leeds based label 2pin records released my remix of d'tolio's track "extraopus" awhile ago. i have a feeling it got a bit lost due to the summer break, but i could be wrong. and nowadays, when most tracks get nicely added to an artist's beatport list, it can always get a second life when the artist gets some attention.

when i remix tracks, i usually start by jamming around with the material i receive by cutting it up, re-pitching it, and processing it heavily with effects. to this i add some parts from the original and some new parts and then i try to puzzle together something cohesive from it.

with remixes, it's always the question whether you'll just augment the original by highlighting its strong points or whether you'll completely rework it. i generally end up on the reworking end of the scale, because i think it's more fun. or better said: it seems i'm not that skilled at keeping things basic.

here's the remix i ended up with:

for this remix i used a typical ableton live technique to generate material. i loaded up an fx loop from the original, set the appropriate warp mode, assigned the clip starting point to a knob, and then changed the starting point while the clip was playing. i resampled everything and then edited the interesting parts into something that i used as the main melody.

here's the original fx loop i used:

here's the kind of material you get when you apply audio scrubbing to it:

and here's what ended up in the track after i edited it to taste and added a big reverb to keep everybody happy:

the remix and the original are available digitally on beatport or as vinyl in your local record store.