Anyone up for another compilation?

[Cadevil]

Been a little while since dreamgirl...does anyone have any interest?

[King of Snake]

absolutely :)

[holden]

heck yes!

[Lx_Nen]

Definitely... How would everyone feel about doing Underworld covers? I've always loved 'tonight, Matthew, I'm going to be Underworld' as a title, and UW themselves never used it.

[Leon]

I might join in. I'd prefer original songs though.

[holden]

Definitely... How would everyone feel about doing Underworld covers? I've always loved 'tonight, Matthew, I'm going to be Underworld' as a title, and UW themselves never used it.


Hmm, cover versions or remixes?
Much as it might be fun to try to remake an UW from scratch, i think we might disappoint a few people who are used to the real thing. So i guess i'd prefer originals, too.

[Lx_Nen]

Well, I was thinking that we'd be forced to do something different with the tunes to avoid negative comparisons with the originals, which would make for an interesting compilation... but it was just a thought, I'm in if it's another original songs project too.

I might do an industrial metal version of Peggy Sussed anyway, just for a laugh :-)

[Leon]

So that's 5 people

[viddy]

I might throw in a track.

[swillhite]

I'm interested- got a few tunes that are close to finished right now.

www.myspace.com/thenightowl (http://www.myspace.com/thenightowl)

[BeautifulBurnout]

My lad has been working on a guitar riff for Spikee.... yes really! :D

Maybe covers would be fun for a change - or one CD of originals and another of covers...?

[Lx_Nen]

ok, how about splitting this in two, covers and normal? I've convinced the mortgage crisis saviors to help me out with Peggy Sussed, which should de a laugh :-)

[Camiel]

I'm not the one for covers, but I'd like to contribute a new track. What will be the concept this time?

[holden]

Let's keep this going!

So far:

dirt preference
Cadevil ?
King Of Snake ?
holden originals
LX Nen originals & UW cover
Leon originals
Viddy (?)
Swillhite ?
Beautiful Burnout (son's Spikee Cover?!)
Camiel Toe originals

A theme is always a good starting point. It's getting towards Autumn, which always gets my creativity moving. Maybe something autumnal, or the theme of shorter days, longer nights?

[holden]

bump!:o Are we serious about this or is it just a nice unrealized idea?
i'm happy to help coordinate the project along with Cadevil or whoever else wants to!

[viddy]

I have some pieces of music from a film I just scored that I'd like to throw in, but as for creating something new... I'm a bit burned out.

[Leon]

I'm working on a track, it's in quite a far stadium and I can contribute it to the compilation.

[thee carp dreamer]

i'll fucking do something.

possibly a cover of "tongue".




yeah you heard.

[holden]

Sweet...glad there's some definite interest!

I'm happy to coordinate the submissions, though i might need some help with webhosting.

Might i suggest we try to have tracks submitted by October 13th (6 Weeks from now)?

Here's a theme to work with: "Evidence of Autumn". Or if you hate that, suggest another or do whatever. It needn't be consistent, and with the various styles and abundant talent from you folks, it'll be eclectic and interesting anyway!

When your track is done, send me a PM and i'll give you my email address to direct the track to. Mp3s of 192 kb/s or better would be best.

Mods: can we make this thread sticky? Gracias:)

[Camiel]

Great, I'm busy with an oldskool elektro track. I think that the melody and atmosphere will fit the theme.

[holden]

Everyone or anyone working on this? i've been travelling and then lost power for a week, so i'm behind on my progress. But i hope you're still up for this!

[viddy]

See here for my contribution :)

http://www.darktrain.org/dirty/forums/showthread.php?t=9315

[Leon]

working on it.

[King of Snake]

I've got some stuff cooking up in the studio.
Dunno if I'm going to make the deadline, but then we could always extend that a little bit eh? ;)

[Sean]

I only just saw the thread, but I'd love to be a late entry if that's okay. And luckily, I have a new original track I'm pretty far along with already, so it shouldn't take me too long to get it done.

[holden]

I only just saw the thread, but I'd love to be a late entry if that's okay. And luckily, I have a new original track I'm pretty far along with already, so it shouldn't take me too long to get it done.

Great! Considering how these things go, you're right on time!
I'm sure we'll have a few extended deadlines and drop-outs/drop-ins before it's all committed to the interwebspace.

[King of Snake]

About the webspace: we still have darksounds.org right? I think I remember it was suggested when that was put together that we would be able to continue to use that for future compilations. That would make things a lot easier and quicker I think, plus it would be nice to have the results of multiple compilations on one site.

[Sean]

Great! Considering how these things go, you're right on time!
I'm sure we'll have a few extended deadlines and drop-outs/drop-ins before it's all committed to the interwebspace.Cool, thanks.
About the webspace: we still have darksounds.org right? I think I remember it was suggested when that was put together that we would be able to continue to use that for future compilations. That would make things a lot easier and quicker I think, plus it would be nice to have the results of multiple compilations on one site.Yeah, that's what I remember the idea being, too. We should just add on to that site...

[Cadevil]

Do we have an official deadline for this?

[holden]

Might i suggest we try to have tracks submitted by October 13th (6 Weeks from now)?

Here's a theme to work with: "Evidence of Autumn". Or if you hate that, suggest another or do whatever. It needn't be consistent, and with the various styles and abundant talent from you folks, it'll be eclectic and interesting anyway!

When your track is done, send me a PM and i'll give you my email address to direct the track to. Mp3s of 192 kb/s or better would be best.

Mods: can we make this thread sticky? Gracias:)

Well, i'd suggested the above deadline a few weeks back as a straw-man. My guess is it'll need extended?

But hey, Cadevil...you suggested the new compilation...it's your baby! I'll be done when you say so!

Is Maus still around here? He'd set up the Dreamgirl site last year...we might need his help to get the new tracks and bios up.

Moderators...please stick this thread?!:D

[King of Snake]

i'm not gonna make the october deadline but I am working on stuff so with a bit more time I should be able to finish something.

[holden]

i'm not gonna make the october deadline but I am working on stuff so with a bit more time I should be able to finish something.

Yeah, me neither...heading to Warsaw this weekend, and with work/prep/other life matters, it's not gonna happen by the 13th.

Is anyone opposed to extending the deadline to , say, November 1st?
Provided, we actually stick to it with critical mass of tracks?

Again, i'm happy to collect the tracks and bios (PM me with link!), but i'll need help geting them onto the old darksounds.org, where "dreamgirl" compilation lives.

[swillhite]

I'm still interested, however, my wife and I had our second child recently so my free time is almost non-existent. I'll do my best, but can't make any guarantees.

willy
www.myspace.com/thenightowl (http://www.myspace.com/thenightowl)

[Camiel]

I will upload my track this week. And a new bio will be included.

[Sean]

I'm actually behind, too. Been trying to finish a remix that might get a release, so this had to move to the back seat. I can finish something up soon though.

[maus]

now that's funny.

i got the renewal notification for darksounds.org a couple of days ago, and tonight i hopped on here (actually not because of that; just browsing around the 'net) just in time to see this discussion!

i'd be happy to help out with this new one again... i think last year i ended up not getting everyone on the site because there were a few latecomers as far as info goes, and i was neck-deep in work projects.

if someone can help ensure that all the elements are collected from all the participants this time, i can knock it all together and put it online.

i have a few enhancements in mind for the downloadable tracks and such this year, too.

rock,
c

[holden]

Maus, welome back! Yeah, it'd be great if you can get the new tracks and bios uploaded to darksounds.org!

I can help collect the tracks as they come in...when you're finished, please send me a PM with the link to your files.

[King of Snake]

my track is almost done \o/

[Camiel]

Okay, here (http://www.tfhats.com/e107_plugins/flashmp3_menu/mp3/Chemtrails/Plaisir%20d%27amour.mp3) is my track. It's called 'Plaisir d'amour' (which is from an old French poem about the pleasures of love that last a short time, while the pain of love lasts for all your life). I guess that it fits the autumn. I hope you guys don't mind the end (just a kick drum), because this track is primarily made for my live set (on November the 22nd) and I will mix in another track at that moment.

[Leon]

Ermmm count me out, my track is not finished and I have to focuss on my exams for the coming 2 weeks...

[King of Snake]

finished! :)

http://www.sputnikk.nl/audio/sputnikk-gateway.mp3

[King of Snake]

ok who changed my signature eh? :P

(shouldn't it be toes without the apostrophe anyway?)

[holden]

So far, i have tracks from
Viddy
Camiel Toe (Tin Foil Hats)
King Of Snake (Sputnikk)
myself, Holden (AViD)

Sounds reallllly nice, guys! Keep them coming!

[Sean]

I'm getting there. I just finished up the remix I was under deadline for (you can hear it here (http://www.myspace.com/grandbrother)), and am back to focusing on my new track for this compilation. I'll try to have it finished soon, or at least finished enough to submit an edit version or something. Hope that's alright.

[Camiel]

Camiel Toe (Tin Foal Hats)


LOL WUT?:D

[holden]

LOL WUT?:D

Woops! Sorry:o Straightened. I like your track a lot, too!
(shame about the demise of i-dance)

Anyone else still working toward Nov 1?

[Sean]

Woops! Sorry:o Straightened. I like your track a lot, too!
(shame about the demise of i-dance)

Anyone else still working toward Nov 1?Mine probably won't be ready for November 1. I'm hoping to be done more by the end of the weekend, but it may even be a bit after that.

[Leon]

If the deadline is extended then I might be able to join in still

[King of Snake]

i got no problem extending the deadline a bit further. I mean we do want to get as many people in as possible in the end. As long as something is up before the end of the year it's fine by me :)

[holden]

Yeah, extensions fine - i need to tweak my track anyway, or maybe start over fron scratch (it sounds too Depeche Mode, though that wasn't the intent at all!)

Do we want to push this until the end of the year or maybe say end of November so we can get things organized before the Holiday madnes ensues?

[Leon]

Yeah, extensions fine - i need to tweak my track anyway, or maybe start over fron scratch (it sounds too Depeche Mode, though that wasn't the intent at all!)

Do we want to push this until the end of the year or maybe say end of November so we can get things organized before the Holiday madnes ensues?

End of November would be more than fine by me.

[Sean]

End of November would be super. I promise I'll be done by then.

[holden]

Just bumping to keep the dream alive. :p

If you haven't already done so, please PM me with a link to your track, bio and pic by Nov 30th (11 days from now).

Maus, you still up for getting these on the website?

Cheers,
holden

[Camiel]

Brian,

I've actually updated my track. Besides, I still need to send you a bio and pic. I will do so after this weekend (see my other thread for reasons why).

[Sean]

My track's done. I just have to listen to it for a few days to be sure before sending it in. Do we have a name for this compilation yet? Oh, wait. Just went back and saw that it's "Evidence of Autumn". Nice.

[Sean]

Hey Holden. Just sent you the link to download my track, the link to download a picture, and my bio in a pm.

Thanks!

[flood]

i'm interested in 100%

[Buji]

Just read this thread and think it's a great idea, would love to submit a track if it's cool?!

:)

[King of Snake]

you don't have to ask permission :)
Just send your stuff to Holden before the end of the month.

[Buji]

Nice one, just wanted to check!

Will get it sorted! :)

[holden]

Yeah, send me your track (+ bio and picture if you want)..i'm just collecting, and we'll get Maus to put 'em up on darksounds.org.

So far, i've got fantastic tracks from:
Viddy
King of Snake (as Sputnikk)
Professor (as Marshall Watson)
Sean (as Grandbrother)
Camiel Toe (as Tin Foil Hats)
holden (as AviD/abscraps)

So, yeah, we've got room for more - keep 'em coming! (p.s. i'll be travelling this week, so i might not have wonderful internet access , but just PM me the link and i'll get it!)

[King of Snake]

looking forward to the final entries!!
I'm gonna try and get in a slightly tweaked version of my track before the deadline...

[King of Snake]

Leon how are you doing with your track? You gonna manage to get something completed for this compilation?? :)
as i said i don't mind extending a bit to get more people on board as long we get something online before the end of 2008....
and i think there's another couple of musicians here that haven't chimed in yet...would be great if you could contribute something as well !

[Leon]

Leon how are you doing with your track? You gonna manage to get something completed for this compilation?? :)
as i said i don't mind extending a bit to get more people on board as long we get something online before the end of 2008....
and i think there's another couple of musicians here that haven't chimed in yet...would be great if you could contribute something as well !

I have actually been working on it lately, I'm working on it as we speak and I can "finish" it before the 29th. I don't know how techno-loaded the compilation will be, but my track will be the chance to take a breath.

Btw, the autumn theme is kinda out of place now, it's already snowing here hehe.

[Leon]

And Holden, you have PM.

Is the website up, or...?

[holden]

Thanks to Leon and Buji for your awesome tracks - we're getting close to LP length now!
Really cool stuff - any last minute contributions?

Cheers,
holden

[maus]

i haven't mentioned it, but i'll probably be throwing a track in as well.

although i reckon i don't have to send it to you, holden, seeing as you'll just send it back.

if everyone can make sure they send along the correct info in terms of:

bio
website / email
photo
track

i know holden's been kicking some ass administratively speaking, but i just want to make sure we get everything.

rock on,
c

[holden]

great to hear from you, Maus! I'll be in touch for the big file transfer!

[Lx_Nen]

Still working on my track here, will let you know as soon as I get time to finish it

[holden]

Okays, kids - any last minute additions? Can you get then in by the end of the week?
As it is, we've got a short, but sweet, compilation of tracks. If anyone has a spare laying around, i think it'd be fine to submit that too- we're not tied down to an 80 min maximum LP length in this mp3 age, but even so, we are far below that in total track duration anyway.

But the tracks that are in are all really excellently produced and rather varied in genre, as you'd expect from this diverse crowd. I think it'll be a strong compilation in the canon of Dirty Tunes! :)

holden

p.s. Buji and Professor -check your PM's, please - i need a resend of your track and your bio/pic!

[Camiel]

Brian, check your pm.

[Buji]

Hey Brian,

Have sent you the links for the tracks/info via your pm.

Cheers mate.

[holden]

Awesome! Thanks, everyone, for bearing with me and sending all your info.

So, we've got 11 tracks by 8 artists. High quality productions here!

If anyone has a last-minute addition, please PM me. Otherwise, let's get this "Evidence of Autumn" up before winter starts. Stay plugged in, folks... it's a nice selection of tracks.

holden

[Sean]

And it's all free. The world has no idea how lucky it is. :)

[holden]

Okay, everything's getting organized.
I've played the tracks several times trying to come up with an order. Of course, if we post 'em individually, it doesn't really matter. But for those that like to have the whole compilation on their player of choice or to burn a CD, it might be nice to add some numbers or maybe zip the whole thing on the Darksounds site.

Either way, to make it simple, i just ordered alphabetically, and if there were more than one track, i started through again. keep it varied, you know?

So here's what we're looking at and soon to hear...

Darksounds.org compilation 2008: "Evidence of Autumn"

1. “Be Home By Dark” (abscraps mix) -AViD
2. “To Where the Sunshine Goes” -Bitten Turtle
3. “Caught on Film” -Easydelic
4. “Packaging Solutions for Life ft. Timothy Leary” -GRANDbrother
5. “Ils d r y” -Marshall Watson
6. “Trance de Muerte Score megamix” -Matt Parra
7. “Gateway” -Sputnikk
8. “But Tonight” -Tin Foil Hats
9. “Chimera” -AViD
10. “Mizzle” (Early edit) -Easydelic
11. “Plaisir d’amour” -Tin Foil Hats

Also, i started working on the cover art - again, not necessary, but whatever. See lo-fi attachment.
If anyone's not happy with anything - track names, order, art, whathaveyou, just PM me and we'll get it sorted.

Maus, we need you to help with the upload!
cheers,
holden

[Sean]

It all looks great, Brian! Thanks to you and Maus for taking care of this. :D

[Professor]

would you be open to changing the font? :)

can't wait to hear the tunes

[Lx_Nen]

pms with last minute track sent!

[holden]

would you be open to changing the font? :)


Sure! It does have a bit of a "THIS IS TECHNO 1999" look, huh? :p

Welcome aboard, LX Nen! Quite easy to add you and adjust the artwork.
Maus, who owns the darksounds.org page, isn't around these boards much, but i've been in touch through email. he sez:

"i plan to just make a new front page that has the name and year of each compilation - so it'll just go to a main darksounds.org (http://darksounds.org/) page, then you can click on 'dreamgirl... (2007)' and '..... (2008)'

might take me a few days to get things together, but i'll put together a similar layout to last year. that way as we go forward, people will still be able to access all the various years' projects.


i'll probably throw a track in there, yeah"

EDIT: new preview cover art below, inc. back cover with placeholder for Maus's track. Better? Worse?

[King of Snake]

looks/sounds good :)
I wonder if we can get Karl to listen to and comment on this project in one of his uwlive posts...

[Buji]

Looks great, really nice to be a part of this!

I think we should campaign for one of the next radio broadcasts to be an 'Underworld vs The Dirts' how cool would that be!

Great work Brian and Maus for taking the lead in setting this up.

Cheers,
Jez.

[maus]

so...

for some bizarre, ungodly reason, this project has compelled me to create the page for it within a day both times.

last year's page was a record for me in terms of putting something together quickly, and this year seems to be following suit.

i will warn you guys that i went with a CSS layout this time, and i'm still pretty new to CSS, so it may completely explode in some browsers. if so, let me know via PM so i can fix things.

having said that, please visit http://www.darksounds.org to view the page for "Evidence of Autumn".

Rock on,
c

[holden]

1001 thanks to Maus for getting this together on the site!

The compilation is getting a new thread in "Craft", too....
Hope you'll discuss over there.
Thanks again to everyone who beared with me during the collection phase. i think it all came together fine in the end :)

[viddy]

Thanks for putting this together fellas, it looks great. :)

Listening now....

[Camiel]

I'd like to say that it's very nice to see so much creativity and talent gathered in one messageboard.