Older song - a bit of spit and polish

Hey, that's a creative mix -- I could certainly hear this in a movie scene.  Living here in the city it sounds to me like it could be the theme for a lot of night and day walkers here.  I'd wager that you got just what you were after soundwise and thematically in this piece.  !!  -- Allan
 

To be frankly honest, it's mainly all of the original elements. I did however strip much of the reverb and delay left in the original sample content, beef up the drum track, accentuate the snare hit on the 4th beat to give it more punch. Used Schepp 73 EQ on the main vocal track to add grain. Moog Filter on the other vocal part and some envelope. Tape Delay and pitch drift, wow and flutter and compression using some emulation. 
 
I tried to add more layers by constantly morphing what was happening in the background. The original never had many effects or it seems much processing, so I gave my PC a bit of a workout. And my brain it seems. By the way, strange pad thing was Hollywood Strings. Reversed, tape modulation (Boards of Canada type setting) and voila.
 
The vinyl effects were added too, some noise and grain, just completely transformed really.
 
For comparison, here is the original artists mix. 
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDZZekWu8u8
 
So whilst I used much of the original content, I sort of put my own spin on it.
 

Aaron, this is one of the best instrumentals I've heard lately.  The song is well arranged with plenty of texture and ear candy to make me smile.  Someone should write a film for this cause it would take on a life of its own.  A+

I listen to Bored of Canada now and again. Because they are musicians as well as engineers. It isn't always obvious how they do stuff. However I like a challenge.

That is a nicely gritty vibe.   Mental bits and FX coming in and out but still locked in to that dark city foundation.

Thanks for the kind words and prison survival tips.