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Angel's cry...

Sometimes it all gets a little too much...

Heaven (Earthonika Angel's Cry Mix)

It's freebie time and WHAT a freebie!

As a kid growing up in the 80s, it's hard not to love Madonna, and 'Rescue Me' was one of those tracks that stuck with me ever since I first heard it on 'The Immaculate Collection' back in 1990 - my mum used to play the cassette tape to death in the car, and it's influence clearly stays with me to this day!

The initial idea was going to be a classic retro mix (shades of which can heard during the breakdown) but as there was no official remix pack for the track, and certainly no acappella (travesty because her vocals in the original are stunning)it was a case of going through every remix of the track from the 1991 CD single and pulling together as many samples as I could, sifting through to find anything of use to create a deeper edit, something that would match the roughness of the sampling.

I tried to do the best I could without any official stems or acappella and I hope I've done the original justice, especially when your dealing with such a great artist and song!

It's totally free as a thank you for all the support I've been getting recently (it doesn't go unnoticed) and I look forward to your thoughts!

Ste X

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Trivia & production notes:
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*I'm aware the "so now what" sample is actually from 'Justify My Love' but it's also included on the official remixes so I figure it canon ;)

*The bass is THE classic 90s 'Solid Bass' patch (for extra nostalgia) and the notes are a re order of the original bass pattern from 'Rescue Me'

*I tried to replay or sample as many of the original parts as possible, in particular the pan pipes, high string, orchestra hits, percussion (Shep Pettibone machine gun snares!) and drum breaks - this was to keep as much respect to the original as I could

*The breakdown was built around the idea of having a remade version of the original 'on vinyl' I added very subtle vinyl crackle, and tape saturation to this section to add to the effect

*The spin back and record slow down effect was designed to add to the vinyl effect, and to also serve as an arrangement tool, as the track clocks in at 8 minutes I knew that by starting the track at the 4:40 spin back us DJs could have a much tighter edit depending on the set we play.

*The old skool drum break is from the classic Lyn Collins 'Think About It' from 1972 - I had to loop the original drum break in 'Rescue Me' whilst playing 300 classic drum breaks in Abletons browser over the top to identify that baby!

*The cover art is a slightly altered version of the 12" cover from 1991

*the outro with thunderstorm, heartbeats and finger snaps is a reverse homage of the opening to the original of 'Rescue Me'

Madonna - Rescue Me [Steve Callaghan RMX] [2015] [FREE DOWNLOAD]

hey there
my new mashup
madonna vs kaskade
falling free vs i remember

Falling Free (RENE´s Remember To Fall Mash Mix)

Madonna - Living For Love (OKJAMES Groove Mix)

Mashup of M's Bitch I'm Madonna and Private Life by Grace Jones

Bitch I'm Madonna (D'LuxeDJ Private Life Mix)

Justify My Love (La Vie En Rose) - D'LuxeDJ Remix

Remix EP of Madonna's Sorry.
With vocals of Pet Shop Boys.
Samples of Lana del Rey Dark Paradise & Born to Die


Sorry - Dikkie's Born To Apologize Edit

Madonna - Falling Free (*M.D.* Remix - ft. About Vegas)

This track was made using the PBS Maxi Mix and Dub versions.

Sorry (PSB Maxi Her-issue Re-Edit)

This re-edit uses 3 versions of Messiah... the album version, demo 5, and demo 7. I love the lush strings in some of the demos and wanted to make a more orchestrated and dramatic version.

Messiah (Her-issue Re-Edit)

This version reformats the verses and choruses of the song using the album and demo 5 versions. I lengthened the ending as well to provide more structure and added some MNEK vocals.  

Hold Tight (Her-issue Re-Edit)

This track was made using the Soulpower Radio Remix as well as the Soulpower Instrumental from the 93-99 Video Collection. 

Love Don't Live Here Anymore (Soulpower Her-issue Re-Edit)

I re-edited this track using the William Orbit Mix.  I posted an earlier version of this song but like this one much better.  

Time Stood Still (William Orbit Her-issue Re-Edit)

I am a rather big Madonna fan and have been ever since seeing her Borderline video in 1984 which inspired me to buy the 45rpm of the same title.  Little did I know, that it would be the first Madonna song in what would become a vast collection spanning 30+ years.  The collection is full of demos, remixes, acapella, dub, studio, and instrumental versions.  

I first started editing music to fill a void in my collection.  About 2 years ago I was trying to put a Madonna playlist together in iTunes which consisted of radio edits of any and all Madonna songs that had been released as a remix.  Unfortunately, some of the songs did not have official radio edit versions.  So I downloaded editing software and began what would become a love of making re-edits from official versions.  I have great respect for all of the original producers and remixers who created the originals.   For me, my re-edits present a fresh approach to songs that are like old friends.  I welcome feedback, input and suggestions.  Like Madonna says "Music makes the people come together."  Enjoy!!!

Sorry (PSB Maxi Her-issue Re-Edit)

Her-issue Re-edits III