Based on the chord progression from "Mackintosh Braun - My Time" but done a different way, enjoy this new original from me :) Yes, I know it starts chilled out, and yes I know it gets huge. I couldn't contain how much fun it was to make this song.

Named in honor of the sweet daughter of a friend of mine.

Hymn For Alexis

Simple bootleg I did of an otherwise percussion-less tune by Greg Laswell, the original of which aired on a TV promo spot for Friday Night Lights.

Greg Laswell - Come Undone (David Call Bootleg Mix)

For the second year in a row, I covered an old favorite as a Christmas gift to my godchildren. My girlfriend claims this song is probably about drugs, and it probably is, but it also felt apt as a song of guidance about life to young souls.

David Call - Learning To Fly

After purchasing a new sample pack designed by Matt Lange for Waves Alchemy, I was fiddling around with some of the new percussion samples and came up with the basis for this track.  I loved the tom drums and the groove they provided, but just for curiosity's sake I wanted an old-school Daft Punk type warpy bass line.  I ended up using both, but filtered out the actual bass from the warped bass patch I'd created, leaving the toms to drive the low end.  After several failed attempts at a breakdown that made sense, and inspired by "Yin" from Wolfgang Gartner and Francis Preve, I wanted a tonal but seemingly non-musical lead and I feel like I was able to create that.

Given that I wanted to create something that inspired brooding and intimate feelings at a club, at the suggestion of a friend, I titled this song "Con Lussuria" which is an Italian phrase meaning "lustfully."  It seemed most appropriate.

Con Lussuria (Original Mix)

Here, Mark had remixed a classic track "Belfast Child" by Scottish supergroup Simple Minds of "Don't You (Forget About Me)" fame.  Clearing the original vocal would have been a chore, so Mark asked me to step in and have a go.  Clearly it worked, because here I am in all my Celtic glory, haha.  Enjoy!

Mark Sherry - My Love (Outburst Vocal Mix) [Night Vision]

My dark, techy remix of "Andain - Promises."  Very much inspired by the work of Worakls.

Andain - Promises (David Call Remix) [Black Hole Recordings]

With help from a coworker (guitar) and best friend (piano/production), I covered "Dire Straits - Romeo and Juliet" for my sweet lady for her birthday in 2022.

David Call - Romeo & Juliet

I covered "Tears for Fears - Shout" as a gift to my godchildren in 2023.

David Call - Shout

While watching the kids by myself today, I felt it was time to record something for the 11 months of still-newb progress I've had going on this acoustic guitar. Still no lessons, but I practice several times a week as often as possible. Admittedly I didn't pitch correct anything and there's loads of room for improvement, but here's the first attempt to do anything acoustic myself :)

Neil Halstead - Digging Shelters (David Call Cover)

Just a one night attempt to put my own twist on someone else's twist on this beauty.

Tougher Than the Rest Demo

One of my favorite songs, and I just really wanted to record it myself. Clearly it's at the edge of my range, but I hope you think it's as pretty as I do.

Leonard Cohen - Hallalujah (David Call Cover)

I fell in love with this song as it played during the end credits of Tumbledown. Just wanted to record something because I'm so drawn to this tune.

All songwriting credit to Damien Jurado.

Damien Jurado - Silver Joy (David Call Cover)

My remix of Josh Gabriel's track "Viscosity" from his album "8."  I used my sister's voice for this and spent 7 months making it, but it worked :)

Josh Gabriel - Viscosity (David Call Remix) [Different Pieces/Armada]

I had four days (which turned into 3 weeks) to put together this little number.  Noah Neiman and Mere (my sister, the vocalist) were around so we started this 80's thing.  Later I put guitar in from high school friend Bill Urbank and it just all came together :)  Not for the clubs, but defo for the car trips on sunny Summer days!  Enjoy <3

Winter Kills - My Friend (David Call & Noah Neiman Remix) [Different Pieces/Armada]

A great progressive bootleg I put together in late 2006 at my sister's advising.  Cheeky and fun, I really tried to take the sexiness and mood of the original song, and enhance that, not destroy it, by speeding up the original and layering in what I felt it needed for club play.  My favorite production so far (though not the best).  Receives incredible response every time I drop it (which is often, and usually at the end of a set).  *free download*

David Call vs Chris Isaak - Wicked Game (Club Mix)

After numerous plays of a few of my tracks on his "Solaris International" radio show, Rich "Solarstone" Mowatt asked me to remix an odd tune he'd just picked up.  He told me to take the best bits of vocal and make a completely different song out of them.  I did so, and a year and a half later, here it is for your ears.  I sincerely hope you like the mood, because I love it :)

Pit Stoner - Flying Paper Plane (David Call Remix) [Molecule]

Vocal track I sang for Mike Shiver and Fandy of Captured Music.  Lyrics by Mike Shiver and Laura Shea.

Mike Shiver & Fandy featuring David Call - Wasting Time (Original Mix) [Captured]

Released on Black Hole Recordings with support from Solarstone, DJ Shah, etc., this is one I produced more for listening pleasure than for dancefloors, and it shows.  Hope you like it :)

Christopher Norman & Topher Jones - Otherside (David Call Remix) [Black Hole]

A remix opportunity from my buddy Tim Grube, this was my first tune really focusing on vocal processing.  Using Melodyne for unsung harmonies and a vocoder to add the electronic element later on, I think I really succeeded on this one.  Played on three different episodes of Solarstone's podcast, this one seemed to do pretty well :)

Grube & Hovsepian feat Catherine - We All Need (David Call Vocal Mix) [Neuroscience]

Bootleg mash I had put together at the beginning of 2010 for an episode of my radio show and just got around to rendering it out separately for play a year later.  Feel free to download and share :)  I was almost tempted not to put my name in there because I did so little actual reworking.  "Stupid Girl" is a perfect track to begin with so no need to do anything but make it playable.

Seeing how it's reached its download limit through SoundCloud, grab your free copy here:

http://davidcall.com/garbage/

John Acquaviva & Olivier Giacomotto vs Garbage - Stupid Girl Gone Hunting (David Call Edit)

When trying to come up with a Christmas gift for my godchildren, born this year (2020), it was suggested I cover a song, maybe "Yesterday" from The Beatles. I thought "Let It Be" was more my style and appropriate, so I ignored my family for large parts of a week, and this is the result. I hope you find it as calming, beautiful, and peaceful as I do. We could all remember to "let it be" after the years of tension, hate, and fighting we've had. Sending you my love <3

Credits:
Lyrics by Paul McCartney of The Beatles
Instrumentation, vocals, mixing, and mastering by David Call

David Call - Let It Be

Slowly but surely, new tunes filtering in :)

David Call

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