Funky Edits Are A Must

No more edits coming fromJoey "Danger" Altura

2012-01-25T22:21:00.002+01:00

Wow, I stumbled upon this via blog
of Melvin Gonzales, see his post
here:

Joey "Danger" retires on Melvin Gonzales blog

May you leave leave a comment, Joey ?

Just in case this is final Joey I can only say THANK YOU
to you, saying you inspired me was an understatement.
You made some of the best edits in the world alltime
and are among the best, twisted audio like nobody else
did, period.

EA Mix VIII - The [r]age of the mole-rat Mixed & reworked by Audiohead

2012-01-23T19:32:00.000+01:00

Check out this amazing mix/rework made by my great
friend Alex aka Audiohead, very good tracks in there,
timeless stuff, this is going in heavy rotation. Dropped
2 edits in Alex track "Silva Spheres" (starting 27:05),
there's also a little 1 min. yessss ;-) Electro-Demo
from me in there, under my producer-alias Edit Patrol
(starting 24:19). See the tracklist on soundcloud:

http://soundcloud.com/verstaerkermusic/ea-mix-viii

Download this mix by clicking on the black down-arrow
in embedded mix below. Thanks to all contributors. Enjoy !!!

EA Mix VIII - The [r]age of the mole-rat by verstaerkermusic

Audiohead - AcidDoor ReWork(Edit by RASCAL REVENGE)

2012-01-05T23:04:00.012+01:00

A healthy / happy / successful new year 2012 to all people visiting this blog !

I made an edit for a track of my great friend Alex aka Audiohead in 2009, this was used in a mix (an online forum-collab) that Alex also mixed, check out the embedded mix below. I also dropped an edit for his entry of the new upcoming EA-Mix 2012, expected release within next weeks.

Download >>> Audiohead - AcidDoor ReWork (Edit by RR)

EA Mix VI: Brunftknörre vs. Pumphammel by verstaerkermusic

Erodiscotique - A Reason For Living(The Edit Battle)

2011-11-22T14:03:00.005+01:00

Erodiscotique - A Reason For Living (The Edit Battle)

Featuring Edits by Domenico Torti, Funkafilia,
The BladeRunners and Latin Raz Kaz.)
is now available on Beatport:
http://t.co/gjFsM3P6

Also check out regular versions which came out
a while ago (feat. Edits by Dimitri from Paris):
http://bit.ly/vB9Rg3

Cxltxre Clxb - Mxss Mx Blxnd(feat. RASCAL REVENGE Edits)

2011-05-31T21:28:00.002+02:00

And it goes on with the edits, made this last weekend:
Apart from cutting 4 bars from the intro to make it a
plain 8 bar-rounder I let the song play until the break,
cuttet out the "It's A Miracle" parts from this Multimix
12" version, also gone is the heavy guitar part and the
overrepeated end, so shortened all in favor for some
nice edits, 2nd half of the last edit is my favorite part.
New beats pasted after last edit, so one can mix out
of this. So ch-ch-check this out.

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P.S.: I dedicate this to my dog COPPI, who passed
away May 13th, 2011. Rest in peace.

Banderas - This Is Your Life(feat. RASCAL REVENGE Edits)

2011-05-01T16:41:00.002+02:00

After months I finally made some edits again, and they
came out g-g-good IMHO. I always loved this track,
I bought the CD just for this title. My memory is vague,
but I seem to remember I liked this album-version more
then the 12" mixes. Even now I did not check back for
them, just went straight to edit. Hope you enjoy this as
much as I do. FUNKY EDITS ARE A MUST !

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Jonelle - Cry Baby Cry (RR Bonus Beats with middle-edit)

2011-03-05T19:37:00.003+01:00

Hey, just felt I need to post something ;-)
I did edit this song with several edits in
2010, just for myself. In addition I made
me this Bonus Beats for mixing purposes,
plus it has a beat from a hip hop record
on top, and it features one of the song-

edits (quite oldschool-ish), I doubled the
lenght of the latter. So really just beats,
no Bonus Beat Edit. Both pieces were
reduced from original 128 to now 124
BPM, as I found original to fast.
So nothing really special, but maybe
someone has a use for it.

Sorry, I won't post the full song edits, please
support the label !

http://tazmaniarecords.com/

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John Barry has died

2011-02-01T00:07:00.001+01:00

My favorite composer has died, I'm
so sad. He means a lot to me, I say
thank you for the amazing music,
Maestro.

RIP John Barry (1933 - 2011)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12321610

"Chep" Nuñez († December 8, 1990)

2010-12-08T19:16:00.005+01:00


Rest In Peace !

Today is a sad day: Exactly 20 years ago Edit-Legend
José Chep Nuñez died, due to a fire in his Manhattan
Appartment building. Going to play some "Chep" edits
the evening, you too ?

"Chep Nuñez' no more down with us, but
Funky Funky Edits Are Still A Must !"

Quickjob-video I made within minutes, to post it on Dec. 8:

Tina B - Each Time You Go(RR's Bonus Fixmix)

2010-11-05T20:10:00.002+01:00

Check out this bonus I made exactly one
week after the regular one (see last post).

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Tina B - Each Time You Go (feat. RASCAL REVENGE Edits)

2010-10-23T04:14:00.001+02:00

Hi there ! So here's my latest, made Oct. 16, with
a little FX-levelling and mastering Oct. 22, 2010.
Great track from this outstanding female singer
(and ex-wife of legendary Producer Arthur Baker),
I'm her fan since the early days. So once and again it's
basically just an edit-break, but this is 1 minute long, hey ;-)
Check it out ! Peace.
"RR"

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Carlos "After Dark" Berrios retires from Freestyle Music

2010-10-16T17:38:00.000+02:00

The time has come for me to finally retire from the music that gave me my start in the record business. In the words of SNL's Garrett Morris, Freestyle Music has been very, very good to me.

From the early days editing at Unique Recording Studios to the last record I got to mix on an SSL at Hip Pocket Recording with Butch Jones, it has been a wonderful ride.

Three years ago I came out of semi retirement with the intention of reintroducing the genre to a younger generation with the craft and quality of the productions we toiled over back in the day. In the last three years I have released about 25 new Freestyle records with artists new and old. Some of the songs were better than others but I can say confidently that no one else has been able to match the quality of what we've released at ADM Records over the last three years.

Together with Franc. Reyes' songwriting skills I have had the pleasure of producing some of the genres more memorable titles like Lisette Melendez's "Together Forever" (#36 Billboard's Top 100) and Corina's "Temptation" (#6 Billboard's Top 100). And last year Sammy Zones "Without You" would have absolutely been a Top 40 hit back in the day.

Although I believe that there could a place for this music in today's world the mantle will have to be passed to and carried on by a new generation. Teenagers that find the history of this music inspiring enough to find their voice through it. But my time has come to an end. So although I will now work mostly in film, I do intend to continue to make music when I can, working in other genres like Hip Hop, Rock, and House, and will continue to release these through ADM Records. But I am today officially retiring from producing any more Freestyle records.

There are a few more Freestyle Dance records coming that are either in production or ready to be released like my remake of the Rios Sister's "I Don't Want You Back" that is definitely going to turn some heads. And I will do my best to make these last tracks the best that they can possibly be.

Carlos "After Dark" Berrios

Older posts

2010-08-04T02:26:00.002+02:00

Folks I did not check which of the old PW-protected files are still valid, I will make them all re-appear on mediafire, Pw-free like recent posts. As I find the time. Thx.

Rascal Revenge - Edits Are On My Mind

2010-07-23T21:59:00.002+02:00

There it is, not my first computer-edit, as I do computer-
edits since the late eighties with Atari and my E-mu samplers.
So these are my first in-the-box PC-edits, made on one
afternoon September 2002. It's actually a bonus beat edit
of Sa-Fire's "Love Is On Her Mind", but I found it so special
that I want to stick with it going under "RR"-name.
Check it out.

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Latin Rascals - On The Edge(RR Bonus Fixmix)

2010-07-11T01:45:00.003+02:00

All Edits, add. FX and re-arrangement by RASCAL REVENGE.
This I made April 2005, great track and the best from their 2. LP.
Great Edit-/production work not present on the record, with again
a little add. synth over the filtering. The female vocalbit I used here
is lend from a later "On The Edge" version by Tony Moran & Safire.
This is the Bonus Fixmix coming straight to the (edit) point ;-), I also
have the full song edited, but it's just the song playing along, then it
has the same editbreak as presented here, ok lacking this new
reverse-intro here also. ENJOY !

"RR"

Shouts going out to Albert Cabrera & Tony Moran, formerly known
as the LATIN RASCALS. Thanks for all the timeless edits / productions, INCREDIBLE !!!

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Neanna - You're My Special Love (RR's STFU Edits)

2010-06-26T23:08:00.005+02:00

Check out my latest, most parts coming from the Dub
of this Freestyle record (1988), produced by "Norty"
Cotto. Now I have to say 126,50 original BPM was
much too fast for this, so I slowed it down to now
123,60 BPM, comes much much better IMO.

In the end record didn't offer as much as I thought once,
I no longer want to continue collecting unfinished stuff
on HD, so I pasted this quick together with hot needle,
with only two but most driving edits I had.

Check it out:

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Shouts to DJ Red Alert for the "Shut up" inspiration ;-)

Latin Hip Hop Mix 1 (mixed live by RASCAL REVENGE 1988)

2010-06-08T22:38:00.005+02:00

Here's a mix made live with my Technics someday 1988, sadly
I only have like maybe a handful live-mixes, thought I share this
because the mixing is so nice. Sorry for the soundquality, it was
recorded with my dead Ghettoblaster. Owning all the records still
that I consider re-doing it in full 24 bit glory (maybe with some edits
then). Mix was one track longer, so Safire's "Let Me Be The One"
is missing here, it came not good, this mix was not planned (just
pushing record-button and go), today I applied a reverb-effect
on Double Destiny to end the mix. So check this one out and watch
out for possible update laaaater. Enjoy !!!
"RR"

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Tracklist:

1. Cindy Janson - Number One

2. Pretty Poison - Catch Me I'm Falling

3. Rios - You (I think the Dub Mix)

4. Spirit Matter - Crimes Of Passion (Dub)

5. Midnight Fantasy - Come Back To Me

6. Noel - Silent Morning

7. Double Destiny - Prove It

TKA - Is It Love ? (feat. RASCAL REVENGE Edits)

2010-06-01T21:31:00.005+02:00

Made this quick last hours, for my man Melvin from Puerto
Rico, he requested this yesterday. Umm eh...yeah again (just)
an editbreak, took the Rockers Revenge bit together with the
arpeggio of the intro over some measures, then the edit; not
much variation in this but hey.... g-g-good ;-)

Cuttet off the original end I didn't like, now ending earlier with
applied delay-effect.

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DJ James Anthony - 1986/87 Freestyle Edits Mix

2010-05-12T18:54:00.000+02:00

Great Mix, not so 'razzle-dazzle' plus more charming IMO
then last one posted. All my props to James Anthony.
Check it out here:

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Malaventura's Audiovisual Sampler

2010-04-29T01:18:00.000+02:00

Malaventura's Audiovisual sampler (in action) from malaventura on Vimeo.

"Recorded Live, made with Quartz Composer for the Video & Ableton Live for the audio."

A.S.A.P. - Freestyle Lifestyle (Edit by RASCAL REVENGE)

2010-04-22T21:15:00.001+02:00

A.S.A.P. - Freestyle Lifestyle (Edit by RASCAL REVENGE)

Tonight I was actually just testing around new version of my host-musicsoftware which came out yesterday, also got this song as wav-file from a netfriend. I slowed the track down from 128 to 124 BPM, sounds quite decent, IMHO the track is too fast in its original speed. Left some measures of the original out for more drive, and - of course - did this pretty main E-E-E-Edit ;-) Thought I share it with you, aaaight.Check it out.

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RASCAL REVENGE - Old Cassette Tape Mix 1

2010-04-21T21:29:00.002+02:00

Found this at the end of one cassette-side, thought I share it here. All cuts here were made with the pause-button of my Philips Ghettoblaster * (with worn-out heads and azymuth problems, as you can hear) !!! All mixing live with my Technics 1210 MK 2s, feat. some phasing, double-beating, even some oldschool cut-ins on top. The idea for the 'Magic Man' cut I lent from the fresh Bits & Pieces '86 bootleg, but I did it by myself, with pause-button. Think my favorite part is the mix of the two Hardcastle tracks, starting @ 6:32 min., so nice.

TRACKLIST:

Yarbrough & Peoples - I Wouldn't Lie
René & Angela - Save Your Love
Princess - I'll Keep On Loving You
Rochelle - Magic Man
Goon Squad - Powerdrill
Paul Hardcastle - Foolin' Yourself
Paul Hardcastle - Rainforest (LP Version)

Made by RASCAL REVENGE (1986)

Angelo - Don't Keep Me Holding On (feat. RASCAL REVENGE Edits)

2010-04-19T19:48:00.003+02:00

Angelo - Don't Keep Me Holding On (feat. RASCAL REVENGE Edits)

Nice Lewis A. Martinée production, pheee that's already 20 years old,
how time flies. Again more on the nice side, just spicing the song up
with a little one and a great longer edit-break, I was concentrating on that one. That's it, check it out:

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Deckadance Live Relooper

2010-04-18T21:47:00.004+02:00

Not that I like it, indeed I find it awful, just to show what one can do with a DJ-mixing software, (ab)using the relooper to chop and slice up common beats and breaks.

Hithouse - I Don't Know (RASCAL REVENGE's Tribute Edits)

2010-01-12T20:14:00.008+01:00

All Edits, re-arrangement and effects by RASCAL REVENGE.
This I made March 2004 (this here HQ re-encoded January
2010), as a tribute for dutch icon Peter Slaghuis, who sadly
died in a tragic car-crash 1991. He definitely influenced me
with his (Edit-)Mixes during the 80ies. Besides Tony Moran
(of LATIN RASCALS fame) he´s the only singing Editor then,
for those who don´t know it´s Peter singing here. I was just
using a fraction of the vocals, the best parts I´d say. I added
the synth in the break, together with his "Yeah", extracted
from a telephone radio-interview, and of course all edits you
hear there are made by me. This song was released 1989, on
his self-entitled "HITHOUSE" album.The original btw. has
an edit by himself, in the break, since this is my tribute to
him I left it out. Check out http://www.peterslaghuis.com

RIP Peter Slaghuis (1961 - 1991)

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Susan Santiago - Open Up Your Heart (RR Beats)

2010-01-01T19:14:00.008+01:00

Hi there, all the best for 2010 ya'll !
This I made May 2003 (re-encoded January
2010), for Michelle aka Freestylemissy. I only
liked some bits, therefore I made this Bonus Beat Edit.
Check it out:

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Aby - In The Name Of Love (Serious RR Edits)

2009-11-01T22:00:00.009+01:00

Check out my latest:

Great tune from this Ex-TKA lead singer, now with
some serious in-yer-face RR-Edits !!! Must say I'm
very satisfied with this one, so what you're waiting for...

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P.S.: Special thanks to Melvin from Puerto Rico ;-)

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When I see things like these.....

2009-10-27T23:29:00.012+01:00

... I feel so old ;-)

Slicing, scratching, drumming, multitracking whatever... on a mobile
phone, amazing technology !!!

P.S.: For sure one come up with something less randomly, like presented in the vid.

Run DMC - Peter Piper (feat. RR Edits)

2009-10-25T22:23:00.007+01:00

Here's one I made Dec. 2004, for a CD-project with edited
versions of known Hip Hop titles, that never happened.
At one part I changed the speech-rhythm, plus there's a
nice main panning-edit, this named edit sounded better
with that click left in (huh ?)
Aight, check it out:

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Hit Song ;-)

2009-10-07T22:36:00.001+02:00

DJ James Anthony Multi-edit Megamix 2009

2009-10-01T20:15:00.021+02:00

DJ James Anthony Multi-edit Megamix 2009

One hour, 94 songs, tons upon tons of multi edits.
You can either play it or download - Lo-Fi though.

Listen/Download

A while back he did a kick ass Bonus Beat Edit for
Carlos Berrios vs. Sammy Zone (ADM Records),
available on www.universalfreestyle.com

My first Edit-test (PC-only)

2009-09-22T22:47:00.016+02:00

Hey there, here's my first test of PC-only Edits, with this
piece of Euro Hip-Pop:

C-Block - Time Is Tickin' Away (feat. RR Edits)

Once again this was part of another custom-made CD I did
for a friend. I made this in Summer 2002, guess some days
after I discovered that there were people out there doin' edits,
via the old website of Gerwin 'Evil Edit' Janssen (NL).
The edits were made with a program called Wavesurgeon.
What cool was that once you (precisely) cuttet out some
bars, you could lay variable note-length grids over the wave-
form. Although simple I still like the Edit in the break, starting
3:13 min. Again, goes not into my list of Editmixes, posting just
for fun, check it out.

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Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five It's Nasty (Intro-Edit by RR)

2009-08-13T05:27:00.019+02:00

Now this goes not into my list of editmixes, but I thought
it's fun to post it, I still like it. I did record this for a friend
(as part of a custommade CD), and to have a lil' extra for
him I did an edit-intro, rest of song untouched.

I recorded this on my DAT-recorder in Nov. 1995, then
gave the tape to a shop, where a CD was made from, super-
expensive that was. Edit was made with my Atari STE, Notator
Logic, E-mu Systems E III Stereo-Sampler and a Boss SE-70
Effect-Unit (Ducking-Delay). Starting @ 0:28 min. you hear me
cutting/fading in the LP live, because I ran out of Sample-Ram. ;-)

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Jessica Fabus - On My Own

2009-07-14T00:12:00.007+02:00

Jessica Fabus - On My Own

Producer and Chief-Mastereditor Carlos "After Dark"
Berrios keeps on giving new Freestyle to the world.
A huge bunch of mixes to choose from @

http://www.universalfreestyle.com/

Please support this with your purchase.

Omar Santana Crazy Edit Top 5

2009-05-24T17:34:00.012+02:00

I took this from Freddy Fresh - The Rap Records (Sold Out)
You can still buy the Second Edition of this book:

http://freddyfresh.com/book.html

Freddy Fresh recently made a mix for the Streetsounds -
Nu Electro Vol. 1 Compilation, feat. edits by
THE BLADERUNNERS.

http://streetsoundsmusic.co.uk/

Chrissy I-Eece - You Should Know By Now (RR's Edit Reprise)

2009-04-05T16:09:00.013+02:00

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Aight, here's my latest:

Chrissy I-Eece - You Should Know By Now
(Rascal Revenge's Edit Reprise)

Made from song-bits I liked best, no sing-sang verses which
I don't like, but the refrain. So neither the song with edits nor
a Bonus Beat Edit, so I file under experimentation, dig the edits,
especially the one at the end. I mean check it out for yourself:

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Stop The Loudness War !

2009-01-27T15:52:00.004+01:00

Check this out:

http://www.dynamicrange.de/

Black Pearl - Don´t Turn Away (RR Beats)

2009-01-04T03:52:00.033+01:00

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Hi there, a happy and healthy NEW YEAR 2009 !

Starting the year with:

Black Pearl - Don't Turn Away (RR Beats)

Sought after Freestyle record from Miami (1987), quite
expensive, last went for @ 150 $ on auction. I liked some
soundbits only, so I made this Bonus Beat Edit, I took the
freedom to make it @ 5 BPM slower then the song.
My favorite part the one with the sine weaved in
(sounds really cool). Otherwise conventional/oldschool
yeah, but yet classic ;-)

Thanks to Carlos "After Dark" Berrios for inspiration, hey
there's even a part that reminds to his Corina - "Out Of
Control" Dub. That's wanted, so take it as a little tribute
to him. Here is the original Black Pearl song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFRbgxe6TGQ

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P.S.: Dedicated to my good friend Thomas who died
recently out of nowhere, I still can't believe it.
Regarding that watch out for a more dedicated
post soon, along with some tribute-edits from me.
He was a huge fan of edits/editors since the earliest
days, he even made some. I will include one of his
with that post then also, so stay tuned.

Rest in peace, Thomas !

Latin Rascals - Paco Bell X-Mas Canon

2008-12-20T20:24:00.020+01:00

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Posting today:

Latin Rascals - Paco Bell X-Mas Canon
(Edits & Add. Prod. by Rascal Revenge)

I made this back in Dec. 2005, here it is re-encoded, in highest
VBR mp3-quality. In addition to the original track I weaved in
vocals by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra ("Christmas Canon").
Those vocals I timestretched (i.e. they appear now 30 BPM faster).
Enjoy ! Merry Christmas to all visitors of my blog.

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SONY released ACID Pro 7

2008-11-17T18:50:00.006+01:00

http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/acidpro

Those guys...

2008-11-13T00:42:00.009+01:00

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Stevie B - Party Your Body (Rascal Revenge Edit 2008)

2008-10-20T20:04:00.014+02:00

Stevie B - Party Your Body
(Rascal Revenge Edit 2008)

Containing two little and two great main edits (the latter
appearing @ 2:04 and inside the break that starts 4:09 min.)
This whole break was created by me, it's not on the record !
Wow, this turned out great, check it out. Enjoy !!!

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Lilly Ak & Youth - Take Me Now (Special 'RR' Edit 2007)

2008-10-16T16:59:00.017+02:00

Presenting today:

Lilly Ak & Youth - Take Me Now (Special 'RR' Edit 2007)
+ Short Bonus

I had this lying around for a long time, took almost 2 1/2 years
from my first "test-edit" until it´s release (October 2007).
To the track: Let´s say it´s kinda strange, a record you think
running at wrong RPM, it´s just so obvious slow. I made it 18 BPM
(!!!) faster, thus giving it a more old-school hip hop vibe, plus
all my oldschool cut and paste edits. Some part of the audio I used
for my piece sounds a lil´ confusing, that´s when a human drummer
playing hihats to a drummachine can´t keep track for some bars, so
it comes not from me making it that fast or so ;-)

Last month I made a short Bonus-Edit of it, just jumping in
after the vocal parts of the regular one, with a reverb effect
applied to the start. Both versions in one zip-file:

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ISIS - Let Me Hold You (RR's Corona Edits)

2008-10-07T16:31:00.011+02:00

As it was requested I re-encoded this Editmix today:

ISIS - Let Me Hold You (RR's Corona Edits)

Not so well known Todd Terry production, I bought 1987.
I made this Editmix originally for the Freestyle File Edit-Show Pt. II
(DJ Paradise) August 7, 2004. Now here's the HQ VBR version,
I took the chance to eliminate all prominent clicks, also cuttet
15 sec. from the end, the delay was just running out too long ;-)
Shouts to Todd Terry and DJ Paradise.

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Tape-Editing with Cameron Paul

2008-09-15T23:39:00.004+02:00

Legendary Master-Mixer/Editor Cameron Paul (Hot Tracks, mixx-it)
shows tape-editing.

Carlos Berrios vs Sammy Zone - Without You

2008-09-07T00:27:00.007+02:00

Producer and Edit-Legend Carlos 'After Dark' Berrios
has a new title out:

Carlos Berrios vs Sammy Zone - Without You

Preview and purchase:
www.universalfreestyle.com

Nayobe - Good Things Come To Those Who Wait (RR's Premium Edit 2008)

2008-09-01T20:48:00.020+02:00

Made yesterday:

Nayobe - Good Things Come To Those Who Wait
(Rascal Revenge's Premium Edit 2008)

In detail: First little edit bits starting 2:38 min, then the great
break starts @3:48min., extending the original solo-synthpart
from 4 to 8 bars, on the second 4 bars of the latter perc. from
the intro, on top with a bit from the acapella, making a great
build-up to that 'special moment', i.e. my main edit, love that
one. ;-) Later on another edit coming in 5:25 min., blending
back to the refrain a moment, then cutting off original end
of song, in favor of a newly created end-break, so one can finally
mix out of the track. That's it, and important to me; the track is
still there. ENJOY !!! 'RR' ;-)

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John Tapia - One and Only (RR Mix & Edits 2008)

2008-08-25T22:21:00.031+02:00

A-a-a-and a new one already:

John Tapia - One and Only
(RR Mix & Edits 2008)

This was a request from Juan (John) Tapia himself,
fan of edits since the early days. He wrote me the
name John Tapia was chosen to appear more
mainstream.

This record from Chicago (1992) counts as a rare
and expensive one today, according to the man himself last copy
auctioned for 150 $. Based on the Deep-Dish Freestyle Mix I did
it in one go yesterday, with a lil' finetuning (leveling, de-clicking and
mastering stuff) today. No razzle-dazzle Editmix, actually just one
action main edit @ 1:47 min. and a tiny bit in the break, plus a new
end beginning 3:20 min. with some spatial filtering. Synth starting
3:35 min. was also played on top by myself.
Enjoy !!! 'RR'

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Galaxy Two Orchestra - Gridlock (RR Edits)

2008-08-12T21:17:00.021+02:00

Hi there, my latest piece:

Galaxy Two Orchestra - Gridlock
(Rascal Revenge Edits & add. Synth)

Sounds like Arthur Baker rip-off, very good produced
record from 1984, co-written and engineered by a Chris
Lord, guess it's studio-genius Chris Lord-Alge (?).
Love those beats.

Main task for me was just to make a better version
I can listen too, one nice edit in the middle and one
at the very end (Latin Rascals style). The original
break of that record with just beat and that perc.
was always a turnoff for me, therefore I played a
synth on top of it, starting 3:26. Blends perfect with
what comes in from the record then, @ 3:58 min.
Now it's really better IMHO.
Ch-ch-check it out:

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Omar Santana offered his reel to reel on ebay

2008-07-23T05:09:00.023+02:00

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Was offered the second time, auction was terminated then,
so guess he sold it outside ebay.

His myspace bulletin said: "... I put my Tascam reel to reel on
ebay which was what I did all of my editing on back in the day..."

He sold also other music-production hardware (Synths, FX,
Compressors etc.), another one switching over to software.

Living 4 Da Edits

2008-07-21T00:53:00.030+02:00

Hey, first post here: So let me start with my latest edit-piece:

Rockers Revenge - Living For The Weekend
(RR's Living 4 Da Edits Mix)

I focused everything on the long main edit which I think is dope,
guess it's ok to say that named edit is in the best 'Oh Oh' Omar
Santana tradition. This is not about imitation, it's just that he's
my major influence. I have (t)his edit-rhythms in my blood,
and here it comes right thru.

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