RODENT 2.0 (restored)

[@hiwattmarshall]

I appreciate your engagement on this session, so many awesome comments shared…THANK YOU 🙏🏻🤟🏻 Back in 1998, I was commissioned to remix RODENT for Skinny Puppy’s Remix Dystemper. Nettwerk loaned me the original 2”- 24 track, and I booked a session at Mushroom Studios to make a ProTools copy. This newly ‘restored' mix is from that same copy. I (we) HAVE to acknowledge Rave’s production on this song, because it’s absolutely brilliant! We should all take a lesson, from the fact that he fit everything into 24 tracks 😳 The original sounds, vocals, guitars, etc. were really, really well produced, and recorded…it was an incredible learning experience restoring it 🙏🏻 A loving shout out to you Rave, for producing my favourite SP track EVER, and for taking me under your wing while doing so. I only realized years later, what a special privilege that was…to be trained by the BEST Industrial Music producer/engineer of our time…Dave ‘RAVE’ Ogilvie 🤟🏻❤❤ 💥Note for us geeks💥 When I was referencing my restored mix with Rave’s original, it didn’t take long to realize he must have used a REALLY COOL ‘old school’ trick when mixing…When working with an analog tape machine, mix engineers often switch on the varispeed control, and speed it up a few ‘cents’ for the mix. In most cases, it results in a tighter bottom end, without straying too far from standard pitch. My restored mix was a little ‘flat’, or slower than the original LP version, so I simply ’squeezed’ my final mix to match, using Avid’s time comp/expans Audiosuite plugin. Ended up sounding better 🤟🏻 Thanks for sitting in, I hope you enjoy this new ‘restored' mix of RODENT 2.0 🐀 ❤hiwatt

[@emeraldmyzh]

For real! I've been listening to Rabies for a couple of decades, and this new remaster is off the chain, Ken. I had no idea Rodent could sound better than the original. So many new details I can hear.❤❤❤ Thank you!!

[@andrewc661]

I would like to see this done to the whole album, and re-released

[@gregadkins2749]

BIG UP

[@jeffmueller3909]

Yes please!

[@jbparish7656]

and TDP especially... and the rest f it

[@tommythetrain1945]

take my money!

[@MrTRAUMAHOUNDS]

ABSOLUTELY!!

[@ronmsmithjr]

As Tuco Salamanca would say, this restoration is "Tight, Tight, Tight!!"

[@Dilettanteworks]

You cleaned this up so good, but without taking anything away from the original mix. This is absolutely flawless!

[@seanjohnson6352]

I no longer need acid to hear the finer details

[@ProfVonW]

Is there a 30th anniversary of the 1993 remastered (Remaster Remastered?) version coming next year? PLEASE!

[@joeymcwilliams3440]

I'm a year late, but I still had to comment. This is AMAZING.

[@hiwattmarshall]

@joeymcwilliams3440 thanks for sharing, never too late my friend 🤟🏻🙏🏻. Always been my fav SP track ❤ -hw

[@ronanjenkins2323]

Those vocals sound so much cleaner, less chaotic and abrasive sounding. You didn’t detract from the original song whatsoever but added a cleaner and refined aspect to it. The vocals are one of the core discernible differences compared to the original. Did you reduce the gain on the vocals?

[@b_4428]

This is great! I do have to say that I am also particularly fond of the best remix of this song - Ken's version on Remix Dys Temper. :)

[@MarkBlasquez]

I could re-live this fantastic music for the rest of my days. Love hearing your new spin on it. Thank you!

[@TrayChester01]

The ENTIRE Rabies album needs an update, and release on VINYL and CD. Rabies has been treated terribly by the label and they must make amends! I'm glad to have the properly remastered CD, but we GOTTA have VINYL that isn't screwed up!

[@Cincinnatijames]

I didn't know about the remastered CD until about a decade or so after it was released. I was absolutely blown away when I finally got a copy.

[@TrayChester01]

@@Cincinnatijames Indeed. As of now, it is the best and only way to listen to the album. I still find it mind boggling that the situation with Rabies has gone on this long.

[@ceef8688]

too true. I have shied away from buying the 2018 version, or whenever. But I would rather have a remaster on par with this instead of a vg original copy...

[@johangustafsson4843]

Crisp!! Oh, I wish this was released as a hi-rez download. It sounds amazing, Ken! 😍

[@jeremiahpeterson7490]

This song and album was my "gateway drug" to this great "rock 'n roll" band! Love EVERY song they have made before and since! Thanks for sharing. Sounds absolutely fucking amazing in my headphones....currently on repeat while I check my emails and local news, lol! Play it Loud! 🤟😃🤟

[@pepuletrz]

are you sure?

[@jsebastian9547]

This is such a killer update. Not too much, not too little, just a nice focus on many previously kinda obscured elements that really give the song a new life.

[@ickyfehmleh]

How many beers should I offer for you to give Last Rights' Knowhere the same treatment?

[@TheSoberSynthesist]

holy hell I hear things I've never heard in this mix and ive listened to this track since it came out. job well done!! and a special thanks to Dwanye too! omg does it get any better than this?!?!?!

[@MrSulfor]

It feels more open. Everything is breathing.

[@teotammivuori3209]

I heard things I didn't know that where there, but now I hear them loud and sparkling clear. What kind of magic did you use? It must have taken countless of hours to get this finished? Huge and humble respect! Simply can't wait till next month! But I understand that weekly broadcast takes a lot of discipline, a lot of time and a lot of energy. So far we all have gained so much from your channel and your knowledge and especially from the contagious enthusiasm. Ken, you literally have saved me from many desperate and dark Friday evenings just by always keeping up the positive spirit of your channel! But as we know, life shifts up and down... I hope everything is and will be all right!

[@Inthemeantimeiwander]

One of my favourites too. Thanks for this. Where can we get a digital or physical copy?

[@industrialVyking]

Absolutely one of my favorite SP tracks. That simple bass line is just killer when it pops in, then when the vocals come in it's just perfect. makes me so nostalgic like hearing it for the first time! :)

[@adj789]

I like the remix over the original

[@KyleClements]

This is an incredible mix of this song. Wow! I need to go listen to this again, but with my good headphones. Thank you for making one of my favourite Puppy tracks sound even better!

[@DasKreestof]

As much as I love this, my biggest takeaway was this MONTHS session instead of this week's. :-( I love this channel so ! much. Thank you Ken for giving us as much as you do, we're all very lucky.

[@nnnunemon4894]

🖤🖤🖤 dynamic af!!! please do the whole record!

[@Mythos_Musik]

Oh man this takes me back. When the synth kicks and your grooving. Then the guitar just takes it to another level. Thank you for sharing.

[@gregadkins2749]

like a boss - Hiwatt is the GOAT

[@sirreal6271]

This track has definitely been born again HARD!

[@siriusfun]

Sounds fantastic, Ken. When you say 'restored', have you remastered the original mix? Cheers.

[@AkaTengu]

It looks like Ogre’s vox are going through the H3500 and others on individual channels on the Apollo. Definitely more than just a remaster. Sounds pretty rad!

[@slenstoam8424]

Watching a reel to reel is very calming. Having SP and Hiwatt provide the noise doesn’t take away from my calm at all.

[@Rotten13mgOxy]

Ahead of its time especially "Worlock." and I actually like this restored version better!

[@thecalling667]

Rodent, Hexonxonx, Worlock, and Tin Omen are so frighteningly ahead of their time, imo! Rabies is a fucking crazy album!

[@Rotten13mgOxy]

I wanna so totally hear some Too Dark Park Tour shows recordings from the mixing board. In good quality. that would be dope

[@thegline]

*the song came back to earth with a great rock 'n roll band*

[@aroxchannel]

Dark. So dark. So lovely. I don't know what I would have done without SP in the late 80s and early 90s.

[@NikErgo]

Wow! One of my favourite SP tracks sounds even crisper and more raw! Love it!

[@impulsecoupling]

I always got chills when the guitar kicked in, and would always reach over to crank the volume higher in the car.

[@szinyk]

only in this version do i realize Ogre is saying "HOLD it down", i always thought it was "going down" 🤯

[@Chippy3]

I thought he was saying ‘put it down. Bitch, now’

[@KevinPortoPhoto]

Stunning is the best word I can come up with. Would love to see this on 12".

[@TheDudeWhoLikesVHS]

5:43 Let Us Build A Better Mouse Trap

[@alienanxiety]

Amazing mix. Would love it if you could somehow go back and “clean up” Last Rights. I think it is one of the most layered and dense pieces of music every written - still hearing new things decades later - but I know there must be so much more in there to be revealed with a new mix.

[@danieklerr]

So much power, and the signature voodoo. The guitars at 4:20 really are very present here, which is nice. Thank you for sharing this.

[@jcoverpass]

Wow, thank you. Was in a dark place and this just took me back to 1989 when the world was not yet such a dismal place to the 11 year old me first popping this cassette into the deck. I don’t mean to get all emotional and wierd but you may have just brought back a touch of hope to someone who had all but abandoned it.

[@SogoTX]

ALWAYS hold on to the Memories of those wonderful Days... It is something that They can NEVER take away from Us... ;)

[@belleepoque4597]

Dave 'Rave' did a brilliant job with this track (huge fan of this album along with all the albums from Remission on btw), but this is amazing. The clarity and three dimensional quality exposes so much in the mix.

[@walkerwilliamson7828]

It's so damn good! Looking forward to Worlock 2.0 😁

[@ddg3270]

Thank you, I love this song and the vintage gear visuals made me feel like I was there back in the day, I’m crying happy tears watching this

[@alexanderstewart3265]

I love the emphasis of the keyboard line which starts at 0:44. This line is buried in the mix on the original release.

[@jaysmakingprogress]

One of my favorite SP tracks. This deserves to be heard with your best quality headphones. Amazing work!

[@johnirish_RMLfx]

Amazing Ken! I'd love to see move of this. Also a track breakdown! ...How your going about treating each track, compression, EQ etc. Bests-

[@DamonLuther]

REmix the entire album like this. Release paid lossless first. Then release for streaming a month or two after. Fans will buy (me included), every bit counts these days. Kudos!

[@tankorrsmash]

I remember having to use Nettwerk's mail order service to get the remastered Rabies sent to my house in suburban Cleveland. The audio was a night-and-day difference compared to the Capitol version. Who must I slay to have an entire Rabies 2.0? Just point me in the direction and I will do so

[@MTBRAWDON]

This needs a hi fi rerelease

[@erichusayn]

When that synth hits...

[@BroodXindustrial]

F'in brilliant! Damn. Cleaned up rather nicely there didn't ya? :) You got that ear (two of em! ;) ) my brother of sound. Hands of fire man. Truly art in beautiful chaotic form. Keep on killing em man. Love it!

[@beauregardslim1914]

Dammit man you made me get off the couch to power up the stereo.

[@Cyborgmarsupial]

A Classic.

[@SogoTX]

Sounds AMAZING, Ken! Thank you for the, "restoration"! ;)

[@ryn5671]

Ken, please do something about your work on Thought Industry's " Mods Carve the Pig"

[@JackPeloquin]

If it sounds good on this shitty little bluetooth speaker...switching over to the Duet and proper headphones.

[@brokenalice218]

Aaaaaaamazing! Thank You!

[@DamonLuther]

i wish I could triple like this. Better mix than the album for sure. More clear but keeping the aesthetics.

[@Pete_Logic]

Oh my god that sounds fantastic 🥋🎧🥋

[@_c_y_p_3]

💙This it sounds amazing, rather impressive level of clarity and spaciousness!

[@ukpoetry]

Early SP with every instrument and sample crisp and distinguishable. This is god like mixing.

[@McWorf]

wow I didn’t think I could possibly love this track anymore than I already did but yet here we are

[@j.gairns]

When I need to concentrate on studio work, I play this very very loud. It is a perfect remix. I would love to hear a remix of "I am War Again" by Damage Manual. Be still my black heart.

[@matthewd.1805]

Oh Damn that sounded good! I am imagining what Tin Omen, and Warlock would sound like if polished up.like this. Rabies was an amazing album, but the production quality was terrible.

[@winstonsmith2663]

gotta get this out on a 12"

[@jprost]

Remixed/mastered with wonderful outboard gear! So much about this track is why I fell in love with Puppy. This so defines the style of Industrial that I love and miss.

[@shinygritsifter]

I’m gonna have this for lunch tomorrow 😋

[@staticradio3]

Good stuff!

[@bartech72]

Eargasm...

[@bcx1138]

wiiiiicked

[@better.better]

I love seeing the meters as the visualization too

[@doberchic]

Ok forgive me... but there is a beat that I can't hear in this that is very clear in a car I'm sometimes put in that has a bang & olufsen... Wish there was someone could talk to about it, it is THE COOLEST beat, bass, moves back and forth but it's lost here? I can only describe it as if walking on water was a sound.

[@troywill3081]

I feel that I have come late to this video, but I want to thank you for your work. Skinny Puppy was dear to me in the eighties and nineties. I enjoyed your work with both Skinny Puppy and Download. I hope you find the time to answer a question. Have you considered the impact of AI on the production of music? I would like to hear your thoughts on this topic. Given your history with music and technology, can you share your thoughts on your channel?

[@pepuletrz]

omg..nice..now ya got me..dig it! rrekurdsout!.mist ya .

[@brandtrax]

How was this created? Did you re-balance it from the original Chicago Trax 24 multi?

[@LongBoxDigital]

Goddamn this is wonderful... I loved it when Dystemper came out, but this takes it to a whole 'nother level!

[@ceef8688]

feels like Halloween in spring during one's first great personal awakening

[@robertmacgregor2788]

Great mix of the track that hooked me to Puppy in 1990. The only things I don't like about the mix are the synth stabs sound muffled in this mix and the snare hits that precede the guitar coming in don't have the emphasis/reverb they do in the original mix.

[@colinrussell2017]

Definitely in my top 10 favourite puppy songs. Thank you again, Ken!

[@b.aitken]

DOOOOOOOOOOODE!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Andrej767]

WOW , new life to old song.Fantastic ....

[@ShapesAndPatterns]

Ken… You’ve pulled the original spirit / fire / ghost of this manifestation clear through to our present times with the utmost purity. Words fail to convey what you’ve accomplished here and how much those of us who’ve been along for the ride appreciate it. Stay powerful 🙏

[@Decoy303]

I prefer the originals crustiness. Good job though.

[@dislodge]

My gawd, in good headphones this feels like I’m listening to this in widescreen 4K UHD with HDR after growing up listening to it on pan and scan VHS ;)

[@PacifierMusic]

Thanks Ken! Just what I needed today. Brings me back

[@dms8504]

Nothing against this remaster, but after wearing this album out back in the day, i have gotten used to the murky mix and will always go to that over any remaster. That goes for any album by any artist. Its a time and place thing i guess.

[@mrrinnan3495]

Brings ma back to those more angry drug minded days.

[@pafvel]

Your mixes of Rodent pull me right back into listening to SP again! Not the first time, this… 🖤

[@dreduplough8312]

Will this be available sometime,somewhere, and yes this treatment to the whole album?

[@paleotopioneer7779]

Single greatest industrial song of all time! And you made it better again. Finally figured out how at least..... You Moon'ed it- kzbin.info/www/bejne/iWLUXn-MfcRjrKs think you discovered a new note between B and C. Thank you

[@RundFyrkant]

Oyeah this sounds great!🤓

[@BitcoinBitz]

....Mouthed the Word Money!!!!

[@readonly999]

A masterclass in how far old tapes can go in capable hands.

[@maxkatz6366]

Ken, as usual, you freaking ROCK! each time i listen to something from you, i feel like i am learning from the master... and, for what its worth, not being spoon fed, i have to think about what is n=being said, and how to bring it into my own practice..

[@kevingregoire2764]

I've always loved the production and clarity on Killing Game. It's amazing to hear Rodent with such clarity. Warlock is next ?

[@OgreTheGreenGuy]

Rabies est pour moi l'un des albums les plus accompli avec Last Rights...Toute mon adolescence !!

[@lupen242]

One of my fave SP tracks restored by the one and only K.H.M. 🙌

[@billsarver5512]

Props! Would love to hear more about the Eventide used for vocals on SP + Ministry. I think it was used on Ministry's "You know what you are" which still baffles me how Al got that vocal sound. I've only found one rare online comment from the engineer on that track that referenced massive oscillating pitches using the Eventide. Would dig seeing you reconstruct it.

[@MB-uz2zu]

This is so amazing, thank you for this!

[@steveanimatrix3887]

Top notch, dude! It's amazing how modern tech can really bring everything to the front and still hear everything so clearly, even on 35 year old tracks. I don't think I've ever heard the bass synth so clearly. It's hard to have just one fav puppy tune, but this has always been among them. I bet Nivek had to take a lot of throat lozenges.