Very nice trip-hop remix of my solo piano piece "Swayless"

Posted on: September 7, 2008

Awhile back with solo piano 7 — now downloaded over 100,000 times on the Internet Archive — I encouraged prospective remixers to do their best and take my works in new directions. I was more interested in experimental/glitchy remixes still retaining strong melody than, say, 4/4 straightahead dancefloor looping, but Maximus Fowler of Maximus Productions has come up with the best of both worlds! Listen to his remix of "Swayless" which you can DOWNLOAD (MP3, no crap DRM!):

and here's the my original which you can also DOWNLOAD:

What I particularly enjoyed about his take was the bleeps and stutters he added at points; somewhat reminiscent of the transcendental collaborations Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto mastered, with a twinge of BT's This Binary Universe (one of my faves). Always luv influences coming back in a fresh way!

Also impressive is the fact I played the original without a metronome so it wasn't guaranteed to be at a locked tempo, but Maximus mostly kept it in-sync AND added all sorts of creative variations: sine wave beeps, a gentle brushed beat with plenty o' changes, and even subtle horns.

Sounds like it could be on one of those Buddha Bar or Euphoric Chillout compilations. ;D

GREAT STUFF, THANX MAXIMUS!

Have you done a remix of my music? Let me know… I may very well have to tell the world about it!

One Response to “Very nice trip-hop remix of my solo piano piece "Swayless"”

  1. thattagen Says:

    Awesome, simply!
    I'd love to hear more remixes.

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