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CMU Approved
Approved: Justin Bieber – U Smile (Shamantis Remix)
By Andy Malt | Published on Wednesday 18 August 2010
We’ve got a bit of a reputation for being some sort of Justin Bieber newswire of late. Of all the artists we’ve covered over the years, we’ve never seen anything like the craving for Bieber news amongst our readership. We get complaints, actual complaints, if we overlook anything Bieber-related. However, that’s not why this track is featured here today. It’s being stamped CMU Approved, as it should be, because I really, really like it.
The premise is simple. Shamantis, aka musician and producer Nick Pittsinger, stretched out Justin Bieber’s single ‘U Smile’ by 800%, retaining the same pitch, turning it into a 35 minute ambient work with ethereal, Liz Fraser-esque vocals and snare hits that sound like waves crashing. It’s genuinely lovely (and a marked improvement on the original). Have a listen on Shamantis’ SoundCloud page (and check out his own original work while you’re there; it’s pretty good, too).
soundcloud.com/shamantis/j-biebz-u-smile-800-slower
