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CARTY MIXES
VOLUME 10 
As you can probably tell from the above cover, this CD consists of Ant related remixes and mixes. For other non-Ant mixes, check out the WTF and other sections linked on the left. The completed tracks are listed below.
They can be obtained for free by clicking the Those of you wishing to own the mixes on CD should check out the Carty Store, where most are available with fully printed sleeves and labels. Some CD's come with extra exclusive bonus remixes not available elsewhere. It must be stressed these are NOT sold for profit. Click on the titles below for detailed info.
1. Adam Ant - Little Devil [Hell's Hot Acres Remix]
1. ADAM ANT - LITTLE DEVIL [HELL'S HOT ACRES REMIX] 
Adam Ant - Little Devil I first remixed this track for Tex back on Carty Mixes Volume 2. That Egyptian Angel Remix featured samples from Red Scab and Cleopatra and was over nine minutes long! Obviously that wasn't enough for the Countessa! Tex requested a new remix and was produced (initially) during the afternoon before the 2006 Ant Disco! However, even though it was played at the event it still needed additional work to finish it off. It was produced in a hotel room using just my headphones. Even though I love my 'cans' dearly, producing music with them and without monitor speakers is breaking remixing laws. The monitoring of low frequency levels is lost. Bass frequencies need air to move (just watch the middle cone of a bass speaker). Headphones don't give you that air needed. (In simple terms there was too much sub bass in the remix and it sounded poor through speakers...lesson learned) The remix was finally completed in time for its first airing at AntFest 2007 in Birmingham, July 2007. The sampling of the track's drums was dropped and a completely new drum track put in its place. The bassy synths used in the 2006 remix were also changed and I added new guitar parts (which mimic Marco's playing in the original). Due to recent demands from Ant fans, a special CD of this mix featuring exclusive bonus tracks is available to purchase from this site. Click the cart below to go to the Carty Store page.
01 Adam Ant - Little Devil [Hell's Hot Acres Remix]* 
2. CARTY - MAKES ME PROUD... [ORIGINAL MIX] 
Sacred Spirit - Brandishing The Tomahawk (Yo-Hey-Omee) Inspired after hunting down the theme tune to the American Philly-based crime show, Cold Case. With some clever retuning of Marco's guitar from Dog Eat Dog and selected vocals from the same song, we enter a new genre for the Carty Mixes. It took some time to complete and feedback from two 'taste-makers' proved invaluable in the end. Nara, the track's main influence, is the name of an ancient Japanese city and the Kanji used on the sleeve is Japanese for pride. Currently, there is no seperate CD available for this at this time, but one is on the way. Due to recent demands from Ant fans, a special CD of this track, featuring exclusive remixes from AntFlavour, Ciaron, and me.
3. PERRY COMO & ADAM ANT - CATCH A FALLING STAR [PUNKY CHORUS MIX] 
Adam And The Ants - Catch A Falling Star Combining Perry Como and Adam together in one mix was something that was inspired by Adam's performance of Catch A Falling Star on September 24th 2007 at the Bloomsbury Theatre in London. Adam's 1977 demo recording is in a different key to Perry's 1953 version, so some technical tweaking was required to bring them both into line. When creating these mixes, I decided to place Adam closer to the left channel and Perry on the others side to add some breadth to the mixes. Four of which were produced with the aptly titled Punky Chorus Mix selected for Carty Mixes Volume 10. The Little Drummer Boy Mix, which is on the CD single below, was named as this duet reminded me of the Bing Crosby & David Bowie partnership. A little bit more M.O.R. with no punky chorus. My favourite is the Meteorite Remix which has no Como. It's a straight Adam And The Ants remix, with a funky drum beat, and a mellow ambience sprinkled over the top. Finally, it was time to kick Adam out of the band and introduce Perry Como And The Ants. The Roswell Remix is the original 50's classic with the Ants backing him. (Well, there is one small part that features Adam, but you can find that yourself.) A special CD of this mix featuring bonus tracks is available to purchase from this site. Click the cart below to go to the Carty Store page.
01 Perry Como & Adam Ant - Catch A Falling Star [Punky Chorus Mix]
4. CAPTAIN ADAM - UGLY OLD PIRATE [FULL MIX]
Captain Sensible - Wot! The original attempt at mixing Captain Sensible's "Wot!" with "Ant Rap" appears way back as far as Carty Mixes Volume 2. That remix of Ant Rap was picked up by an Italian radio station and was featured in their playlist, which did not please me as that mix is as rough as hell. So, in 2004, I remade the remix from scratch and mailed this one off to them. However, this mix has taken four years to appear on the Carty Mixes compilations. This 12 minute monster also has a smaller brother. That edited version will appear on WTF Volume 4. It you fancy having a bash at designing a sleeve for this mix, please feel free. Just email your entry (no smaller than 600 pixels x 600 pixels) to me and you'll receive a CD with your design, plus a copy of Carty Mixes Volume 10.
5. TEMPTATIONS vs ADAM ANT - MARCO WAS A ROLLING STONE
Adam And The Ants - The Human Beings The initial plan was to create a completely new instrumental backing for the acapella of "Papa Was A Rolling Stone", a song dear to my heart. Naturally, a few Ant tunes were used to set the timing for The Temptations' vocals. Man Called Marco is an instrumental around the same tempo, so that was a natural choice. Initial demos of this mix featured drum loops from Rough Stuff, which were all dropped along the way. Those with sensitive Antennae will notice the end guitar from "Rough Stuff" closing off this track. The backing singers of The Temptations are quite out of tune at times and that clashed with "Man Called Marco", so they were edited out. I have to say, this is not a popular mix with some of my close pals who lend me their ears to my mixes before I publish them. However, I absolutely love this, and selfishly include it here.
6. ROBYN with KLEERUP vs ADAM ANT - WHAT'S GOING ON WITH EVERY HEARTBEAT
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On Here in Holland, as in the UK and probably the world over, commercial radio stations insist on having tiny playlists. The end result is overplaying of what were good songs. You soon get fed up of hearing them. "Every Heartbeat" was played to death on Q Music while I was in work. It made #1 in the UK in 2007, and everytime I heard it, I would hear the similarity with Adam's track from the "Metropolis" soundtrack. However, the resulting attempts to blend the two were frustrating to say the least, as "What's Going On" doesn't follow a regular 4/4 rhythm. Plus the single version of "Every Heartbeat" was too cluttered. So I walked away from the mix for a few months. Eventually, after listening to over half a dozen official remixes of the current radio fave, I revisited the mix, cutting out most of the music from Adam's song. It's still isn't brilliant, and although the additon of the Marvin Gaye track of the same name helps with the intro and outro, I'll leave you to make your mind up. Just be gentle.
7. ADAM AND THE ANTS - STAND AND DELIVER 2008 [MAIN MIX] 
Marco Pirroni - Stand And Deliver If only you'd known how long I have been planning this! I know it's my third remix of "Stand And Deliver", but this was the dance monster I was always after. I had strip this back to its bare bones and create a brand new bassline, which drives the mix. Plus those essential hand claps, and a few deep voice synths to glam it up. Poor old Marco's guitar solo just didn't work, so I had program a new one using soft synths (not to mention re-tune the whole song - slightly)! The intro and outro guitar parts are Marco's slow versions recorded in 2005 especially for the shelved "Digital Tenderness" DVD menu music. That music now appears on the "Stand And Deliver" DVD, but I have used the raw, unmixed sessions here. Three additional versions were also created, including an "Edit" for possible radio play, an "Instrumental" which uses a genuine mix with Adam's main vocals removed. No wizardry from me there! And finally, the "Dance Mix", which has no slow intro and outro. It was created for DJ's in mind and therefore submitted to DMC in the UK. A special CD of this mix featuring bonus tracks is available to purchase from this site. Click the cart below to go to the Carty Store page.
01 Adam And The Ants - Stand And Deliver 2008 [Edit]
Many thanks to Seedy for hosting the mixes on antfan.com with additional hugs to Ant Lady for designing the CD covers and labels. © Light Blue Car Productions 2000-2008
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