Iris promo - is it real?

[Aaron]

the RAC mix is on "something" I just have never figured out what.  But the song was being played in GAP stores a few years back.  And they don't go out to the internet and download random unofficial stuff for their instore mix.  Perhaps it was done specifically for that sort of link in?  From what I understand the music in GAP stores is delivered on physical media. 

[morgan1098]

the RAC mix is on "something" I just have never figured out what.  But the song was being played in GAP stores a few years back.  And they don't go out to the internet and download random unofficial stuff for their instore mix.  Perhaps it was done specifically for that sort of link in?  From what I understand the music in GAP stores is delivered on physical media.

VERY interesting! I'd love to track down a Gap in-store play sampler, then.

[Aaron]

I think it's delivered in a format that isn't playable outside of the in-store audio system itself.  Not sure what that is.  But it's not a 74 minute CD.    My partner works there and told me it was a disc of some sort that was changed each time a new one came in - usually about once a month - and yes they are penalized if the old one is not returned.  It would have been featured for about a month on that mix.  RAC pops up again and again on those GAP soundtracks.  So someone seems to enjoy him.  (And now I've explained why my whole wardrobe comes from GAP lol)

[U2Joshua]

FWIW, DJ Sandstorm is a real DJ. He did a pretty good, but unauthorized, remix of Electrical Storm years ago.

The remix of Sleep Like a Baby was actually done by DJ Sandstorm, also unauthorized I think. I assume whoever threw together this fake promo CD just ripped his remix off of YouTube.

http://www.djsandstorm.com/index.php/article/remix_u2_sleep_like_a_baby_sandstorm_drum_bass_mix

Not to go off on a rabbit trail but this brings up a question that I've never seen a definitive answer to... Is the RAC Remix of "Magnificent" official?  Like DJ Sandstorm, RAC is a legitimate enterprise (they have a remix on New Order's new CD single), but as far as I know the Magnificent remix was only on the RAC web site for a while.

I think it's official in the sense that I don't think you can use Autotune to radically and convincingly alter vocals like that, to the point that the melody is completely different. And therefore I must assume that RAC was given access to an alternate vocal track. All just a theory, of course, but I'd love to know for sure.

Official, or not, it's my favorite version of "Magnificent," hands down. 

[Aaron]

There's another one of these "Mexican" fakes out there now.  This time it's Song for Someone.

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/U2-SONG-FOR-SOMEONE-CD-PROMO-EU-6-TRACKS-UNIQUE-CARDBOARD-SLEEVE-/222005393665?hash=item33b08d7901:g:WCEAAOSwGotWpcT3

[morgan1098]

Wow, they weren't even trying with the artwork on that one! It looks like it was done with Paintbrush or something.