This past April, Mates of State released Re-Arranged: Remixes Volume 1 on limited-edition 12″ vinyl. Featuring four interpretations of tracks from Mates of State’s latest full-length, Re-arrange Us, it included contributions from noted remixologists DJ Sega, Flosstradamus, The Mae Shi and RAC. Packaged in a classic DJ white sleeve, the 12″ EP was limited to 1000 copies worldwide.
But, for folks who prefer the digital to the analog, we’re excited to announce that Mates of State’s Re-Arranged: Remixes Vol. 1 is now available digitally at fine digital retailers everywhere. This digital version features a bonus track remixed by Amp Live and not available on the 12″ physical edition.
For your enjoyment, we’ve included a link to The Mae Shi remix. Check it out:
“You Are Free (The Mae Shi Remix)” from Re-Arranged: Remixes Volume 1
Tour Dates:
10-21 Halifax, Canada – Halifax Pop Explosion
11-01 New Orleans, LA – Voodoo Experience
Re-arranged: Remixes Volume 1 Track List:
01 You Are Free (The Mae Shi remix)
02 The Re-Arranger (Flosstradamus remix)
03 Now (RAC remix)
04 Help Help (DJ Sega Philly Club remix)
05 The Re-Arranger (Amp Live remix)
Before digging into the info on The Beatles digital remasters be sure to check out WatchMojo’s new video, 7 Things You Didn’t Know about The Beatles: Rock Band
Apple Corps Ltd. and EMI Music are delighted to announce the release of the original Beatles catalogue, which has been digitally re-mastered for the first time, for worldwide CD release on Wednesday, September 9, 2009 (9-9-09), the same date as the release of the widely anticipated “The Beatles: Rock Band” video game. Each of the CDs is packaged with replicated original UK album art, including expanded booklets containing original and newly written liner notes and rare photos. For a limited period, each CD will also be embedded with a brief documentary film about the album. On the same date, two new Beatles boxed CD collections will also be released.
The albums have been re-mastered by a dedicated team of engineers at EMI’s Abbey Road Studios in London over a four year period utilizing state of the art recording technology alongside vintage studio equipment, carefully maintaining the authenticity and integrity of the original analogue recordings. The result of this painstaking process is the highest fidelity the catalogue has seen since its original release.
The collection comprises all 12 Beatles albums in stereo, with track listings and artwork as originally released in the UK, and ‘Magical Mystery Tour,’ which became part of The Beatles’ core catalogue when the CDs were first released in 1987. In addition, the collections ‘Past Masters Vol. I and II’ are now combined as one title, for a total of 14 titles over 16 discs. This will mark the first time that the first four Beatles albums will be available in stereo in their entirety on compact disc. These 14 albums, along with a DVD collection of the documentaries, will also be available for purchase together in a stereo boxed set.
Within each CD’s new packaging, booklets include detailed historical notes along with informative recording notes. With the exception of the ‘Past Masters’ set, newly produced mini-documentaries on the making of each album, directed by Bob Smeaton, are included as QuickTime files on each album. The documentaries contain archival footage, rare photographs and never-before-heard studio chat from The Beatles, offering a unique and very personal insight into the studio atmosphere.
A second boxed set has been created with the collector in mind. ‘The Beatles in Mono’ gathers together, in one place, all of the Beatles recordings that were mixed for a mono release. It will contain 10 of the albums with their original mono mixes, plus two further discs of mono masters (covering similar ground to the stereo tracks on ‘Past Masters’). As an added bonus, the mono “Help!” and “Rubber Soul” discs also include the original 1965 stereo mixes, which have not been previously released on CD. These albums will be packaged in mini-vinyl CD replicas of the original sleeves with all original inserts and label designs retained.
The Stereo Albums (available individually and collected in a stereo boxed set)
The stereo albums have been remastered by Guy Massey, Steve Rooke, Sam Okell with Paul Hicks and Sean Magee
All CD packages contain original vinyl artwork and liner notes
Extensive archival photos
Additional historical notes by Kevin Howlett and Mike Heatley
Additional recording notes by Allan Rouse and Kevin Howlett
* = CD includes QuickTime mini-doc about the album
Please Please Me* (CD debut in stereo)
With The Beatles* (CD debut in stereo)
A Hard Day’s Night* (CD debut in stereo)
Beatles For Sale* (CD debut in stereo)
Help!*
Rubber Soul*
Revolver*
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band* (also includes 1987 notes, updated, and new intro by Paul McCartney)
Magical Mystery Tour*
The Beatles*
Yellow Submarine* (also includes original US liner notes)
Abbey Road*
Let It Be*
Past Masters (contains new liner notes written by Kevin Howlett)
‘The Beatles in Mono’ (boxed set only)
The mono albums have been remastered by Paul Hicks, Sean Magee with Guy Massey and Steve Rooke
Presented together in box with an essay written by Kevin Howlett
+ = mono mix CD debut
Please Please Me
With The Beatles
A Hard Day’s Night
Beatles For Sale
Help! (CD also includes original 1965 stereo mix)+
Rubber Soul (CD also include original 1965 stereo mix)+
Revolver+
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band+
Magical Mystery Tour+
The Beatles+
Mono Masters
Re-mastering the Beatles catalogue:
The re-mastering process commenced with an extensive period conducting tests before finally copying the analogue master tapes into the digital medium. When this was completed, the transfer was achieved using a Pro Tools workstation operating at 24 bit 192 kHz resolution via a Prism A-D converter. Transferring was a lengthy procedure done a track at a time. Although EMI tape does not suffer the oxide loss associated with some later analogue tapes, there was nevertheless a slight build up of dust, which was removed from the tape machine heads between each title.
From the onset, considerable thought was given to what audio restorative processes were going to be allowed. It was agreed that electrical clicks, microphone vocal pops, excessive sibilance and bad edits should be improved where possible, so long as it didn’t impact on the original integrity of the songs.
In addition, de-noising technology, which is often associated with re-mastering, was to be used, but subtly and sparingly. Eventually, less than five of the 525 minutes of Beatles music was subjected to this process. Finally, as is common with today’s music, overall limiting - to increase the volume level of the CD - has been used, but on the stereo versions only. However, it was unanimously agreed that because of the importance of The Beatles’ music, limiting would be used moderately, so as to retain the original dynamics of the recordings.
When all of the albums had been transferred, each song was then listened to several times to locate any of the agreed imperfections. These were then addressed by Guy Massey, working with Audio Restoration engineer Simon Gibson.
Mastering could now take place, once the earliest vinyl pressings, along with the existing CDs, were loaded into Pro Tools, thus allowing comparisons to be made with the original master tapes during the equalization process. When an album had been completed, it was auditioned the next day in studio three – a room familiar to the engineers, as all of the recent Beatles mixing projects had taken place in there – and any further alteration of EQ could be addressed back in the mastering room. Following the initial satisfaction of Guy and Steve, Allan Rouse and Mike Heatley then checked each new re-master in yet another location and offered any further suggestions. This continued until all 13 albums were completed to the team’s satisfaction.
Having just completed a U.S. tour with Fischerspooner, Miami based electronica act OrganicArma will release their second EP, “Awarned” on June 30, 2009 on Acustronic / Rock Ridge Music. “Awarned” is the follow up to “Discordia” released earlier this year. The “Awarned” EP includes the original version of the song “Awarned,” as well as remixes by King Unique and Degenerate. The EP will only be a digital only release and will be available via online music outlets.
“OrganicArma takes its inspiration from minimal techno, techno, house, dub, classical, industrial, and rock, and fuse logical fluent breaks, Afro-Latin beats, time signature changes, and unique sounds to create music that is uncategorizable.”
Fans are also being offered the chance to remix “Discordia” and stand alongside King Uniqe and DJ Spooky, who offered remixes on the “Discordia” EP. Visit their contest’s official website for song stems and official rules. Contestants will be offered the chance to appear on a future release.
Website | MySpace
Pre-order “Awarned” on iTunes for only $2.99
The All American Rejects have just released a four track EP with remixes of their hit single “The Wind Blows.” The EP includes remixes by Steve Aoki, Thomas Gold, Felix Cartal and Ocelot and can be heard in its entirety on the band’s imeem page.
The Wind Blows: The Remixes EP is now available for purchase in the iTunes store. For more information on The All-American Rejects, including summer tour dates, visits www.AllAmericanRejects.com
Listen to it right here:
I’m all for musical experimentation and collaboration, but Chris Cornell paired up with Timbaland never seemed like a good idea. This acoustic rendition of the single “Scream” only reaffirms that. This is just Chris with an acoustic guitar accompanying his voice. No programmed beats, no digital effects. Just the music. And what a difference that makes!
Check out the video HERE
As mentioned the album Scream was produced by Timbaland and he has continued to play with the sound of the songs of this record including 10 remixes for his track “Part of Me,” acoustic versions, and the upcoming single will be a non-album version.
Remixes:
Others DJs involved and available remixes:
LMFAO
LA RIOTS
Discotech
Grandtheft (of Team Canada)
Autoerotique
Q. Harris
Dj Demarko
DJ Kleerup
Tour
4/27 Showbox Seattle
4/28 Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, BC
4/29 Crystal Ballroom Portland, OR
5/1 Grand Ballroom San Francisco, CA
5/2 House of Blues Anaheim, CA
5/3 Wiltern Theatre Los Angeles, CA
U2 should have got Justice to produce their latest album. In this remix “Get On Your Boots” is transformed from an admittedly boring single to a unique and complex tune that is far better than the original! Check it out at Stereogum:
Get On Your Boots (Justice remix)
Kid Cudi is putting a whole new spin on Lady Gaga’s “Poker Face”. Sampling the live acoustic version of the #1 smash, “I Poke Her Face” is a song where Kid Cudi joins forces with Kanye West and Common. Give it a listen!
Lady Gaga is also rapidly establishing herself as a leading fashion icon, with outfits that are nothing short of cutting edge. Now, you can play dress up with her official Stardoll! Check out this incredible mini-me version of the retrosexual pop-tart right here!
Legendary Hip-Hop producer Ron Browz is climbing the charts with his debut single, “Jumpin’ (Out The Window)”. Currently sitting at #24, it is one of the hottest songs on Urban radio. With the help of new rock sensation Forever The Sickest Kids, Browz has remixed the single to bring it to a whole new audience. Check out the video below.
Jumpin(Out the Window) remix ft. Forever the Sickest Kids - Ron Browz
The All-American Rejects have announced they will release a special EP on February 3rd. The EP will include 4 remixes of the current hit single, “Gives You Hell” by premier remix artists such as El-P (NIN, Mars Volta, Beck), Ocelot (The Killers, Robyn) and more (see full track listing below).
1. Gives You Hell (Ocelot Remix)
2. Gives You Hell (Bloody Beetroots Remix)
3. Gives You Hell (Limousines Remix)
4. Gives You Hell (El-P Remix)
For a live version of “Gives You Hell” check out the exclusive video from the band’s record release show in Hollywood on The All-American Rejects VIP page.
Last week, Grammy-nominee Lady Gaga hit #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 with her debut single, “Just Dance”. The song has already hit #1 in Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and simultaneously this week in the U.K. The track has also been a Top 10 hit in 7 other countries.
Originally from New York City, Lady Gaga released her debut album, ‘The Fame’, in October 2008. She has not only made her mark as a recording artist, but also as a songwriter – her compositions have been recorded by Britney Spears, The Pussycat Dolls and New Kids on the Block. She capped off an amazing 2008 with a Grammy nomination for Best Dance Recording for her infectious smash “Just Dance”.
After she returns from an opening stint with The Pussycat Dolls on their sold-out European tour in January/February, Lady Gaga will return to the U.S. to headline “The Fame Ball” – a tour experience unlike any other, sponsored by Dylan George Jeans. Also featuring White Tie Affair and Chester French (whose debut album, ‘Love the Future’, will be out in March), “The Fame Ball” kicks off on March 12th in San Diego, CA at The House of Blues.
“The Fame Ball” Tour Dates
March 12 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues
March 13 – Los Angeles, CA – Avalon
March 14 – San Francisco, CA – Mezzanine
March 16 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox / The Market
March 17 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
March 18 – Vancouver, BC – The Commodore Ballroom
March 21 – Denver, CO – Gothic Theatre
March 23 – Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line Music Café
March 24 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues
March 25 – Pontiac, MI – Crofoot Ballroom
March 26 – Toronto, ON – Elements
March 27 – Ottawa, ON – Bronson Center
March 28 – Montreal, QC – Metropolis
March 30 – Boston, MA – House of Blues
March 31 – New York, NY – Webster Hall
April 1 – Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of the Living Arts
April 2 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
April 3 – Richmond, VA – Toad’s Place
April 6 – Orlando, FL – House of Blues
April 7 – Tampa, FL – The Ritz
April 8 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Revolution
April 9 – Atlanta, GA – Centerstage
Check out WatchMojo’s interview with Lady Gaga:
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