Posts Tagged ‘remixes’

Lunik – Weather(Karl D mix)

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Posted 19 Nov 2008 — by karl
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Years ago, I entered a remix contest for the band Lunik.  For those of you who don’t know, Lunik is a Swiss pop/trip hop(a la Cardigans) band featuring the lovely Jaël as the lead singer.  She has also done a couple tracks with Canadian group Delerium.

Lunik held the contest to promote their new album “Weather”.  The objective was to remix the title track from the album.

I entered the following to the contest.  I felt the tune was perfect for a dnb/trip hop treatment, but I needed to slow it way down to match the tempo I had in mind.  You may find the timestretching of the samples sounds obviously “fragmented” in some places because of this.

Sadly, I didn’t win the contest.  Either it was because I was American or they just plain didn’t like it.  I still feel it’s some of my best work.  I’ll let you make up your own mind.

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Lunik – Weather(Karl D Mix)

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Karl D – Just Like the First Time (Remix)

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Posted 01 Oct 2008 — by karl
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I did a track once called “Just Like the First Time“.  It has always been one of my favorites, but certain things kept me from putting it on the album.  First, it had some flaws in how it was recorded.  It could have been more precise in some areas.  Secondly, it contains an unlicensed “Amen Break”.  Might not be a big deal for some people or producers, but Existential Funk for me was all about being original.  I even tried re-recording the song to take care of those two problems, but it didn’t feel the same.

Instead, I took an afternoon and popped out a remix:

“Just Like the First Time” Remix

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Sadly this has some unlicensed samples on it as well so it couldn’t make the album.  It does have a different feel than the original, and aligns with some of the “nu-rave” stuff going on right now.  I love the second part – there’s some serious hardcore style in there!

“Just Like the First Time” Original Mix:

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Something to wet your palate

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Posted 19 Sep 2008 — by karl
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Here’s something to start you out with.  This is another “dosen’t count yet” post.  Anybody remember the rap song I produced for MC Husky?

I started work on a remix version a long time ago(near the time of the recording).  This changes the gangsta-rap slow burn into a hard drum and bass workout.

Mc Husky – “Outcast” Karl D Remix

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I was also working on a D&B remix of Powerhouse’s “What You Need”, and I found that the melody worked better than the original one I concocted:

Powerhouse – “What You Need” Karl D Remix

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Sadly, neither of these came to full fruition.  I didn’t have the resources to dedicate to them.  I wasn’t crazy about the direction the “What You Need” remix was taking, and by then I had started work on “Existential Funk”, so near-unreleasable hobby remixes were becoming a low priority.

MC Husky and Karl D – Outcast(Original Mix)

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