Reverse Engineering: Remix Contest Music 2009-2012, vol. 2

by David Minnick

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notthatnige Inspired bit a juxtaposition. Works a treat! Favorite track: El Linterna: "Illuminator" by Underoath (October 2010).

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1.	"One Man's Trash" Mix: "Games Without Frontiers" by Peter Gabriel (June 2010) 04:08	info	buy track
2.	El Linterna: "Illuminator" by Underoath (October 2010) 03:07	info	buy track
3.	2x5 Piano Phase remix: 2x5 by Steve Reich (November 2010) 07:19	info	buy track
4.	Christmas Turkey: "God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen" cover (November 2010) 03:06	info	buy track
5.	MOT Prince Buster remix: "Map of Tasmania" by Amanda Palmer (March 2011) 03:50	info	buy track
6.	VPL Cubist remix: "Victimae Paschale Laudes" performed by New York Polyphony (June 2011) 03:48	info	buy track
7.	Runaway Backseat Tiger: mashup of 6 songs (July 2011) 04:08	lyrics	buy track
Runaway Backseat Tiger: Help, I'm a runaway spider, runaway spider a runaway backseat tiger. Help, I'm a runaway spider, runaway spider a runaway backseat tiger. Help, I'm a runaway spider, runaway spider a runaway backseat tiger. Help, I'm a runaway spider, runaway spider a runaway backseat tiger. I wanna beat you with a hammer. I wanna beat you with a hammer. I wanna beat you with a hammer, You've got urine in your eyes. I wanna beat you with a hammer. You've got urine in your eyes. Paralyzed! Surprise. No, no, no You don't really wanna eat me alive. Please, please, please You don't really wanna eat me alive. No, no, no You don't really wanna eat me alive. Please, please, please You don't really wanna eat me alive. The only way you could make me stay is if you give me cash. The only way you could make me stay is if you give me cash. The only way you could make me stay is if you give me cash. You could kiss my ass. The only way you could make me stay is if you give me cash. You could kiss my ass. The only way you could make me stay is if you give me cash. You could kiss my ass. The only way you could make me stay is if you give me cash. You could kiss my ass. Elevator, matchmaker, player-hater, now and later Pretty lady, balcony, trumpet solo, melody Lemon limbs, roots grow, cymbal hit, veins show I prepared a light show, take a breath and you don't know. Elevator, matchmaker, player-hater, now and later Pretty lady, balcony, trumpet solo, melody Lemon limbs, roots grow, cymbal hit, veins show I prepared a light show, take a breath and you don't know. Help I'm a runaway spider, runaway spider a runaway backseat tiger. I wanna beat you with a hammer. I wanna beat you with a hammer. You've got urine in your eyes.
8.	HU's Dress Pulled Up: "LeDeux" by Hollywood Undead (August 2011) 04:26	info	buy track
9.	504 "Horns 'a Plenty" remix: "504" by The Soul Rebels (October 2011) 04:11	info	buy track
10.	Basement Rehearsal Remix: "Perfect World" by Gossip (May 2012) 04:18	info	buy track
11.	Sum Remix: "Sum" David Eagleman; read by Jeffrey Tambor (June 2012) 05:34	info	buy track
12.	Freewill: "Freewill" by Rush cover (May 2015) 04:59	info	buy track
13.	The 180Gs: "Well" (Captain Beefheart cover) 02:07	info

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I entered 36 remix contests between 2009 and 2012 (and one more in 2015). After collecting virtual dust for more than 6 years, 25 of these remixes are now available on 2 albums (arranged in chronological order).
The prospect of using the individual tracks of another artist's song to create whatever music I wanted to create was exhilarating! My usual MO was to keep only the vocal track and to write and record all of the other music myself. This method allowed me to completely change the harmony, rhythm, tempo, instrumentation and genre of the song while keeping the vocal part in tact.
Each remix has a story. I've included some of those in the track descriptions.
Thanks for listening!
David M

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released June 5, 2018

Gary Robertson: alto sax
Kenny Robinson: trumpet
Mark Tarabusi: bassoon, clarinet, bass clarinet
Judith Teasdle: violins
John Ferry: trombone
Heather Robinson: flute
Sander Cohen, Brian Bowie, Kelly Minnick, Rosey Minnick: vocals
David Minnick: drums. bass, guitar, keyboards, vocals, programming, production

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David Minnick Detroit, Michigan

David Minnick is obsessed with choosing seemingly impossible musical projects and seeing them through to completion. He creates music in a multitude of genres (orchestral, blues, ska, free jazz, gamelan, klezmer, psychedelic pop, pirate music, a cappella, to name a few) and plays several instruments.
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