Tim Forsyth & Yogi - Prax 2 da Max

Joachim Wijnhoven (aka Yogibear) got in touch with me last summer, asking if I'd like to collaborate on a remix. I didn't feel very confident in my music making abilities at the time, so we put this idea on hold.

A month ago, he sent me his remix for a SID I had never heard and it seemed like the perfect time to dive in and try this collab thing out.

I enjoyed working with Yogi and appreciated his patience and honesty, something I was keen to stress at the start. If he didn't like something I wanted to know, which he did and we tore up and rearranged sections many times to arrive at this remix.

My first attempt evolved into this cheesy pop song, like something you'd hear at Eurovision or playing over the top of football highlights. I found myself strangely drawn to it but it wasn't quite right. It's not a style of music I normally make. That said, I might finish it up at some point to see how it goes down.

I have a tendancy to go off and do my own thing especially in this case where there isn't a lot to work with from the original SID; just a simple melody and a modulation.

I tried to keep that in check as I had Yogi's remix to keep me on track.

So what we have here is new lead sections from myself and Yogi sandwiched between the original SID in an 80s style package.

We hope you like it.