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I Reckon I'm Crazy

noreply@blogger.com (Colatron) — Tue, 29 May 2012 22:19:00 +0000

Part 2 in my planned Thom Yorke mash trilogy, and I've already sent myself insane from listening to him warble on, over the headphones, on repeat...

I Reckon I'm Crazy

Radiohead - Reckoner
Seal - Crazy

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Part 3 and a possible return to my beloved Mashstep to follow soon...

Susan's Nude

noreply@blogger.com (Colatron) — Mon, 21 May 2012 21:42:00 +0000

I'm feeling particularly upbeat this week...

Susan's Nude

Susan Boyle - The End of the World
Radiohead - Nude

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And as a special bonus, it's double-cover week here in the Mash Cave - choose your chosen cover from above, resize to 500x500 px and ID3-tag to your broken heart's content.

Enjoy, if you can...

DJ ATHOM - Politik Killers (Video)

noreply@blogger.com (Colatron) — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:58:00 +0000

Only the 2nd time I've produced a video for another mashup producer (though I plan to change that soon) - here's a dystopian take on the mashup video for DJ ATHOM's fantastically bleak and thought-provoking track, Politik Killers.

Thoughtcrime does not entail death: thoughtcrime is death.

Politik Killers

Assassin -- L'état assassine Live (Intro)
Manu Chao -- Politik kills
Morcheeba -- Killer Hippie (Bad Vibrations Mix)

Be sure to support DJ ATHOM at his website

A Fascinating Time

noreply@blogger.com (Colatron) — Mon, 07 May 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Featuring on the massive mashup compilation, The 4th Point of Procrastination, organised and compiled by Envision Mashed Productions, here's my surprisingly cheerful submission

A Fascinating Time

Alan Pownall - Chasing Time
Alphabeat - Fascination

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Envision presents - The 4th Point

Lonely Worlds

noreply@blogger.com (Colatron) — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 19:42:00 +0000

Finally, I've had the pleasure of mashing one of my top 10 all-time favourite songs...

Ever since hearing Shadow mash it live on the suitably titled Live! In Tune and On Time, I knew an acapella had to exist somewhere out there. This was confirmed after hearing the mighty Scratch Perverts use it live to great effect on the legendary Unkle Sounds WWIII disc 2 (1999 live recording with frontman James Lavelle). 4 years on, and I've found it (along with some other FANTASTIC material I hope to use soon).

On instrumental duties, is Fetal Pulse, the experimental project of Canadian Pedro Costa - wonderful sonic soundscapes that my old mate the Reborn Identity introduced me to a year or so ago.

Lonely Worlds

UNKLE featuring Richard Ashcroft - Lonely Souls
Fetal Pulse - Worlds Collide

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So so happy to have used that one, and it may well appear again one day soon. Keep 'em peeled!

In other news, a couple of projects with some great guys fast approach....

Moon Steam (a Fissunix collaboration)

noreply@blogger.com (Colatron) — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:55:00 +0000

Time for another collaboration with my good friend from France, the fantastique and incroyable Fissunix. And this time it's like a tale straight out of a Jules Verne novel... coming to you live from the surface of the moon...

Moon Steam

Air - Moon Fever
Peter Gabriel - Steam
Fatboy Slim - Right Here, Right Now
Kosheen - Spies
Moon [2009] - movie dialogue

As always, find the link to my amazing mash maestro mate down there on the right of your screens and be sure to show him some amour

Accreditation

noreply@blogger.com (Colatron) — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 19:45:00 +0000

Time for some good old fashioned fun mashing, and here's a fun-time mash made with me good friend Hifi Banjo Strings.

The incredible pop juggernaut of a couple of years ago, Alphabeat's "Fascination" is one of my all-time guilty pleasures, and who can resist it's feelgood dancey pop charms? Not I. So what better way to destroy it than with the sonic assault pop n' bass of Chase & Status!

No themes, no clever linking between the tunes... just good old fashioned mashing for the sake of it. Reflected by the terrible track name :)

Accreditation

Chase & Status - End Credits
Alphabeat - Fascination

feat. sample from a Chase & Status interview with Tim Westwood

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BEEEEEEG thanks to Oli for all his help with this track!

The CoLlaboraTions continue!

Washed In Sunshine

noreply@blogger.com (Colatron) — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 10:27:00 +0000

Following on from the release of Morcheeboot 2, you can now download my Washed In Sunshine track from here or Soundcloud. Grab it - it'll bring a little sunshine in to your life!

Washed In Sunshine

Morcheeba (feat. Thomas Dybdahl) - Washed Away
John Murphy - Welcome To Icarus II
John Murphy - Sunshine (Adagio In D minor)
John Murphy - Freezing Outside Harvey
Groove Armada (feat. Bryan Ferry) - Shameless

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DJ ATHOM presents Morcheeboot 2

noreply@blogger.com (Colatron) — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 21:46:00 +0000

Some time ago, my good friend DJ ATHOM produced a fantastic solo album, featuring a great bunch of Morcheeba mashups.

Now, he's rallied round my friends and peers to once again produce an amazing Morcheeba mashup album, resulting in this - Morcheeboot 2.

Featuring 24 unreleased Morcheeba mashups and 3 bonus tracks from ATHOM himself, and from the stars of today's mashup scene including Chocomang, Comar, Michmash, DRA'Man, Tom Haggen, Sebwax, Amoraboy, VIC, Phil Retrospector, Mighty Mike and Fissunix. And me.

Grab the double CD download from
http://djathom.wordpress.com/morcheeboot-2/

...and here is my contribution

Washed In Sunshine

Morcheeba (feat. Thomas Dybdahl) - Washed Away
John Murphy - Welcome To Icarus II
John Murphy - Sunshine (Adagio In D minor)
John Murphy - Freezing Outside Harvey
Groove Armada (feat. Bryan Ferry) - Shameless

The track will be available to download from Soundcloud on Monday 19th.

Also, enjoy the video over at Youtube

Be sure to grab the whole album, it's downtempo bliss! Enjoy

Dan Mei ft. Colatron - Zombie What Have You Done

noreply@blogger.com (Colatron) — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 15:56:00 +0000

This year has so far been a year of collaborations and cameos for Colatron, and here is one of my personal faves. The mighty Dan Mei asked me to contribute towards his zombie armageddon of a mash, and being the hugest zombie flick fan on the planet, how could I say no? **mutters a simple nrrrgghhhhh and stumbles blindly in to a burning coach**

Zombie What Have You Done

Within Temptation – What Have You Done (Instrumental/Acapella)
Natalia Kills – Zombie (Acapella)
Dawn Of The Dead (Movie Sample)

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And be sure to check out the gory and gloriful video made by the amazing Panos T

And when there's no more room in Hell, the Mashup shall walk the earth....

SiouXXsie

noreply@blogger.com (Colatron) — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 18:57:00 +0000

My first kiss

SiouXXsie

The XX - Intro
Siouxsie & The Banshees - Kiss Them For Me
The XX - Intro (Forest Cry remix) [sample]
The XX - Intro (Deep Focus remix)

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To Answer Your Question

noreply@blogger.com (Colatron) — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:24:00 +0000

I have a new muse. And when she inspires me to make a track, oh boy does she inspire me.

To Answer Your Question

UNKLE - The Answer
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On

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The answer to the question? For only love can conquer hate, of course

Frail Limb Purity vs. Colatron

noreply@blogger.com (Colatron) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:18:00 +0000

When one of the most talented production guys out there, Frail Limb Purity comes knocking on your door, you open said door, sit him down, make the guy a White Russian and listen to everything he has to say.

For one night only, CLT collabs with FLP and the results are spell-binding

FLP vs. CLT - 2 Heartbeats to Midnight

Childish Gambino - Heartbeat
Justice - Two Minutes to Midnight
Kristen Hersh - Mississipi Kite
Prima Vera - Truby Trio

Frail Limb Purity & Colatron - 2 Heartbeats to Midnight by colatron22

FLP vs. CLT - 500 Nights

Benga & Coki - Night (DJ Zinc remix)
The Proclaimers - 500 Miles

Frail Limb Purity & Colatron - 500 Nights by colatron22

Good times. Good work. Good collaboration.

More to follow

Be sure to show Frail some love and check out his amazing remix work.

Cosmic Memories

noreply@blogger.com (Colatron) — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:05:00 +0000

It's no secret what my favourite mashup of last year was, and I've already remashed that slab of classic cosmic japery, so here's my new take on one of THE soaring vocals of the last few years.

Cosmic Memories

Tycho - Dream As A Memory
Florence and the Machine - Cosmic Love

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River & Lights (a Fissunix collaboration)

noreply@blogger.com (Colatron) — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:33:00 +0000

It's always a pleasure to make a track with my good friend Fissunix especially when he comes up with big banging tracks like this! The Boss meets The Bass

River & Lights

Bruce Springsteen - The River
Chase & Status - Flashing Lights
Drifta - Into The Dark
samples from A River Runs Through It

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A big merci to Fissunix for the invite to contribute to this amazing track! Love you mate

One Mistake

noreply@blogger.com (Colatron) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:43:00 +0000

And what a mistake to make - breaking the 14th Rule of CLT (thou shalt not mash James Blunt), this is technically my 2nd track of the new year, though you won't be able to hear the first one until around March time (ssssh...it's a secret project).

Giving an old classic a pop lullaby update for the 21st Century in a typical CLT auto-biographical stylee...

One Mistake

James Blunt - Same Mistake
Bob Marley - One Love

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Much more to come this year hopefully, with a couple of collabs already planned, a few compilations, and maybe a DJ set on my favourite island (no, not THAT island)

Keep 'em peeled!
A.

Colorblind's Worth It [video]

noreply@blogger.com (Colatron) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:57:00 +0000

It's a new year, and what better way to start off a new year of (hopefully) creative endeavour than with a new video for one of my good friends (and idols), Mighty Mike.

Last year, Mike released possibly one of the best compilations I've ever heard, of lush downtempo mashes, and we all know I love my downtempo!

Standout track (hard to decide amongst so many gems) was his "Colorblind's Worth It" track, taking one of my all time faves "For What It's Worth" and mixing it with a touching piano cover of "Colorblind". Colatron's mind moves in mysterious ways, we all know this, but the first thing that come in to my head was an up to date protest movement a la the Vietnam protestors. Cue the Occupy movement.

Regardless of your politics, I hope you agree, the words and imagery just seem a perfect match for each other. It's one hell of a track and it was an honour to put the video together for it.

Colorblind's Worth It

Counting Crows - Colorblind
Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth

Audio: Mighty Mike

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Mild Thing(s) 2 - a Downtempo Compilation

Here's to a great 2012 folks, see you soon!
Andy

CLT's top 24 tracks of 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Colatron) — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 17:13:00 +0000

Yep, after years of reading everyone else's top 5/10/25 etc. lists of mashes for the year, I thought I'd give it a go myself.

Choosing any track for a list is always a tough call - this year there has been so many great tracks, it's nigh on impossible to remember them all, but those who know me know that I have my favourite producers, and my favourite styles of mashup.

However, I've tried to vary it up here and include some tracks that really were notable for their genius, production values, and outright sheer entertainment. As well as including my fave guys too (seriously, I could have just made this the Best of Reborn Identity/Fissunix/Mighty Mike/G3RSt post and pointed you to their websites - none of them made one bad track this year).

So sit back, turn up the speakers, and enjoy this - in no particular order, what I considered to be the best of a very good year. Cheers!

LeeDM101

Killing Days - Florence & The Machine vs. Echo & The Bunnymen
Mr Rennell turned out what is quite possibly the most whistled in the office/car/shower mash of the year, taking two personal faves and making something so beautiful, it still shimmers all these months on.

G3RSt - Bootlegs and Mashups

We No Speak No Cantina - Meco (+ John Williams) vs. Yolanda Be Cool
Not only is the G-Man reknowned for his polished production and never-ending refreshingly unusual sources, he's also the king of bringing a smile to the face with a hint of cheeky comedy, and no more so than in this Dark Side banger

Groove Is Down the Road - Dee-Lite vs. Consumer Rapport
Ever the master of versatility, here's a huge slab of funk c/o cult fave movie The Wiz, given a full on party make-over with Dee-Lite on the vox

G3rst - groove is down the road by G3RSt

MadMixMustang

Super Jumper - ABBA vs. Van Halen
The first and the best of the many ABBA mashes that appeared this year, this is so simply yet beautifully done, it's going to be on many a playlist for parties for years to come, guaranteeing a damned fine sing song and air guitar performance.

Wax Audio

I'm In Love With Judas Priest - Lady Gaga vs. Judas Priest
The Greatest Living Mash-up producer returned this year with a track so polished (and clever!), it made both original tracks sound like 4-track demos. Tom Wax may not have released many tracks this year, but each and every track he does release continues to contain a level of professionalism we bedroom mashers can only dream of. And envy.

Lady Judas

Dylan Vasey Mashups

Enjoy the Smoothness - Sub Focus vs. Morcheeba (ft. Judy Tzuke) vs. Imogen Heap
One of the premier Mods over at Mashstix gave a few n00bs a lesson or 3 this year a year on how to make a track. 2 of my fave bands/artists meet the mighty liquid funk of Sub Focus, and the result is smooth chilled bliss n' bass.

Phil Retrospector

Warwick Ghetto - Elvis Presley vs. Duffy
The self-confessed melancholic and CLT hero returned this year with perhaps the most stunning use of Elvis Presley heard in a mash yet. Sublimely simple, but as with his amazingly simple yet beautiful hit last year, Chasing the Broken Hearted, sometimes, simplicity is the most complexly affecting.

Warwick Ghetto

Frail Limb Purity

Centrefold Rocketeer - J Geils Band vs. Far East Movement
Here's something so unexpected; where FLP got the acapella from, I'll never know, but the result is a pounding dancefloor singalong classic destined to go down as a memorable "Where the hell did that come from" moment in mashup lore.

Mashed and Confused

Only Your Heart - Elvis Presley vs. Blondie
MAC has been turning out many many spectacular pieces of pop mashing this year, but none got me quite like this one! It's the attention to detail on the placing of the Blondie vocals to give it that Social Club Lounge Band vibe that elevates this above many other Blondie mashes. Great mastery of the DAW, and yep - it's another stirling Elvis mash.

Bynar

Cracked Obstacle - Interpol vs. The XX (Deep Focus Remix) vs. Freestylers (Flux Pavilion remix) vs. Artic Monkeys (Aems Dubstep Remix)
No one makes 'multi-mashes' quite like Bynar - eschewing the trend of bundling a bunch of acapellas that are in key together over a beat, Bynar composes a new arrangement out of loops, snippets of instrumental, ghostly vocals subtley hidden in the mix, etc. to create something quite extraordinary and dark. And here, he creates a virtual new track in my beloved luvstep genre. Spine-tingling.

CjR Mix

My Life Would Suck Without Someone Like You - Adele vs. Kelly Clarkson
Here in the list, because he paid me ;o)
After a year spent moaning about Adele mashes (I really cannot stand her) around the boards, and after having my ears syringed after hearing a million Rolling In the Deep mashes (seriously- the Rick Astley of 2011), only CjR could actually change my mind and make Adele an enjoyable listening experience. Pure pop gold

The Reborn Identity

Slick Empire - Chew Lips vs. Empire of the Sun
Seriously, where do you even begin with The Reborn Identity? It's no secret that he's my favourite producer EVER on the scene, and to boot, I'm glad to call him my friend. But he's made so many beautiful tracks this year, to choose just a couple almost feels like I'm doing him a disservice.
But I'll start with this beauty from the amazing Lectroset 2 mix album. Taking two of my favourite source files to work with, I'm gutted that I didn't do this one myself; it was one of those epiphanical moments where it was all so obvious to me upon hearing.
But to hear my beloved Chew Lips come in to the mix midway through the set was one of those once-heard never-forgotten standout moments for me in 2011. Simply brilliant.

Fearless - Bryan Ferry (w/Groove Armada) vs. Frankmusik vs. Fenech Soler
To choose one of the RI's electro bangers is nigh on impossible, especially when considering how many he made for Lectroset 2 (and of course, vol. 1 last year). I can't put my finger on why they are quite so irresistable - it's not my usual choice of genre for listening too, it's not quite bass heavy for me and a lot of the sources are unknown to me, but in his hands, they take on a new life that simply makes sense in the context of a mix. As a result, I've grown to fall in love with bands like Hurts, Yeasayer and Fenech Soler. That's why I love mashup - it expands your CD collection.
And Bryan Ferry never sounded so crucial.

Battlefield Damaris - Pat Benatar vs. Patrick Wolf vs. Fall Out Boy
Well, I had to include at least one of the RI's "verging on the orchestral symphonies of sound". And to hear the 80s classic brought up to date in this setting, making it still sound like it belongs on the soundtrack to a Jerry Bruckheimer blockbuster, is a treat for all lovers of music.

Cosmic Lifeforms - Florence & the Machine vs. Carbon Based Lifeforms
The one that did it for me; simply the most beautiful track I heard all year, and made even sweeter by the fact that RI made the acapella himself. Complex synths mixed with haunting vocals, what's not to love? So good, I had to re-make it and re-mash it myself in a dubstep stylee for The Last Dance. When you inspire me like that, you know you're one of the best musicians, let alone a mashup producer.

Mighty Mike

Eden Snow - Ludovico Einaudi vs. Snow Patrol vs. 30 Seconds to Mars
Ah, moving on to one of the most consistently brilliant producers of the last several years, Mighty Mike makes mashes of all genres perfectly, but this year he really pushed my ears (and mind, heart, body and soul) to their limit with his melancholic excursions in to the most beautiful of downtemp music.
Having used Ludovico Einaudi myself a couple of times, I truly appreciate the modern classicist's haunting compositions (anyone who's seen a Shane Meadows movie or TV show knows exactly how Ludovico can make you cry within 4 bars of his scores), and to layer his beautiful music here with the love songs of Snow Patrol is a masterstroke of genius. Brilliant from start to finish.

Sexy People - John Legend vs. Rod Stewart
It's no secret that I adore Rod Stewart. So to hear the legend here ironically with another Legend, in full on midnight crooning mode in a smoky bar in downtown Reno is a memorable moment in mash, and one that if I could sing, would be singing to my beloved Katie.

Colorblind's Worth It - Counting Crows vs. Buffalo Springfield
Sometimes in life, you hear a track that hits you firmly between the eyes and makes you cry/fall in love/question your place in the Universe. This is such a track. This is on the playlist for my funeral.

Fissunix

Heart Shaped Tron - Daft Punk vs. Nirvana
It's been the year of my friends in France for the most consistently perfect mashups in 2011, and none produced so many brilliant tracks as my friend Fissunix. Again, someone who dabbles in every conceivable genre from metal to electro, to acid to chillout, and again, he's someone that makes you question whether he has someone on the inside supplying him with these incredible source files to play with. Fissunix is simply put, incroyable!
This track is the first in a long, LONG time that actually made me enjoy Nirvana again. Welcome to the grid - welcome to the future of mash.

End of the Walrus - Daft Punk (Boy Genius remix) vs. The Beatles
Ah, the track that nearly began an internet war. This track will forever hold a special place in my heart as being the track that stirred mash producers everywhere in to standing up to the talentless purloining idiots everywhere that steal our hard work and post them as their own elsewhere on the Net. If you knew the full story of DJ Dark Temptation and the Occupy: the Dark Socks movement, then you'll know this was the soundtrack to the Revolution. And what a mighty fine soundtrack it was too.

Foxy Funky Lady - Jimi Hendrix vs. Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings hold a special place in my heart. They were on the CLT/LAS make out playlist on Spotify many moons ago when Andy have love and fire in his belly. So it was a treat to hear them again here, with the legendary Hendrix tearing up a funky storm.
Prime objective for 2012:- to make out to a Fissunix track

Smoke On Babylon - Deep Purple vs. The Black Keys
Fissunix makes music to receive lap-dances to.
Real dirty rock n' roll with attitude - perfect music for a Friday night in the Mash Cave

Between Breath - The Police vs. Imogen Heap
Should any other proof be needed of why Fissunix was 2011's MVP when it came to turning his hand to any genre, here it is. The most compellingly lush version of Sting's ode to stalking that you will ever hear. All set against a beautiful Summer's day backdrop. Akin to drinking a drop of sunshine whilst floating upon a darkened cloud.
And the Justin Timberlake of mash, Colatron turns up for the party on here somewhere ;o)

Moonlight Sonata Mashed - Beethoven (Stirling Barnes remix) vs. Phoenix vs. Radiohead
This may be a little ego-centric of me, but this has to be posted in my run down. When Fissunix sent me a preview of a classical music based mash, asking me to loan my ears, and to add anything where fit, I knew I had to be involved in this incredible mashup.
Somehow, Fissunix's tracks invoke all kinds of imagery in my mind, love lost, dark emotions, serial killer tendancies, etc. etc. and so strong is the imagery, that it's rarely a struggle to seek out the perfect sample to accompany his compositions. This was such a track. The loneliness within the lyrics seemed to just scream washed up beaten down father begging for one last chance (cue The Wrestler), and with the morbid of howl of Thom Yorke buried deep down in the mix to add the final moribund touch, I knew we had something special here. And it seemed the people agreed!
An absolute honour and a pleasure to be involved in this, and so many of Fissunix's tracks in 2011. I look forward to seeing what he produces in 2012. Bonne santé mon ami!

So, that was the story of my 2011 musical journey. I hope you enjoyed the ride. If you liked what you heard and saw, please do support the guys by visiting their web pages and be sure to support the wealth of incredible original artists used in the tracks here.

Stick around, I may have a track or three for 2012. Thanks again to all the readers of this site, and my friends/fans on Facebook/Twitter for the continued support.

Have a great New Year everyone and see you real soon,

Peace
Andy 2011

Love Did Tear Us Apart

noreply@blogger.com (Colatron) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:53:00 +0000

The most auto-biographical mash you'll ever get from me

Love Did Tear Us Apart

Nerina Pallot - Love Will Tear Us Apart
Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart

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Trust In Humans

noreply@blogger.com (Colatron) — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 20:55:00 +0000

My early entry for the New Years Eve parties, and possibly the most happy/uplifting thing I've made all year. Kinda (in typical CLT style). Andy's Party Rock Anthem! ROFL....

Trust In Humans

Chase & Status - Blind Faith
The Killers - Human
Alicia Keys - Fallin'
Nero - Innocence

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Jamie Swoon

noreply@blogger.com (Colatron) — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 21:37:00 +0000

Part-inspired by the Reborn Identity's "I Shoulda Been There" (cheers RI for the vocal!), part-inspired by Fissunix's magnificent use of Imogen in his "Between Breath" mash, part-inspired by my nickname for the maestro when I introduce his beautiful breath-taking music to various friends and family, and ALL inspired by Jamie himself.

Jamie Swoon

Jamie Woon - Shoulda
Imogen Heap - Swoon

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Dedicated to Ms. Sadie P and my beloved Hollybear

Freedom Mac

noreply@blogger.com (Colatron) — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:56:00 +0000

Here's a quick n' easy track from me, a birthday present from myself to myself and anyone else who'd like to listen.

Featuring local girl done good, the sublime Clare Maguire (fun CLT trivia fact #74: it was listening to her album in the car one day that I came up with the title for CLT megamix The Last Dance), mixed with the equally sublime vocal talents of Stevie Nicks.

I'll meet you up the bar, mine's a glass of fizz....

Freedom Mac

Fleetwood Mac - Rhiannon
Clare Maguire - Freedom

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Is This Distance?

noreply@blogger.com (Colatron) — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 22:01:00 +0000

Following on from The Last Dance, here's the video and standalone track for a personal fave, inspired by future Mrs. Smarts, past, present and future...

Is This Distance?

Eleven8 - Colours of Distance
Datsik - Havoc
Bob Marley - Is This Love?

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The Last Dance

noreply@blogger.com (Colatron) — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 21:25:00 +0000

I'm sorry dear friends...I've been away for too long.

But I'm back with this - the final part in my mashstep trilogy which began with The Physics Disco (auto-biographical 'heartache and lost love'), continued with A Year In The Life (auto-biographical 'moving on') and now, The Last Dance - just mashing for the sheer love of it (with hidden auto-biographical subtext).

The usual Colatron experience, we begin with a journey through the Cosmos (hey Vrillon, it's been a while!), continuing via some blazing vocal pop, old skool 80s punk, electro-indie, 70s rock legends, contemporary electro-balladry, 60s love songs, serial killer song writing unexpectedness, 80s pioneers, sublime reggae, 80s unknowns turned rave legends, 60s pop princesses, cheesy Canadian diva-ship, indie shoulda-been-biggers, electronic pop warblers, legendary crooners remembered by my man David Lynch, 90s acoustic hair ballad purveyors, and finally a CLT sample frenzy with some old CLT standards meeting the guy that started the CLT revolution those couple of years ago. All mashed to a dubstep beat. Featuring my own take on my beloved Luvstep. With the usual sprinkling of CLT sampling extravagance.

There is only The Dance.

The Last Dance

The Opening Number
Starfleet X-Bomber (Episode 1 - Scramble X-Bomber) [1980]
Carl Sagan - Cosmos [1980]
Library Tapes - The Sound of Emptiness Part 1
Carbon Based Lifeforms - Polyrytmi
The Voice of Vrillon [1977]
Interview with WB Smith - September 6, 1957
Yuri Gagarin - Poehali! [1961]
Carl Sagan - God, the Universe, & Everything Else [1988]
Chase & Status (feat. Delilah) - Time

Cosmic Hearts [CLT v. The Reborn Identity]
Carbon Based Lifeforms - Polyrytmi
Florence and the Machine - Cosmic Love
Florence and the Machine - Rabbit Heart (SLOF MAN Dubstep Mix 1)

Killing Time
Siouxie and the Banshees - The Killing Jar
Chase & Status (feat. Delilah) - Time
Dom Hz - Blue

Dance With The Devil
Fenech-Soler - Demons (Sigma Remix)
Fenech-Soler - Demons
Silent Hill [2006]

Haemophobia
Feed Me - Blood Red (Original Mix)
Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear the Reaper
Magnetic Man - Anthem
DJ Shadow - In Tune and On Time (Live) [2004]

Chew & Status
Chase & Status - Saxon
Chew Lips - Gold Key

When I Luv You 2 Times
Starfleet X-Bomber (Episode 2 - Super Power Imperial Alliance Fleet) [1980]
Emalkay - When I Look At You
The Doors - Love Me Two Times
The King of Kong [2007]

Dark Nostalgia (Remembering My Life)
Drifta - Into the Dark
Dexter - Season 2 [2007]
Deadmau5 - I Remember (Caspa Remix)
Billy Joel - My Life

12 Again
Project Bassline - The Twelth Step
Eurythmics - 17 Again

Is This Distance?
Eleven8 - Colours of Distance
Datsik - Havoc
Bob Marley - Is This Love?
And There Will Be Blood [2007]

A Lesson In Luv
Tom Di Sapia - Northern Cry (Cottonmouth Dubstep Remix)
New York Dolls - Looking For A Kiss [1973]
The Korgis - Everybody's Got To Learn Sometimes

A Downtown Knees-Up
Tom Di Sapia - Northern Cry (Cottonmouth Dubstep Remix)
Skream - Pick Ya Knees Up
BBC Look East Report [unknown]
Petula Clarke - Downtown

The Dance Goes On
Celine Dion - My Heart Will Go On
Vibez - I Want Breakfast (Audiak Remix)
Electronic Underground by Henry Hoffman [unknown]

The Silent Comeback
Xilent - Choose Me II
The Hours - Ali In The Jungle

Cannonproof
Flux Pavilion - Bass Cannon (Zomboy Remix)
Star Fleet X-Bomber (Episode 11 - Farewell to the Eternal Battlefield) [1980]
Taken [2008]
La Roux - Bulletproof

Stick To The Kerb
Grifta - Curbside
The King of Kong [2007]
Angelo Badalamenti (feat. Jimmy Scott) - Sycamore Trees

This Is Distance?
Distance - Night Vision
Alan Black [2010]
Poison - Every Rose Has It's Thorn
Ital tek - Satellite

The Final Dance
Burial - In McDonalds
The King of Kong [2007]
BBC Look East Report [unknown]
Acclivity - School Playground [unknown]
One Hour Photo [2002]
Blade Runner [1982]
The Day The Earth Stood Still [1951]
Burial - Untrue
Library Tapes - Fragment V
Star Fleet X-Bomber (Episode 11 - Farewell the Eternal Battlefield) [1980]
Claire Maguire - This Is Not The End

Download the RAR file with all tracks, art and tracklisting from
The Last Dance

Or preview/download as single mixed MP3 at
The Last Dance by colatron22

As always, a huge thank you to the Reborn Identity for his inspiration and for allowing me to re-mash my fave track of the last 12 months, to Fissunix, LeeDM101 (yeah, you know I like you really!), Sam, Becky, DJ UMB, Kristin BassNinja (who's choices of tracks have seen me through many a glum night), my original muses Phil Retrospector and Flying White Dots (without whom I wouldn't be who I am today), Dirty Joe South & Flufftronix for providing inspirational mixes (that drive me on in the gym...when I do actually go), Scott J for his continued enthusiasm and love, Alan for (unknowingly) letting me record drunken voicemails, thus providing my fave sample of the year, all my friends, colleagues, idols and peers at both GYBO and Mashstix, and of course... that certain lil' redhead that captured my heart, took it all away, and inspired 17 months of great (I hope!) CLT tracks and mixes. Love ya maestro.

I promise you...this is not the end?

Starlights (video)

noreply@blogger.com (Colatron) — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 18:58:00 +0000

I absolutely love it when people enjoy my tracks so much, that they feel moved to make a video for them, so I'm absolutely stoked that the incredibly talented GRAPHIQ put this little beauty together for my Starlights mash (see below)...

Brilliant