Free Download - Simon Collins (Phil's son) remakes Keep It Dark
Gary Davis
With the cooperation of Genesis and Simon Collins, son of Phil, The
Artist Shop is able to offer a free download of Simon's remake of the
Genesis song 'Keep It Dark.' The following is an excerpt from the
latest Artist Shop Newsletter:
Last week The Artist Shop celebrated it's eleventh year in existance
and I celebrated my 'mumbledy mumble' year. As I look back on it all,
it's hard to believe it's been more than a decade (for The Artist
Shop, that is; I've been around a little longer, LOL!!!). It seems
more like just a couple years! And really, it's all due to you and I
can't thank you enough! To show my appreciation, I have a little
present for all of you.
It's a free download of the Genesis song, Keep It Dark, as performed
by Phil Collins' son, Simon Collins. Simon is working on a number of
new songs, including a collaboration with Steve Hackett! Of his
decision to cover Keep It Dark, Simon says, "I have never known a
world without Genesis. Their music is the soundtrack to my life, and
"Keep it Dark" is only a snap shot in time. It reflects a sonic and
mental atmosphere that speaks volumes to me about their taste for
dark, edgy, experimental songwriting and production. This is what
Genesis is all about to me . In all my musical travels, It's still
impossible to ignore the rare talent and vision that the Genesis camp
possess. I have yet to hear anything comparable to the music that they
have created over the last 40 years. What I have always appreciated
about these guys, is that they are all free thinkers musically. They
were constantly re-inventing themselves. Every time they came together
there was a morph, and they just kept on redefining their sound and an
entire genre with them. As they shot up the evolutionary scale of
music they also managed to shoot up the charts. Genesis are surely one
of the most versatile, original and experimental bands to have ever
reached listeners on a massive global level. To me, that reveals one
thing about this group of chaps from the English countryside. They
were never, ever afraid to think outside of the musical box. In turn,
that only strengthened and validated the capabilities of a band, that
through a constant state of flux, has grown and evolved to be one of
the most influential bands on the planet.
"To honor Genesis on their 40th anniversary, I thought covering "Keep
it Dark" would be a perfect way to give something back. It was my
attendance at the NYC Genesis rehearsals in October last year that
sparked this project. It was at those sessions, I met and befriended
Sonic Reality Software CEO & Producer, David Kerzner. We connected
instantly, and once I had mentioned to him my 10 year obsession with
covering this song, we both agreed it would be a brilliant and
exciting project to do together. So, earlier this year I flew down to
Florida to co-produce "Keep it Dark" with Dave at Sonic Reality's
headquarters. On this production, I had the opportunity to use a lot
of the software Dave has developed through Sonic Reality and IK
Multimedia. The entire track was created synthetically through
software synths (keys, sound design), samplers (drums, sound design)
and plug-ins (guitars, bass), leaving only a guitar track and my vocal
in it's raw form. It was a wild ride into cyber production that would
lead to a very futuristic sounding impression of the '82 Abacab track.
So, enough of my yackin...I am proud to present "Keep it Dark",
futurized and Simonized."
I want to give a big thanks to both Simon and Genesis for allowing
this free download to happen. To learn more about Simon and download
Keep It Dark, just go to The Artist Shop homepage
<http://www.artist-shop.com> and click on the Simon Collins banner at
the top of the page.
Thanks,
Gary
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Gary Davis
The Artist Shop The Other Road
http://www.artist-shop.com art...@artist-shop.com
phone: 877-856-1158, 330-929-2056 fax:330-945-4923
INDEPENDENT PROGRESSIVE MUSIC!!!
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Check out the latest Artist Shop newsletter at
http://www.artist-shop.com/news.htm
Nigel Reed
> I want to give a big thanks to both Simon and Genesis for allowing
> this free download to happen. To learn more about Simon and download
> Keep It Dark, just go to The Artist Shop homepage
> <http://www.artist-shop.com> and click on the Simon Collins banner at
> the top of the page.
Or just go to the link I posted overnight huh?