Belfast duo Dark Tropics have received an "Andy Weatherall style remix" of their track I Bet You Can by DJ and producer Graham Smyth aka Mr Myth of 2FM. Listen here.
The original version of I Bet You Can was nominated for the Northern Ireland Music Prize nominated Single Of The Year 2023.
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Rio McGuinness and Gerard Sands of Dark Tropics released their acclaimed debut album Ink in 2021.
Speaking about I Bet You Can (Mr Myth's 'I Bet You' Dub), Graham says, "Rio and Gerard were clearly inspired by Screamadelica era Primal Scream for this single so I decided to follow suit by referencing the sublime skills of Bobby Gillespie and co's producer extraordinaire, Lord Saber . . . Lone Swordsman . . . The Guvn'or . . . The late Andrew Weatherall."
He adds, "Andrew often created remixes through 'dub' mixing, an approach birthed in Jamaica in the late 1960's with engineer Osbourne Ruddock, aka King Tubby.
"The idea is for the engineer (in this case, me) to become the musician and use mixing techniques and effects as an instrument.
Typically, in a 'dub' mix, rhythm sections are accentuated, lead vocals are removed and then it is time to go wild on effects and get hella weird with delays, phasers and reverbs!
"I laid down an 808 drum loop, chopped the original bassline into a groover of a riff and really focused on the quieter side of the vocal takes from the original stems.
After having a bit of (way too much) fun with effects, the I Bet You Dub version of Dark Tropics' I Bet You Can was born!"
Graham’s remix follows up his official remixes for Melts, Danny G & The Major 7ths, Tolu Makay and Micheal Quinn.
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