26, 2008 at 10:42 am, filed under music, song writing, sounds, synthesizer and tagged Absolute Body Control, remix, Simpler, The Horrorist, Things to Come Records, Yamaha CS-5. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
I am about to jump on a nine hour flight. I have an important remix due in about ten days. I have not even opened the files to hear the song or the parts I was given to work with. Given 
these facts I plan on making the most of tomorrow’s flight and see how much remixing I can do in coach!
I used this challenge as an excuse to go on a little shopping spree. I bought some M-Audio IE-30 in ear headphones and an extra Macbook Pro battery. I guess I should do an official review of the IE-30s when I get back. They certainly feel a lot nicer than the Apple earbuds I have been using.
With laptops we have full recording studios where ever we go. But do we ever really making music in the park or on a flight? I will tell you my answer soon!
photo credit: caribb
This entry was written by , posted on February 15, 2008 at 12:46 pm, filed under hardware, song writing and tagged apple, M-Audio, remix. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
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