A British production duo has pioneered a remix technique designed to sound better on the iPod.
The Boilerhouse Boys said that their "production" remix of Why, the comeback single from UK songstress Gabrielle, was designed "specifically for the way people now listen to music".
Ben Wolff, one half of the duo, told the BBC that as most people now consume music in 2.0 format - on MP3 players like the iPod - higher frequencies in the digital music file needed to be boosted to combat the loss of sound quality found in MP3 files.
He explained that the "production" mix was inspired by some classic hits.
"I put together a playlist of the 50 greatest songs of all time according to Rolling Stone magazine, because I thought that was a good yardstick. You've got to aim high, after all.
"Almost without exception, each of those tracks had incredibly satisfying stereo. Whether it was The Beatles, the Stones, The Clash, or Bruce Springsteen's Born To Run, you could take out one earphone and hear half of what was going on - then you could put in other earphone and hear something completely different. It was thrilling."
Wolff added that production techniques from the Motown era were also instrumental in creating the iPod remix.
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