One of the tracks that I recorded and re-mashed for a future release with Origami Sunflower is used on a new video that I stuck together for the BBC Social.
For the full version of the track (which I think is pretty great), check out Soundcloud:
covers and remixes
Do doo do do
After David Cameron announced that he was stepping aside to let that creature Theresa May into the position of completely unelected Prime Minister, he was caught ‘humming’ a wee ditty as he walked back into Number 10. Definitely a man who has checked out.
I quite liked the sound of it, so gave it a remix below:
See ya Davey. It’s been real.
(For another remix, check out this one from Graeme Coleman – complete with accompanying video)
Image ‘David Cameron delivers EU statement outside Downing Street‘ by Number 10 used under CC license.
Magnificent Bastard – Smile, You Fuck Remix
My pal Lee has a new band, called Magnificent Bastard. They’ve just put our their first single – ‘Smile, You Fuck’ to stream on Bandcamp and the like.
I convinced him to let me have a bash at destroying his hard work, and he stupidly agreed. So here it is, remixed:
All of the sounds are taken from the original recording, with the exception of the Game Boy – which definitely was not.
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
On Friday I spent some time in the studio working on different tracks. One of them was an experimental cover of ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow’ with my sister and her boyfriend singing and playing guitar. They studied music at University, and it was nice to record with people who knew what they were doing.
We used a bunch of different effects to layer the sound up, and I added in chip drums later on.
You can hear and download the track below. It’s ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow’ like you’ve never heard it before. In someone else’s words:
I could imagine it being played at a f**** up fun fare with porcelain dolls singing as they go round in a Ferris wheel.
A Tribute to the X-Files
Today marks the return of the X-Files. To mark the occasion, I’ve come up with a chiptune tribute: ‘toads just fell from the sky’.
The truth is out there.
Nat Lyon Cover – sleeping solves nothing
Nat Lyon from Connecticut – friend of the bowtie – has released not one, but two covers of my old track ‘sleeping solves nothing’ – from the 26 hour days album.
It’s a pretty awesome re-imagining of an acousticy number, and you can download it for nowt over on his Bandcamp page here.
Thanks Nat!
Rock! Neanderthal Remix
In a previous life I was in a band called Closet Organ.
We had a song called ‘Rock! Neanderthal’.
A couple of years ago, Michael M from We Are the Physics remixed the track in a chip-tastic fashion, but for some reason the post about it disappeared.
Re-uploading here as it’s great.
You can download the remix here.
The original is over on the Closet Organ Soundcloud here.
Nat Lyon – Sleeping Solves Nothing Cover
Thanks to Nat Lyon for his take on sleeping solves nothing, from the first unexpected bowtie album… which even features the ring modulated snoring of Newfoundland dogs.
If you fancy ripping apart a track, give me a shout.
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