#mutilation rag

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"Mutilation Rag" by Max Miller This is an interesting one, and I best just let Max explain what he did on this: "I saw the sheet music as a 'game' to be played live on a piano. Now, since I wasn't playing a piano and this album was meant to be recorded, I based my version of the song off of the concept of a "game" and "a battle between the left and right." The music has nothing to do with the notes written on the sheets. A battle between the left speaker and the right speaker.  You can listen to this song multiple ways.  The left side feature an acoustic sound and the right side, a distorted one.  Listen together, listen to just one, swap your headphones back and forth.  A song that you can manipulate to fit your mood." If it's been awhile since you looked at Mutilation Rag's sheet music, recall that is described as a "struggle between the right and left hand" and all the descriptions indicate a battle, until the "right prevails and the left hand falls in defeat."  So Max's idea of two sides fits right in, and takes the "Mutilation Rag" experience to a different place entirely. I've heard a few songs in my day that do the "two sides of the recording" thing, but never with the intention of being so fluid or with the goal to have the listener manipulate (i.e., mutilate).  Very cool!  Also I'll note that it works pretty well just listening as normal too!  :) Artist: Max Miller Bandcamp

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"Mutilation Rag" by Tom McLaughlin & Mike Midden Tom & Mike's Song Reader project continues, finally getting to "Mutilation Rag".  They do a quick version on it, but it's fun--reminds me of something from Nintendo!  artist: Tom McLaughlin & Mike Midden Youtube

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"Mutilation Rag" by Kyle Burke & San Francisco Rock Project Here is an interesting "Mutilation Rag," that becomes a drum and electric guitar battle, mainly.  There's some piano in there too.  Can't tell who wins! artist: Kyle Burke Soundcloud

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"Mutilation Rag" by The Ramshackle Orchestra A bit ago, Peter gave us an ambient field recording for "Old Shanghai," recording as he walked around a section of London, but occasionally humming the melody of the song.  I mentioned that it stretched the boundaries of what a cover is, but found it very impressive. Peter writes on his "Mutilation Rag" that he took that comment and "for this one we thought we'd trample all over that boundary and see if it's possible to do a cover which contains virtually nothing of the original (beyond roughly following its structure)." How'd he do that?  Building a track from found music recorded between 1909 and 1959; less atmospheric and peaceful, the track is a quodlibet and a pretty intense circus of bits, indeed--as an instrumental about mutilation probably should be. artist: The Ramshackle Orchestra Soundcloud

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"Mutilation Rag" by Unplugged70 If you take a look at the sheet music for "Mutilation Rag," Beck describes it as a battle between the left and right hand.  And that conflict manifests itself in most of your versions of this song; no matter how different your covers may be.  John here uses a martial beat to get this across, underneath the musical battle melody above.  artist: Unplugged70 Youtube

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"Mutilation Rag" by Paul Lambeek As Paul notes, his version is less a rag and perhaps more a tango, which makes me wonder--how many different dance styles can you guys make this?  Still interesting, Paul definitely gets to the heart of the hectic battle that Beck wrote about in the sheet music. artist: Paul Lambeek Soundcloud

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"Mutilation Rap" by David Stevenson Beck's "Mutilation Rag" is, of course, an instrumental, written for the piano, a "struggle between the Right and Left Hand."  A battle!  Well what's more appropriate for a battle than turning it into a rap?  Eight Mile and stuff, right?  David Stevenson does just that and wins. artist: David Stevenson Soundcloud