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Been thinking about doing a SMiLE mix like this for a while; all of the pieces of SMiLE fit together in so many interesting ways, and what with Brian adding so many interludes and separate parts, I created a mix of SMiLE that separates each song into separate pieces and intersperses them together, creating an entirely new experience. I know this mix isn't perfect, but I hope this idea inspires someone else to create a possibly-better interpretation of this idea. Special thanks to SMiLE: Reflections for inspiration for the opening, and to Soniclovenoize and JMZ for their amazing SMiLE mixes which I borrowed from. Hope you enjoy!

http://www40.zippyshare.com/v/1944979/file.html

Sounds fun I'll check it out! 

Thanks, hope you enjoy, lemme know that you think! Huge fan of your blog by the way!

Very interesting stuff...definitely shows both the strengths and weaknesses in the "modular" approach (much more the former than the latter, however!). But it's a great road map for revealing much of the "musical connective tissue" within the songs. I wonder if there's more that can be done with overlapping sections--I noted a few instances of that here, and they were quite striking.

I hope some of the other folk who've been interested in this "mega-suite" version of SMILE will give a listen and provide more specific ideas, suggestions, critiques, etc. Soniclovenoize has shown great skill with both the "historical" and "hypothethical" approaches to this material, and I find these efforts to be endlessly fascinating. Thanks!

Just about to check it out now............ I've been wanting to do this sort of thing myself for years!

It kind of makes sense... Van Dyke referred to SMiLE as a sort of "patchwork quilt" which fits.

Edit: Listening now...... won't have time to listen all the way through right now but:

a) Thanks for the stereo!!

b) Very interesting, difficult to pull off but I'm enjoying this in that I haven't a clue what's next from all these bits that I love.

Who's "Willy Wilson"?  A new poster or a poster from the past that changed his name?

Thanks, appreciate the feedback, and glad you like it! As for overlapping, I actually started wanting everything to fade into each other but then I realized it sounded more like other SMiLE combos when they are layered on each other with synced up beats or melodies. Also I feel the same way, I would love to see others try this method if only to hear the different ways each bit can be interlocked to find some really cool new combinations.

I really like how the Smile Sessions (2011) came out, don't you? The way it was compiled by Linett, Boyd, and Wolfe and released to the masses. Some call it the definitive SMiLE. Check out who contributed to the SMiLe Sessions. A LOT of work went into this thing. Check out the credits:

David Anderle  Percussion 
Tony Asher  Composer, Jew's-Harp, Sleigh Bells 
Mainerd Baker  Copyist 
Robert Barene  Violin 
Benjamin Barrett  Leader, Violin 
The Beach Boys  Finger Snaps, Primary Artist 
Chris Bellman  Cut 
Arnold Belnick  Violin 
Ronald Benson  Baritone Ukulele 
Chuck Berghofer  Bass (Upright) 
Hal Blaine  Drums, Shaker, Tambourine, Vocals 
Harry Bluestone  Violin 
Samuel Boghossian  Viola 
Jimmy Bond  Bass (Upright) 
Bruce Botnick  Bells, Choir/Chorus, Dialogue, Engineer, Guiro, Laughs, Percussion, Vocal Harmony, Vocals, Vocals (Background), Whistle 
Norman Botnick  Viola 
Euday L. Bowman  Composer 
Alan Boyd  Compilation Producer, Editing, Liner Notes, Producer 
Arthur Briegleb  French Horn 
Chuck Britz  Engineer 
James Burton  Dobro, Electric Slide Guitar 
George Callender  Tuba 
Capitol  Record Label 
Frank Capp  Bongos, Drums, Glockenspiel, Hi Hat, Stick, Tambourine, Temple Blocks, Vibraphone 
Al Casey  Guitar (Baritone), Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Rhythm) 
Roy Caton  Trumpet 
Gene Cipriano  Sax (Tenor) 
Jerry Cole  Guitar (12 String Electric), Guitar (Electric) 
Gary Coleman  Castanets, Marimba, Sleigh Bells 
Roy Cummings  Photography 
Jasper Daily  Photography, Vocals 
H. Bowen David  Engineer 
Jimmie Davis  Composer 
William Davis  Composer 
Al DeLory  Electric Harpsichord, Hammond B3, Piano, Piano (Grand), Piano (Upright), Tack Piano 
Steve Desper  Engineer 
Frank DeVito  Bongos 
Joseph DiFiore  Viola 
Eugene Dinovi  Piano (Grand) 
Joseph Ditullio  Cello 
Steve Douglas  Flute, Flute (Tenor), Piano (Grand), Sax (Soprano), Tambourine 
David Duke  French Horn, Tuben 
Jesse Ehrlich  Cello 
Gene Estes  Hammond B3, Marimba, Percussion, Piano (Grand), Piano (Upright), Recorder, Shaker, Slide Whistle, Temple Blocks, Triangle, Vibraphone, Whistle 
Virgil Evans  Trumpet 
Carl Fortina  Accordion 
Stacey Freeman  Product Manager 
Sol Frohman  Copyist 
Gene Gaddy  Vocals 
Arny Geller  Percussion 
James Getzoff  Violin 
Haven Gillespie  Composer 
Sam Glenn, Jr.  Clarinet, Flute, Sax (Tenor) 
Jim Gordon  Brushes, Castanets, Congas, Drums, Drums (Snare), Hi Hat, Sleigh Bells, Sound Effects, Stick, String Conductor, Tambourine 
Bill Green  Clarinet, Flute, Flute (Alto), Piccolo, Sax (Bass), Sax (Tenor), Whistle 
Urbie Green  Trombone 
Bill Halverson  Engineer 
Cal Harris  Engineer 
Arthur Herfurt  Clarinet 
Cliff Hills  Bass (Upright) 
James Hilton  Engineer 
Billy Hinsche  Vocal Harmony, Vocals (Background) 
Jerry Hockman  Engineer 
Dezo Hoffman  Photography 
Frank Holmes  Drawing, Liner Notes, Photography 
Jim Horn  Clarinet, Flute, Kazoo, Piccolo, Slide Whistle 
Bones Howe  Engineer 
Danny Hutton  Percussion 
Dick Hyde  Trombone, Tuba 
George Hyde  French Horn 
Al Jardine  Bass (Vocal), Bells, Choir/Chorus, Dialogue, Group Member, Guiro, Laughs, Liner Notes, Percussion, Sound Effects, Vocal Harmony, Vocals, Vocals (Background), Whistle 
Norm Jeffries  Tambourine, Temple Blocks 
Plas Johnson  Clarinet, Flute, Piccolo 
Bruce Johnston  Group Member, Liner Notes, Piano (Grand), Piano (Upright), Tack Piano 
Robert Jung  Sax (Tenor) 
Armand Kaproff  Cello 
Carol Kaye  Banjo, Guitar (12 String Electric), Guitar (Rhythm), Vocal Harmony, Vocals (Background) 
Raymond Kelley  Cello 
Barney Kessel  Guitar (12 String Electric), Guitar (Rhythm) 
Jerome Kessler  Violin 
Larry Knechtel  Hammond B3, Harpsichord, Piano (Grand) 
Bernard Kundell  Violin 
William Kurasch  Violin 
Henry Laubach  Trumpet 
Larry Levine  Engineer 
Morris Levy  Composer 
Mark Linett  Compilation Producer, Editing, Liner Notes, Mastering, Mixing, Producer 
Irving Lipschultz  Violin 
Jim Lockert  Engineer 
Mark London  Design 
Elliott Lott  Main Personnel 
Mike Love  Bass (Vocal), Bells, Choir/Chorus, Composer, Dialogue, Group Member, Guiro, Laughs, Liner Notes, Percussion, Vocal Harmony, Vocals, Vocals (Background), Whistle 
Alfred Lustgarten  Violin 
Arthur Maebe  French Horn 
Leonard Malarsky  Violin 
Jim Marshall  Photography 
Lew McCreary  Trombone (Bass) 
Mike Melvoin  Hammond B3, Piano (Upright), Tack Piano 
Johnny Mercer  Composer 
Frank Messina  Accordion 
Jay Migliori  Clarinet, Clarinet (Bass), Flute, Flute (Tenor), Kazoo, Piccolo, Sax (Bass), Sax (Tenor), Slide Whistle, Whistle 
"Humble Harve" Miller  Featured Artist 
Charles Mitchell  Composer 
Ollie Mitchell  Trumpet 
Tommy Morgan  Bass Harmonica, Harmonica, Jew's-Harp 
Abe Most  Clarinet 
Richard Taylor "Dick" Nash  Trombone 
Alexander Neiman  Viola 
Sonny Norton  Composer 
David Oppenheim  Hammer 
Van Dyke Parks  Animal Sounds, Composer, Conductor, Featured Artist, Guitar (12 String Electric), Hammond B3, Marimba, Percussion, Piano, Piano (Upright), Quotation Author, Recorder, Slide Whistle, Tack Piano, Whistle 
Nick Pellico  Drums (Snare), Glockenspiel, Vibraphone 
Richard Perissi  French Horn 
Bill Pitman  Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Baritone), Gut String Guitar, Recorder, Slide Whistle, Tenor Ukelele, Vibraphone, Whistle 
Mel Pollan  Bass (Upright) 
Al Porcino  Trumpet 
Domenic Priore  Liner Notes, Project Consultant 
Lou Raderman  Violin 
Don Randi  Celeste, Electric Harpsichord, Engineer, Piano (Grand), Tack Piano 
Tom Recchion  Art Direction, Design 
Jerome Reisler  Violin 
Dorothy Remsen  Harp 
Peter Reum  Liner Notes, Photography 
Dick Reynolds  Arranger 
Emil Richards  Vibraphone 
Chet Ricord  Marimba 
Jack Rieley  Vocals 
Lyle Ritz  Bass (Upright), Tenor Ukelele 
Stan Ross  Engineer 
Karl Rossner  Cello 
Henry Roth  Violin 
Diane Rovell  Contractor, Laughs, Recorder, Slide Whistle, Vocals, Vocals (Background), Whistle 
Mike Rubini  Piano (Grand) 
David Salazar  Design 
Mikel Samson  Production Design, Still Pictures 
Joe Saxon  Cello 
Ralph Schaeffer  Violin 
Wilbur Schwartz  Sax (Alto) 
Frederick Seykora  Cello 
Sid Sharp  Violin 
Claude Sherry  French Horn 
Paul Shure  Violin 
Jules Siegel  Percussion 
Arthur Smith  Ocarina, Piccolo 
Beasley Smith  Composer 
Marshall Sosson  Violin 
Armin Steiner  Engineer 
Billy Strange  Guitar (12 String Electric) 
Tommy Tedesco  Bouzouki, Guitar (Acoustic), Mandolin 
Darrel Terwilliger  Violin 
Ralph Valentin  Engineer 
Dorothy Victor  Harp 
John Thomas "Vidor" Vidusich  Violin 
Sadie Vimmerstedt  Composer 
Al Viola  Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Rhythm) 
Michael Vosse  Percussion, Vocals 
Eirik Wangberg  Engineer 
Guy Webster  Photography 
Alan Weight  Trumpet 
Walter Wiemeyer  Violin 
Brian Wilson  Animal Sounds, Arranger, Bells, Chimes, Choir/Chorus, Compilation Producer, Composer, Dialogue, Electric Harpsichord, Fender Rhodes, Finger Snaps, Group Member, Guiro, Guitar (12 String Electric), Handclapping, Harpsichord, Laughs, Liner Notes, Percussion, Photography, Piano, Piano (Grand), Piano (Upright), Producer, Quotation Author, Recorder, Slide Whistle, Sound Effects, String Conductor, Tack Piano, Tambourine, Temple Blocks, Vocal Harmony, Vocals, Vocals (Background), Whistle 
Carl Wilson  Arranger, Bells, Castanets, Choir/Chorus, Composer, Dialogue, Finger Snaps, Group Member, Guiro, Guitar (12 String Electric), Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Rhythm), Handclapping, Laughs, Liner Notes, Percussion, Producer, Quotation Author, Shaker, Sound Effects, Vocal Harmony, Vocals, Vocals (Background), Whistle 
Dennis Wilson  Arranger, Bells, Choir/Chorus, Composer, Dialogue, Drum, Drums, Drums (Bass), Group Member, Guiro, Handclapping, Jug, Laughs, Liner Notes, Percussion, Producer, Tambourine, Vocal Harmony, Vocals, Vocals (Background), Whistle, Xylophone 
Marilyn Wilson  Laughs, Vocals, Vocals (Background) 
Melinda Wilson  Design 
Marilyn Wilson-Rutherford  Liner Notes, Photography 
Dennis Wolfe  Compilation Producer, Liner Notes 
George Yocum  Copyist 
 


 

 

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Took me a long time to type all that.  Hope you appreciate it. 

Nice Mikie! ;D

Feel free to ask me directly...  ;D  I was here before as Willy but could not log into my old account so here I am again using my proper surname.  8)

Some nice things..but I´m more a straight 12-13 songs album kind of guy.. If you just put songs in a certain kind of way you could also have "suite" album.. any way that´s my opinion..nice job indeed..maybe some other posters like master - Selt can have a go with more success with this kind of approach..

I am always interested in hearing another of the millions of ways the Smile music can be heard. It never gets old!

So you already formally introduced yourself at some point?

Well I've been coming here for years  :) and I am the member formerly known as simply Willy. :smokin

Regarding the SMiLE credits list above. There are two musicians who are missing from the list. One was considered a Wrecking Crew member that played bass on a lot of Beach Boys records and the other had a "woo-woo" machine named after him and played on Good Vibrations. Who knows who they are? I'm surprised the bass player was overlooked and I attribute it to an oversight, though maybe he wasn't around during the SMile Sessions (I doubt it).

Wow this mix is CRAY-ZEE!  :o

Haha thank you (I think)! Would love to hear any more feedback too!

Is this at all what the DJ Mic Luv version was like? I haven't been able to find a copy of that one.

Me want it too.. ;D
Trying to get hold of it for years, no luck so far...
help...

Wow, very cubist!  SMiLE completely reduced to it's segmented origins.  Adhering to no rules of construction that I can detect, except that it's at its very nature a music of kaleidescoping segments -- here, tossed like a thousand dice onto the SMiLE game board.

It surely soothes one's attention deficit desires, but also leaves one feeling quite disoriented.  Where everything heard is familiar but with no definition or landmarks to give one any sense of bearing.  It's SMiLE -- Through the Looking Glass.

(http://www.alice-in-wonderland.net/alicepic/through-the-looking-glass/2book11.jpg)

Thanks for the shout-out to Reflections! I'm downloading this now, I'll give more specific feedback when I've heard the whole thing. But off the bat, I greatly appreciate your alternate approach to mixing this album! I wish more people did likewise.

My next mix, I hope, will also be a "megasuite" approach. I hope to use all the various Heroes segments to link the other songs together in some new interesting way. Hopefully your mix can give me some ideas for that.

No problem, it is well deserved, one of the most intriguing and unique smile mixes I've heard! Thanks for the kind words and hope you like it! Funny, I was thinking of doing the exact same thing, hope this mix inspires in some way, looking forward to hearing it!

Is this personnel list copied straight from the liner notes? Dennis is not credited for Hammond organ and all the Beach Boys played a guiro at one point?

I'm guessing you are talking about Ray Polhman and Paul Tanner lol.