Musicina Blender

Remixing and Mashing Up John Coltrane’s “A Love Supreme”

A Loop Supreme

Actually, this piece is a mashup of Coltrane, Don Braden’s tune “Cousin Esau” (from a 1995 recording called Organic), and percussionist/electronica artist Karsh Kale’s “Break Of Dawn” (from the CD Liberation).

Coltrane’s tune is a true looper’s delight; the four beat bass line is a constant. From the get-go I realized that remixing this tune into some kind of song form seemed a bit trite. The answer was to blend it with something drone-like and Indian in sensibility, which is actually where Coltrane was going in those days. Karsh Kale’s tune fit really well.