{"id":216,"date":"2006-07-01T12:54:23","date_gmt":"2006-07-01T19:54:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thecompany.net\/jason\/posts\/2006\/music-make-you-lose-control\/"},"modified":"2006-07-09T09:37:40","modified_gmt":"2006-07-09T16:37:40","slug":"music-make-you-lose-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecompany.net\/jason\/posts\/2006\/music-make-you-lose-control\/","title":{"rendered":"Music Make You Lose Control"},"content":{"rendered":"

The idea that started this mix is basically the reason I started playing around with mixes in the first place. When I got Missy Elliott’s The Cookbook<\/i> last year, I knew that I recognized the “music makes you lose control” phrase from somewhere else. It wasn’t until I became obsessed with remixes and, in particular, the work of Jacques Lu Cont<\/a>\/Thin White Duke<\/a> that I remembered where I had heard it before: Jacques Lu Cont’s first foray into electronic music, his group The Les Rythmes Digitales and their song “Music Makes You Lose Control.”<\/b><\/p>\n

Then while trying to find every Jacques Lu Cont\/Thin White Duke remix I could, I came across his amazing remix of that very Missy Elliott song, “Lose Control,”<\/b> as well as the Faint’s “The Conductor”<\/b> from their Danse Macabre Remixes<\/i> remix album.<\/p>\n

Throughout all of those mixes I was mesmerized by the repetition of the word “control.” I imagined how cool it would be to mix all the songs together and really emphasize the similarities despite the fact that they were totally different songs.<\/p>\n

In fact, my first attempt at making a mix started off with these same three songs, but I scrapped that idea since I didn’t feel I had the skills I wanted and did the Destroy Rock (And Roll)<\/a> mix instead.<\/p>\n

After that mix and playing around with mixing for a while, I figured it was time to revisit my original idea. To make things a bit more exciting I decided that I was going to try to take elements from surrounding sounds and place them in different songs. This would create somewhat of a weave idea. What I mean is, you have songs A, B, and C. You sample something from song B and include that element in songs A and C. For the Music Make You Lose Control mix I started with the phrase “music makes you lose control.” I got an isolated sample of the words from the original version of Missy Elliott’s “Lose Control.”<\/p>\n

It turns out that finding isolated things from other songs wouldn’t be as easy, so I scrapped that idea (though I intend to experiment with it more in later mixes) and just reused that phrase “music makes you lose control” throughout the entirety of the song. I realize, now, that it gets tired after a while… so consider it something of an formal practice of something or a very obvious attempt at trying out a new (to me) technique.<\/p>\n

Once I had the first three songs put together, I wanted to somehow maintain the idea of music losing control. This doesn’t seem to be the case for “Fearless”<\/b> as much, but I really liked the Richard X remix and compared to the original, this one has far more beeps and blips, so I tossed it in.<\/p>\n

With the Vitalic remix of “Technologic,”<\/b> the music really does lose control. I consider this song to be a meltdown of sorts, especially when the somewhat industrial sounding noises start creeping into the end of “Fearless.” Back when I was playing around with the idea of weaving sounds, I had those strange noises break into “Fearless” much earlier. It’s great zip zapping sound, and I definitely want to reuse it again somewhere.<\/p>\n

The idea of everything falling apart continued into the nosiest Madonna remix I’ve ever heard: the Green Velvet mix of “Sorry.”<\/b> Like the Destroy Rock (And Roll) mix, I felt compelled to include Madonna. I especially liked the idea that such a pristine poppy song such as “Sorry” could sound so different and alien.<\/p>\n

The height of things falling apart, however, is when Dimitri Tikovoi’s remix of Goldfrapp’s “Twist”<\/b> cuts into the tail end of “Sorry.” If “Technologic” and “Sorry” introduced strange distortion noises, the crunching almost-organic stuff in “Twist” takes things to a new level. I contemplated using another Jacques Lu Cont remix (the “Conversion Pervsion” remix), but figured that might be overkill. Plus, as I said before, the mix I used is delightfully bizarre.<\/p>\n

Also, I must note, I think the transition between “Sorry” and “Twist” is probably the best in the mix. I love how the sounds from “Twist” create something of a symbiotic invasion at the end of “Sorry” and how you really cannot tell that they are leading into a new song. The transition makes me think of Tetsuo from Akira<\/i> morphing with that energy at the end of the movie. Initially, I didn’t like the Dimitri Tikovoi remix of “Twist” since it took so long to get into the singing, but by layering it with “Sorry” you don’t even notice.<\/p>\n

So at this point I guess I figured, Well, music has lost control and now things are sounding like we’re on another planet… (and a scary one, at that). I could’ve kept going darker and stranger, but instead I decided that when music breaks down it turns into happier dancier music. Hence, the Dahlb\u00c3\u00a4ck & Dahlb\u00c3\u00a4ck remix of The Knife’s “Pass This On.”<\/b> Those familiar with Destroy Rock (And Roll) may remember that The Knife’s “Silent Shout” was the height of darkness in that mix. To change things up a bit, I decided to show the lighter side of The Knife for Music Make You Lose Control. <\/p>\n

Following up “Pass This On” was the most difficult part of this mix. For some reason, the beats at the end are extremely difficult to align with anything else. I remember being stumped here for quite some time. Then I heard the Armand Van Helden song “Sugar”<\/b> somewhere and it got stuck in my end. Inevitably, it ended up in this mix, and although the transition isn’t great by any means, it’s better than anything else I tried. There isn’t much to say about the song itself other than the fact I like it, it’s catchy, and somewhat cheesy. Like I said, when music lost control it sorta spun off into a cheesy dance house world.<\/p>\n

Perhaps, though, the height of turning into pop music would be to include something by Britney Spears… and oh, look at what I did! I included the totally awesome Felix Da Housecat remix of “Toxic.”<\/b> I came across this remix back when I was really into Felix Da Housecat remixes (his best ever: “Playgirl” by Ladytron) and have wanted to share it with the world ever since. The song clocks in at 143 beats-per-minute, which makes it one of the faster songs I’ve included in a mix (most hover in the 125-135 range).<\/p>\n

Following Britney’s act is a less-pop, but more-cool song by LCD Soundsystem: the Tiga remix of “Tribulations.”<\/b> This transition works pretty well, and I love how for about a minute into “Tribulations” we still hear the Britster crooning “Toxic.” But why did I include this song? Good question. To be perfectly honest, “Tribulations” and “After Dark”<\/b> by Le Tigre (and “Sugar” as well) weren’t included for any thematic reason. I liked the songs and thought they fit somewhat well into the mix.<\/p>\n

The closing song, however, I had planned from the beginning. For those who don’t know, “Out of Control”<\/b> by the Chemical Brothers is probably my all-time favorite song. Vocals are done by Bernard Sumner from New Order and Bobby Gilespie from Primal Scream contributes, as well, making the song a powerhouse of goodness, as far as I’m concerned. The lyrics of the song also allude back to the original idea for this mix: control.<\/p>\n

So there it is: the second mix. Ultimtely, I feel that this mix isn’t as good as Destroy Rock (And Roll). I had too many thematic ideas for the first part (“control” and that breakdown of music thing) and after that everything just went sort of crazy. I should have tried to do a mix focusing on one of the ideas at a time or do a totally eclectic mix. Also, I feel that this one lacks the “shine factor” that I felt for the first mix. These songs feel too gritty or something (despite having songs like “Sugar” and “Toxic” and even “Tribulations” and “After Dark”). I feel that this mix has a more pastel or muted-color palette, which I don’t like as much.<\/p>\n

A final thing worth noting: I’ve decided to take a “DJ name:” Who Shot JR? I think this is a great idea since my initials are J.R. and I love Dallas<\/i> so much. I may have to add a “DJ” before it, but for now I just want to be Who Shot JR?<\/b><\/p>\n

So what’s next? I’m already 80% finished with the Gay Pride 2006 remix (and yes, I realize that Seattle Pride<\/a> was last weekend (I actually thought that it was in July until a week before it happened). So far I’m really excited about the mix. It’s totally cheesy but everything transitions nicely and you feel like you are in a gay club (which is the intention). The playlist includes my favorite songs from Neighbours<\/a> from the past year or so.<\/p>\n

00:00 — “Music Makes Your Lose Control” by Les Rythmes Digitales
\n02:32 — “Lose Control” (Jacques Lu Cont remix) by Missy Elliott
\n09:06 — “The Conductor” (Thin White Duke remix) by The Faint
\n16:08 — “Fearless” (Richard X remix) by The Bravery
\n21:49 — “Technologic” (Vitalic remix) by Daft Punk
\n26:46 — “Sorry” (Green Velvet remix) by Madonna
\n30:52 — “Twist” (Dimitri Tikovoi remix) by Goldfrapp
\n36:30 — “Pass This On” (Dahlb\u00c3\u00a4ck & Dahlb\u00c3\u00a4ck remix) by the Knife
\n40:56 — “Sugar” (original club mix) by Armand Van Helden
\n47:43 — “Toxic” (Felix da Housecat’s club mix) by Britney Spears
\n53:30 — “Tribulations” (Tiga’s Out of the Trance Closet mix) by LCD Soundsystem
\n59:46 — “After Dark” (Morel’s Pink Noise vocal mix) by Le Tigre
\n65:18 — “Out of Control” by the Chemical Brothers<\/p>\n

\"[save]\"  Download “Music Make You Lose Control”<\/a> (very low-quality)<\/p>\n

If you want a CD version of the mix, let me know and I might go ahead and send you one. I will be designing a CD cover and everything (and will update this post once that has happened).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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