Remixing Flashcards
Lee “Scratch” Perry
pioneer of dub music and early adopter of remixing, Jamaican
King Tubby
Jamaican sound engineer, pioneer of dub music
what is remixing?
a reinterpretation of the original, using the original elements
DEF: dub
genre of electronic music that grew out of reggae in the 1960s, consisting predominantly of instrumental remixes of existing recordings by manipulating and reshaping the song, usually through the removal of vocals, emphasis of the rhythm section (the stripped-down drum-and-bass track is sometimes referred to as a riddim), applying fx (ie. verb, echo) and the occasional dubbing of vocal or instrumental snippets from the original version or other works. It was an early form of popular electronic music.
Neu! (pron. noy)
German band who released entire B side that was remixes of their A side. Germany, 1970s.
Tom Moulton
credited with being the first person to do a continuous DJ mix, first person to release a single as a 12”, first person to incorporate breakdowns for dance floor, first person to really be commissioned for dance remixes. New York 1970s.
Walter Gibbons
credited with first commercial 12” release, contemporary of Tom Moulton, “Disco Blending” (New York, 1970)
South Soul
Influential label for disco at the time (1970s)
Larry Levan
basically the first revered DJ/producer, residency at Paradise garage in NY
Paradise Garage
where garage music really originated
Shep Pettibone
DJ, remixer, championed scratching and remixing, famous for working with Madonna
Andrew Weatherall
most famous for his work with primal scream, fundamental in putting rock and dance together (creating this sound of the 90s)
Stuart Price
DJ, remixer, went on to be a producer in his own right. famous for working with madonna after Shep, gone on to produce for the killers, take that, etc. (aka. Jacques Lu Cont)
DEF: alternative remix
changing a song quite dramatically so it doesn’t stay nearly as true to the original song as the traditional remixes that generally make a song for the dancefloor
