DEVICES & DESIRES

In June 2011, New York Polyphony and Indaba Music joined forces to host an online Gregorian chant remix competition called Devices & Desires. The contest made available three of the genre’s “greatest hits” (Victimae paschali laudes, Gaudeamus in omnes Domino, and Beati mundo corde) recorded exclusively for Indaba Music by NYP. Each chant was featured in a stand-alone contest, allowing entrants to remix their favorite.

The competition was a resounding success, yielding hundreds of submissions in a dizzying array of styles from musicians all over the world. In August, after spending many enjoyable hours reviewing each submission, New York Polyphony selected a grand prize winner and a runner-up for each of the three chants.

Now, the winning remixes alongside the original chant recordings are available as a 9-track digital EP exclusively on Ariama.com, the new online classical music store from Sony Music.

TRACK LIST:

01 Victimae paschali laudes
…..New York Polyphony

02 Victimae paschali laudes (VPL Cubist Remix)
…..New York Polyphony/ David Minnick

03 Victimae paschali laudes (7th Century Remix)
…..New York Polyphony/ Andrew Broadwater

04 Gaudeamus omnes in Domino
…..New York Polyphony

05 Gaudeamus omnes in Domino (Pariter Remix)
…..New York Polyphony/ Eileen Carpio

06 Gaudeamus omnes in Domino (Wisaal Remix)
…..New York Polyphony/ Mike List

08 Beati mundo corde
…..New York Polyphony

08 Beati mundo corde (Dynabeat Remix)
…..New York Polyphony/ Inge Skaland

09 Beati mundo corde (Barry Phillips Remix)
…..New York Polyphony/ Barry Phillips

If you’d like to learn more about Devices & Desires (and go behind the scenes with the composers) go HERE.