This was a remix for Radioheads competition of there track Nude from the In-Rainbows album.

I decided to take only a small amount of original material from the track, in this case the vocals and a section of Guitar from one verse.

I wrote extra piano sections throughout the verses and used this as a build for the chorus sections. Also fresh percussion was added and a new bass line. I chose some more glitch/off beat style to work with the tracks mood. In addition I wrote 2 flute parts with extra strings for the chorus parts which I wanted to make more dramatic than the original version.

I also took time out to program a more kaotic section after the first chorus twisting up the track a little to keep things interesting.

It was an enjoyable project to try something different with this and I'm happy with the end result. I wanted to keep in touch with the mood of the vocals/original version while making more of a journey through the track with builds and uplifting elements.

This Era was a track originally created by artist/beat maker and friend Relent, featuring lyrics from Cello and cutz from Para it was recorded for a future project back in 2003 and was shelved for a number of reasons.

It has an interesting theme and coupled with Cello's particular lyrical content it was something I couldn't ignore to try out some ideas.

The tracks theme is based around Anunnaki / Alien / Hybrid / Planet X / Alternate information so i tried something very ritual based using eastern sounds, heavy beats, and tribal percussion. I also used certain effects on the vocal to get a more lower & sinister sound to fit the point of the track. Coupled with ritual chanting and allot of spatial effects to capture a chamber sound it seemed to fit the content of the vocal well.

You can download the remix from this page, which includes an instrumental version plus an original clip of the unreleased track.

A large thanks to Relent giving me the nod to try something new with it, and giving the ok to put it up for free download with older clips. Also a shout to Cello for some interesting word play and good subject matter to work with.

After meeting Jools at a recent event I got to hear his Summer Days album. One particular track that grabbed my attention was Song For Bo. I immediately had ideas for the existing tracks melody and chorus, after approaching Jools with a rough idea he was fine to try things out.

The idea was to enhance the existing track, using addition rhodes to sit with the acoustic guitar. I introduced an up-right piano with strings/violin for the chorus parts. I then leveled out the mix by removing certain high levels in the recording for the acoustic guitar parts.

I also added my own harmonies on both chorus section as it felt right to try to give those areas a bigger feel and more of a lift

The end result can be downloaded from this page, which includes a clip from the original track.

I must give a big thanks for Jools in agreeing on trying things out for this and allowing the final version to be available for free download.