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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[Inkheart]

Old school Celldweller is best Celldweller. 10/10.

[Scoalex]

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

[notsure]

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.

[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.

[orphncriplr]

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

[energenesis]

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

[experimentality]

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

[ocyocyocy]

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

[lalas]

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

[KyrosTheWolf]

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

[parinmajithia]

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

[Blockio]

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

[JeremyStratton]

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

[Ketris]

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.

[mistressgabby]

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

[Chillbot]

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

[kevinbp]

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

[alexanderkrzywicki]

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

[raizen]

I actually prefer this to the version that was released

[experimentality]

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