A Little Less Conversation (Elvis Vs. JXL)

vor einigen tagen stellte mir eine bekannte eine frage zu dem "a little less conversation"-remix vergangenen jahres und ich "elvis-specialist" konnte ihr nichts antworten ... peinlich, peinlich.
deshalb jetzt an euch (substanzposter bevorzugt *g* - bitte kein: "ich glaube, daß soundso ... "):
hat dieser amsterdamer dj jxl das einfach in eigenregie gemixt (ohne wissen der plattenfirma) und (zufälligerweise) wurde dann bmg auf die version aufmerksam?
oder war das zum 25sten von langer hand kommerziell geplant und der dj von bmg mit dem remix beaufragt (warum dann ausgerechnet ein holländer, gibt´s in den staaten keine fähigen djs ... ?) ?
oder oder war die neue "allc"-version ursprünglich nur für "oceans eleven" vorgesehen, in dem er ja auch schon enthalten war?

fragen über fragen ... dann mal ran!

:flash: (und GUTEN RUTSCH euch ALLEN!)

nein, der auftrag kam von NIKE. aber nicht speziell für einem elvis song, sondern für eine coolen werbesong. dieser dj hat sich dann mit ALLC bei denen sozusagen beworben und das wars dann. wie und wann jedoch BMG dazu gefragt wurde (die müssen das ja abnicken) weiß ich nicht.

Also mit dem Film Oceans Eleven hat das nichts zu tun.
Es ging ja um den Werbespot von Nike.

Da war jemand schneller

Erstmal ein Interview:


Remixes have come and gone before, rejected as third rate or not deemed fit to kiss the boots of the King but finally, the Elvis Presley estate did accept a funky remix of an Elvis track, DJ JXL's A Little Less Conversation. As it sits at the top of the UK singles chart, worldpop grabs a chat with JXL himself, aka Tom Holkenborg on how he's been celebrating and his quest to meet Kylie!


worldpop: So how have you been celebrating since the record got to No 1?
JXL: 'I've been out to loads of parties and the other day the record company in London had a party for me. I've been hungover for three days. It's an amazing feeling to be No 1. It's overwhelming. I've never had a No 1 hit and it's everything I imagined.'

worldpop: How did you come to record the track?
JXL: The people at Nike got in touch with me when they were planning the World Cup TV ad. One of the guys at Nike was a fan of my stuff and asked me if I had any ideas for a track. My father was a real Elvis fan and he used to play loads of Elvis when I was a kid and this track had stuck in my mind because a) it was so distinctive and it was a relatively obscure track. I don't think the song would have worked with a really well known track like Love Me Tender or something. With this track, it's almost like a new Elvis track because people don't know it.

worldpop: So what exactly was involved in the remix of the track?
JXL: It was difficult because the track was recorded in mono and it's difficult to do a remix with just one track. I had to beef up the sound and add extra programming. I thought the song could be made into a contemporary dance track because it's got quite a modern sound. The drum track at the beginning kicks off the track and makes it almost like a breakbeat track. Sometimes you have to tear a track apart and rebuild it again in the remix but with this it was very subtle. I added an extra drum track, beefed up the vocals and programmed in a few more beats.

worldpop: Money for old rope then J, old son?
JXL: Erm, not quite! I've paid my dues man. I've been doing this for 15 years. I've been in bands that have played in toilets on the motorway, I've played sleazy clubs. I earned this! Remixing is very much a decision making process. It's the ideas you bring to the table not just your technical ability.

worldpop: David Holmes featured the original track on the Ocean's Eleven soundtrack. He must be kicking himself for not doing a remix himself?
JXL: I think he did offer one to BMG. Several people have offered Elvis remixes to his label, BMG before but this is the first time Elvis' estate have agreed to one of his tracks being used.

worldpop: Do you have any plans to remix anyone else?
JXL: No, this was really a one off. I want it to be unique. We've had some strange requests since the success of the single, from The Beatles to Jimi Hendrix but I think tracks by those artists are perfect as they are and there's no reason to do it.

worldpop: If you could work with anyone who would it be?
JXL: Kylie Minogue! She's gorgeous! We recorded Top Of The Pops last week and I was so excited because I thought Kylie might be on too but she wasn't. We were going to call my forthcoming album The Quest For Kylie Minogue but my manager didn't think it was a good idea.

worldpop: When is your new album out?
JXL: Yeah, it should be out in September. Saffron from Republica is one track and I've recorded another track with Gary Numan and Sasha has helped out on a few tracks. Numan still sounds amazing. His voice sounds as good as it did 15 years ago.

www.jxl.com/bioset.html

Interview: A. Panos

oder oder war die neue "allc"-version ursprünglich nur für "oceans eleven" vorgesehen, in dem er ja auch schon enthalten war?

War dieser Remix in Ocean's Eleven enthalten?
War das nicht die TV Special Version (m.E. sowieso die beste, die es von dem Song gibt)?

in Ocean's war die NBC-Version - ja, aber nicht der remix davon

cool - many thanx für die prompte antwort!
für die, die´s interessiert <a href=' www.publicaddress.de/JunkieXL/ ' target='_blank'>hier noch einige fotos von dem mann, die allerdings aus 1999 stammen.
für mich DAS elvis-ereignis des vergangenen jahres!

Seinen kahlen Kopf versteckt er ja immer unter einer Mütze! Das erinnert mich an jemanden aus diesem Forum!