Ladytron & The Human League - Destroy Everything You Touch/Darkness

[@williammillington7955]

excellent mashup of 2 of my favourite songs

[@matt_one]

Thank you!!🙏

[@euchrideucrow1970]

Good god! I know what I’ll be listening to during work tomorrow. This is exceptional. This goes so far beyond a mash-up, you’ve taken two of my favourite songs and made an entirely new beast. Mind blown.

[@matt_one]

Glad you liked it! Maybe it is too distracting to listen to while working, but it depends on the work you do. Here I had fun remaking the music in my own way, which is why it is completely different from both. However, there are some elements taken from the originals, besides the vocals of course.😎👋🙏

[@euchrideucrow1970]

@@matt_one I wondered how much you had added, well you're very talented. I'm a designer so I get to listen to distracting music all day, it's the best part of my job.

[@matt_one]

This project did not begin as a mashup/remix of those two songs, but rather an instrumental composition of my own. Listening again and again, I found myself humming 'Darkness' as my song played. At the same time Ladytron's song also started to creep into my brain.... From the Human League song, I used the splendid synth-bells sound that appears in my track at 0:41, while from Ladytron's I used a sound that is more of a noise or special effect and appears at minute 5:57, where Phil Okaey utters the word 'shadow'. Everything else was already present in my unknown instrumental track. I then added melodies typical of the two songs but had to recreate them with my own instruments because the material taken from the original songs was unusable. The electric guitar plays a melody from 'Darkness' while there's another synth sound at minute 3:26 that replicates a similar melody line in Ladytron's song. So, except for the vocals and that couple of sounds, everything else is my own work. I worked for more than 20 years as a freelancer at home doing 3D modelling, so background music was never to be missing. I started with overly addictive stuff, such as EBM, trance and psytrance, without being able to maintain concentration.... I then moved on to electronic-ambient or dark-ambient music and also a lot of soundtracks.🫣🫣

[@euchrideucrow1970]

@@matt_one Well it's an incredible piece of music that I'm enjoying very much.

[@matt_one]

@@euchrideucrow1970 Thanks again!

[@J.asuncionnrosas-th2rr]

La ligue humaine toujours compétitive en new wave et techno pop love chox ❤

[@leftmono1016]

Awesome work! One of my favourite Ladytron tracks 👍

[@matt_one]

@@leftmono1016 Really glad to see your comment, thanks!!! 🙏

[@fabricegizzi2857]

Excellent Mash up, travail remarquable, une pépite

[@matt_one]

Merci!

[@AmandaSutton-p3v]

What a brilliant mix love it

[@matt_one]

Thanks for listening!

[@lostinmusik]

What a great start to September! This is a fabulous blend of two underrated classics from my favourite period of music. You’ve made it sound so fresh too, I guess it always sounded like the future back in the early 80s. 🎉

[@matt_one]

I think you meant to comment on my last video but somehow the comment ended up here. It happened to me last week too.....😂 Anyway, I agree with you : two great classics since the beginning of the best musical decade! Thanks for your great and much appreciated comment!

[@mmchesh]

Super. Intense…….yet, mellow!

[@matt_one]

Thanks! I kept the BPM from "Darkness", so Ladytron song sounds way slower than the original. "Destroy Everything You Touch" is an amazing tune, one of the catchiest synthpop song I ever heard.

[@mmchesh]

⁠@@matt_oneI hadn’t heard Destroy etc before, but am familiar with THL Darkness since 1981!

[@matt_one]

@@mmchesh Great, old school... I love it! I was a teen in 1981, so that's the music I grew up with. 'Dare!' by THL is an unforgettable masterpiece! I had fun with other THL songs, if you search through my uploads and if you are interested, of course. However, I suggest you to listen to Ladytron's track.

[@eleroambients5008]

Heyyo Luca "matt one" !!! Amazing Work Brother !!! Back to the good Old 80´s !! Maximum Human League Please !! Greeeeeeeeeat Stuff !! Brilliant !😀👌🙏

[@matt_one]

Thanks my friend! Not completely 80s this time, given the presence of Ladytron…. I promise that you will listen more 80s sound tomorrow!😜👋

[@whssy]

Well you touched these and didn't destroy them - far from it! Very imaginative use of the stems... Great stuff again.

[@matt_one]

Thank you a lot, really! However, keep in mind that mine are experiments and, like all experiments, can sometimes end badly... In this case, I could only use the isolated vocal stem from the Ladytron track, whereas for Darkness, there is the characteristic synth-bells from the original song in addition to the vocals. Apart from a snare roll here and there, taken from Heaven 17's Let Me Go, I made the rest of the sounds (including the electric guitar).

[@2Worlds_and_InBetween]

.... no matter it worx

[@casmith195655]

amazing!

[@matt_one]

Thank you!

[@bellalablanc8619]

This is wonderful ❤

[@matt_one]

Thanks! I will provide you a download link soon (if you want ...) 😀

[@matt_one]

Download link : mega.nz/folder/IRoWHJ6K#8MecdlB3gMRMt3yKoSKFQQ 👋

[@bellalablanc8619]

@@matt_one It's like you know me so well or something! 🫂

[@matt_one]

Keep that link, is where I'll put the music 🎶 🎶 🎵 🎵 🙃

[@CristinaTomas-xd6dk]

Great work!

[@matt_one]

Thanks!!!

[@satellites1]

I actually just wanted to listen to the channels I subscribe to, but then I came across Matt One's channel. Now I'm listening to all the tracks one after the other and I can only say one thing: absolutely top remixes.

[@matt_one]

Thank you very much for liking my channel! You'll find things here that you may like, or not (some shit I've done for sure....)😬

[@yellowstag1966]

Mate everything you touch turns to gold ace post 👍👌📻🍻🤘🙏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🎧😎🇬🇧🍺

[@matt_one]

Thanks, always happy to see a comment from you!

[@apollozero]

Congrats, this blew up. Nice take on doing something new with this HL song.

[@matt_one]

Thanks!!! This included, I guess I ruined the most of "Dare", but it still missing something ( "Open Your Heart" for example?)😂

[@apollozero]

@@matt_one 😆😆😆

[@matt_one]

....and "Do or Die" of course! But I think I'll never dare to ruin "Don't You Want Me" 😭

[@lostinmusik]

This is absolutely one of your finest! A glorious piece of work. Did I hear a snippet of “Just Fascination” by Cabaret Voltaire in there too? You’ve completely changed then merged both songs in the most divine way, like a melancholy duet - what an absolute master-work. I could seriously listen to this on an infinity-loop. The playing of your own music fits perfectly with such a palette of delicious sounds. Such creativity, so many clever touches to process, can you please send me an audio version or download link?

[@matt_one]

As always, thanks a lot for your enthusiastic comment! What a coincidence, we both thought about Cabaret Voltaire! I didn't use anything by them here, but there's actually a sound that reminds me one of their song. Musically, there is only one little bit of sound from Ladytron's original song, but it's very hard to spot. And, of course, the wonderful bell synth sound from 'Darkness'. I added all the other sounds, the electric guitar (trying to mimic the guitars sound of 'The Lebabon'), drums, bass sounds, pads, gated pads, the 'Cabaret Voltaire' sound and..... in some parts of the song I overlayed the drums from 'Let Me Go' by Heaven 17! I'll give you the download link tomorrow, because I'm simultaneously making a semi-instrumental special version. 🤭 Thanks again immensely for your support, Ian!

[@lostinmusik]

@@matt_one I can’t wait for the link, when you say you’ve added sounds you’ve actually completely re-crafted all the music, it sounds superb and the choice of samples, textures and instrumentation is sublime. That guitar is fabulous too, I assumed that must be in the original somewhere- stellar job!🎉

[@matt_one]

@lostinmusik The electric guitar is not known to me to be present in “Darkness,” while in “Destroy....” it may well be there, buried among other sounds. I used it to accentuate a melody actually present in the Ladytron song, where I used a typical “sync ”synth sound slightly to the left and, indeed, the same melody doubled with the guitar slightly to the right. I then used the guitar to accentuate the chorus with female vocals and, finally, with a Darkness melody. The curious thing is that I had no idea to make a mashup between these two songs, I was simply programming a sound, exactly the first one you hear at 0:04. Then, when I turned on the arpeggiator, I said “Wow!” and recorded the exact chord sequence you hear. I thought, “Let's see what it sounds like with drums....,” and I liked it. Then, listening to it, all of a sudden I thought of the beginning of “Darkness” and thought it might work. But more was needed; I didn't want it to be just that. And that's when the chorus of “Destroy....” came to my mind. Thank you again for your great appreciation!

[@matt_one]

@@lostinmusik Here's the download link : mega.nz/folder/IRoWHJ6K#8MecdlB3gMRMt3yKoSKFQQ 👋

[@lostinmusik]

@@matt_one thank you so much Luca, I am.encountering a few issues downloading this whilst on holiday but will persevere

[@alexpump]

🤘🏻

[@DoMmashupscovers]

Great! Love it!

[@matt_one]

Thanks! This time no weird creatures in the video! 😂

[@DoMmashupscovers]

@@matt_one 😄

[@higiniogasparperez8120]

Buenísima .!!❤❤❤

[@matt_one]

Muchas gracias!

[@jinnjexx]

So good!!! 🥰

[@matt_one]

Thank you!🙏

[@higiniogasparperez8120]

Tienes un puntito comercial , pero Muy bien

[@andrels9466]

W.D dude||| lml

[@paolosince66]

Incredibile, fantastico, sborroooo 😅

[@matt_one]

No dài, Paolo!!! Non fare così..... 🤣🤣🤭🤭

[@kidgmusic]

Everything You Touch Is Darkness 😅

[@matt_one]

😉

[@eant1234]

Fuckin' A

[@mash77chris]

Now I know what you are doing. Why don't you mix ARCH ENEMY - Dream Stealer with Megadeth - In My Darkest Hour . :)

[@matt_one]

Arch Enemy and Megadeth? Surely the most natural consequence after mixing Ladytron and The Human League....

[@mash77chris]

@@matt_one This is the kind of suggestion I came up with quickly. Maybe something that is more different . Slayer and Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus. I don't bother. subscribed. If you create something I'll see it and don't forget to rate and comment.

[@matt_one]

@@mash77chris Thank you for your appreciation and subscription! I can tell you that what I am doing is just for pure personal enjoyment, without any professionalism or ambition . If there is someone who likes what I do, even better. Generally the choice of songs to mix reflects my personal taste and as you can see I stay more within the synthpop and darkwave genres. Obviously the choices fall on songs that I love a lot and, above all, that I know well. Unfortunately I don't have much knowledge of the metal genre, although I have enjoyed this genre in the past. I stopped at Dream Theater in the mid 90s and in more recent years I discovered Antimatter. There are definitely songs from extremely different genres that could work very well together, the problem is knowing which ones..... 🙏😀

[@mash77chris]

@@matt_one You may find something to mix at my place. I am a total amateur. To you cool The Cure came out. I'm listening to Ghotic so much more now. E.g. Nigtwish. They have some tracks. I like them all regardless of the singer. It is known that Tarja is Tarja. Consider such a mix, because you do it quite well.

[@matt_one]

@mash77chris I agree with you, Tarja Turunen is really a great singer.... If I'm not wrong her voice was used in some trance tunes.