RODENT 2.0 (restored)

In this month's session, Ken 'hiwatt' Marshall restores Skinny Puppy's 'Rodent'. Much respect to Dave 'Rave' Ogilvie, for producing one of my all time favourite SP tracks!
❤️hiwatt
A very special thanks to Ogre, cEvin, Dwayne, Rave, and Al 🤟🏻
Special thanks to Nettwerk Music Group

[@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!!

[@sampsahult1514]

Freaking nice work here! For example, the bass drum is snappy yet mellow, which sits in the mix like a charm. Thanks for sharing Ken.

[@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!!

[@seanjohnson6352]

I no longer need acid to hear the finer details

[@ronmsmithjr]

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

[@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’

[@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

[@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...

[@thegline]

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

[@Dilettanteworks]

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

[@better.better]

I love seeing the meters as the visualization too

[@MrSulfor]

It feels more open. Everything is breathing.

[@readonly999]

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

[@sirreal6271]

This track has definitely been born again HARD!

[@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.

[@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.

[@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!

[@aroxchannel]

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

[@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?

[@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... ;)

[@MarkBlasquez]

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

[@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?!?!?!

[@impulsecoupling]

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

[@KevinPortoPhoto]

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

[@Cyborgmarsupial]

A Classic.

[@johangustafsson4843]

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

[@ceef8688]

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

[@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

[@gregadkins2749]

like a boss - Hiwatt is the GOAT

[@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. :)

[@erichusayn]

When that synth hits...

[@ProfVonW]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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!

[@ДенисБарковский-и8я]

The music of future!

[@winstonsmith2663]

gotta get this out on a 12"

[@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.

[@Andrej767]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@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 🙏

[@666chainsawkiller666]

I always thought that a 5.1 mix of Too Dark Park would sound incredible! The entire SP discography would be wonderful to get a remaster!

[@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 ;)

[@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.

[@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

[@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!

[@MTBRAWDON]

This needs a hi fi rerelease

[@OgreTheGreenGuy]

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

[@beauslim]

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

[@FLAKKASEAGAL]

Great Track Great Mix been watching Ken "hiwatt" Marshall production videos for tips on music production. A wealth of Information.

[@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!

[@nnnunemon4894]

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

[@miked3168]

I love that this is on a reel to reel

[@weareshowroomdummies]

Wooow what a sound

[@genepooll7610]

This. Is. SO. Crisp.

[@DamonLuther]

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

[@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.

[@marktrudeaujr.4421]

Thank you Ken!!!!

[@shinygritsifter]

I’m gonna have this for lunch tomorrow 😋

[@walkerwilliamson7828]

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

[@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!

[@NikErgo]

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

[@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?

[@pepuletrz]

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

[@Rotten13mgOxy]

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

[@jaysmakingprogress]

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

[@robertmacgregor2788]

This was the first Skinny Puppy song I ever heard, all the way back in late 1990 - I was instantly smitten, been a fan ever since.

[@projectarchivist9085]

Man, those bass drums, that whole low end..omg. Its a new song

[@lupen242]

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

[@JuanHernandez-ph6jx]

Incredible

[@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.

[@glitchunicorn]

one of my most favorite songs

[@moongrime]

BRAP ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@conradbaugh9561]

Love your work Ken!

[@LongBoxDigital]

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

[@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

[@mrrinnan3495]

Brings ma back to those more angry drug minded days.

[@gregoryvanwagenen3651]

This is fantastic. Thank you for posting it.

[@BitcoinBitz]

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

[@CreepyT]

........... .... .... .... WOW!

[@ubermalice9589]

A classic. Produced by Al Jourgensen if I'm not mistaken. A unique masterpiece with a sound authentic and entirely different from the rest of Puppy's catalogue.

[@PacifierMusic]

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

[@Pete_Logic]

Oh my god that sounds fantastic 🥋🎧🥋

[@AsuraRecords]

Rabies and every track on it is my all time favorite SP album.

[@tommythetrain1945]

4:19 ooof yeaaa

[@EnochLight]

A year later and still awesome - love that ReVox A77!

[@bartech72]

Eargasm...

[@damonedge2760]

Thank you. Sincerely for re-lighting my deep admiration for this band.

[@syrophenikan]

This is an absolute masterpiece!!!! I can't stop listening to it (and likely never will.)

[@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.

[@SogoTX]

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

[@_c_y_p_3]

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

[@WolfAsylum]

Pure excellence.

[@Graeme_Norgate]

Oh man, this sounds so awesome, thank you for doing this Ken.

[@nichttuntun3364]

Wow. I know this track since it was first released. Pre-ordered the import vinyl back in the days. What a great great mix you got there. I enjoyed to re-discover things. Sounds beatiful. Thank you. ❤️

[@TarnishedCharm]

First time I listened to SP back in 90’s was this track, blew me away as a teen and still does!

[@staticradio3]

Good stuff!

[@pafvel]

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

[@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-