The 3rd World Annual Genre-Smashed Compilation mash-up album, compiled and presented by Envision, was officially released earlier today, containing 44 tracks from 29 DJ's and mash-up producers. The theme... Smash the genre and bring the track(s) into a new world of sound.
What is the real meaning of the theme? The idea is to take two or more original songs and combine them into a mash-up production such that the resulting genre is different than the genre of the original songs. Or more commonly... the resulting mash-up production is a different genre than the original genre of the predominant vocals.
Why am I promoting this compilation? I produced a zany psycho funketronic mash-up track, called Night Cry (Early Bird Edition), as well as a video to go along with it, which have both been released on this compilation.
It's been a couple of years since I posted my yearly favourite music picks. I'm not sure why I didn't post one last year, but here's my favourite picks of songs and albums that were released in 2010...
BorisB is working on a new-ish video project these days... He's taking his best mash-up videos of all time and reproducing them in stunning HD video. The first video out of the gate, and just in time for Xmas, is the video for the Xmas mash-up I had produced a couple of years ago, Oíche Suaimhneach, Fir Caoin. (Note: You'll have to watch it from the vimeo web site to get the HD quality video.)
Here's the remastered version of the song file in high-quality 320 kbps stereo for your listening and downloading pleasure...
Oíche Suaimhneach, Fir Caoin
Mediaeval Baebes - Umlahi
Loreena McKennitt - God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (Abdelli version)
Loreena McKennitt - God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (Instrumental)
6:05 / 320 kbps / 14.1 MB
Sound Unsound just released an awesome mash-up compilation digital album, World's Greatest Pop Mashups.
If you love pop tunes, there's 18 pop mashups on this album with pop tunes spanning the 80's, 90's, and the last decade. You'll also find a track produced by me containing a little something from the 80's and a little something from this past decade...
You can also visit Sound Unsound to get more details about the album release.
Sound Unsound just released the awesome mash-up compilation digital album, Chillax, Come Down.....
As the title suggests, it's filled with music that you can chill and relax with. Containing 23 chill tunes produced by various mash-up/remix producers, you will also find one chill tune produced by me...
Northern Half Life
Imogen Heap - Half Life
Enigma - Northern Lights Running Time: 5:24
You can preview my track using the Official.fm player above.
If you want to download the track for your music library, you'll have to download the digital albums from the people at Sound Unsound using the links found on the following Chillax release postings (fyi, my track is on Disc One, but you'll want both awesome discs):
Continuum 08 is a collection of remastered mashup singles and mixes that I had originally produced in 2008, plus a collection of mashup videos produced by myself and a few other producers. It commemorates my commitment to continuously trying to improve my production skills as well as my continuously growing interest in music mashup production (and now mashup video production as well).
I spent several months this year learning how to improve my audio extraction and mastering techniques, and what better way to do that than figure it out on pieces I've already completed. Thus, all the music in this collection has been remastered in 320 kbps audio.
My original intent was to have this project completed by April 2009, but a few personal situations delayed the project. My sincere apologies go to the other producers (BorisB, Guv'nor, and The Reborn Identity), who produced videos for this project back in February/March and had to wait until now to see them released. I thank them for their immense patience.
Continuum 08 is contained within 3 albums for your listening, viewing, and downloading pleasure:
Continuum 08: the Music
Continuum 08: the Mixes
Continuum 08: the Videos
Consequently, there are 3 download packages - one for each album. Each album download package includes the music tracks (or video tracks), a digital booklet (in PDF, which can be added to your iTunes library), a paper CD case (in PDF, with printing and folding instructions), and some digital cover art.
As part of this release, all the cover art for each mashup single has been recreated in 3D and only included in the digital booklets contained within the download packages.
You can listen to and download the individual tracks using the Fairtilizer music players below. Or click on the album download links to download the music tracks with all the extra goodies. Note that the Videos album package is not listed below because it will be presented in a separate blog posting.
Continuum 08: the Videos is a collection of mashup videos produced by myself and a few other producers based on my mashup singles from 2008.
My original intent was to have this project completed by April 2009, but a few personal situations delayed the project. My sincere apologies go to the other producers (BorisB, Guv'nor, and The Reborn Identity), who produced videos for this project back in February/March and had to wait until now to see them released. I thank them for their immense patience.
Besides uploading the videos to YouTube and Vimeo for people to watch, I've created 2 download packages. One package includes higher quality, higher bitrate videos. The second package includes videos that have been optimized for iPod, iTouch, and iPhone. The iPod versions can also be played on AppleTV or from the video output on iPod, iTouch, and iPhone.
Both video download packages include the video tracks, a digital booklet (in PDF, which can be added to your iTunes library), and a paper CD case (in PDF, with printing and folding instructions).
You can watch the individual videos using the YouTube or Vimeo video players below. Or click on the appropriate download link to download the videos with all the extra goodies.
Continuum 08: the Videos
Total number of videos: 8
Total running time: 43:02
Watch the videos with the YouTube player...
Note that the video, A Little Piece About Death, has been removed by a music label from YouTube and is not available in the YouTube player above. Please watch this particular video using the Vimeo player below, or watch the video on Vimeo.
Watch the videos with the Vimeo player...
Download links:
Continuum 08: the Videos with high quality videos:
If you're having problems with the above zShare download, try these smaller downloads via sendSpace split into 3 parts...
Download part 1. (sendSpace 231.89MB) Contains the extra artwork goodies and the following videos:
01 Thinking About Pumping Up the Volume
02 The Jig is Never Up
03 Fleurs Soutenues du Mal
Download part 2. (sendSpace 229.65MB) Contains the following videos:
04 Working Class Stigmata [iRadio Edit]
05 The Principle Look of Twin Lust #14
06 A Little Piece About Death
Download part 3. (sendSpace 163.21MB) Contains the following videos:
07 Oíche Suaimhneach, Fir Caoin
08 Feedback Inside the Robots (Morekraft-Lesswerk Mix)
Continuum 08: the Videos with iPod optimized videos:
If you're having problems with the above zShare download, try these smaller downloads via sendSpace split into 2 parts...
Download iPod videos part 1. (sendSpace 218.70MB) Contains the extra artwork goodies and the following videos: 01 Thinking About Pumping Up the Volume 02 The Jig is Never Up 03 Fleurs Soutenues du Mal 04 Working Class Stigmata [iRadio Edit] 05 The Principle Look of Twin Lust #14
Download iPod videos part 2. (sendSpace 140.43MB) Contains the following videos: 06 A Little Piece About Death 07 Oíche Suaimhneach, Fir Caoin 08 Feedback Inside the Robots (Morekraft-Lesswerk Mix)
Note: If the above links for the zShare downloads are no longer available (due to no download activity for 60 days) and you wish to download that video album package, please contact me so I can re-activate the download links.
All media files posted on this blog were created for entertainment and experimentation purposes only and are intended to be a demonstration of audio extraction, mixing, and production techniques. No personal profit related to the resulting media files is intended nor implied. The copyright of the original media remains with the original artist. If you like the mixes I have produced, please support the original artists by purchasing the original songs. If you are a representative of one of the artists or publishing companies and would like a mixed track removed, please contact me directly and I will remove the track. If you are a representative of an artist and like what I have produced, please contact me directly and offer me some proper original audio tracks for remix purposes and/or collaboration on the remix.
