LPU XIII, the 13th year of the LINKIN PARK UNDERGROUND is available now.

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We wanted to give everyone a sneak peak of the LPU XIII CD. Premiering "Primo [I'LL BE GONE - LONGFORM 2010 DEMO]", an early demo of LINKIN PARK's "I'LL BE GONE" off the studio album LIVING THINGS.

A note from Mike Shinoda on the track:

Although we opted for a different final direction for “I’LL
BE GONE,” I always loved this longer version of the song.
I think this is a good example of how a different structure
and arrangement can totally change the vibe of a song.
Plus, this has a different chorus... - Mike Shinoda / LINKIN PARK

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Primo [I'LL BE GONE - LONGFORM 2010 DEMO]

Final version?  Perhaps.  
Nyctophilia is basically just an idea for being more comfortable at night than during the day.  Summed me right the hell up.  (Happy 12:51 AM) 

Nyctophilia [090613]

Decay and https://soundcloud.com/zakaria-ahmed (Simple Automaton) have done a remix of Linkin Park's "Guilty All The Same" (from their forthcoming album "The Hunting Party"), as part of the Monthly Mix-Up contest, held by Linkin Park Association.

On the process of making the remix:

"https://soundcloud.com/zakaria-ahmed and me wanted to make a remix together. I already started on one before, which served as a base for this remix. Over time, the remix became more and more agressive. Immediately, we knew this was the direction we were meant to go in. We had a lot of fun and we hope everyone enjoys it as much as we did producing it!"

An early listener on the remix:

"Absolutely rips your face off, throws it on the ground, stomps on it, then makes a half-arsed attempt to reattach it to your head using its own bodily fluids as an adhesive, and then repeats the process until you surrender."

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This remix contains vocal samples from "Victimized", a track from Linkin Park's previous album "Living Things".

Viserion (Decay x Simple Automaton): LPA Monthly Mix-up Contest: Runner Up April 2014

Usually, a lot of my mash-ups are kind of minimalistic in the sense that I don't usually import a lot of the stems.  Maybe hi-hat, snare, kick, etc. and anything that's necessary, such as the Far Left and Far Right surround channels from the DVD-A release of Reanimation's "Plc.4 Mie Haed"  

But once I really started to layer in a bunch of FX / Scratching / Sampled / Room Mics / Loops, etc.  I was starting to get a little worried that the stuff from "Plc.4 Mie Haed" was going to end up getting buried, and there aren't just stems for that to drop in at random.  

So I decided to experiment with doubling THAT synth by chopping up 1 - the "GTR Stabs" L/R tracks from "When They Come For Me," and 2 - the "Guitar 1 (chorus)" L/R tracks from "Forgotten," and manipulating them to match that main synth loop.  Both of which required some less-than-optimal tempo / key stretching, which was perfectly fine with me, because the entire point of it is that it's felt more than heard.  If it doesn't blend or if it's distracting, it misses the entire point. It's not about saying "HEY LOOK ITS FORGOTTEN" it's about the mash-up going HARD with lots of dynamic contrast.

With that said, I can arrange the shit out of a mash-up, but I don't have the skillset to actually polish / master the mix. If anybody is interested in trying to help that blend together, here's a folder with isolated tracks:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1rbMSDKPzY6Dg1bjGtxamVG6Pbjd2-Rsr?usp=share_link

Obviously, drums and vocals are usually pretty centered in the mix - the only reason that the tracks I used were isolated enough to be viable is because that's the FAR LEFT and FAR RIGHT surround channels.

So I'm thinking, if that's the best that can get, then it'll probably end up getting buried when it's time to really start arranging and layering the various live drums, sampled drums, sfx tracks, DJ loops, scratches, etc. etc. then I'm gonna have to figure out a way to emphasize it without it being distracting.

By digging around in the stems I DO have to try to find an isolated guitar stem that has a close enough texture that it can be subtle, at a close enough tempo that it's not messing with the attack, sustain, decay, or release of the sample being used, and in a close enough key that I can pitch-shift individual notes without it distorting too much.

Granted, I broke every single one of those rules, but when it's all layered together, you still can't tell.

Oscillation 2023 - Groove Test

After 3 years I decided to re-record an old demo. It has a lot more structure now! Check it out! The old demo can be found on my YouTube channel.
First it was just an intro because i didn't have the equipment to do original full tracks. Now i was finally able to do it. This instrumental is designed to have lyrics as well as sounding great without.

Sounds best with headphones! :)

End Of The World (Instrumental) by Lizzi Cloverman

LPASSOCIATION.COM Monthly Mix-Up Entry: ALL FOR NOTHING (Simple Automaton Remix)

HTF Chorus - Snippet [1 020415]

This was just me messing around for an hour or so. Had some ideas and needed to create something. 
This track is unfinished.

Creative Spew

Vicarious - Tool (Guitar Tone Test)

ALL TRACKS OFF LIVING THINGS remixed and mashed up.

Oscillation 2023 - Groove Test

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