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The Beatles Dissected and Remixed: BBC Radio 6′s “Record Producers” and 8-Bit Operators

carla published on October 12, 2009 in art and technology. 2 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , .

The Beatles

I’m a bit of a brat when it comes to the Beatles. I’ve always felt their music is at a level of “classic” that shouldn’t be tampered with, so (unfortunately, for me) whenever I’ve found remixes, or pretty much anything Beatles related on the web, I’ve tended to sort of subconsciously avert my eyes and skip it. This morning, however, was different. I found two incredible Beatles related links and the descriptions were waaaay too tempting to just skip over.

First off is a great multitrack analysis from the BBC 6 radio program, “Record Producers” hosted by Richard Allinson and Steve Levine. About a month ago, these fine gentlemen picked apart a few of the Beatles’ original multitrack masters, isolating and highlighting pieces from “She’s Leaving Home,” “A Day in the Life,” and “Come Together. They’re short, only about 5 minutes each, but incredible. Listening to each of the tracks individually gave me such a deep sense of appreciation and then to listen to the tracks put together, ahhh! I got goosebumps!

Here they are:

  1. She’s Leaving Home
  2. A Day in the Life
  3. Come Together

Love!

Shortly after, I found a recent Beatles 8-bit chip tribute that has been two years in the making. “Wanna Hld Yr Handheld, Vol. 1 focuses on the glorious avant-garde and electronic side of the Fab 4 with over 20 of the biggest international names in 8-bit chip music, all utilizing re-tooled, classic Game Boys, Ataris, Commodore 64s, Apple II, Nintendo Entertainment Systems and circuit-bent toys.”

Yes, this is exactly the kind of stuff I would avoid in the past, but the fact that it was 8-bit chip music sparked my curiosity. I listened to the “Tomorrow Never Knows Megamix” and was astounded! Granted I can imagine a few of folks out there might not find this particularly pleasant (and some tracks on the playlist are better than others) but for those of you that dig the trippy electronic sound, I recommend you take it to the next level by hooking up your computer to some big speakers and going full blast. It’ll wake you up and liven up your Monday morning, I promise.

<a href="http://8bitoperators.bandcamp.com/album/wanna-hld-yr-handheld-vol-1" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://8bitoperators.bandcamp.com']);">8-Bit Operators “Tomorrow Never Knows Megamix” by 8-Bit Operators</a>

Happy belated birthday, John.

Love from,

Carla

(And love to waxy and yewknee for the tips)

Friendly Fires

carla published on January 25, 2009 in celebrity. 2 Comments Tags: , , , , , , .

There’s nothing like a beautiful Sunday morning to celebrate everything that is wonderful in life. And no celebration is complete without some funkylicious tunes.

This is Friendly Fires and their latest video “Skeleton boy” has been gaining a lot of attention around the web. The fact of the matter is, that video deserves every bit of the attention because that video is one that is so creative and perfect, one has to see it to believe it.

I’m going to go out on a limb here and announce that this is the best low budget, almost monochromatic, double sided sticky tape, fan, and bean bag ball related music video ever! A high five to Clemens Habicht for creating that little beauty.

Have a lovely day.
-C

(Props must be given to SuperForester Susan who was the brains behind possibly the greatest word ever, “funkylicious” and I first saw “Skeleton Boy” on the incredible “It’s Nice That“)