{"id":2895,"date":"2022-12-20T02:20:19","date_gmt":"2022-12-20T02:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/perpetualemotionmachine.com\/?page_id=2895"},"modified":"2024-11-14T20:45:52","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T20:45:52","slug":"blue-monday-the-beach","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/perpetualemotionmachine.com\/index.php\/blue-monday-the-beach\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Monday\/The beach"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/perpetualemotionmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blue-monday-remix-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2894\" width=\"347\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/perpetualemotionmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blue-monday-remix-01.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/perpetualemotionmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blue-monday-remix-01-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/perpetualemotionmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blue-monday-remix-01-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/perpetualemotionmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blue-monday-remix-01-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/perpetualemotionmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blue-monday-remix-01-640x640.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 347px) 100vw, 347px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It would be very difficult (and presumptuous) to assume that I could improve on the versions of <strong>Blue Monday<\/strong> contained on the best selling 12&#8243; of all time from 1983, but having come across some very good quality multitrack of the song, I decided to mess around with it. The result is an alternate arrangement which I feel is a good compantion to New Order&#8217;s version. And while doing the 12&#8243; remix, it would not be complete without homage to the flipside, <strong>The Beach.<\/strong><br><br>For this remix, and as per the usual TruStyle remix MO, nothing extra was added &#8212; although I did resequence the Oberheim DMX snare and kick using cleaner samples than the original. I felt that the instrumental lead-in to the signature percussion intro really adds a bit of depth to the song.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And while undertaking this project, it would not be complete without homage to the flipside, <strong>The Beach.<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"lock\">Lock R430<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Blue Monday (Earl Three&#8217;s TruStyle 12&#8221; Mix)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New Order<\/h3>\n\n\n<p><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1404187150&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;auto_play=false&#038;hide_related=false&#038;show_comments=true&#038;show_user=true&#038;show_reposts=false&#038;show_teaser=true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"lock\">Lock R431<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Beach (Earl Three&#8217;s TruStyle Dub)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New Order<\/h3>\n\n\n<p><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1404187744&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;auto_play=false&#038;hide_related=false&#038;show_comments=true&#038;show_user=true&#038;show_reposts=false&#038;show_teaser=true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It would be very difficult (and presumptuous) to assume that I could improve on the versions of Blue Monday contained on the best selling 12&#8243; of all time from 1983, but having come across some very good quality multitrack of the song, I decided to mess around with it. 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