Hello INTERNET.
Today we’re releasing an INTERACTIVE back to the future (I mean, is this old or is this new, technology?) “MIDI SINGLE”.
The idea being, if you have the vocals and a midi file - the song can be an endless stream of variations on itself - “grow”, if you will. I’ve already made 5 to 10 versions of this “Midi Version” of our song already…
Here’s all the info:
This is the “MIDI VERSION” of the song “No” from the album “PEOPLE” by Skeletons.
This was made (mistakes and all!) by playing midi drums, a keyboard, and a midi guitar live, then using “SOFT-SYNTH” presets to create a “version”. We then edited the original vocals from the “PEOPLE” album to fit this new “version”.
We used the presets: “Hip Hop Heavy Kit”, “Square Pad”, “Subsonic Bass”, “Wurlitzer 200A”, “God Bless”, and “High Strings” from Logic Pro - for this particular “version”.
Download the “NO (Midi Version)” album and get the midi file and vocal track - and make your own “version”! Have the drum part played by an OBOE or the keyboard part played by “Nature Sounds”. Use the “Vocal Transformer” to make Matt’s vocals into a woman’s voice. Or scrap the vocal tracks and record your own. Or screw the whole thing up and make a new piece of avant-garde “MIDI MUSIC”. Or scrap the midi and make a new backing track. It’s in YOUR hands.
Import or drag the midi file and vocal track together into a session - it should be compatible with all midi/audio capable software programs (Logic, Garageband, Pro-Tools, Ableton, etc!). The midi file will split into 6 different midi tracks as follows:
1. DRUMS
2. Keyboard part
3. Bass
4. Keyboard part (doubled - GET LAYERED!)
5. Midi Guitar part
6. Midi Guitar part (doubled)
Rather than make it easy on you - we recorded the midi without a click (who wants to be stuck to a grid!)! SO the bpm should be set to 120 (typically the default) for the midi and audio to sync properly.The song itself is in 13/8, and is not at 120bpm. Herein lies a challenge…
Have fun and share your “versions” with us! Email - skeletons @ shinkoyo.com and send us a link! We’ll post them here and re-post and re-post and re-post!
-SKELETONS, INC.
ALSO, I will be heading out for a few select Midwestern dates, performing the songs of Skeletons new and old in a solo setting - with my great friends BABY & HIDE from Chicago. Dates are below.
ALSO, I will be heading out for a few select Midwestern dates, performing the songs of Skeletons new and old in a solo setting - with my great friends BABY & HIDE from Chicago. Dates are below.
11.22.11 - CHICAGO, IL at The Gallery Formerly Known as Happy Dog w/ Baby & Hide, Michael Collins (x-Prince Rama), Toothache
11.23.11 - KENOSHA, WI at Artbar Kenosha w/ Baby & Hide, Fur Coats for Sportsman
11.26.11 - CHAMPAIGN, IL at Mike & Molly’s w/ Baby & Hide, Motes
11.27.11 - CHICAGO, IL at Mortville w/ Baby & Hide, TBA
11.28.11 - BLOOMINGTON, IN at The Bishop w/ Baby & Hide, Gauntlet Hair, Chandelier Ballroom
COME HANG OUT and PLEASE SEND US YOUR “VERSIONS” of “No”!
With love and apathy,
-Matt
