Altered Realities collates most of Banco de Gaia’s remixes since 1990 into one authoritative collection. The very first remix was a baggy version of Beautiful Happiness’s Something Sonic, while the latest is a cosmic re-version of Youth & Gaudi’s Empress of the Tarot. A sonic Banco thread connects them all.
Some of the tracks are previously unreleased, while others, which predate the internet, are unavailable digitally, making this a must-have release for both serious Banco fans and for all lovers of alternative electronica.
The collection came about by serendipity, as Toby Marks aka Banco de Gaia explains:
“Putting this together was never my intention for 2023, as I’m supposed to be working on new music! However, someone on Twitter pointed out that 2023 marked 30 years since my first remix, and that milestone seemed worth commemorating. Only later did I remember that I made my first remix in 1990, not 1993, and so I had missed the anniversary entirely, but by then the project was well under way.”
With remixes of work by electronic pioneers Zion Train, L.S.G. (AKA Oliver Lieb) and Mr. C alongside tracks from next generation cosmonauts like Youth & Gaudi, Desert Dwellers and Kaya Project, as well as those of troubadour Mazlyn Jones, Zero 7’s Sophie Barker, 90s pop-rock-techno group HED, percussionists Ensemble Bash, pioneer producer Wally Brill (now a Senior AI Conversation Designer at Google!), Franco-Iraqis AIWA, the wonderfully named Russian duo Sex Of Insects and Dr. Who sound designer Simon Power, Altered Realties is an eclectic musical journey through three decades of creativity, inspiration and evolution.
released August 4, 2023
Simon Power - How Proud We Are (Banco de Gaia Remix)
Original written and produced by Simon Power
Published by Copyright Control
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Beautiful Happiness - Something Sonic (This Way Comes)
Original written by Adrian Stevenson, Dave Whitehead, Geoff Donkin, Matthew Leach and Gareth Oliver
Original produced by Sonic Boom
Published by Associated Music International
Licensed with kind permission of the band
Mazlyn Jones - Planet For Sale (Banco de Gaia's Breathe A Little Life Mix)
Vocals: Mazlyn Jones
Guitars/Bass: Mazlyn Jones
Drums: Guy Evans
Original written and produced by Mazlyn Jones
Published by Copyright Control
Licensed with kind permission of Isle of Light
Mr. C - Shape Your Dreams (Banco de Gaia Remix)
Original written and produced by Richard West
Published by Copyright Control
Licensed with kind permission of Superfreq
Aïwa - Ibn Sina (Banco de Gaia Remix)
Naufalle Al Wahab (Percussion)
Wamid Al Wahab (Bass and arrangements)
Séverine Louvel (Vocals)
Gael Levionnois (Flute and Keyboards)
Stephane Laffeach (Turntables)
Sébastien Lorho (Sound engineer)
Philippe Hainry (Drums)
Mathias Prime (Guitars)
Original written and produced by Naufalle Al Wahab and Wamid Al Wahab
Published by Wikkid Records
Licensed with kind permission of Wikkid Records
Desert Dwellers - Shiva Nataraj (Banco de Gaia Remix)
Vocals by Niell
Original written and produced by Amani Friend & Alex King-Harris
Published by Global Dragon
Licensed with kind permission of YogiTunes
Ensemble Bash - Mopti Street (Banco de Gaia Remix)
Played by Ensemble Bash (Richard Benjafield, Chris Brannick, Stephen Hiscock, Andrew Martin)
Original written by Simon Limbrick
Arranged by Ensemble Bash
Produced by Geoff Hilton and Stephen Hiscock
Published by
Licensed with kind permission of Soundcircus
Zion Train - Zion High (Banco de Gaia Remix)
Original written and produced by Zion Train (Neil Perch/ Michael Johnson/Colin Cod/Dave Tench)
Published by Universal Egg Publishing
Licensed with kind permission of Universal Egg
Youth & Gaudi - Empress Of The Tarot (Banco de Gaia Remix)
Original written & produced by Youth & Gaudi
Published by Painted Word Music
Licensed with kind permission of Liquid Sound Design
HED - Folklaw (Banco de Gaia Mix)
Written and produced by K. Mason and D. Richards
Published by The Bacon Empire Publishing
Licensed with kind permission by D. Richards
Sophie Barker - Gold Dust Woman (Banco de Gaia Gold Dub Woman Remix)
Vocals - Sophie Barker
Violin - Chloe Lander
Keys - Paul Silver
Guitar - Yul Desai
Bass - Adam King
Drums - Jim Norden
Original written by Stevie Nicks
Original produced by Alex Pilkington and Sophie Barker
Original mixed by Bruno Ellingham
Published by Kobalt
Sex Of Insects - All I Have A Know (Banco de Gaia Remix)
Original written and produced by Anatoly Podkopov & Aleksandra Bartashevich
Published by Copyright Control
Licensed with kind permission of Ylotana
L.S.G. - Get Out (Remix By Banco de Gaia)
Original written and produced by Oliver Lieb
Published by Edition Mooze (Universal Music)
Licensed with kind permission of Oliver Lieb
Kaya Project - Good Morning London (Banco de Gaia's Arhythmia Remix)
Original written, performed and produced by Seb Taylor & Natasha Chamberlain
Published by Copyright Control
Licensed with kind permission of Kaya Project / Tribal Shift Records
Wally Brill – A Loop in Time (Banco de Gaia Remix)
Original written and produced by Wally Brill
Published by Copyright Control
Licensed with kind permission of Wally Brill
