On a side note, we’re still struggling with the physical packaging of the Same Problems – Different Solutions remix album, which means that it is still not available for order on CD. We hope to be able to make it available later this month.

However, we needed to pick a winner, and we have settled with naming Oraku as the winner of the grand prize of the remix contest, for his work on The last love affair, which can be heard on Oraku’s Soundcloud page. Congratulations to Oraku, great work!

This track was, however, not finished in time to be selected for the Lost Shadow single released today. Instead, Oraku’s remix of The last song we will sing will be the leading track of the single, with The Argyle Raver’s short version of Crystal Garden as a b-side.

Finally, we have selected a number of remixes that will be included on the upcoming Lost Shadow remix album. These are (in no particular order):

The remix album will, in addition to these remixes, contain mixes by The Trance Line Project, Aragorn and Shane Wittig. More news to follow on the remix album soon, so stay tuned!

Lastly, we would like to thank everybody who has participated and submitted entries to the contest. Most entries we have received have been of very high quality, and it wasn’t easy to only select a few for the album. Thanks for your contribution, we look forward to collaborating with all of you again.

Remember that there is still time to submit remixes for the album, even though these remixes will not be considered for the promotional single. Good luck!

In other news, we note that there is a nice mix tape containing one Lost Shadow song remixed by !PAUS3, and one Lost Shadow remix released here. Also, note that there is another remix contest running on Project Nothing Productions, for more info, click here.

The mission:
Remix one of the songs from the recent Quandaries and Panaceas album. You may choose any of the songs and do a remix in any style. You can find the original album here:
Spotify: [Long] [Short]
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The deadline:
We need your remix by the 15th of August 2011.

The prizes:

• A number of winners (dependent on the number of remixes we like) will be included on the Lost Shadow remix album released this autumn. It may be one, it may be five, maybe even more. The album will be released on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon and other music services.
• One remix will be chosen to be the lead track on the single preceding and promoting the remix album.
• One remixer will be rewarded $25, which will be payed out via Paypal.
• Some remixes might be considered for a forthcoming Lost Shadow compilation.

The rules:

1. Download the remix pack(s) of your choice (see the bottom of this post). Each remix pack contains a MIDI-file, and a number of audio files (vocals, guitar solos etc.).
2. Create your remix, using your favourite tools.
3. If you would like to obtain a particular audio sample, chords or something else, feel free to mail us at phonocratic (at sign) gmail (dot) com, and we’ll send you what you need (given that we can provide it).
4. Send you creation to: phonocratic (at sign) gmail (dot) com
5. We prefer that you send you file via some kind of sharing service, in as high quality as possible (maximum quality should be CD-quality: 44.1 kHz, Stereo, 16 bit). Any normally used format is okay, but AIFF, WAV, or FLAC is preferred. If you send the file attached to an e-mail, be sure to compress the file to be no larger than 10 MB, and we will get back to you so we can agree on how to send an uncompressed version of the remix.
6. In your mail, please state how you want to be credited in the liner notes, your complete name and artist name, the complete name of the remix, and whether you’d like to be considered for being selected for the promotional single.
7. If you want to be included on the single, you must prepare a radio version of your remix (3-4 minutes long), which we will ask for if you are selected. In addition, we need your remix by the first of August to have it included on the single.
8. You may send in any number of remixes, of any number of the songs from Quandaries and Panaceas.

Remix packs

1. Once you actually understand something you cannot deunderstand it
2. The problem with democracy
3. And all the time it’s a changing
4. One man a car
5. The last love affair
6. Wheels
7. The turning point
8. There
9. Returning to the Crystal Garden
10. Into the forest
11. The blind watchmaker
12. The last song we will sing

Note that the remix packs for track 1 and 2 are the same.

Additional terms and conditions:

- By sending in the remix to Phonocratic Records, you agree to give us non-exclusive rights to distribute and sell your remix, worldwide. These rights cannot be taken back without renegotiating these terms with Phonocratic Records.
- The remixer(s) will not receive any payments or compensation for sales through Phonocratic Records related to their remixes, except for the eventual prize of the remix contest.
- All rights for the original songs, and the vocal samples remain the property of Phonocratic Records and/or Johan Bengtsson. You will not get the right to sell or redistribute the original songs or the vocal samples.
- The remixer(s) retain the rights to distribute their own remix of the song. When the remix is distributed, credit for song writing, recording, and original production must be given as stated by Phonocratic Records.
- Given that all the requirements above are fulfilled, Phonocratic Records and/or Johan Bengtsson will not ask for compensation for earnings made by the remixer(s) for the remixes submitted for this contest.

I have spent the first day of the new year finishing a remix of Full-Source’s song Island of the Sun. This was a nice break from the work with my latest record Quandaries and Panaceas, which was released in November. During January, I will work on my next release, which will be an EP based around one of the songs on the recently released album.

Once again, happy new year! I think 2011 will bring lots of great music and fun stuff!

Juniper and Cinnamon is expected to show up on iTunes next week. We are also on our way to distribute music on Spotify, AmazonMP3, 7digital and CDON.

We are very happy about these deals, but because of our new agreements, some things has changed in our own store. From now on, digital albums will be sold through iTunes (and the above mentioned online music stores). Physical albums will still be available from our own store exclusively. However, no albums will be sold during September, as a consequence of this restructuring process. When the new Lost Shadow album go on sale, the album store will reopen. We no longer sell physical singles, and plan to discontinue the single format completely in a not too distant future. Until then, digital singles will be sold through our own store, or through iTunes (we still need to work out this deal).

Stay tuned for updates on when Lost Shadow’s music arrive to Spotify!