Leftovers

A few new versions were released after we published the initial commentary on this blog, so let's grab a nice chunk of bread and mop up those last few leftovers.

Golden Wheel

You can see the original notes for Golden Wheel here.

Sappy's Spinning Mix

Our friend Sappy approached us and said he'd like to try remixing Golden Wheel, and came up with this new version. As with some of his other mixes, particularly Eyeballing, it was a total surprise to us and took it in a completely different direction.

At one point, I think we had vaguely considered releasing Golden Wheel as a single in its own right, but we never quite got our acts together...

Funnelweb Remix

I wanted to try a remix of Golden Wheel around the time it was originally released, and it ultimately became this. I didn't have any particular grand plans in mind - just to try changing a few bits here and there, and maybe extending it slightly. The vocoder line from this was later added to the album version, but the backing vocals on the original never made it onto this remix.

Better Days

You can see the original notes for Better Days here.

Phased Approach

This slightly cacophonous version started life around the time we were finishing the album. I wanted to try remixing it from a completely perspective, and this was what happened. It gradually builds, adding a new part every couple of bars and steadily getting louder and louder.

At one point I was going to leave the choruses off altogether, but they seemed to work at the end, like one of the remixes of Useless by Depeche Mode. I did try putting them back where they belonged, but it never quite seemed to work as well.

Almost

You can see the original notes for Almost here.

The Extra Mile

Almost was the newest track on Transmission, and the one which helped us get back into gear and finally finish the album. We worked on it in parallel, and my take - and remember this was just for fun - was a drum and bass version. Several of the noises and ideas from that version made it into the original.

I'd long since ditched that version when in mid-2013, Simon decided to resurrect some of the ideas from it, building this great extended trippy version, and mashing my vocals a bit at the front. As one of our favourites and the track which had launched the album, it seemed a natural lead track for the remix EP.

And with the lead track from the seventh and final single Intermission, that concludes the commentary for the tracks on the Transmission project. We hope you enjoyed it!