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''Living Things Remixes'' is a [[Watermarked Disc|watermarked CD]] of [[Linkin Park]] rough demos for ''[[Recharged]]''. All tracks on this promo CD are unmixed and not mastered. The disc was obtained by LPCatalog 2015 but can't be released to the public due to an agreement between the fan site and the person whose name is on the CD.
''Living Things Remixes'' is a [[Watermarked Disc|watermarked CD]] of [[Linkin Park]] rough demos for ''[[Recharged]]''. All tracks on this promo CD are unmixed and not mastered. The disc was obtained by LPCatalog in 2015 but its content can't be released to the public due to an agreement between the fan site and the person whose name is on the CD. A rundown of the tracks was posted on September 22, 2019 on LPLive.<ref>[https://lplive.net/forums/topic/13926-castle-of-glass-linkin-park-remix-promo-rundown/ CASTLE OF GLASS (Linkin Park Remix) Promo Rundown - Everything Linkin Park - Linkin Park Live], September 22, 2019</ref>


==Background==
==Background==
Chester Bennington met Ryan Shuck and Amir Derakh when Orgy were working on their second record, ''Vapor Transmission'', at NRG Recording Studios, the same studio Linkin Park was recording ''[[Hybrid Theory]]'', and they immediately became best friends. After Linkin Park finished promoting and touring for ''[[Meteora]]'', Chester started writing new songs and Ryan would always go to his house and hear them being played by Chester on acoustic guitar, thinking they were really good.<ref name="MTVBrainwash">[http://www.mtv.com/news/1512600/linkin-park-frontman-plans-to-brainwash-kids-into-liking-his-side-projects/ Linkin Park Frontman Plans To Brainwash Kids Into Liking His Side Projects - MTV], October 31, 2005</ref> Ryan then pushed Chester to convince his bandmates that those weren't Linkin Park songs and Chester started planning a solo album where he would play everything except for drums.<ref>[http://www.theaquarian.com/2009/10/13/interview-chester-bennington-dead-by-sunrise-thrive-in-the-moonlight/ Interview with Chester Bennington: Dead By Sunrise Thrive In The Moonlight | The Aquarian Weekly], October 13, 2009</ref> Around the same time, Chester was teaching and coaching Ryan to sing in Julien-K<ref name="ArtisanNews">[https://web.archive.org/web/20071211060034/http://www.artisannews.com/ans101/templates/?a=4245&z=99 LINKIN PARK SIDE PROJECT DEAD BY SUNRISE JULIEN-K BACKED], September 04, 2007</ref> and became so excited with what they were creating that he wanted to join the band, but they thought it would be better to work on a new project together instead.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/julienk/videos/10155423570331187/ Julien-K - Julien-K made a live stream.], September 15, 2017</ref> The new project was born one day in the studio when Ryan and Amir started playing with the guitar tracks Chester had recorded for "[[Let Down]]" and took the song to a place he never imagined he wanted.<ref>[http://www.bullz-eye.com/music/interviews/2009/chester_bennington.htm A chat with Chester Bennington, Chester Bennington interview, Dead by Sunrise, Linkin Park], December 11, 2009</ref>
With the release of ''[[Living Things]]'' in 2012, Linkin Park launched a remix subscription program caled "Living Things Remixed". Fans who pre-ordered the album from the official Linkin Park store would receive a new remix monthly during 8 months, starting June with "Burn It Down (RAC Remix)" and ending abruptly in December 2012 with "Powerless (Enferno Remix)" after only 7 months.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20120430134349/http://livingthings.linkinpark.com/ LINKIN PARK - LIVING THINGS out 06.26.12], 2012</ref><ref>[https://www.lpassociation.com/forum/threads/living-things-remix-1-burn-it-down-rac-mix-now-available-for-download.36599/?t=36599 LIVING THINGS Remix #1 - BURN IT DOWN (RAC mix) Now Available for Download | LP Association Forums], June 01, 2012</ref><ref>[https://www.lpassociation.com/forum/threads/living-things-remix-subscription-december-powerless-enferno-remix.38349/ LIVING THINGS Remix Subscription: December - POWERLESS (Enferno Remix) | LP Association Forums], December 20, 2012</ref> Among the tracks scheduled for release were the remixes of "Lost In The Echo" by The Dual Personality and Elle Vozza who were, respectively, the Grand Prize Winner and Popular Vote Winner of Indaba Music's remix contest, but they never received an official release.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20120916100614/http://www.indabamusic.com/opportunities/linkin-park-lost-in-the-echo-remix-contest Linkin Park - "LOST IN THE ECHO" Remix Contest - Indaba Music], September 13, 2012</ref><ref>[https://www.lpassociation.com/forum/threads/lost-in-the-echo-indaba-remix-contest-winners-announced.38093/ LOST IN THE ECHO Indaba Remix Contest Winners Announced | LP Association Forums], November 15, 2012</ref>


Towards the end of 2004, Dr. Henry Nicholas III — Co-Founder and former Co-Chairman, President and CEO of Broadcom Corporation — a billionaire and prominent philanthropist, decided to create a music company called Level 7, having Chester and members of Julien-K as business partners.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071104232732/https://www.ocregister.com/news/henry-t-nicholas-1798378-iii-broadcom News: Broadcom's ex-CEO struggles to order his life  | says, Henry T. Nicholas III, broadcom, don, money - OCRegister.com], August 05, 2007</ref><ref>[http://lplive.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=3098 Level 7 Information Surfaces - Julien-K - Linkin Park Live], December 02, 2009</ref> The objective behind the company was to create a new cutting edge, technology oriented business model that would change the way the music industry operates and would give the creative and financial control back to artists as explained by Chester: ''"I'm working on this company called Level 7 and our goal is to completely change the way the music industry is run. And I can't really--I wish I could tell you more about it, but I can't. My goal, I've accomplished everything I've ever wanted, more than I ever could have dreamed of accomplishing with Linkin Park, you know? And we do things that just blow my mind. But I want to contribute; I want to be known as someone who contributed in a positive way to everybody in the business, that helped to give artists control of their careers back. And put the power back into the hands of the fans and the hands of the artists, rather than in the hands of some fucking dude who doesn't even know how to write a song. I think the people who really make the business possible, the artists and the fans are the ones that are taken for granted the most. And I really want to try and help that, and try to change that, and hopefully with what we're doing with Level 7, we'll be able to accomplish that."''<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080207034542/http://etnies.com/blog/2008/01/31/club-tattoos-chester-bennington-interview-pt-3/ Club Tattoo's Chester Bennington Interview, Pt 3 &#187; Blog &#187; etnies], January 31, 2008</ref>
Level 7 had a recording studio in a mansion owned by Nicholas at 9 Telescope in Newport Coast where some of the Dead By Sunrise material was recorded.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080828203506/http://ocbiz.freedomblogging.com/2008/08/25/feds-seek-to-seize-billionaires-mansion-in-drug-case/ Feds seek to seize billionaire&#8217;s mansion in drug case - OC Business News - OCRegister.com], August 25, 2008</ref><ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/2007/jul/14/business/fi-nicholas14 Sordid allegations add to billionaire's woes - latimes], July 14, 2007</ref> The plan was to release both Chester's solo record and Julien-K's debut album as Level 7's very first releases,<ref>[http://lplive.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=659 Level 7 - Everything Linkin Park - Linkin Park Live], December 07, 2008</ref> however, around 2008 Nicholas was indicted for several fraud and drug charges and his subsequent extensive legal battles had seemingly prevented him from moving the project forward,<ref>[http://lplive.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=1065 Ryan Discusses Canceled European Tour - Julien-K - Linkin Park Live], February 15, 2009</ref> causing a massive delay on the records seeing the light of day. Dead By Sunrise then seeked Warner Bros. Records to put out the record.<!--
Warner Music Group named Rob Cavallo chief creative officer in early October 2009,<ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/2009/oct/08/business/fi-ct-cavallo8 Warner Music Group names producer Rob Cavallo chief creative officer - latimes], October 08, 2009</ref> when he started working exclusively with WMG as a producer and an A&R executive. He had previously served as president of Level 7 Artists in 2006 and is credited as a co-founder of the company.<ref>[http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2009/10/wmg-names-rob-cavallo-chief-creative-officer.html WMG Names Rob Cavallo Chief Creative Officer - hypebot], October 07, 2009</ref>
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==Writing and Recording==
==Writing and Recording==
Chester started working on his solo album in 2005 when Linkin Park took a seven-month break.<ref name="Insider">[https://web.archive.org/web/20090707015826/http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2008/09/chester-benning.html Exclusive: Linkin Park's Chester Bennington talks about his 'moody' solo album, 'disarray' at the VMAs  | Showbiz News and Scoop | Studio and Network Dish | EW.com], September 09, 2008</ref> According to Ryan Shuck, they completed the album, but had to put the project on hold when Linkin Park started working on ''[[Minutes To Midnight]]'', delaying the release of Dead By Sunrise's debut album to sometime in 2008.<ref name="ArtisanNews"/> He said some of the material already dated back to five or six years.<ref name="MTVBrainwash"/> ''"When I started writing the music for Dead By Sunrise, I felt like they were stylistically outside (the band's) box,"'' Chester explained.<ref>[https://www.billboard.com/articles/photos/live/473616/linkin-park-feels-energized-to-write-new-music-on-the-road Linkin Park Feels &#039;Energized&#039; to Write New Music on the Road | Billboard], January 14, 2011</ref> He described the record saying, ''"We took Nineties rock, mixed it with Eighties pop like Depeche Mode, the Cure and Bauhaus and smashed them together. It's fuckin' driving beats and walls of guitars."'' Those early songs included "[[Morning After]]", "[[Walking In Circles]]"<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070205213410/http://rollingstone.com/news/story/7567254/linkin_frontman_goes_solo Rolling Stone : Linkin Frontman Goes Solo], August 18, 2005</ref> and "[[Let Down]]", which was performed live at the [http://lplive.net/shows/db/deadbysunrise/20050910 ReAct Now: Music & Relief] show. While "[[Give Me Your Name]]" was also written around that time, Chester said it wasn't actually intended for the album as he wrote it for his wedding which took place in December 2005.<ref>[http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/linkin-parks-chester-bennington-talks-dead-by-sunrise-227226 Linkin Park's Chester Bennington talks Dead By Sunrise | MusicRadar], November 20, 2009</ref><ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20100316204629/http://www.inkedmag.com/article/out-ashes/ Inked Magazine :: Article :: Out Of Ashes], November 03, 2009</ref>
Talking to The Huffington Post in July 2013, Mike Shinoda revealed Linkin Park were working on a new album and promised something very exciting for fans was coming in the following month.<ref>[https://www.huffpost.com/entry/urgent-matters-talking-wi_b_3668740 Urgent Matters: Talking with Linkin Park&#39;s Mike Shinoda and Incubus&#39; Brandon Boyd, Plus a Flagship Exclusive | HuffPost], July 29, 2013</ref> An August article from Yahoo! reads, ''"Linkin Park have already finished one song for their new album and the'll be releasing it soon, Bennington says. The track features a yet-unnamed special guest."''<ref>[https://forums.lpunderground.com/t/removed-article/3437 Removed Article - The Underground - Linkin Park / LPU Forums], August 08, 2013</ref>


It was only after [[Projekt Revolution 2008]] that Chester went back to work on his solo record, while simultaneously working with Linkin Park on ''[[A Thousand Suns]]'',<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080809222740/https://www.ocregister.com/articles/linkin-park-chester-2117810-bennington-projekt Entertainment: Linkin Park's Chester Bennington talks Projekt Revolution - OCRegister.com], August 07, 2008</ref> for a 2009 release. Besides writing new songs, the band also enlisted the help of Howard Benson,<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/1598768/linkin-park-are-writing-delicious-concept-album-to-follow-minutes-to-midnight/ Linkin Park Are Writing &#x27;Delicious&#x27; Concept Album To Follow Minutes To Midnight - MTV], November 06, 2008</ref> who drastically changed its overall sound as explained by Ryan, ''"On the album, the guitars were definitely heavier – there was a bit more grip to the record before and I think the label, when they heard the songs, were like “this could be all over the radio” and they wanted us to polish it up and make it shimmery."'' Pre-production was done at Ryan's house, tracking at Bay 7 Studios and vocals at Bay 7 as well as Sunset Sound. Afterwards, the band moved to Sparky Dark Studio (Howard Benson's home studio) to listen and put the finishing touches to the album.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rP5x_SDY4fU Dead By Sunrise - Tracking "Too Late" with Howard Benson], September 24, 2009</ref> As for their writing process, Ryan said, ''"The songs start with Chester usually on an acoustic guitar as a little vocal melody, but it’s really sparse. Occasionally they’re more complete songs, but a lot of times he has an idea and a really good melody and we just sort of record that and he’ll literally go work with Linkin Park then. And we’ll build the song and write it, do the parts and everything, he’ll come back and he’ll get excited and then he’ll sing more on it and then he’ll go back and work with Linkin Park."''<ref>[http://www.devilbearrock.com/2010/05/02/ryanshuckinterview/ DevilBearRock Interview with&#8230;. Ryan Shuck (Dead By Sunrise/Julien-K/Orgy) | DevilBearRock Photography], May 02, 2010</ref> Despite doing double duty, Chester said he was involved with every aspect of making the album, from the songwriting to the programming to performing with various instruments.<ref name="ArtistDirect">[http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/interview-dead-by-sunrise/6153307 Interview: Dead By Sunrise @ARTISTdirect], October 05, 2009</ref> According to him, the name "Dead By Sunrise" was partly inspired by the fact that they did most of their work from 3 o'clock until about 3 or 4 in the morning.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bn1alku0wJc The MySpace Music Feed: Dead By Sunrise and Lights - YouTube], October 06, 2009</ref>
As Linkin Park received remixes for the ''Living Things'' remix subscription, the band enjoyed them so much they decided to compile the best remixes into an album. Mike said in the press release for ''[[Recharged]]'', ''"After [[Reanimation]] I told many people I would never put together another album of remixes…but as I began to hear all the amazing reinterpretations of Living Things, I had to change my mind. The result, Recharged, is definitely worth it. I can’t wait for you guys to hear this amazing project, with contributions by Pusha T, Datsik, KillSonik, Bun B, Money Mark, and others. Our new song with Steve Aoki, [[A Light That Never Comes]] is on the album as well, plus a special remix of the new song by the inimitable Rick Rubin."''<ref>[https://www.theprp.com/2013/09/13/news/linkin-park-enlist-pusha-t-rick-rubin-more-for-living-things-remix-album-recharged/ Linkin Park Enlist Pusha T, Rick Rubin &amp; More For &quot;Living Things&quot; Remix Album &quot;Recharged&quot; | Theprp.com], September 13, 2013</ref>


The lyrics were described by Chester as being very poetic and visual. ''"When I was writing the lyrics for [[Out Of Ashes|Out of Ashes]], I tried to use sentences that were really visual and words that inspired people to see a moving picture in their heads. That way, listeners can really catch the vibe of what the music is about. In doing so, there's a more colorful flare to the lyrics. That also allows people to feel how dark a lot of the record is. I think the darker thing are, the more they make an impact on you. In terms of writing, I definitely went a little more poetic on this album than normal."''<ref name="ArtistDirect"/>
Chester spoke to MTV about the EDM nature of the tracks, ''"I think any of our songs lend themselves well to being remixed; I think it just comes down to being inspired to do it. There were some moments on the last record, where we kind of felt like we had come full circle. We've established this identity of being a genre-less band, and so we figured we could take that even a bit further. We decided to let other artists come in and see where their vibe comes from ... and once we started working with artists like Steve Aoki and some of these EDM guys, it felt like a natural progression."''<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/1716108/linkin-park-recharged-stream/ Linkin Park&#x27;s RECHARGED Isn&#x27;t A &#x27;Remix Album,&#x27; It&#x27;s A &#x27;Reinterpretation&#x27; - MTV], October 24, 2013</ref>
 
Songs that were originally written to deal with Chester's personal feelings about God (such as "[[Fire]]" and "[[Too Late]]") were changed lyrically because he felt some people get uncomfortable with this subject matter.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20091101002143/http://www.shockhound.com/features/825-dead-by-sunrise--chester-bennington-s-new-lease-on-life-linkin-park ShockHound - Features - DEAD BY SUNRISE: Chester Bennington’s New Lease On Life], October 26, 2009</ref> "[[Condemned]]", "[[Inside Of Me]]" and the final version of "Fire" were conceived towards the end of those later sessions with Howard Benson, when Chester decided he would write "3 really great rock songs" and did so within 8 hours.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr5Kk_XL3S4 KROQ interview Dead By Sunrise (part2) - YouTube], July 05, 2010</ref>


==Composition==
==Composition==
The exact date of the CD is hard to be determined because the band had worked on the songs for many years and the quality of the tracks vary a lot. With the exception of the "Morning After" remix (released on the ''Underworld Evolution'' soundtrack), none of the tracks are fully mastered or mixed, and some of them are very loud and brickwalled.
There's no date on the CD and "[[A Light That Never Comes]]" isn't in the tracklist, but there's a note in the CD that reads ''"Living Things Remixes Plus One NEW TRACK **NEW TRACK TBD Not Included At This Time**"'', meaning the song was already recorded. According to Steve Aoki, the track was started in January 2013 while the remix (also absent from the disc) was started in late June.<ref>[https://www.spin.com/2015/06/steve-aoki-neon-future-ii-q-a-interview/ Q&#038;A: Steve Aoki Talks &#8216;Neon Future II,&#8217; Believes the Machines Won&#8217;t Turn Against Us | SPIN], June 12, 2015</ref><ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/bNnIg8jmdS/ Mike Shinoda on Instagram: “Worked with Rick Rubin at his place this week. This was where they worked on the Kanye / Yeezus record; it also was the birthplace of…”], July 01, 2013</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/mikeshinoda/status/352920083963723776 Mike Shinoda on Twitter: &quot;.@lplive, Actually, Rick wasn&#39;t &quot;producing&quot; the track; we were writing together. 1st time we&#39;ve done it, surprisingly. An experiment.&quot; .], July 04, 2013</ref> Mike Shinoda's remix of "[[Victimized]]" is missing from the tracklist as well. Like ''[[Recharged]]'', ''Living Things Remixes'' doesn't present any remixes of "[[In My Remains]]" either. Mike confirmed the band received a remix of the song, but didn't like it enough to release. ''"We actually didn't get a great remix of the song. We liked all these remixes a lot more...maybe that means we got it right on the original of IN MY REMAINS? HA"''<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/linkinpark/posts/10152027469686788?comment_id=10152027534151788&reply_comment_id=10152027577726788 Linkin Park - Hey guys it’s Mike Shinoda here. As you... | Facebook], November 08, 2013</ref>


The tracks noticeably lack the changes imposed by the label, with the music being more guitar driven, especially on "[[Walking In Circles]]" and "[[Fadeaway]]", and a lot of the background vocals from the final versions being absent. "Walking In Circles", with different ending, and "[[My Suffering]]", with different lyrics and screamed verses, are the same versions performed live at [http://lplive.net/shows/db/deadbysunrise/20080510 Club Tattoo's 13th Anniversary] in 2008. [[Twenty Eyes]] is also the same version performed live, being different from the original Misfits song, with new lyrics and a different structure towards the end. "[[Fire]]" was also still in its early form, before Chester decided to start over the song with different melodies and lyrical theme.<ref>[http://www.theaquarian.com/2009/10/13/interview-chester-bennington-dead-by-sunrise-thrive-in-the-moonlight/2/ Interview with Chester Bennington: Dead By Sunrise Thrive In The Moonlight | The Aquarian Weekly - Page 2], October 13, 2009</ref> The bridge from the final version was originally the chorus. Other notable difference in the CD is that the bridge in "Fadeaway" is repeated in place of the fourth verse. "Morning After" is the only demo not to have any lyrical differences.
"[[Castle Of Glass|Castle Of Glass (Linkin Park Remix)]]" is a demo version of Mike Shinoda's remix from ''Recharged''.<ref>[https://twitter.com/lpcatalog/status/726130814484893696 Linkin Park Catalog on Twitter: &quot;Recharged Castle Of Glass (M. Shinoda Remix) vs. Castle Of Glass (Linkin Park Remix), an early version of the first.… &quot; .], April 29, 2016</ref> The LPTV episode from Australia and New Zealand 2013 entitled "You're A Legend" which came out on April 29, 2013 features part of this remix.<ref>[https://twitter.com/lpcatalog/status/726529671299473408 Linkin Park Catalog on Twitter: &quot;Part of Castle Of Glass (Linkin Park Remix) - an early version of CoG (M. Shinoda Remix) is on LPTV: https://t.co/tdSVJcNCSa&quot; .], April 30, 2016</ref> The track presents a different beginning and completely different ending.


Around June 2007, a picture posted on Julien-K's official website revealed a songboard with the titles of all the songs contained in this demo, with "[[In The Darkness]]" being the only song that made the album not featured in the CD.<ref>[http://www.lpassociation.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25150 Possible Dead By Sunrise Tracklisting], June 03, 2007</ref> This, and the absence of songs from the later sessions, could mean the recordings date from 2005 up to sometime before mid-2007 while the CD itself dates to sometime after the Level 7 incident (as it features the Warner Bros. logo). It's also important to note that "[[Into You]]" already had its final title on the board, while it is listed as "Fadeaway" on the demo.
While "[[Roads Untraveled|Roads Untraveled (Rad Omen Remix feat. Bun B)]]" is the same as the remix from the ''Living Things'' remix subscription (with a longer boom echo at the ending when compared to the version on ''Recharged''); "[[Until It Breaks|Until It Breaks (Money Mark Remix)]]", despite the title, is the exact same remix released on ''Recharged'' under the title "Until It Breaks (Money Mark Headphone Remix)" which is a modified version of the remix released to fans who pre-ordered ''Living Things'', featuring a different beat.


In early 2009, Mike Shinoda posted on his blog about Chester playing him 9 songs from Dead By Sunrise,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090207005058/http://www.mikeshinoda.com:80/blog/Recommended_Music/chester_dead_by_sunrise Chester: Dead By Sunrise | BLOG | mikeshinoda.com], February 04, 2009</ref> but it's unknown if that was the same CD.
About half of the tracks on the disc are simply mixed differently from their final versions. The Schoolboy remix of "[[I'll Be Gone]]" has more audible effects and the DJ Vice remix has a cut ending. On the DJ Vice remix, Chester singing "I'll be gone" at 03:12 (''Recharged'' time) is longer. "[[Skin To Bone|Skin To Bone (Nick Catchdubs Remix)]]", besides having more audible - and different - effects and low volume, has no high hat at the end. "Burn It Down (Tom Swoon Remix)" has more audible high hats from 00:30 onwards. "[[Lost In The Echo|Lost In The Echo (KillSonik Remix)]]", which is mislabed as "KilSonik" on the tracklist, is almost identical to the final version, with minor volume changes.


The fact that the CD is credited to Chester Bennington (despite the band already being named at the time) could be explained by the following quote: ''"We were called Snow White Tan for a while, and then I changed the name to Dead By Sunrise, but I really just like Chester Bennington."''<ref name="Insider"/>
"[[Powerless|Powerless (DJ Enferno Remix)]]" and "[[Burn It Down|Burn It Down (Paul Van Dyk Remix)]]" were both shortened from their previously released versions. While "Burn It Down" is essentially the album version cut at 05:30; "Powerless" had many sections cut throughout the song.


==Track Listing==
==Track Listing==
====9-Track Version====
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| 1
| [[Walking In Circles]]
| [[I'll Be Gone|I'll Be Gone - DJ Vice Remix feat. Pusha T]]
| rowspan="6"|Chester Charles Bennington, Amir Davidson, Ryan Christopher Shuck, Anthony Valcic
| rowspan="11"|Linkin Park
| 4:59
| 4:12
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| 2
| 2
| [[Fadeaway]]
| [[Castle Of Glass|Castle Of Glass - Linkin Park Remix]]
| 4:02
| 4:53
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| 3
| 3
| [[Fire]]
| [[Lost In The Echo|Lost In The Echo - KilSonik Remix]]
| 4:25
| 5:09
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| 4
| 4
| [[Morning After]]
| [[Powerless|Powerless - DJ Enferno Remix]]
| 3:39
| 4:00
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| 5
| 5
| [[My Suffering]]
| [[Roads Untraveled|Roads Untraveled - Rad Omen Remix feat. Bun B]]
| 2:21
| 5:32
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| 6
| 6
| [[Let Down]]
| [[Burn It Down|Burn It Down - Tom Swoon Remix]]
| 3:54
| 4:45
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| 7
| 7
| [[Twenty Eyes]]
| [[Until It Breaks|Until It Breaks - Datsik Remix]]
| Glenn Danzig
| 6:04
| 2:05
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|-
| 8
| 8
| [[Give Me Your Name]]
| [[Skin To Bone|Skin To Bone - Nick Catchdubs Remix feat. Ryu & Cody B Ware]]
| rowspan="2"|Bennington, Davidson, Shuck, Valcic
| 3:57
| 5:04
|-
|-
| 9
| 9
| [[Morning After|Morning After Remix]]
| [[I'll Be Gone|I'll Be Gone - Schoolboy Remix]]
| 4:15
| 6:16
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| 10
 
| [[Until It Breaks|Until It Breaks - Money Mark Remix]]
====4-Track Version====
| 4:39
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| 11
! Title
| [[Burn It Down|Burn It Down - Paul Van Dyk Remix]]
! Writer(s)
| 5:30
! Length
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| 1
| [[Let Down]]
| rowspan="4"|Bennington, Davidson, Shuck, Valcic
| 3:54
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| 2
| [[Morning After]]
| 3:39
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| 3
| [[Fadeaway]]
| 4:02
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| 4
| [[Give Me Your Name]]
| 5:04
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==External Links==
[https://lpcatalog.com/item/2013_recharged/promo/w11155-14_us Living Things Remixes on LPCatalog]


==References==
==References==


[[Category:Linkin Park Discography]][[Category:Linkin Park Demo Albums]]
[[Category:Linkin Park Discography]][[Category:Linkin Park Demo Albums]]

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Living Things Remixes is a watermarked CD of Linkin Park rough demos for Recharged. All tracks on this promo CD are unmixed and not mastered. The disc was obtained by LPCatalog in 2015 but its content can't be released to the public due to an agreement between the fan site and the person whose name is on the CD. A rundown of the tracks was posted on September 22, 2019 on LPLive.[1]

Background

With the release of Living Things in 2012, Linkin Park launched a remix subscription program caled "Living Things Remixed". Fans who pre-ordered the album from the official Linkin Park store would receive a new remix monthly during 8 months, starting June with "Burn It Down (RAC Remix)" and ending abruptly in December 2012 with "Powerless (Enferno Remix)" after only 7 months.[2][3][4] Among the tracks scheduled for release were the remixes of "Lost In The Echo" by The Dual Personality and Elle Vozza who were, respectively, the Grand Prize Winner and Popular Vote Winner of Indaba Music's remix contest, but they never received an official release.[5][6]

Writing and Recording

Talking to The Huffington Post in July 2013, Mike Shinoda revealed Linkin Park were working on a new album and promised something very exciting for fans was coming in the following month.[7] An August article from Yahoo! reads, "Linkin Park have already finished one song for their new album and the'll be releasing it soon, Bennington says. The track features a yet-unnamed special guest."[8]

As Linkin Park received remixes for the Living Things remix subscription, the band enjoyed them so much they decided to compile the best remixes into an album. Mike said in the press release for Recharged, "After Reanimation I told many people I would never put together another album of remixes…but as I began to hear all the amazing reinterpretations of Living Things, I had to change my mind. The result, Recharged, is definitely worth it. I can’t wait for you guys to hear this amazing project, with contributions by Pusha T, Datsik, KillSonik, Bun B, Money Mark, and others. Our new song with Steve Aoki, A Light That Never Comes is on the album as well, plus a special remix of the new song by the inimitable Rick Rubin."[9]

Chester spoke to MTV about the EDM nature of the tracks, "I think any of our songs lend themselves well to being remixed; I think it just comes down to being inspired to do it. There were some moments on the last record, where we kind of felt like we had come full circle. We've established this identity of being a genre-less band, and so we figured we could take that even a bit further. We decided to let other artists come in and see where their vibe comes from ... and once we started working with artists like Steve Aoki and some of these EDM guys, it felt like a natural progression."[10]

Composition

There's no date on the CD and "A Light That Never Comes" isn't in the tracklist, but there's a note in the CD that reads "Living Things Remixes Plus One NEW TRACK **NEW TRACK TBD Not Included At This Time**", meaning the song was already recorded. According to Steve Aoki, the track was started in January 2013 while the remix (also absent from the disc) was started in late June.[11][12][13] Mike Shinoda's remix of "Victimized" is missing from the tracklist as well. Like Recharged, Living Things Remixes doesn't present any remixes of "In My Remains" either. Mike confirmed the band received a remix of the song, but didn't like it enough to release. "We actually didn't get a great remix of the song. We liked all these remixes a lot more...maybe that means we got it right on the original of IN MY REMAINS? HA"[14]

"Castle Of Glass (Linkin Park Remix)" is a demo version of Mike Shinoda's remix from Recharged.[15] The LPTV episode from Australia and New Zealand 2013 entitled "You're A Legend" which came out on April 29, 2013 features part of this remix.[16] The track presents a different beginning and completely different ending.

While "Roads Untraveled (Rad Omen Remix feat. Bun B)" is the same as the remix from the Living Things remix subscription (with a longer boom echo at the ending when compared to the version on Recharged); "Until It Breaks (Money Mark Remix)", despite the title, is the exact same remix released on Recharged under the title "Until It Breaks (Money Mark Headphone Remix)" which is a modified version of the remix released to fans who pre-ordered Living Things, featuring a different beat.

About half of the tracks on the disc are simply mixed differently from their final versions. The Schoolboy remix of "I'll Be Gone" has more audible effects and the DJ Vice remix has a cut ending. On the DJ Vice remix, Chester singing "I'll be gone" at 03:12 (Recharged time) is longer. "Skin To Bone (Nick Catchdubs Remix)", besides having more audible - and different - effects and low volume, has no high hat at the end. "Burn It Down (Tom Swoon Remix)" has more audible high hats from 00:30 onwards. "Lost In The Echo (KillSonik Remix)", which is mislabed as "KilSonik" on the tracklist, is almost identical to the final version, with minor volume changes.

"Powerless (DJ Enferno Remix)" and "Burn It Down (Paul Van Dyk Remix)" were both shortened from their previously released versions. While "Burn It Down" is essentially the album version cut at 05:30; "Powerless" had many sections cut throughout the song.

Track Listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1 I'll Be Gone - DJ Vice Remix feat. Pusha T Linkin Park 4:12
2 Castle Of Glass - Linkin Park Remix 4:53
3 Lost In The Echo - KilSonik Remix 5:09
4 Powerless - DJ Enferno Remix 4:00
5 Roads Untraveled - Rad Omen Remix feat. Bun B 5:32
6 Burn It Down - Tom Swoon Remix 4:45
7 Until It Breaks - Datsik Remix 6:04
8 Skin To Bone - Nick Catchdubs Remix feat. Ryu & Cody B Ware 3:57
9 I'll Be Gone - Schoolboy Remix 6:16
10 Until It Breaks - Money Mark Remix 4:39
11 Burn It Down - Paul Van Dyk Remix 5:30

External Links

Living Things Remixes on LPCatalog

References

  1. CASTLE OF GLASS (Linkin Park Remix) Promo Rundown - Everything Linkin Park - Linkin Park Live, September 22, 2019
  2. LINKIN PARK - LIVING THINGS out 06.26.12, 2012
  3. LIVING THINGS Remix #1 - BURN IT DOWN (RAC mix) Now Available for Download | LP Association Forums, June 01, 2012
  4. LIVING THINGS Remix Subscription: December - POWERLESS (Enferno Remix) | LP Association Forums, December 20, 2012
  5. Linkin Park - "LOST IN THE ECHO" Remix Contest - Indaba Music, September 13, 2012
  6. LOST IN THE ECHO Indaba Remix Contest Winners Announced | LP Association Forums, November 15, 2012
  7. Urgent Matters: Talking with Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda and Incubus' Brandon Boyd, Plus a Flagship Exclusive | HuffPost, July 29, 2013
  8. Removed Article - The Underground - Linkin Park / LPU Forums, August 08, 2013
  9. Linkin Park Enlist Pusha T, Rick Rubin & More For "Living Things" Remix Album "Recharged" | Theprp.com, September 13, 2013
  10. Linkin Park's RECHARGED Isn't A 'Remix Album,' It's A 'Reinterpretation' - MTV, October 24, 2013
  11. Q&A: Steve Aoki Talks ‘Neon Future II,’ Believes the Machines Won’t Turn Against Us | SPIN, June 12, 2015
  12. Mike Shinoda on Instagram: “Worked with Rick Rubin at his place this week. This was where they worked on the Kanye / Yeezus record; it also was the birthplace of…”, July 01, 2013
  13. Mike Shinoda on Twitter: ".@lplive, Actually, Rick wasn't "producing" the track; we were writing together. 1st time we've done it, surprisingly. An experiment." ., July 04, 2013
  14. Linkin Park - Hey guys it’s Mike Shinoda here. As you... | Facebook, November 08, 2013
  15. Linkin Park Catalog on Twitter: "Recharged Castle Of Glass (M. Shinoda Remix) vs. Castle Of Glass (Linkin Park Remix), an early version of the first.… " ., April 29, 2016
  16. Linkin Park Catalog on Twitter: "Part of Castle Of Glass (Linkin Park Remix) - an early version of CoG (M. Shinoda Remix) is on LPTV: https://t.co/tdSVJcNCSa" ., April 30, 2016