These are some of my (re-)edits of other people's tracks. I made them to mix into my own DJ sets, and for casual listening, just for fun.

When making an edit, I try not to make a song too boring. I can appreciate a good hypnotic groove, but I'm disappointed that so many DJs these days just extend the already-DJ-friendly parts with monotonous loops, removing the vocals, melody, and other dramatic elements to turn the song into a predictable, plodding, "tracky" number that's easy to mix into and out of a progressive house or disco set, but that's boring as heck to listen to. That said, I don't always succeed at avoiding this trap, myself.

Please comment, even if it's negative.

Full Brain edits

The "Big Blue Marble" TV show theme song, edited and processed by DJ Full Brain to remove the bridge and extend the outro, and to add phaser, flanger, and delay effects.

Big Blue Marble Theme (Full Brain Edit)

Demo recorded 1980, remastered 2010. Edits, effects, and additional production by Full Brain, using Audition and Traktor, 2014. The main idea was to give it a 4:4 intro & outro.

Original source: "Ban the Game (Full Version)" from http://www.discogs.com/Men-Without-Hats-Rhythm-Of-Youth/release/2656742

Men Without Hats - Ban The Game (Demo) (Full Brain Re-Edit)

Stallions Remix a.k.a. the Lovefingers &amp; Lee Douglas Remix, from 2009. Further edited in 2012 by Full Brain: 53 seconds of interlude trimmed and crossfaded so kicks come in at 3:28, keeping the song's momentum going, or perhaps ruining it; you be the judge. Lossy source: 192 kbps MP3 from lovefingers.org. Although assigned a catalog number (THISIM010) by This Is Music, I'm unable to find any evidence the unedited version was ever actually released. However, it can be streamed via the SoundCloud pages for <a href="http://soundcloud.com/this-is-music/findlay-brown-teardrops-lost-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">This Is Music</a> and <a href="http://soundcloud.com/esp-institute/findlay-brown-teardrops-lost-in-the-rain-stallions-remix" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ESP Institute</a>. If any copyright/licensing concerns, just send me a private message.

Findlay Brown - Teardrops Lost in the Rain (Stallions Remix) (Full Brain Edit)

This somewhat dissonant recording is based on a sustained F5+F6 tone. It was originally released in 1975 on the BBC/Pye LP The Radiophonic Workshop and reissued on the 2003 BBC/Rephlex 4×10" vinyl album Music from the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, which is the source used in this 2012 edit by Full Brain. Both releases are long out-of-print. In this edit, the piece has been re-EQ'd, the ends faded, and a cacophonic series of crescendos removed with crossfading to hide the seams. If any copyright/licensing concerns, please send me a private message.

Glynis Jones - Veils and Mirrors (Full Brain Edit)

This piece is based on the classic "Daisy Bell" melody (Harry Dacre, 1892) as reconstructed (I believe) by manipulating a tape recording of a bicycle bell. It was originally released in 1975 on the BBC/Pye LP The Radiophonic Workshop and reissued on the 2003 BBC/Rephlex 4×10" vinyl album Music from the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, which is the source used in this 2012 edit by Full Brain. Both releases are long out-of-print. In this edit, several parts were removed (racecar noises, "bicycle crash", and 2nd bicycle-bell melody) and the remaining parts were resequenced, re-EQ'd, and time-stretched. The outro was overlaid with a slow reverse of intro, and delay and reverb effects were added throughout. If any copyright/licensing concerns, send me a private message.

Dick Mills - Crazy Dazy (Full Brain Edit)

Originally released 1985. 2012 edit by Full Brain from a lossy source: removed most vocal sections, rearranged remaining segments to reduce repetition, overlaid 8 downbeats in intro, extended outro with loops and phaser effect. No effort was put into ensuring precise timing; sorry. The unedited version is available on Amazon and iTunes. If any copyright/licensing concerns, send me a private message.


Raggio di Luna (Moon Ray) - Viva (Comanchero Version) (Full Brain Edit)

Original released in 1989 on vinyl only, and never reissued. 2012 edit by Full Brain: removed sections which contained samples of "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)" by Melanie, which is a great song, but doesn't belong on top of "The Sun Rising"; applied reverb at one of the seams; and applied flanger, phaser & EQ to end.

The Beloved - The Sun Rising (Son of the Rising House) (Full Brain Edit)

Full Brain, real name Mike, is an electronic musician and an occasional DJ. Since 1992, he has played raves, clubs, house parties, electronic music festivals, and on college radio. He is a co-founder of Hyperreal—the original online haven for electronic music—and he was a core member of Midwest music/art/rave collectives ele_mental and Illuminator.

Comments are very welcome on all uploads.