When are there too many remixes? Does too many rmxes take away value from your product? Is it shortsighted to think that ‘the more rmxes, the better’?
[Where connections = remixes]
I rlly like Cut Copy, and all of these authorized remixes by artists who are relevant/worthy of remixing them, but as a consumer, it is natural for me to want a new product.
“Hearts on Fire” already has rmxes by:
- Knightlife
- Joakim
- Holy Ghost
- Midnight Juggernauts
- Damage
- (some1 else?)
Should there be a limit on the number of remixes that can be done on one song? I’d say 3.5 is a safe number, but usually you should have 1 great dance remix, and an additional banger or ‘concept’ remix based on ur band’s brand. If u worked for a major independent electro indie record label, what would u suggest during a brainstorming session?
[MP3]
Cut Copy Hearts on Fire (Aeroplane Remix)
Get the DAMAGE remix of “Hearts on Fire” here
http://masshyperbole.blogspot.com/2008/06/company.html
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hipster runofff
is the best
but 3.5 should be the limit to remix’s
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4, and one of those should always be a justice remix haha
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8
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Cut Copy just gave away a free Hearts on Fire Accapella so people are going NUTS.
I know im making 14 remixes. one of them is going to be a ranchera mexicana remix.
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There are also remixes by NT89 and Calvin Harris.
4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42
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the m0r remixes= the better. common this is the blog age, u can preview everything on hype machine b4 u download. take what u like, leave what u don’t. why should we bitch about the amount of available free music? I paid $6 for singles in junior high school, I’m perfectly happy listening to 20 seconds of a crappy remix and deciding not 2 download.
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But if you limited it to 3 remixes per song then Crookers would hog all three!
For every new release you need:
A remix by an established producer.
(Switch, Diplo, Phones ect.)
A remix by an “up & coming” producer.
(GRUM, Night Facilites, Boy 8-Bit)
A remix by an alternative “band” that are trying to jump on the “remixing wagon”
(CSS, The Horrors, Cut Copy)
A remix by a leftfield act that makes the song sound “sO Randem”
(Crystal Castles, Burial, Metronomy)
A remix by a French house veteran that makes the song sound all “melodic & euphoric”
(Alan Braxe & Fred Falke)
& your obligatory 3 mixes by Crookers
^^^^^^^
Tried & Tested formular for creating “Alt-Hype” for aNY Group/Artist.
As patented by Modular.
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^ yes
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i just want it to be a prime number
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knightlife rmx.
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dood, the drugs in my body song must be the most remixed bngr evar.
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5:11 is dead on
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And then comes Lifelike to turn Cut Copy into gold for three minutes.
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@5:11 yes! + let us not forget various UK duos who blend 70s disco loops + faggy electro bleeps and bust out with some prog house/trance stomper for the g-hey kids and their alt friends who are OK with that just in time for the beach parties
usually on CD2 with the token unreleased track.
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Adding bananaboyb to the list of ugly cmmtrs!
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Werd Bananaboy…LOL…U should use some celeb pic like john negroparty!!!!!
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Make that ugliest cmmntr!
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how many dj’s =2manydjs?
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chromeo’s fancy footwork also has like 10 remixes
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I miss the times when commenters responded to each other.
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REMEMBER WHEN D.A.N.C.E. HAD A GAZILLION REMIXES?!? IS THERE A GUINESS WORLD RECORD FOR THAT OR WHAAAT
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C.Y.O.A. Had About 38..
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lol@9:54… i remember. we all do, and so does GOD.
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