07|01|10 Video – We Might As Well Have Stayed Young in HDNow in HD and with higher-quality audio: Check out more of Ryan Alexander Lloyd’s work here.
06|29|10 Capsul remixes Darkwave Equals MC Squared
A few weeks ago I got an email from a guy called James, who wrote to tell me about a remix of Darkwave he had created. His email came totally out of the blue, as it has been ages since I posted the Darkwave remix pack (which is still up, btw). I was pretty excited honestly. Kind of like finding a $20 dollar bill in some old pair of jeans that I’ve completely forgotten about. Anyhow, not only was I stoked that someone had remixed Darkwave, but the remix itself is super creative and very beautiful. James rearranged the song, added vocals of his own, wrote a few new lines of lyrics (I love that he did this!!!), and more. He really made it his own, so I asked James to tell me a bit more about his remix: “I used to listen to the song a lot, and got the remix pack when it came out, but never got around to do doing anything with it. Recently I’ve become obsessed with the idea of remixes, and making music production less uni-directional. I associate Darkwave with a particular time in my life which I havent really made peace with yet, and reworking this song in my own voice seemed to be a way of achieving some closure.” James plans to put out a release with more covers and remixes this year, so if enjoy this one, make sure you check out more of his music, as well as his label/blog Papaiti Records. Download the remix right here, and feel free to share this remix in any way you want.
04|10|10 Album Progress Chart
I thought I would show you a screen shot of my Excel chart that I use to track the progress on the new album. Each row is actually preceded by working titles of songs, but I cropped them out in this image, as it’s all still a bit hush, hush :). (Read the rest of this story…)
03|31|10 Why good is no longer good enough
A few months ago I read an interview between Derek Sivers and Seth Godin and couldn’t stop re-reading this particular paragraph: “Sure, some music that’s great is great for the ages and it’s okay that’s it’s not being heard, but so much of what people call great isn’t actually great, it’s merely “very good.” Very good music goes unheard every day, because very good music is not in short supply. There’s a huge surplus of it.” (Read the rest of this story…)
03|24|10 Mint Chicks Remix tops RDU charts
I scared the living daylights out of my partner, Mary, the other day. Two weeks ago I noticed that my remix was #9 on the RDU charts, and thought I would check to see how it was doing this week. Hand to the heart, I was certain it would be out of the charts. You know… a dip in / dip out kind of situation. (Read the rest of this story…)
03|15|10 Taking a weekend trip out to Fire Island, NY
Two weeks ago I took a trip out to Fire Island with my partner Mary. That, incidentally, was also the weekend where the winners of the remix competition were announced. Thanks to your support The Enright House managed to take the popular vote! Unfortunately, that didn’t quite decide the overall winner. Out of the three highest ranked remixes The Mint Chicks would eventually pick the winner, and well… (Read the rest of this story…)
02|14|10 Enright House remixes The Mint Chicks. Crazy? Yup.
So yeah, musichype.com posted this remix competition for The Mint Chicks, who are a totally choice New Zealand band. “Crazy? Yes! Dumb? No!”, in particular, is a really great song, so I was quite excited to have an opportunity to remix it. Does it sound like an Enright House remix, though? Well… It’s a rad, trancy throwback to early 90’s euro-rave, mediated by piles of exuberance, some beautiful chord progressions, and a smitten of Enright House aesthetics. Download your remix here: Crazy? Yes! Dumb? No! (Enright House Remix)
02|10|10 Darkwave Live In Auckland now on Mine, All Mine! Records
So, something really sweet just happened. My friend John, who runs a boutique DIY label called Mine, All Mine! Records just offered to add my latest live recording of Darkwave to his label’s catalog. (Read more, and download Darkwave for free…)
02|10|10 Free download: Darkwave in Slow Motion (Live in Auckland)
This version of Darkwave was recorded live at the Wine Cellar in Auckland, New Zealand on September 11, 2008, as part of my Solo Electronic Tour. Thanks to John picking up this release on Mine, All Mine! Records. Download “Darkwave (Live In Auckland)” from any of these places:
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01|05|10 New album in the works
For two years, now, I have been working on a new album. It will be called ‘In Perfect Blooms Of Color’ and I will release it sometime during the second half of 2010. (Read more about In Perfect Blooms of Color…)
12|20|09 A quick stroll around my neighborhood in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
11|27|09 Happy thanksgiving! Name your own price for A Maze and Amazement
Happy thanksgiving everyone. Just wanted to let all of you know that from today through to Monday morning, you can get yourself a copy of A Maze and Amazement for whatever you like. No minimum. Get it for free, or choose to pay something for it. Zero pressure. But do hurry up, this deal is only good for the weekend!
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