Celldweller - Switchback (1999 Late Demo)

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Beta Cessions: Demos & Rarities brings together a fan-focused collection of 26 songs, many of which have gone previously unreleased. Such mixes include early demo versions of "Switchback" with never-before-heard lyrics, as well as early demos with alternate arrangements and musical production for "Afraid This Time," "The Last Firstborn," "Stay With Me" (Unlikely) and "Uncrowned." Other unreleased versions of tracks include an 'electronic-instrumental-mix' of "Symbiont" and a Karaoke version of "So Sorry To Say" featuring the instrumental version the song, but with backing vocals included.
Beta Cessions: Demos & Rarities delivers on the rarities side as well, brining full digital release to previously released for streaming services, such as the 2001 alternate mixes of "Switchback" (mixed by Ben Grosse) and "Stay With Me" (Unlikely) (mixed by Scott Humphrey & Frank Gryner). The album also includes many of the rare 2000 'Detroit' mixes, including the tracks "Switchback," "Afraid This Time," "Under My Feet," and "So Sorry To Say." Beta Cessions: Demos & Rarities also delivers the first ever digital release of the 3 original 1999 demos released on the Celldweller Limited Edition EP in 2000 along with Klayton's electronic focused tracks "Kemikal" and "Beginning of The End."
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[@Inkheart1716]

Old school Celldweller is best Celldweller. 10/10.

[@CypherTwY]

Ty!!! Celldweller was the best album and definetely a masterpiece. He should go back to his roots.

[@tranquility6358]

I kindly disagree. I like his fusion of the old with new the best. Like what he's done on End of an Empire.

[@fveS]

Сertainly debut album made the greatest impression, but each of his subsequent albums is beautiful in its own way.

[@alexanderkrzywicki5067]

@@CypherTwY The chorus sounds like flash before your bitty eyes at the end.

[@alexanderkrzywicki5067]

@@tranquility6358 The chorus sounds like flash before your bitty eyes at the end.

[@martincapelli140]

This is the real definition of spending 5 years on a track modifying every single second of it

[@LumberJacck]

Sounds incredible! Old and new!

[@Bassistking]

So this is where the unused Switchback Vox came from in the remix stems! I've never heard the '99 version. Only '00, '01, and '03

[@TheyTookMyFace]

so THAT'S where the vocoder chorus from the remix pack was from

[@alexanderkrzywicki5067]

The chorus sounds like flash before your bitty eyes at the end.

[@notsure1969]

This demo was a bit all over the place, but it had to start somewhere. I love hearing these older demos and witnessing the evolution of the music.

[@TemperedMedia]

I was actually surprised how much I liked this. I'm not into the whole "early cut/late demo" thing but it's as if Klayton can never go wrong with me xD

[@alexanderkrzywicki5067]

The chorus sounds like flash before your bitty eyes at the end.

[@ocyocyocy]

Reminds me a lot of what nu metal used to be like in those times

[@nanda_gamedev]

I love these. Amazing to see how the song changed over time...

[@lalas147]

can't believe the intro is beta and was cut out of the final release!

[@energenesis8882]

0:59 gives me a hella early 2000's vibe

[@Karllutt]

This beginning is beastly

[@orphncriplr]

I've never heard this version before! Love it.

[@parinmajithia9575]

Reminds me of Switchback remix competition. Those days!!!!

[@MCO945]

I miss this kind of style

[@CJH3D]

Hearing the bonus/demo remix stems from the Switchback remix competition in context is something I thought I'd never hear, but it's great to have an understanding of where they came from and what they sounded like!

[@Likonan]

The nostalgia is magnificent.

[@experimentality1856]

After this song, i can live in 1999. Come on life, give my PS2 and mp3 back.
Oh wait i was born in 1999

[@DarkusaurusRexStuff]

I love that you can still feel the latent influence from his Disengage album still in this. More raw industrial samples and the small and harsh lyricism around 1:00 that's similar to a small bit in "Waste of Time" in Disengage. Also hard to believe the overall structure of Switchback is nearly 20 years old now.

[@Ketris0]

Thanks for uploading this version! It's so cool to hear the progression over the years, especially since this song has always been my favorite of yours.

[@swiftstalk]

Awesome to hear what Switchback sounded like in beta. Parts of it is a bit all over the place, but man I love the vibes coming out of here, some of those vocals sound so sick.

[@JeremyStratton]

I love your music! Old and new. It's great to hear you making more stuff!

[@ezassegai4793]

Too late to look back!

[@KyrosTheWolf]

I love hearing early versions of these songs, almost sounds like an original song!

[@mjstcua]

these R2D2 scratches tho :D:D:D:D:D

[@lunaticnostalgic]

0:59 I swear these vocals are just proof that Klayton could do an amazing cover of DMC3's Devil's Never Cry!

[@Blockio1999]

I find it pretty intriguing to follow the progress of songs that were remixed/-made often, such as Switchback or Frozen

[@KwarraJJ]

I need more music like this

[@nguyennam1945]

here we go. another switchback xD

[@user-km3mc1qg9c]

love this!

[@TANGANDAVID]

OMG!

[@nefigarcia3673]

Beta cessions for “I can’t wait”???

[@Gatchi]

Beta Cessions was released way before I Can't Wait was, lol

[@griffmeister987]

Here’s my ranking of every version of Switchback:
1. 2001
2. Final version
3. 2000
4. 1999 Early
5. 1999 Late

[@alTwo-qb5nv]

nah 1999 late is the best one by far

[@legnazeg]

wow! :)

[@Chillbot17]

I'm getting paid right as this gets released, so looking forward to that

[@Ckozlozhop]

my first track.

[@kevinbp6244]

Se lucieron, me gusta mucho Celldweller, los sigo desde hace ya unos años c: (saludos desde Perú) (vamos al mundial xD)

[@raizen1364]

I actually prefer this to the version that was released

[@ERadicator49]

Take my like!!!111

[@Foas]

BOI

[@vzemew]

Stoyak!!!

[@redisnotdead8428]

лол

[@0r1zuru]

Privet, stoyak, poka!

[@sarphog]

Release Kemikal on Spotify already! I need it, badly 😤😤

[@alexanderkrzywicki5067]

The chorus sounds like "flash before your itty bitty eyes" at the end.

[@cryingpsycho]

the first rappy part killed me. awesome

[@experimentality1856]

Im a new subsicriber but i know Celldweller since NFS Most Wanted. AM I TOO LATE :'D ?
Now i realized, i knew 5-6 Celldweller song and they are enough for me: I didn't bored, and didn't searched a new celldweller song. Too good xd

[@CH-rs7cm]

The Matrix

[@alexkrzywicki3867]

What's the chorus saying? The chorus sounds like it's "flash before your itty bitty eyes," especially at the end.

[@user-dh2ck5of1j]

:)

[@Brickinasock]

Chunky

[@KewneRain]

I've been wondering for a while, are you part of Celldweller (the band)?

[@MoonlightStrider]

QueenReign Klayton is Celldweller, he's pretty much a one man band.

[@firetail006]

Klayton is Celldweller, Circle of Dust, Scandroid and FreqGen. One person. Four personas.

[@TheRealFobican]

Musically schizophrenic

[@firetail006]

reckless, hear it from Klayton himself:
ua-cam.com/video/3mVeBVCGOM0/v-deo.html

[@ratlinggull2223]

He IS the band.

[@dhi3813]

So-so

[@FenrirIF]

Make anyone else think of Devil May Cry 3-Devil Never Cry?

[@975warman]

Isn't this the version in Deadrising 2?

[@DARKSOULPRIMEX]

NightGod975 nah, that’s the blue stahli reminx

[@975warman]

Letzteprime okay, thanks!

[@TheNocturnal1]

Unlisted folks rep!

[@nono7117]

This version is probably the worst of the bunch, it’s just a weaker version of the 2000 one