Crystal Castles - Celestica (Alcala Remix)

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Posted by alcalaholic on May-10-2010 21:57:

Crystal Castles - Celestica (Alcala Remix)

Hey guys, I've really been into the new Crystal Castles album and spent the last 2 weeks putting this remix together. I think it came out pretty good considering it was mostly made by sampling the original. It's a little messy towards the end but I think that fits the CC sound. I'm wondering if I should get this mastered? A friend has started a mastering company in Chicago. $40/song. Not a bad deal but debating if it's necessary. Anyway, all feedback is greatly appreciated

Crystal Castles - Celestica (Alcala Remix) by Dan Alcala

A weird little youtube video I together for it too

Posted by EddieZilker on May-10-2010 22:17:

Definitely a cool song. The video is definitely weird. I'd save my money for mastering a song I had all rights to, first, though. If you like that result, you might try it with this one. Most of the potential problems (which might just be creative decisions) were things that could be resolved in the mix-down. The vocal clips might need a little compression because some of their peaks were a little bright, in the mix. I also thought the bass-line could come up just a little - not more than a decibel or so.

Posted by alcalaholic on May-13-2010 12:44:

Thanks for the tips and listening Eddie. I added a limiter to the cut up vocal parts and lowered some of the lower parts. I actually thought the bass was a little loud but not by much either

We worked out a deal where he'll master this for free and I'll pay him next time. I'll re-upload to soundcloud once he sends me back the final version.

Posted by wrzonance on May-14-2010 22:37:

I liked it quite a lot.

Posted by dron3 on May-17-2010 15:59:

Awesome work bro!...I'm going to include this on my next mix.... Facebook? add me DARK FADER...I'll let you know the link when the mix is done..... Oo

Posted by s_t on May-17-2010 18:25:

Already warped the track into my ableton playlist. Hope you are fine on that ?

Such a nice groove

Posted by alcalaholic on May-17-2010 22:36:

quote:
Originally posted by dron3
Awesome work bro!...I'm going to include this on my next mix.... Facebook? add me DARK FADER...I'll let you know the link when the mix is done..... Oo

Awesome! Can't wait to hear. The outro is a little short but you can loop it Added on FB too.

quote:
Originally posted by s_t
Already warped the track into my ableton playlist. Hope you are fine on that ?

Such a nice groove

Hell ya man! Let me know how it goes down!

BTW, the soundcloud audio file was updated over the weekend to the mastered version. It's a little bit more defined and better EQ'd. Thanks again for the support

Posted by TranceLover007 on May-17-2010 23:24:

Nice work man, left so comments on SoundCloud.

Good luck with this track, have a good feelings about it.

Cheers

Posted by dron3 on May-18-2010 02:32:

--<<[ dron3 presents.... "Interact" Live DJ Mix May 2010 ]>>-- by dron3

dron3 live in the mix with corresponding Facebook stream tracklisting, May 17, 2010....
1) Killowatts - Speed of Time [ Thoughtless Music ]
2) Trentmoller - Miss You (Pascal F.E.O.S. Edit) [ Audiomatique Recordings ]
3) Neurotron - Am Alten Strom [ Ostwind Records ]
4) Jim Rivers - 7 Days [ Renaissance ]
5) Booka Shade - Regenerate (Jeff Keenan Remix) [ Beatportal Remix Contest Entry ]
6) Marc Poppcke & Virginia - See My Eyes (Sei A Remix) [Darkroom Dubs]
7) Par Grindvik - Akustik (Alexi Delano's Interpretation Of Akustik Mix) [ Stockholm LTD ]
8) Lionrock - Packet of Peace (Spektre Remix) [ Deconstruction ]
9) Underworld - 2 Months Off (Tong and Rogers Wonderland Mix) [ MInistry of Sound UK ]
10) Julio Largente - Lost Without You [ OPENDESK RECORDS ]
11) Way Out West -The Gift (Gui Boratto's Fallopion Remix) [ Deconstruction ]
12) Crystal Castles - Celestica (Alcala Remix) [ -Bootleg- ]
....Big thanks to all dron3's friends on Facebook for sharing your lives with me....

Posted by Nemesis44 on May-18-2010 14:38:

It's a nice track.
Personally not a big fan of the octave alternating bassline throughout the whole track, I usually favour those for climaxes in tracks rather than all the way.

In terms of mix I also find the bass might be a bit high in the mix but that might just be personal taste.

Over all a fantastic job and I like it a lot so thanks for sharing. The work with the vocal is excellent.
As said however, I wouldn't get this mastered unless the owner of the samples clears them.

cheers
Nem

Posted by alcalaholic on May-19-2010 16:25:

Great mix dron3! I have sort of been steering away from prog/tech stuff lately but I really enjoyed this. All the tunes are solid all the way through.

Thanks Nemesis, very good feedback. I appreciate you taking the time

Posted by walker935 on May-20-2010 08:04: