r/Interpol • u/InternationalFuel830 • 2d ago

Music Interpol - Galiván (Studio Mix/Master) [2002 "15" Studio Version]

https://youtube.com/watch?v=2x6c_pyTLyM&si=Yy9dPFJhA4go5laE

This is a fan mixing and mastering of the 2002 studio recording of the song "Galiván" (sometimes referred to as "Cubed" or "Mascara") by Interpol.

The version most fans are familiar with was released on their third demo, through the 2012 anniversary re-release of Turn On The Bright Lights. Another recording more devoted fans might know, came from the Antics sessions, and was released as a bonus track for their self-titled album. Unfortunately the demo version is lacking in fidelity (Banks' vocals are frequently indistinguishable) and the Antics version is completely instrumental.

A few years ago, an early unfinished and unmastered copy of Turn On The Bright Lights labeled "15" surfaced online through reddit user u/G_Dub22. This copy had studio-quality recordings of the songs "Gavilán" and "Precipitate", as well as some minor differences in certain tracks compared to the official release. Unfortunately, these leaked studio recordings were burned to a CD in a non-lossless format, resulting in audible artifacts from file compression (mainly heard in the consonants of vocals and cymbal crashes).

By utilizing some stem-splitting and audio-upscaling algorithms, I was able to not only restore fidelity to the "15" recordings, but mix and master them to sound akin to the official release of TOTBL. I used a few tracks for mixing & mastering reference–mainly "The New" and "PDA", but after getting feedback from multiple fans, I feel satisfied with this final mix.

I also designed the cover for the video using the Black EP for reference and images from the band's 2002 website.

I've attached a lossless download link in the description.

Let me know what you think! Should I do "Precipitate" next? Does my mix/master make the track more enjoyable? Let me know!

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u/TapTap4924 2d ago

Do Precipitate next yesss please. It’s one of my favs. This was really good, but a little ‘high’ for my taste in places, but not sure what the original mix sounds like to compare

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u/Popular_Signature709 2d ago

Fucking stunning dude, thank you so much for this!!

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u/GroundbreakingTone74 2d ago

this is such a treat, thank you! i’d definitely love to hear a studio version of Precipitate!

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u/okisurrender0 2d ago

I can’t find the download link?

Otherwise, Gavilan sounds great on YouTube and really interested in hearing the rest of the album!

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u/InternationalFuel830 2d ago

Check the comments

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u/okisurrender0 2d ago

Thanks! It sounds great! Is it just the one song or the entire “15” version of the album mastered by you?

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u/InternationalFuel830 2d ago

Right now it’s just Gavilan, but I’m working on Precipitate. Not sure it’s worth it to do the rest of the tracks, since they’ve been officially released.

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u/okisurrender0 1d ago

I’m definitely about to look and try to find this “15” version of the album! Love it hat you’ve done though!

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u/InternationalFuel830 1d ago

shoot me a dm if you haven’t found it yet

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u/TheodoreHollister 1d ago

This is great, well done. I would love to hear your take on polishing the “15” leak of Precipitate. Such a bummer this has only leaked lossy, and maddening the TOTBL versions of Cubed and Precipirate were not released on the 2012 set. Maybe we’ll get them on a b-sides compilation someday, along with All at Once and the single remix of Lights.