John Lennon's 84th birthday celebrated with new "meditation mixes" of 'Mind Games'
To celebrate what would have been John Lennon’s 84th birthday, a box set has been shared containing “meditation mixes” of his 1973 song ‘Mind Games’.
Details of the box set were first shared back in August, when the late musician’s son Sean Ono Lennon announced the project. Initially, the mindful remixes of the hit were shared on the app Lumeate, before being confirmed as being given both a digital and limited-edition physical release.
Today’s release of the digital version (October 9) coincides with both John’s and Sean’s birthdays. The 3LP physical edition is set to arrive on Friday (October 11) via Capitol/UMe. Stream the digital version below, and pre-order the vinyl here.
The mixes feature nine reworkings of ‘Mind Games’ which were created in a bid to help listeners relax and guide them into deeper states of consciousness. Titled ‘Mind Games – The Meditation Mixes’, numerous sound design techniques and processes to the original multitrack recordings, and it was mixed and engineered by Sam Gannon.
In some cases, the tracks have been enhanced with additional instrumentation from Sean, and additional recording engineering has come from Scott Holingsworth.
As for the physical copies, the LPs are pressed on 180-gram crystal clear vinyl and arrive packaged in a triple gatefold mirror board sleeve. The ‘Side B’ of the third vinyl in the set includes nine unique 1.8 second mantras, which play continually in the vinyl’s run-out grooves to create infinite loops.
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According to a new press release, the new mixes “forge their own space while maintaining firm, authentic roots in John Lennon’s original recording of the original song.”
Each of the nine has been altered, slowed down and extended, and some now run upwards of 33 minutes. According to a new description, four of the tracks are presented as “Binaural versions that each focus on different types of brain waves: Beta, Delta, Gamma, and Theta.”
Source: Liberty Dunworth/nme.com
