Hi List Just so you know - my appreciation of Yello and music in general comes from the visceral reaction it produces in me, rather than any real understanding of the music biz. I downloaded the Special Edition of Motion Picture from the FTP server yesterday and my reaction was WOW! I'd only heard Squeeze Please and Houdini before, and didn't know what album they are from - remember I'm living in the musical gulag city - soon to be a Winter Sports Mecca, however - Vancouver. So after more than 20 years of listening to Yello, I'm still blown away by the quality and imagination of their music - and the beat. Anyhow, I wish to make the point of my ignorance of the music biz so that I can ask the question - why do all the remixes get produced? And are they always done by the band, or are they the work of someone who takes the theme and produces variations on it? If so, then they would have to have the blessing of the original artists or there would be major lawsuits, I think. The title of the remixes gives away their purpose - in some cases. For instance you often see "Dance Version" or equivalent in the name. Other times you see something that may mean something to some people, like De Phazz Radio Mix - but NOT to me. Who the ??W&^# is De Phazz :-)? Obviously the short answer to my question is twofold: The band can sell the same product more than once and make more money. And the band's budding imagination may make it impossible for them to stop trying variations on the theme which we all benefit from. But these are just my musings on the subject. Anyone out there have an opinion or some facts? Rory "I know you think I'm crazy, but I ask you all the same..."
On Friday, July 4, 2003, at 10:50 AM, Rory Filer wrote:
Anyhow, I wish to make the point of my ignorance of the music biz so that I can ask the question - why do all the remixes get produced? And are they always done by the band, or are they the work of someone who takes the theme and produces variations on it? If so, then they would have to have the blessing of the original artists or there would be major lawsuits, I think.
I would think these days it's for exposure for the remixing artists and hopefully would be played on the dance floor? Then there would be the extra money that the single would make also? Funny how back when... remixes were about manipulating the song and making it sound the same. Now it's about manipulating the song and making it sound different. I would think it would take much more talent to manipulate the song so it still had the same characteristics then the latter. It seems like there is a slow trend to the old way of remixing a track?
The title of the remixes gives away their purpose - in some cases. For instance you often see "Dance Version" or equivalent in the name. Other times you see something that may mean something to some people, like De Phazz Radio Mix - but NOT to me. Who the ??W&^# is De Phazz :-)?
If you haven't heard who De Phazz is I highly recommend you buy their music. It's quite good! See the remix worked and exposed you to a new artist :) I hope the special edition Motion Picture will not end up on a bootleg :( jul
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