Nobot and Estate Magical Remix Project

Minneapolis, MN

Billboard

When writing music, the creative process is often a cross-pollination of sound and method. Original music is frequently just a product of people taking one idea and sampling, mashing, and blending with other ideas. In this spirit of musical hybridity, a collaboration has recently emerged between two local like-minded bands, Nobot and Estate. It is a boundary-crossing musical experience to be unveiled in just a few weeks that is sure to astound and excite fans of each group.

The 'Nobot & Estate Magical Remix Project,' began in February of this year and will culminate at a concert at the Nomad World Pub on Thursday, April 26th. The concert is sponsored by Tarnius Music, a Chicago-based independent music distributor that both bands have recently signed with (tarniusmusic.com). Simply put, the goal was for each band to prepare a cover of one of the other band's songs. But the process goes much deeper than that, and the end result is far from a traditional cover.

Estate and Nobot both fully embrace the creative potential of current music technology. Sampled beats, synthesizers, and in some cases, live visuals and audio manipulation are all seamlessly blended with live instruments and vocals. Although the two bands are both technically 'live' bands, they each have a foot planted firmly in electronic production and the DJ/remix culture. Because of this, the 'Nobot & Estate Magical Remix Project' has resulted in songs that could be described both as covers and remixes. They are covers in the sense that the bands will be playing instruments and singing, but like a remix, sampled audio from the original songs have been integrated into the productions.

The 'Nobot & Estate Magical Remix Project' began as a fun idea between two bands with similar approaches to music. Emerging from their shared musical tastes and nontraditional ways of performing, it has since grown into something larger. In drawing attention to this project, Estate and Nobot hope that other artists will pick up on the idea and expand on it in new and creative ways.