The Work 2.0 has snippets of what appears to be the multitracks to the songs in the title, but they're not the original versions, by the sounds of it. I have always been curious as to where these have come from exactly? And why were they rerecorded in the first place?

If I'm not mistaken they came from the NPG Music Club site.One of the rooms you go into was a studio and you can click on the multi track recorder and play diferent samples and tracks If I'm not mistaken you can also play musicology,maybe someone else can co-sign?

Yes - it was the Musicology Control Room Mixer.

Recordings for 'Musicology' itself could be played in a separate room too (by clicking on the relevant instruments in the room) and were made available for people to submit mixes as part of a competition, before 'Musicology' itself was released / revealed.

Tracks were: bass, bongos, drums, guitar, horns, organ, strings, vocals

The other song tracks can be played using the mixing desk. The 'Endorphinmachine' file was called 'Rock Machine'. The other two tracks, 'Let's Work' and 'Dance On', went by their original titles. On the mixing desk, the 'Musicology' file was called 'Party Moving'.

bluegangsta said:

The Work 2.0 has snippets of what appears to be the multitracks to the songs in the title, but they're not the original versions, by the sounds of it. I have always been curious as to where these have come from exactly? And why were they rerecorded in the first place?

Speculation was that they were from the rerecording sessions of P's entire WB catalogue circa 96-99. The reality of these sessions have been disputed but Borisfishpaw confirmed that they really took place, and Boris knew his shit.

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Makes me realize that I've missed those on the discog. Anyone remembers when they were streamed exactly? My memory says somewhere around June 2003 but if it was around the time Musicology was streamed then it means I'm tripping.

^ Correct (june 2003) according to Dawnation:

http://www.dawnation.com

See under their NPGMC Guide section for 2003

Oh yeah I remember these. Wasn't the Endorphinmachine one renames "Rock Machine" on the mixing desk?

langebleu said:

^ Correct (june 2003) according to Dawnation:

http://www.dawnation.com

See under their NPGMC Guide section for 2003

I'd checked that page, too, when researching, IDK how I managed to miss it but thanks to you and Bluegangsta for pointing this out, I will update the discog ASAP.

You guys are awesome! Thanks for the info. Now I know where some Musicology samples I have come from as well.