Remix Zombi and Score a Pro Soundcloud Account, Limited Vinyl, and More

Photo by Shawn Brackbill

As longtime fans of Zombi—including the myriad solo tracks of synth cadet Steve Moore and drummer Anthony Paterra—we’re proud to present a remix contest tied to their new Escape Velocity record. Here’s what Moore had to say about it…

“Sometimes in the middle of the night, I think of something that’s funny, then I go get a pen and I write it down. Or if the pen’s too far away, I have to convince myself that what I thought of ain’t funny.” —Mitch Hedberg

This sums up the way I write music. I feel weird even taking credit for writing this song; it was just running through my head one night. So I don’t have any insight into what it means or anything, it’s just the product of a random firing of synapses. I got the title from an episode of Radiolab I heard on NPR about how memories are formed.

Good luck with the remix. All styles are welcome, but if you really want to get our attention, I recommend taking it in a New Jack Swing or Shep Pettibone-style ’90s house direction…

And now, for some details:

- The original version of “Slow Oscillations” and all of its stems are available for download above.
- The deadline is one month from now, Friday, June 10.
- All submissions should be placed in the Dropbox on Soundcloud’s site here.
- Winners will be personally chosen by Zombi and retain the rights to their track so long as it’s not used for commercial purposes.

As for the prizes offered, here’s a breakdown…

Grand Prize (1):
- Pro Soundcloud account for one year
- Your very own Steve Moore remix
- Escape Velocity clear vinyl (limited to 100 copies, not available to public)
- Escape Velocity CD
- Anthology CD (out of print)
- Zombi T-shirt
- Zombi Poster
- Song to be streamed/shared on official Zombi websites

Runners Up (3):
-Lite SoundCloud account for one year
- Escape Velocity CD
- Zombi T-shirt
- Zombi Poster
- Song to be streamed/shared on official Zombi websites

Good luck!