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The Travels Of Windimoto is the debut EP by American dance music production duo Windimoto. == Background information == The very first Windimoto session was a trial session to see if members Sean Haley and Scorpeze could work together creatively. The first session yielded "Midnight In Eden". After that session, Windimoto was formed. The duo continued to record demos in order to feel each other out and devise a working formula. The second Windimoto jam session yielded the basic instrumental track for "Don't Let Me Leave Alone". Plans were to refine the track and release it as an instrumental until Scorpeze played it for emcee/singer Phonte Coleman (Little Brother, The Foreign Exchange), who is a fan of house music. Coleman asked if he could put vocals on the track and the duo agreed. It was decided that Coleman would use an alias so that the song would stand or fall on its own merits. Coleman chose the alias Victor St. Clair. Coleman and newcomer Carlitta Durand also contributed vocals to "A Place For Us". The secret was revealed by a journalist in their review of the EP.〔http://www.okayplayer.com/reviews/old-reviews/windimoto-200801225480/〕 In a very short time after the track was completed, Bay Area hip-hop label, Interdependent Media, showed interest in releasing the song. A deal was made with Interdependent Media for a single release to be followed by a remix EP. Remixes were done by Detroit producers Sevany2 and DJ Tony Tone, Bay Area producer/remixer Trackademicks, and Dutch producer/musician Nicolay (Coleman's partner in the duo The Foreign Exchange). The stylistic variety of the remixes were intended to attract listeners who may not be familiar with dance music. The other three original tracks ("A Place For Us", "Underground Peace Lounge", "Afra Natura") were recorded in quick succession after the duo was formed. With the exception of "Afra Natura", these songs were considered demos and intended to be fleshed out later. Due to the very short period of time between Windimoto's inception and the deadline for the EP to be turned in, the duo decided to include the songs in their raw state on the EP. Originally planned to be released in Summer 2007, the EP was pushed back until Winter 2007 when it was finally released digitally on November 13. The duo intended for the EP to have only 8 tracks with "Afra Natura" as the closing track, and the DJ Tony Tone and Trackademicks remixes as a bonus tracks on the digital release only. The duo did not wish to flood the CD with too many remixes of the same two songs. For reasons unknown, the EP was pressed as 10 tracks with the bonus tracks included. A 12" single was issued for "Don't Let Me Leave Alone"—with "A Place For Us" on the b-side—slightly ahead of the release of the EP. The Nicolay and Trackademicks remixes were included on the 12" along with the original version. There has not been a physical release of the EP to date. In 2009, Phuture Soul Recordings released a remix single of "Don't Let Me Leave Alone" featuring remixes by Pirahanahead, Ian Friday, and Abicah Soul. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Travels of Windimoto」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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