I just completed this remix and thought it fit for sharing. Over at indabamusic, they have the stems available for Paul Simon’s latest release, Love is Eternal Sacred Light, from which I grabbed the vocals tracks and left the rest to create this upbeat, dance floor friendly version. As soon as I heard his vocals for this track, I could hear the remix I could work around them with. I love the sound of Paul Simon’s voice set against an electronic backing track and push forward. See what you all think…
The single off the album and a track I approach with a more “bare-bones” mentality. This was done mostly with the bassline that runs throughout and minimal synths except for the chorus sections. I am not a fan of the typical remix, i.e., just speed up the vocals or only use a snippet of vocals and then slam a house beat underneath. I usually take the approach of re-visioning it and asking myself what I would do if I had Brian in the studio to record a new track. I like the stark contrast of a deep bass with Brian’s voice and really wanted to highlight the melody he wrote for the chorus. Hope you all enjoy.
Backseat:
I fell in love with Backseat off of Color Theory’s latest release, The Sound and when the opportunity arose to remix it, I couldn’t resist. This track has the classic depeche mode melancholy to which I wanted to do a more “widescreen” edition of. Hence the rain and thunder efx on the track.
Color Theory – Backseat (Odd Year Remix) by oddyear
Color Theory is the music outlet for one Brian Hazard, who is also known for his mastering production house, Resonance Mastering.
Quite proud of how this remix turned out. I approached this remix as more of a re-edit with a bent toward modernizing it and giving it more punch. Unlike other remixes/re-edits I have done in the past, I persevered quite a bit of the original feel and elements. Let’s face it, this is a classic and you don’t want to stray too far from the original.
