Desire Avenue Cover/Remix Project

[d.a.walker]

I recorded Fireworks back in 1997-98 as a planned single b-side before everything turned to crap, I'm recording at the moment so I'll see what I can come up with...

[Matt Butterfly]

I'm afraid I going to have to pull out of this project, I can't find any free music program for the PC that I can use to remix her tracks.

When I return to Uni for my advertising course in just over a months time, I will have sweet access to tons of Macintosh computers that will contain GarageBand. So I may give it a go then.

But for now, that's on hiatus.

Good luck D.a walker, I'll anticipate your version as you have already done one before.

[Franck]

I started rehearsing today for a couple of gigs in the coming weeks... and tried a cover of Welcome to Happiness... don't know if I'll do anything with it yet, but who knows.

[aermancer]

I've got a song started.. but that's the easy part. meh.

[nathanjay]

Hi

Just lurking about when I spotted this thread.

Heres my Crime deep house remix:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCr0qOa1SCA&fmt=18

i hope you like it

Nathan

[RobB]

Sorry Nathan,the link works but the song just won't play for me.

[nathanjay]

Ah, maybe because I posted the link for the hi-q stereo version.

Heres the low q:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCr0qOa1SCA

nathan

[sound world]

Nice film....
but as for what you've done to the song... [censor]

Look,not every piece of music in the world has to have an incessant 4/4 beat rammed into the listener's ears just because 90% of the rest do. Some pieces just don't need it.
It just so happens that 'Crime' is a poetic reflection about love gone wrong,and it seems (to me anyway) that such a remix is entirely out of character with the mood of the lyrics. Does anyone else agree?
Nothing personal,Nathanjay.I have a music degree and have worked professionally in music for 30+ years,so I'm inclined to hold strong opinions.

[aermancer]

Look,not every piece of music in the world has to have an incessant 4/4 beat rammed into the listener's ears just because 90% of the rest do. Some pieces just don't need it.

I completely agree, vapid house remixes of decent songs are worthless.

[nathanjay]

why don't we all do a remix or a cover (or both, or many) of a Stina song and share it here?

I'd like to offer two quotes which may explain why we dont all do a remix or cover:

"Look,not every piece of music in the world has to have an incessant 4/4 beat rammed into the listener's ears just because 90% of the rest do"

"vapid house remixes of decent songs are worthless"


And a quote which makes me think the above two quotes are worthless:


"Hi Nathan,
Stina has received your remix, and despite her attitude to remixes (as I'm
sure you're aware) she did like it. Any possible future cooperations need
be investgated better, unfortunately we have heavier issues to tackle right
now"

[sound world]

Does that refer to your Alan Bean remix,which was rather more appropriate?
I'd be extremely surprised if you managed to penetrate to Stina's inner circle more recently than 2005.

[blue]

I actually rather liked it.

[aermancer]

why don't we all do a remix or a cover (or both, or many) of a Stina song and share it here?

I'd like to offer two quotes which may explain why we dont all do a remix or cover:

"Look,not every piece of music in the world has to have an incessant 4/4 beat rammed into the listener's ears just because 90% of the rest do"

"vapid house remixes of decent songs are worthless"

hahaha okay so it was hypocritical of me to make an open thread like this and then pan the only remix that ever got posted. I was actually thinking of when Armand Van Halen remixed Professional Widow by Tori Amos when I wrote it, not your song. house/club/trance just isn't my thing.

[RobB]

Ah, maybe because I posted the link for the hi-q stereo version.

Heres the low q:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCr0qOa1SCA

nathan

It plays fine now thanks.

Erm....I didn't mind that at all actually. Interesting atmospheric film....good to have the lyrics to go with it too.....love the opening part......the beats drive the song along......Stina's vocals seem more playful?......yeah,that was ok. Well done.
I wonder what folk would think if that was the original version?
The problem always is with a re-mix is that its always compared unfavourably with the orginal version.

[paul-pgss]

Heres my Crime deep house remix

Wow, I really like this Nathan. Just like your remix of Alan Bean. Is it available as an mp3 somewhere?