Monday 1 July 2019

STEAL YOUR COLD




I think that's all a form 
of wanting to let go, of wanting to get out
 It's not something easily described 
or understood

marilyn manson












I lost you somewhere oversees
and I held on to the sleeve of your coat




a jim lamarche remix

February 2018
Fear N Loathing - House Sessions



assembled in Photoshop, Logic Audio and Final Cut
exterior phone cam:  downtown Toronto - Jan/18 - 7pm






















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Wednesday 19 June 2019

I'M STEADY


today - it felt real - I gave you air 
I must say you're tame - today
it felt real - I gave you air
I would burn to see you



I'M STEADY
volume up











a jim lamarche remix
from the album ONE LIFE
assembled in photoshop, logic audio & final cut

optimized for night vision


read more of Jim's blog posts here 









FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH:  
the story behind I'm Steady


it's all good - I'm steady


a couple of weeks ago, I was surfing youtube
and came across this amazing track w/a single pic
there were no music credits

I downloaded it anyway; imported it into logic and started a simple remix
adding instruments, voices & visual clips I found; launching it

curious and even tormented, I scoured for more info
and found out that the music was of a young French DJ
going by the name of Øfdream and that he had recently committed suicide

his internet presence is/was almost non existent
he only uploaded 8 tracks (that I could find) and this second piece
was one that felt unfinished to me
a more comprehensive undertaking
felt appropriate - more work
worth it

it was my mission - to finish what he started

envisioning collisions
converting chaos

interesting that I found him just as he chose to leave us
every Øfdream track I've heard is brilliant
and we've lost a truly gifted musical soul









listen to the album ONE LIFE  >>>  HERE

see the new TWO LIVES album/page here >>>

http://www.jimlamarche.ca/twolives/









Saturday 8 June 2019

SWEEP


the floor you walk on is smooth
there is no ground there
magic begins with blood outside
there are trees with concrete under their roots
but I have passed the tombs of kings


S W E E P
volume up













my fingertips opening 
accepting my time


composed & performed by
blue foundation
feat. kristine stubbe teglbjaerg 
additional voices & english horn by jim lamarche
video animation produced & directed by
jim howells

a jim lamarche remix
from the album TWO LIVES
assembled in photoshop, logic audio & final cut


read more of Jim's blog posts here 












listen to the album ONE LIFE  >>>  HERE

see the new TWO LIVES album/page here >>>

http://www.jimlamarche.ca/twolives/









Thursday 23 May 2019

OVERDRIVE


it's 11 o'clock.  do you know 
where your children are?




O V E R D R I V E
volume up














it's the overdrive
that comes with the red lines
my baby hit the mainline



a jim lamarche remix
from the album TWO LIVES
assembled in photoshop, logic audio & final cut




read more of Jim's blog posts here 










FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH
the story behind overdrive


it fascinates me how we're drawn to other
that animal attraction
the scent of each other's short-comings
in passing ... that familiar return
injecting our heritage
yet again

calling it home
for a year

it was in a thought about ecstasy 
and what that might look like
that inspired me to go here

to capture a short glimpse of my youth
getting close but no cigar
a blast regardless





listen to the album ONE LIFE  >>>  HERE

see the new TWO LIVES page here >>>
http://www.jimlamarche.ca/twolives/




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Tuesday 14 May 2019

AURORA BOREALIS


she was there, sitting right there
in the back seat, then there was the accident
and she was gone - they were gone


A U R O R A  B O R E A L I S
sound up













I was supposed to be somewhere
I just can't remember where
I can't remember things
anymore



optimized for night vision




a jim lamarche remix
from the album THREE LIVES
assembled in photoshop, logic audio & final cut



read more of Jim's blog posts here 






FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH
the story behind aurora borealis


fading faces - in the lights
eyes wide open at 4am
ok, let's do this


mothers & daughters - fathers and sons
having been separated
a return through the lights

spearmint lake - it was there


that I sat under the aurora in aug/92 - no roads to this place
northern ontario, out in the bush, open lake/high up
and this is what came of it
a reminder

like coming home 
to an old friend 




A U O R A  B O R E A L I S
the remix










listen to the album ONE LIFE  >>>  HERE 





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Tuesday 7 May 2019

CASUAL SHOPPER


it isn't stealing 
if it's for a reason, purpose
my reason, my purpose


C A S U A L  S H O P P E R
sound up













50% off with the coupon
please bring the shoes, to the front cashier
for your reimbursement

thank you and have a great day



a jim lamarche remix
from the album TWO LIVES
assembled in photoshop, logic audio & final cut

"Career Opportunities (1991)"
Hughes Entertainment
Universal Pictures

voices: sadhana sarkam
& jim lamarche




read more of Jim's blog posts here 






FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH
the story behind casual shopper



nothing special here
no hidden messages or underlying folly
ok maybe a little

just coming across a youtube clip
a short segment from the movie "Career Opportunities"
a 1991 John Hughes comedy/drama that fizzled upon landing
attracted to her in that moment
not sure why

OK, maybe because ... OMFG!

thought I'd add music/voices

because it's beautiful to look at
having fun w/the pictures
feel like I'm 15 again

guilty pleasure













listen to the album ONE LIFE  >>>  HERE 



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Thursday 18 April 2019

WANNABEE


what do you want to be when you grow up
a firefighter? or a policeman?

what's your dream-job?

me? I wannabee a TV reporter!
and report the news



W A N N A B E E
sound up








a jim lamarche remix
from the album ONE LIFE
assembled in photoshop, logic audio and final cut

flute/reeds by ron allen


  read more of Jim's blog posts here 

LISTEN TO ONE LIFE  >>>  HERE












FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH
the story behind wannabee


it's that high pitched voice
like all the other wannabee soccer moms
desperately trying to fit in
and not say the wrong thing
'sorry' in every sentence
ok, you know her

always the same
"so jimmy, what do you want to be when you grow up"?
(thinking fuck off but answering politely)

when you're 5 or 6, the 'go to' answer is always

fireman or policeman, maybe a lawyer or politician; doctor? meh
ok, not too important - an honest living
putting out fires, locking criminals up
getting good guys out of jail if they're innocent
that sounds like fun

maintaining a sense of order


even better - what if we lived in cement blocks
painted blue on the inside - pretending we're outside?
flat ceilings, no windows and no doors ... protected?
white billowing clouds painted on the walls and ceiling

let's look at the bigger picture
just imagine

ok, even real birds actually inside our box
and what if everything we could ever dream of
was inside an industrial unit out on the I-90
with a hidden tunnel to the taco bell next door
and unlimited wi-fi within

just imagine








mmmhmmm potential

my little secret for the moment
and I would appreciate you not telling anyone
not even my friends - my loser sister
especially not mom or dad

there must be a way
I can make this work - for me