Author Archives: P Bear

Radiohead – Au Naturale (P Bear Remix)

This is my favorite song on the new Radiohead album, so when they released the song parts for remixing I couldn't resist. Clever of them to make you buy them. I just worked with the vocal. I think Radiohead called it "Nude" because it was originally a rocker arrangement and when they stripped it down, they found it to be prettier that way. That's complete conjecture, of course. But it's interesting that they chose this song for a remix contest, because, to me at least, it's fairly resistant to your standard dancefloor remix treatment. As per usual, I decided not to mess it up much. I don't care for slice and dice vocals and beat-centric remixes. So I stuck with the arrangement cues from the album and just tried to add layers and texture without making it cluttered. That's what I liked in the first part: all the space around Thom Yorke's voice. Read More…

Limelight

Here's a party jamm with a twist going out to you for the weekend. Hello to all you new people who heard me via NPR Morning Edition or All Songs Considered. Thanks for subscribing. You've pushed little P. Bear into the Top 10 for iTunes Music Podcasts. A new record! My hope is to make this a bright corner of your online world. bestest, p Read More…

Sunset Stroll Into The Woods

Hmm, What can I say? On the one hand a classic builder: 28 tracks. Major to minor. On the other, light and shadow: occular sensory pleasure in the Rothko sky, the feeling that everything will be okay, then twilight, a Unicorn sighting, and a plunge into darkness and the complex manifold feeling of mystery, dread, loneliness and calm. Did you spot the Unicorn? -Podzie Read More…