*From one fan to all the others:* The story of how these 'Alternative Albums are made'. Firstly, I'll point out that I (like yourself) and just a fan of the music and I like doing things creatively on my computer, I am not out to make money or anything and get nothing financially from these videos (nor should I really). If any annoying adverts appear it is nothing to do with me! My intention is to keep the excitement of the music alive. I personally love it when other people (especially the blogs by Soniclovenoize) present me with carefully constructed collections that sound familiar, yet have subtle differences. Sonic tends to create his alternative albums solely with unreleased material and alternative mixes. I have decided, in many cases, to create my own mixes (this is just using a free software called Audacity) Here is how it is done: Firstly I will dig through my existing mp3 collection of the band and pick out interesting outtakes and demos that could blend well together. Then I search RU-vid for pieces by fans and tribute bands. Then the hard part comes. I then begin to cut all of these pieces together. For example, the Floyd track here (The Embryo) opens with a piece by a tribute band, however, when you hear Gilmour singing this is the band playing. The two performances are glued together. Sometimes (in the case of the ELP album) I will take a genuine band isolated vocal and place it over a fan recording, which in itself may be cut together with an alternative take by the actual band. *Sometimes a track may be a mixture of 4-5 different pieces - The original opening, a tribute band doing the first verse, a live cut for the chorus and ending with a demo version* - It often takes hours to do, manually shuffling 'bars' of soundwave around on a screen. In doing these albums, I find new things along the way myself. For example, I had no idea that the Gabriel 1975 demos existed. By cutting them into other Genesis tracks (and solo material) from the mid-70s it somehow sounds genuinely like Gabriel had remained in the band. I get excited myself listening to these mixes! They are, however, not perfect and after listening to them I always spot parts that I would like to change. The best part about it is reading people's comments from all around the world. Literally every continent. It is so heart-warming to hear from people who have been fans of this music for 50 years describing their pleasure of listening to the mixes. This is the part I like the most. and it only goes to show that the magic that these bands created in the early 1970s will *never die* I may take a break for a while as I'm spending far too much of my time doing these albums - they are quite addictive!
They're addictive to listen to as well. And you mix all this using Audacity? Very impressive! I've mixed audio with Audacity at radio stations I've worked at when it was used on an "emergency" basis (usually problems with normally-used production software) and found it to be a good system. Thought my own Cool Edit Pro 2.1 software was toast a month ago, downloaded Audacity just in case and started relearning it. Managed to breathe life back into Cool Edit by uninstalling and reinstalling it instead. Great software itself but Audacity would've been beyond fine as a "consolation prize." Anyway, you do terrific work with this stuff. I've done enough mixing for production to know that it ain't always easy. Thanks for putting these together.
@@913KCED I appreciate the interest. Yes, this is just a hobby. The software is good enough for me, but there is lots that I would like to be able to do, but have no idea of doing. Despite the time it takes, I always think back to the original bands who were literally cutting and pasting tiny pieces of tape together with razor blades. One can only imagine what they would have produced (as 20-30-year-olds in their creative peak) had they had access to today's technology.
@@progrockdocs I've done the splicing thing on reel-to-reel too, although production software was just becoming common (thankfully). Sooo much easier. Anyway, enjoy your rest but don't stay away too long. I've just sent mp3s of all your albums to a friend who'll hopefully A) check in here to listen to them in stereo and then B) clamor for more like the rest of us.
Hi, thanks for this masterpiece from a bygone era. I am instantly transported to my younger days. This would be great for general release with a psychadelic video including linkage to earlier floyd which merges and evolves through the years. truly an embryonic capture.
HOLY COW, i'm so glad this popped up on my recommended, this is absolutely insane quality, it felt like re-discovering pink floyd, what an absolute privilege to have listened to your edit my man, 10/10 job.
I love pre 1973 Pink Floyd albums such as the first album which was a magnum opus masterpiece. The "song" "Interstellar Overdrive" is in a class of its own. "The Embryo" is fantastic.
Com Pink Floyd é como que a música fosse uma trilha sonora da vida, curto Pink Floyd desde 1972 e não sei o porquê,cada vez gosto mais, tenho 65 anos,e às vezes algum jovem nota que eu gosto deste tipo de música e fica surpreso, então eu digo a eles :está é a minha geração,podem ficar pasmo sim, pois é a minha geração que produziu tudo isto,sou feliz e grato a tudo.
Great treatment of "Biding My Time"! The song comes alive in a very real way, capturing some of the best band moments that were once lost in demo oblivion. They sound very much alive, unlike the more somber "Meddle". Great idea in merging their earlier sound with their more developed sound. Really love the vibe you've established on the overall production. Thanks for sharing!
It's amazing how many people and radio stations, have always felt that Floyds beginning was Dark Side. There were so many jewels in the 67-72 Floyd discography. I love that period as much if not more than the mainstream stuff post 73.......
Thank you Real. And now, the mystery of Peter Gabriel's reference to "it's scrambled eggs" finally is understandable. As anyone can see, the music called Oen one would become the part of music "Alan's psychedelic breakfast" from the "Atom's heart mother" disk, with other complements. Obviously, one will wonder why didn't the Pink Floyd's manager like this music? The answer is "something is missing"... then, when Allan Parsons, the band sound engineer, put an egg to fry, Nick Mason taped it and inserted on the music for fun, however, the sound director like it, saying "fantastic" or what ever... and the music comes in to the disk, when up to that time, he has refused it. So, why the music is there? And why it is suddenly a success? What a miracle happen? PG said: "it's scrambled eggs!" That's the irony typical of Genesis and mainly PG! Understand? This is the history!!! (Answering to "embryo" unreleased Pink Floyd disk, posted in RU-vid.)
Thank you yet again for these terrific bundles of music! Massive enjoyment out of this one, always loved this frequently overlooked highly experimental era of Pink Floyd. "Summer '68" is such a wonderful underrated song, awesome instrumental version here! Now I wonder if anyone in the band seriously considered putting their faces in the cow for the AHM cover... :)
The definitive , empowering,defining era of without a shadow of doubt one of the world's finest bands never ever to be replicated!!!! enjoy and be wonderfully entertained.
Thank you very much rael nyc for Pink Floyd' s musical dreamland I will be a steady connaisseur and listener of this wonderful processing work of an admirer of Pink Floyd I am alike
Love this band from my first discovery of them in the 70s. Saw them first for animals. Syd was also magic.Enjoying Pink Floyd ,and yes this was a great era, can be like a meal for the ears mind and spirit
Absolutely love this, great job with fat old sun, I always thought the jam at the end of the live version was a bit unnecessary but you've made it part of the song with a sprinkling of magic and I'd say I wish they'd done it that way, I've only just found this but I'm glad I did
Two of my personal Top 5 Floyd pieces are 'Summer 68' and 'Fat Old Sun', so I was very thrilled to hear this! Hearing the strong, dramatic orchestrations of 'Summer 68' brought to the fore here, gave me a startling thought: imagine if in 1972 Rick Wright had written a full 40 minutes of music of that high quality, and the band decided that would be their new album? History would've been so, so different...
The brilliant "Summer '68" was and never has been performed live by the original Pink Floyd. It was not even performed during the Atom Heart Mother tour. All very strange.
Thank you - this is wonderfully arranged! I began collecting PF bootlegs in about 1978, and am surprised to note that there is material here I've never heard. Much appreciated!!
Really good job. Seamless editing from high-fidelity sources. Much better to listen to than the trillions of poor qulaity PF bootleg recordings I have circa, 1967 to 1973. More early period PF and KC please.
Pink Anderson e Floyd Coumsil, dois escritores que deram origem ao nome Pink Floyd, a melhor e insuperavel banda de rock progressivo, na minha opinião.
Alternate universe time: the Floyd released this instead of AHM, sank without trace and because a psychedelic footnote in music history. Dave went on to become better known as a mid 70s Wings guitarist. Roger is now running a pub on the outskirts of Cambridge. Big fan of Farage. Brilliant compilation 👏🏻
The first time I listened to Embryo was in a bootleg. When Works was release it was not available in Italy and I spent a fortune to get it from abroad (I think it was from Japan, but I cannot bet on it). Anyhow, this is an excellent video. Well done!
I'm not sure which part you mean but the version here blends together an original Floyd recording from the BBC (September 71?) and a recording by a tribute band called 'RPWL plays Pink Floyd'. I tend to just grab whatever piece feels right and cut them together.
Extremely inventive! You cut Pink Floyd vocals into Embryo by LA Pink Floyd tribute band Which One's Pink? which appears on their 2010 album "Just the Basic Facts" One note - the syndicated Pink Floyd radio program "Floydian Slip" awarded the song best Pink Floyd cover in its 2011 "Surrogate Bands" contest. The Which One's Pink? track can be found here on RU-vid as well as on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, Deezer and most other streaming services around the globe. Rael NYC, tFYI here's also a karaoke version that appears under the artist name "Tribute Band Karaoke" if you ever want to reimagine the reimagination! ;-)
Well spotted! It is indeed by that band. It is simply astonishing. To put it in content, over 2000 people have listened to this and not cottoned onto the fact it is two different bands spliced together. A testament to 'Which One's Pink's incredible skill.
This is a lot of work! I would like to have the same patience as to realise those several melodies which I have ideated during the years and the travels.
What a strange wonderful idea! You mixed your own performances with the familiar pink floyd live and studio recordings. I would be happy performing with you. My voice is a little bit like David Gilmour and I play bass and guitar...
