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after years of mutual respect and support, it was only normal for the Hamlet machines to ask 5xa to remix a song.And he made a great job out of it, adding parts so catchy they just won't quit my head.
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see the "harlequin" post
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Uploaded: Sep 01, 2007 - 06:33:56 AM
Last Updated: Aug 17, 2008 - 06:08:15 AM Last Played: Aug 19, 2009 - 01:56:17 PM
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TheSkankBrothers said 818 days ago (September 1st, 2007)
Am I hearing...
....a Euro-Magazine ?!

Fine work guys - Franz Ferdinand beware!

Love the oscillating toy racing car sound - is that our Bob at work?

Willie


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cjdaley said 818 days ago (September 1st, 2007)
Whatyou're hearing
is a Dirty-Magazine.

Bob added percs and a crazy synth sound that just bounces up and down, to and fro, and all around. It really gives adrenaline to the song.

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The Infinites said 818 days ago (September 1st, 2007)
As above - except down loaded too!
Yep - my kinda music, guys!

Jim
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cjdaley said 818 days ago (September 1st, 2007)
beware before downloading
it has been know to cause addiction in certain cases.

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said 818 days ago (September 1st, 2007)
you guys
too much... always good!
cjdaley said 817 days ago (September 2nd, 2007)
but even
better with more arms !

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Vic Holman said 817 days ago (September 1st, 2007)
now this is getting fun
hearing the same tune with different perspective mixes, posted at the same time. On to the third.
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cjdaley said 817 days ago (September 2nd, 2007)
it was was fun
to do, as well. The song is very simple,so there's a lot you can do to it. be careful with the third, it's a mean one.

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echoroom said 817 days ago (September 2nd, 2007)
Dirty disco
Great track guys - I love the little echoey guitar line on this, and Bobs keys make this a Euro disco classic! I'm trying to get Bob to do a disco track with me now after hearing this - it's his calling. Great mix on this.

Funkin!!

steve
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cjdaley said 817 days ago (September 2nd, 2007)
macjarms
That will Bob Dorsey the Giorgio Moroder of macjams, a dream he is most secretive about.

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c4rson said 817 days ago (September 2nd, 2007)
Hey...
Fantastic song...

Commercial or what..!!!

Soft Cell meet the Pet Shop Boys... with a little bit of Anarchy...

Fantastic...
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cjdaley said 816 days ago (September 2nd, 2007)
as commercial
as can be on a free download site !

Thanks for listening.

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five_extra_arms said 814 days ago (September 4th, 2007)
More Vibraslap
Let me first say how thrilled I was to have a chance to remix a Hamlet Machines song. 2 years ago when I stumbled upon MacJams, cjdaley's Billy Bullet was the very first song I heard and I became an instant fan of Hamlet Machines. As I continued to listened to the rest of the HM songs from the album "fantaste", I imagined the day that I would be more than just the fan club president.... That day has come.

Enough silly history.

It was a great experience to remix a song in the first place, but this one was really special. I didn't really do very much to the original song other than swap out some instrument assignments and add some simple and typical percussive sounds to fit my robotic needs.

It was obvious that there was no vibraslap and no shaker sounds. I fixed that right away.

It was also obvious that there was a great little hook buried deep in the song beneath the chorus vocals. I simply turned up the volume and gave it a new synth sound with the intention of stripping the flesh from this grooving android.

I loved the disco bass line and drums in the middle of the song, so I decided to another verse of that to the end of the song to keep the dancers sweaty. All that disco affected my senses and forced my to add a spasmatic and ferocious electro-blippity synth lead on top. I also played a wee bit with the panning of the lead.

Other than those few changes, it was all Hamlet Machines.

Thank you cj, it was my great honor.

Bob Dorsey (the Giorgio Moroder of macjams, a dream he is most secretive about)
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cjdaley said 814 days ago (September 4th, 2007)
VU needle and the damage done
I expected nothing but good things when I trusted you with this song. Thing is now i cannot imagine it without with extra synth part, which is both typical 5xa and totally fits the "damaged" interpretation of the harlequin character. It makes the song much better than it was. It's the version I hum to myself now. Thanks a lot.

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five_extra_arms said 814 days ago (September 4th, 2007)
Hamlet Machines - Now 33% More!
So, when's band practice?


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cjdaley said 808 days ago (September 10th, 2007)
as soon
as they invent teleportation

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lavalamp said 799 days ago (September 20th, 2007)
Mixing master
Excellent job. Can't really compare, never heard the original. Maybe you can help me out on day, too.
You are a mixing master.
dave
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Estella said 812 days ago (September 6th, 2007)
well,
that was fun...listening to all three. I would dance to all of them, but this one is the most fun, and the most suited to an 80s or 90s cartoon about car racing. Lovely.
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five_extra_arms said 808 days ago (September 10th, 2007)
Cartoon Characters
It's all about cartoons for you, isn't it!?

Thanks for listening estellie.

Are you going to return the favor anytime soon?

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cjdaley said 808 days ago (September 10th, 2007)
Guess
harlequin is the father of all cartoon characters.



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