The Bins

A NEW BOSSANOVA RENDITION OF THE BINS’ "SHADE" ENCOURAGES MORE ARTISTS TO REMIX THEIR OWN SONGS — Get Some Magazine Turn on the ‘Shade’ remix when you have a long day ahead of you. You’ll be amazed at how your productivity increases.

https://thebins.bandcamp.com/album/binstrumentals-vol-ii

I am most attached to the instrumental versions of my vocal songs because that’s how they began, and that’s how they will stay with me for the many years that I work on them. For the few songs that I decide to add vocals to, that process usually comes toward the end of their production. Sometimes I feel like the vocals complete the songs, sometimes I feel like they clutter them. Maybe it’s the nostalgia for the instrumental versions that I grew attached to, or maybe it’s something else. Whatever the reason, the instrumental versions are always very dear to me, so I make an effort to release them as they once were.

Re-producing these songs was not as simple as just stripping them of the vocals and calling it a day. The mixing engineer, Scott Zschomler, and I worked hard to give these songs a brand new mix so they would hold their own as instrumentals— and not sound like backing tracks. This usually means bringing up certain instruments in the mix so they can fill the role of a leading instrument. Removing vocals can also allow us to expand the mix, and reveal some of the details that you may have missed from the vocal versions.

The goal here is not to create a “better” listening experience; it’s simply to create a different one. I hope you can enjoy these songs and appreciate them in a different light.

Thanks for listening!

Binstrumentals Vol. II, by The Bins 5 track album