We dig this video featuring MNDR at this season’s first AUDIOPHILE show at The Brooklyn Museum. The footage captures the energy and slick museum aesthetic of a memorable night. 2 more shows on the horizon for the series.
After the devastating earthquake in Japan, WonderSound friends The Freelance Whales asked us to participate in a benefit EP to help Japan rebuild. We remixed “Hannah” and here’s how we did it.
The remix was programmed primarily on a Roland Jupiter 6 analog synth tracked through a Universal Audio 2-610 and Distressor. I cut up the original drums from the session, re-amped them, and layered them with 12 bit drum samples from my Yamaha RX5 drum machine. The concept was to build slowly, drop everything out and then experience a brain overload where we throw everything at it. With a stunning mix from studio engineer Emmett Farley, the remix of the popular single “Hannah” was born.
-Peter Wade
MNDR has released a surprise new breakdown of pop track “Cut Me Out.” Producer Peter Wade created this exclusive driving Dub version, specifically for Green Label Sound fans. It’s MNDR remixing MNDR and it’s free for download here!
Drums were sequenced on a Linn Drum and tracked right to analog 1/2″ tape with spring and delay printed live. Wade and Warner then laid live bass guitar, synths and hand claps recorded with natural reverb from the front hall of Wade’s former studio “LaBronze Johnson”. Two original heavily processed Jupiter-6 sounds were created to make up the synth bassline and pads. Then the FX were overdubbed while Warner kicked and prodded the spring reverb tank and Wade dialed up delay throws.
On Friday April 15, MNDR played to a packed house at the Brooklyn Museum, the first show for the season’s Audiophile Series. Poised in the spacious, modern glass entrance atop a freshly built stage with her trademark light projections, MNDR’s set included a stripped down “I Go Away,” new single “Cut Me Out,” and a first-time performance of “Broken Hearts.” The audience enjoyed a complimentary vodka hour and an opening set by New Villager, engulfed in the captivating setting of art in its many forms.
Click below for a live video of the new song “Broken Hearts” from the show (Brooklyn Vegan has titled it “Cry”):
MNDR – Broken Hearts – New Song – Brooklyn Museum – 4/15/11 by brooklynvegan
Scroll for photos from the event. More photos can be seen on these sites:
Prefix Magazine
Metromix
Brooklyn Vegan