Showing posts with label Most Remixed Song. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Most Remixed Song. Show all posts

Thursday, May 11, 2017

So Get Up - Remixes Album Red



So Get Up (Bootlegs & Remixes: Volume Red)

Russia-based EDM label Moscow Mule, just released a 13-track bootleg & remix album of Ithaka's uber-classic So Get Up (more frequently credited to Cosmic Gate and company). The cd-album features progressive house, disco, hip hop rock, nu jazz, drum & bass and dubstep mixes by Razat, Swing Kings, Miss Kittin, Samir Kuliev, Derek Marin, Marcel, Dylan Hilsley, Pagano, Dave Seaman, Lexicon Avenue and Phunk Investigation - along with two acapella versions.

Executive Producer: Artyom Berezin 
Mastered By:  Vladmir Kuznetsov

Please note: This release was absolutely unauthorized by writer/vocalist Ithaka Darin Pappas, or anyone involved in creating these greats sonic works (we have certainly entered of new era of musical thievery).


Saturday, December 17, 2016

Iconic "SO GET UP" Demo Recording Surfaces After More Than Two Decades




"SO GET UP" (1993 Demo) - Very rare 1993 demo version of the iconic electronic dance music vocal-poem "So Get Up". This lyric was originally written and recorded by Ithaka (aka: Ithaka Darin Pappas) in January 1993 for a Rádio Comercial Program in Lisbon.

In March of 1993, this Demo version was recorded in Manchester, United Kingdom with producer Simon Bradshaw. And later, in February of 1994, Ithaka was invited to rerecord the poem for the B-Side of the first vinyl release of Underground Sound Of Lisbon on Kaos Records, Portugal. It was an almost instant national hit and soon released (along with an acapella version) internationally by Tribal (USA), a subsidiary of Stuart Copeland's IRS Records in New York.

Interestingly, although the poem was written and vocalized by Ithaka a year before ever meeting Underground Sound Of Lisbon, no public vocal credit was included on those first releases.

The USL version and the new remixes by Junior Vazquez and Danny Tenaglia were quite popular themselves (selling at least 50,000 units) but because an acapella was included in these major distributions, literally hundreds of new mixes appeared in just a few years. Many producers simply changed the title (sometimes not) and put the entire vocal on their own instrumentals and called it their own.

The vocal acapella has also been released under the titles; "Get Up", "Get Up Go Insane", "So Get Up Atom Bride", "The End Of the Earth", "Next Life", "See You In The Next Life", "Intro", "Headcharge" and "Hardventure"

The vocal itself has never had a sonic style specifically associated with it, it has kept changing it's clothes and modernizing itself with the times.

The spoken-word acapella was originally read on-air on top of an instrumental version of a Naughty-By-Nature hip hop song, and this UK demo version is a mid-tempo electro-style track,. The vocal never had a sonic style specifically associated with it,
it has kept changing it's clothes and modernizing itself with the times.

The USL, Tenaglia and Junior Vazquez versions were progressive and tribal house

And since then have versions have appeared in almost every avenue of global electronic music such as; Trance, Dubstep, Drum & Bass, Big Beat, Trip Hop, Tech House, Electronic Art Rock etc.

Groups, producers and DJs that have released So Get Up inculude; Derek Marin, Peter Bailey, Pagano, Ben Gold, Eric Kupper, Cosmic Gate, Armin Van Buuren, Ricardo Diaz, Nixu Zsun, Oxia (France), Mert Yucel (Turkey), Igor Carmo (Portugal), Miss Kittin (Germay), Public Domain (Holland), Fat Boy Slim (Norman Cook) UK, Stretch & Verne (UK), Lexington Avenue, Damage People, Mirabeau, Ma-Beckerfield, FuturePlays (from Mexico), Dj Screw (Thailand), Djz Rom (Cambodia), Technoboy (Italy), Frankyeffe (Italy), Maik Ibane, Murt Yucel (Turkey), Mowree (Italy), Razat (Portugal), Tuneboy (Italy), K-Traxx (Italy), Dylan Hilsley (UK), DJ Vibe, Cee Cee Lee (Italy), Alex Di Stefano, etc etc etc.

As of 2016, with a staggering 1129 documented and released mixes, So Get Up is considered "The Most Remixed Vocal Acapella In Musical History" by the Guinness World Records.

"So Get Up" © 1993 Ithaka Darin Pappas
Published by Ravenshark Music/Scion Four Music (NY)/ASCAP

Thursday, December 8, 2016

"So Get Up" (Don't) Forget the Past


Ithaka: The Ghost EDM Legend: 
Since it's original recording in 1993, So Get Up, written and vocalized by the Greek-Californian songwriter named Ithaka (Ithaka Darin Pappas) has been remixed more than 1100 times, 
most notably by Armin Van Buuren and Cosmic Gate 
for State Of Trance & Armada.




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As of 2016, with at least 1029 documented remixes to its credit

 "So Get Up" a vocal spoken-word poem written and recorded by 

Californian artist and songwriter Ithaka (Ithaka Darin Pappas)

is the Guinness World Record holder for

"Most Musical Remixes Created From Single Acapella"



It is estimated that more than 33.5 million copies 

of the various versions of So Get Up 

have been sold/downloaded  since 1994.

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So Get Up: is published by Ravenshark Music /Scion Four Music (NY) / Memory Lane /  ASCAP 


. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

"SO GET UP"

THE END OF THE EARTH IS UPON US
PRETTY SOON IT’LL ALL TURN TO DUST

SO GET UP
FORGET THE PAST

GO OUTSIDE
HAVE A BLAST

GO A THOUSAND MILES IN A JET AIRPLANE
GO OUT OF YOUR MIND GO INSANE !

TO A PLACE YOU NEVER BEEN BEFORE
EAT ICE CREAM OR YOU’LL LICK THE FLOOR

CUZ, THE END OF THE EARTH IS UPON US
PRETTY SOON IT’LL ALL TURN TO DUST

GOODBYE MY FRIENDS
GOODBYE WORLD

I’LL SEE YOU IN THE NEXT LIFE.......

© 1993 Ithaka Darin Pappas
_____________________________________________


Ithaka: "So Get Up" - The Ghost House Music Legend


Ithaka: The Ghost EDM Legend: 
Since it's original recording in 1993, So Get Up, written and vocalized by the Greek-Californian songwriter named Ithaka (Ithaka Darin Pappas) has been remixed more than 1100 times, 
most notably by Armin Van Buuren and Cosmic Gate 
for State Of Trance & Armada.




-----------------------------




As of 2016, with at least 1029 documented remixes to its credit

 "So Get Up" a vocal spoken-word poem written and recorded by 

Californian artist and songwriter Ithaka (Ithaka Darin Pappas)

is the Guinness World Record holder for

"Most Musical Remixes Created From Single Acapella"



It is estimated that more than 33.5 million copies 

of the various versions of So Get Up 

have been sold/downloaded  since 1994.

-----------------------

So Get Up: is published by Ravenshark Music /Scion Four Music (NY) / Memory Lane /  ASCAP 


. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

"SO GET UP"

THE END OF THE EARTH IS UPON US
PRETTY SOON IT’LL ALL TURN TO DUST

SO GET UP
FORGET THE PAST

GO OUTSIDE
HAVE A BLAST

GO A THOUSAND MILES IN A JET AIRPLANE
GO OUT OF YOUR MIND GO INSANE !

TO A PLACE YOU NEVER BEEN BEFORE
EAT ICE CREAM OR YOU’LL LICK THE FLOOR

CUZ, THE END OF THE EARTH IS UPON US
PRETTY SOON IT’LL ALL TURN TO DUST

GOODBYE MY FRIENDS
GOODBYE WORLD

I’LL SEE YOU IN THE NEXT LIFE.......

© 1993 Ithaka Darin Pappas
_____________________________________________




So Get Up - International Mega hit



Ithaka: The (Almost) Unknown EDM Legend: 
Since it's original recording in 1993, So Get Up, written and vocalized by the Greek-Californian songwriter named Ithaka (Ithaka Darin Pappas) has been remixed more than 1100 times, 
most notably by Armin Van Buuren and Cosmic Gate 
for State Of Trance & Armada.




-----------------------------




As of 2016, with at least 1029 documented remixes to its credit

 "So Get Up" a vocal spoken-word poem written and recorded by 

Californian artist and songwriter Ithaka (Ithaka Darin Pappas)

is the Guinness World Record holder for

"Most Musical Remixes Created From Single Acapella"



It is estimated that more than 33.5 million copies 

of the various versions of So Get Up 

have been sold/downloaded  since 1994.

-----------------------

So Get Up: is published by Ravenshark Music /Scion Four Music (NY) / Memory Lane /  ASCAP 


. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

"SO GET UP"

THE END OF THE EARTH IS UPON US
PRETTY SOON IT’LL ALL TURN TO DUST

SO GET UP
FORGET THE PAST

GO OUTSIDE
HAVE A BLAST

GO A THOUSAND MILES IN A JET AIRPLANE
GO OUT OF YOUR MIND GO INSANE !

TO A PLACE YOU NEVER BEEN BEFORE
EAT ICE CREAM OR YOU’LL LICK THE FLOOR

CUZ, THE END OF THE EARTH IS UPON US
PRETTY SOON IT’LL ALL TURN TO DUST

GOODBYE MY FRIENDS
GOODBYE WORLD

I’LL SEE YOU IN THE NEXT LIFE.......

© 1993 Ithaka Darin Pappas
_____________________________________________


Ithaka: The (Almost) Unknown EDM Legend


Ithaka: The (Almost) Unknown EDM Legend: 
Since it's original recording in 1993, So Get Up, written and vocalized by the Greek-Californian songwriter named Ithaka (Ithaka Darin Pappas) has been remixed more than 1100 times, 
most notably by Armin Van Buuren and Cosmic Gate 
for State Of Trance & Armada.




-----------------------------




As of 2016, with at least 1029 documented remixes to its credit

 "So Get Up" a vocal spoken-word poem written and recorded by 

Californian artist and songwriter Ithaka (Ithaka Darin Pappas)

is the Guinness World Record holder for

"Most Musical Remixes Created From Single Acapella"



It is estimated that more than 33.5 million copies 

of the various versions of So Get Up 

have been sold/downloaded  since 1994.

-----------------------

So Get Up: is published by Ravenshark Music /Scion Four Music (NY) / Memory Lane /  ASCAP 


Armin Van Buuren - "So Get Up"


Accidental Trance Superstar: 
Since it's original recording in 1993, So Get Up, written and vocalized by the Greek-Californian songwriter named Ithaka (Ithaka Darin Pappas) has been remixed more than 1100 times, 
most notably by Armin Van Buuren and Cosmic Gate 
for State Of Trance & Armada.
 
 

-----------------------------


As of 2016, with at least 1029 documented remixes to its credit
 "So Get Up" a vocal spoken-word poem written and recorded by 
Californian artist and songwriter Ithaka (Ithaka Darin Pappas)
is the Guinness World Record holder for
"Most Musical Remixes Created From Single Acapella"

It is estimated that more than 33.5 million copies 
of the various versions of So Get Up 
have been sold/downloaded  since 1994.
 
-----------------------
 
So Get Up: is published by Ravenshark Music /Scion Four Music (NY) / Memory Lane /  ASCAP