There once had been a band called Everpure, which has seen ups and downs and many different incarnations. I am still using the name for my solo project now. However, I also do other stuff that I think matches my idea of the style and mood of “my” Everpure sound. Therefore, I decided to keep the name for all those remix or collaboration projects that I would do following the spirit. Hear all my remixes here (and go to the artists’ sites to compare them with the original versions, if you like).

Emiliana Torrini - Jungle Drum (Everpuremix)
Original Version

I did this remix as a spontaneous contribution to a remix competition on foem.info, which was one of the few that got my attention, because they usually only run competitions with techno or house artists. Anyway, I always liked Emiliana’s voice very much, and this song was particularly nice to remix, because it always makes me smile when I hear it. I decided to do something different than all those dancefloor remixers, probably because they’re all so much better in that than I am. But I really wanted to focus on the “drum” part of the song, especially because Emiliana really makes the jungle drums come alive with her sound shaping vocals. Of course, I didn’t win the competition, but it was an exciting entry into the remix business.

Troels Abrahamsen - End Scene (Everpuremix)
Original Version

This one is a very special one for me. Troels Abrahamsen, the singer of Danish band Veto, has put the plain vocal track of this song on his blog and encouraged people to use it for remixes or any kind of interpretations. This is probably one of the most motivating things, artists can do with their fans and followers. And since I admire his music a lot, I didn’t hesitate a second to give it a try. Funnily, after having played around with it, I had this one song in mind that I wrote some time earlier. And in my head, that would match perfectly with Troels’ vocals. So I tried it, and they matched so well, they even had the same BPM! So, some cutting round edges and fixing effects, and ready was the remix. And actually, I’d rather call it a bastard pop version than a proper remix.

Camille Jones - Get Me Out (Everpuremix)
Original Version

Another remix competition here. BandBase, a very nice Danish music community site, frequently offers competitions with more or less popular Danish artists, and this one was as interesting for me as the Jungle Drum remix. Mainly, because Camille already is very active in the house and electro dancefloor scene, so I thought it would be very challenging to try a completely different thing. Of course, many of the other contributors in this competition went the four-to-the-floor road, but I tried a more dub or downbeat sounding approach. Again, I had some unused parts lying around on my hard disk, but this time they were really only a starting point to creating something very mellow and feely, of which I actually think that it adds some depth to Camille’s vocals that the original version doesn’t provide.

Mescalin, Baby - The Ostrich (Everpuremix)
Original Version

Ah, now we’re talking! This is actually the first “official” remix I ever did. I met the singer of Mescalin, Baby at a BandBase user group meeting, and some weeks later, he asked me if I would like to remix one of their songs. Of course, I agreed, because it felt really challenging for me to remix a song of a genre that I usually don’t even listen to at all – considering my own record collection. So, we quickly agreed on this particular song, and then I basically threw everything out, except for the vocals and some guitars that I liked a lot. I even dropped the end part of the original song, because I liked the first two thirds of it so much that I wanted to focus on that melancholic atmosphere only. Fortunately, the band liked it a lot, so they put it on their website as well. They even told me that they thought about playing that version live, so I guess they really seem to like it!

Kitsch Cats - Stille (Everpuremix)
Original Version

This one is not exactly a remix. Strictly speaking, it’s rather an edit of the original recording. My former bandmate and friend Danielle recorded a couple of demos with her new band Kitsch Cats in late 2010, and I offered to try a remix of one of their songs. It’s actually quite close to the original, just boosting a few frequencies, straightening some sounds and doing slight amendments on the overall arrangement. However, I think it’s got a bit more punch and volume, which fits the song’s groove and flow very well.