Tons of Friends Story – Episode #1
4.01.2010
We have known Soulwax’s music for quite a long time, but only met them for the first time in Milan a couple of years ago. They were there for a gig and asked the promoters if they could meet us, since they had been interested in us after hearing our remixes. The promoters contacted us, and a few hours later we were all backstage together fooling around like good friends! Since then, we’ve seen each other more and more and eventually they invited us to perform at Soulwax Radio and Soulwaxmas in Ghent.
After our history together, asking them to collaborate on a track for our first album was the most natural thing for us to do.
We wanted to only use analog instruments, which is the opposite of what we usually do, so we went to their studio in Ghent and started playing synths all together. Of course we wanted it to sound as Soulwaxish as possbile! The result of our collaboration was the first demo and another track that they are going to use for the upcoming 2 Many djs album, in that one I (Phra) sing and we arranged Italo Synth using only digital plugins. In the end it was basically an exchange!
Here is Demo1
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On the 2nd demo I started singing the “Love, Love, Love” vocals and Igor Cavallera (MIXHELL) offered to play live drums on it after he heard the demo… how could we refuse?
Demo2
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After that we decided to have live bass on the track as well and our man Matteo took care of that! We sent it back to Soulwax who did their last edit, making a more mellow version. More Italo, less dancefloor banger.
Demo3
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After this we headed back toward the first demo, and came out with the final version of “We Love Animals“.
Stay tuned for Epidose #2… No Security ft Kelis
great tune, and is great to learn of how the song was born and developed, great collaboration, will be sure to drop this at my next few sets
wHITEHEAD
BOOOOM THIS DEMOS KICKIN’ ASS
U R SO STRONG , the others djs are far !!!
WOW !
the other djs are so far !
u are the best !
Nice idea to show us the creation of this killer song!
wow amazing !!
WOOOOOW!! & WOOOOOW!!!
GREAT BOOM CLAP STUFF
ASS KICKIN’
U ARE FUCKIN’ AMAZING
COME TO MEXICO CITY. PLEASE
KEEP DOIN’ THIS AMAZING MUSIC
figo!
I love Demo 2 more than the original song. It’s got this 80s David Bowie-vibe! I hope you’ll release it sometime…
Crookers = 1 Always
I must say that I like the hi hat hitting on the off beat in the original version opposed to the 3rd Demo. It gives it more of a vibe to move with. Ya?
amazing
Demo 3 is insane!!! Love that italo vibe!!!
LET US DOWNLOAD DEMO 2!!!
Oh My God! I forgot the demo we recorded in Milan that warm sunday broooo
Sounds great, as the final version.
love (animals)
M
demo 2 demo 2
zharko kak v ady !!!
must be reliase italo version
LET US DOWNLOAD DEMO 2!
The second demo is really amazing! It would be great if you let us to download it)) ‘We Love Animals’ undoubtedly is the best track of ‘09!!!
PLEASE COME TO UKRAINE SOMEDAY!!!!!!