Put Down Your Pickaxe
"Put Down Your Pickaxe" (2017 Demo version / 2019 Epic version) is a single by Neon and the Argie Bees comprising of two versions of the same song, one being a remaster of a 2017 instrumental originally uploaded to the internet on March 18, 2018 in an unlisted YouTube video as the stand-in "Ending Credits" theme for the original pitch pilot of The Aussie Goldmine's cancelled 2017 animated series, and the other being a more orchestral version of that theme, which was made in 2019.
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| Single by Neon and the Argie Bees | ||||
| Published | March 18, 2018 | |||
| Released | November 3, 2023 | |||
| Studio | Studio RGB-Newt | |||
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| Length | 1:15 | |||
| Label | Fishal Project Records | |||
| Composer(s) | Darien Brice Dickinson | |||
| Producer(s) | The Fishal Project | |||
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It was officially released worldwide on November 3, 2023, as a digital download and on streaming services, such as Spotify, via Distrokid. Its genre is classified as Country/Folk, due to the Soundtrack genre not being able to be applied, as it is not part of a larger soundtrack album.
Background
Sometime in 2017, the demo track was put together in the DAW software LMMS using high-quality MIDI soundfonts.
In March 2018, when a test render of the end credits for a version of The Aussie Goldmine's animated series pitch pilot required some music, this track was used, and named, for the first time.
Composition
2017 Demo version
The track features an acoustic guitar playing over a deep growling bass, clapping, and twinkling percussion noises reminiscent of both metal ores being mined by someone constantly striking a rock with a pickaxe and an old cash register providing a payout.
2019 Epic version
The "Epic" version takes a more orchestral, medieval, and even disconcerting approach, slightly going off-key during the middle, and also ending with a sustained organ note and deep, rumbling choir going "ooh" and "ahh".
Production
Album artwork
The album artwork was adapted from a poster by NeonWabbit advertising the original 2017 pitch pilot of a potential animated series for The Aussie Goldmine. It features Aurora Australis in her original beta design, before the character was redesigned by Kappapeachie, holding a pickaxe in front of the sun shining down on the fictional Queensland Rock, a potential home base location for The Aussie Goldmine, which houses a large green and gold crystal.
Release
The single was released on November 3, 2023, and was only meant to contain the 2017 Demo version, but had to be reuploaded with the 2019 Epic version to comply with streaming service song length requirements. On many streaming services, it still retains a release date of March 18, 2018, as that is when the 2017 demo was first uploaded to the internet, despite the inclusion of the 2019 Epic version to pad it out.
Reception
Track listing
Music composed and arranged by Darien Brice Dickinson.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Put Down Your Pickaxe" (2017 Demo version / 2019 Epic version) | 1:15 |
Personnel
- Darien Brice Dickinson – bass, guitars, keyboards, percussion, composition, MIDI programming, production
- Studio RGB-Newt – production company
- The Fishal Project / Fishal Project Records – producer, record label
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worldwide | 3 November 2023 |
Fishal Project Records | Digital download | NW-S17FPR01 |
See also
References
External links
Self-published
- Put Down Your Pickaxe (2017 Demo version / 2019 Epic version) on Bandcamp
- Put Down Your Pickaxe (2017 Demo version / 2019 Epic version) on Myspace
- Put Down Your Pickaxe (2017 Demo version / 2019 Epic version) on SoundCloud
- Put Down Your Pickaxe (2017 Demo version) on YouTube, in its original, un-remastered 2018 upload with test credits
Distributed via Distrokid
- Put Down Your Pickaxe (2017 Demo version / 2019 Epic version) on Spotify
- Put Down Your Pickaxe (2017 Demo version / 2019 Epic version) on Apple Music / in the iTunes Store
- Put Down Your Pickaxe (2017 Demo version / 2019 Epic version) on YouTube
- Put Down Your Pickaxe (2017 Demo version / 2019 Epic version) on YouTube Music
- Put Down Your Pickaxe (2017 Demo version / 2019 Epic version) on Amazon Music
- Put Down Your Pickaxe (2017 Demo version / 2019 Epic version) on Deezer
- Put Down Your Pickaxe (2017 Demo version / 2019 Epic version) on Boomplay
Also available on
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- Pandora
- Tidal
- iHeartRadio
- Claro Música
- JioSaavn
- Anghami
- KKBOX
- NetEase Cloud Music
- Tencent Music
- Qobuz
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