Phonocratic Records

We have spent the last week going through the collection of entries we received for the remix contest, and we are now very happy and proud to announce that we have selected a winner. In the end, it became a very tough race between our two personal favorites, Oraku and The Argyle Raver. Complicating the matter further, after we selected Oraku’s remix of the track The last song we will sing for the digital single officially released today, Oraku provided us with a stunning remix of The last love affair, which we also just love. This should be compared to the Argyle Raver’s remix of Returning to the Crystal Garden, which grows fabulously in its extended version. All in all, this became an extremely tough choice.

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 tomorrow is the last day to submit your remix to us if you want to be included on the promotional single. Send your creation to: phonocratic (at sign) gmail (dot) com
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. 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. The deadline to be part of the remix album is still the 15th of August. Good luck!
Tomorrow is also the last day to submit remixes to the !PAUS3/Lost Shadow/Richard Sander remix contest. See all the info on that remix contest here.

!PAUS3 has released a new single, called Flame, which is now available from iTunes. It contains two remixes by Lost Shadow, one of Flame and one of the b-side Terror. We think most Lost Shadow listeners will find them interesting, and encourage everyone to download them, and to listen to the original album “You Can Doesn’t Equal You Should” at Soundcloud. The album can be bought from iTunes, as well as from the Project Nothing Store. Lost Shadow has an ongoing project with !PAUS3, and these to remixes gives a hint to the sound of that forthcoming release. Stay tuned!

Our friend !PAUS3 has informed us that he will be playing at an MTV Event at the Fixx in Red Bank, NJ on June 18th. He has also hinted that he’ll include a new remix of Wheels in his set. We’re thrilled and would like everyone to join!

Start the summer right with MTV, Doron Ofir Casting and 495 Productions Casting Call Party at The Fixx in Red Bank, NJ on June 18th. Universally acclaimed DJs Hidden Cat and !PAUS3 will be making their area debut together and giving away copies of their new album while spinning their trademark beats. Enjoy bar specials all night long and find out if you really are perfect for each other!

Listen to the Wheels remix in high quality here: Lost Shadow - Wheels (!PAUS3 Remix)

Hidden Cat – internationally acclaimed producer and DJ originally from Raleigh, North Carolina – has created a name that speaks for itself. His popularity continues to grow through a series of remixes, including a diverse group of artists; Deradoorian, HEALTH, Wild Beasts, Savile and NT89. Having receiving favorable track reviews from Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, The FADER, and numerous other publications, his fan base continues to grow as he tours. www.hiddencatmusic.com

!PAUS3, collective producers – musicians – DJs, remain the dominate force behind dance hall punk core step disco. Call it a collaborative effort. Call it a band. Call it entertaining. Just don’t anticipate the same performance twice from these artists. Located in the New York City area, the line-up hails from as far as the USSR and as close as California. Refusing to be defined by a genre or label, their latest release on Projecting Nothing , You Can Does Not Mean You Should includes traditional trance, psychedelic rock, noise, synth-pop and just about anything you can imagine in between. Their previous success as in-demand remix artists and DJs will continue in between support of their new original release on June 23rd, 2011. www.projectingnothing.com

With pleasure we today announce that the Wheels EP is finally released. The observant Lost Shadow fan has already spotted it on iTunes, but it is today available from all the usual Phonocratic Records stores (links below). The EP consists of seven tracks, of which three are new mixes, two have previously appeared on the two versions of Quandaries and Panaceas, and two are completely new songs (Venom and Zwischenzug). We really enjoy this release, and hope that it will inspire you to even more creative entries in the ongoing remix contest.

On a side note, the labelling of the mixes have been slightly screwed up due to a communication error. We cannot change the labelling anymore, so you’ll have to live with the notions of “Short version” on Venom and One man a guitar. There are, however, no long versions recorded of these songs.

Download the Wheels EP from:
iTunes
Amazon
7digital
Bandcamp

Listen to the Wheels EP at:
Deezer
Spotify