I Be On Dat Kryptonite

Again, I apologize for this being up much later than planned, but when you had most of your music files vanish for no reason at all and you get lucky that they return after a restart, you don't really feel like doing one of these, you know. But, things are fine now, so I'll get to one of the best mashup DJ's that I haven't gotten to yet. For the most part I haven't repeated myself while doing this. I've presented one song from each mashup DJ and I haven't brought up that DJ again; you know, there are many quality people out there who I feel like I should spotlight.

This is the first time I'll mention DJ BC on here. He's a Boston DJ who has created many tracks worth downloading from his discography page. One page in particular is for the tune Powers of Kryptonite, where Quincy Jones's Soul Bossa Nova (i.e. the theme song from Austin Powers) is combined with the Big Boi & The Purple Ribbon All Stars hit Kryptonite. The page has three versions: an unedited version, an edited version, and an instrumental. It's quite catchy, as the original Kryptonite was. There are other songs on his page which are worth checking out. You might as well download as many as you can so that you can judge on your own which is the best.

I'll be back Friday night with a new tune.

A Change Of Plans

I was going to mention a mashup tonight but I've been tied up until this point (yes, that's why I'm up this late and doing this at this time) with some computer problems. I'm talking about "most of my music files disappearing for no reason at all", so I had to restart the computer, thank the Gods that all those files returned after the restart, and then copy the music files onto a pair of DVD discs in order to make sure I have that stuff archived. So, I'll post something on Monday night instead.

Happy 4/20, Everyone!

I was hoping to find a mashup song out there that's somewhat related to today being 420, and via the last line in the song (which alas is edited in the mashup, but if you've heard the original before you'll know what was edited) I was able to pick this out.

It's a mashup from some group (I presume a radio station, but I can find no knowledge of it) called 99X Mashes that combines Guns N' Roses's Paradise City with Snoop Dogg/Dr. Dre's The Next Episode. It's known as Dog Pound Paradise and it's very well done.

You can dowload it here, at a Mashuptown page that still has a working MP3 link.

Anyway, I'll be back by Friday night with a new tune to upload for your pleasure.

Kurt Cobain vs. Beyonce?

On my other blog I just posted a great new track from Soulwax; those guys also dabble in mashups from time to time. Arguably the best one they did is one that has gotten pub on many different pages.

Yes, they actually combined Smells Like Teen Spirit by the great Nirvana (really, the only grunge band that I can more than tolerate a little bit... ok wait, I do like some Alice in Chains tunes also) with Destiny's Child's Bootylicious. Now, I detest most of the songs from that girl group (including Bootylicious, even though bootylicious women CAN be great) but combining it with arguably one of the greatest rock songs ever was a stroke of genius. They only put the Beyonce vocals over the Nirvana music, but it works great.

Soulwax-Smells Like (Teen) Booty

http://www.hostropolis.com/april/mp3/Soulwax_TeenBooty.mp3

I'll be back Sunday night.

Yet Another Great DJ From San Francisco

One person who I should have mentioned here before today is someone that many say is among the best (if not the best) mashup artists out there currently. It is Party Ben, and to be honest it's impossible to pick out one song to spotlight as so many of them are worthy of a listen, and a plethora are available for download on his website.

For example, I liked his Callin' Up The Pieces where he put together The Average White Band and Lyrics Born; it's also interesting that it's pretty funky and has rapping yet only one person in the combo is black. Go figure.

His Genius of London tune is a near-miracle in that it made London Bridge into a more than tolerable song. Yes, one of the worst songs I've ever heard, made acceptable! As long as you ignore Fergie's horrid voice (but unfortunately Heart wasn't able to), then it's worth downloading.

Apparently a lot of people hate his Wipeout Taffy but putting together The Surfaris and D4L was genius.

Two that you must get are... the first is Promiscuous With You; yes, it made the Nelly Furtado song into something you can listen to without changing the station or skipping to the next track. The fan-made mashup video is pretty bad-ass too.

The second is something that's incredible. It is Galvanize the Empire; yes, the Chemical Brothers song combined with Darth Vader's theme! It works amazingly well and several fan-made videos have been put on YouTube. It's a must-download, IMO.

Anyway, hopefully you were cherry-pick a few of his songs, as they deserve to be on your harddrive.

I'll be back a week from today with the next mashup to spotlight.

I Am A Nightmare Walking

If you haven't looked yet, head over to my other blog where I posted a new song a few minutes ago. The mashup I'm posting today is a half hour long mix where the first song uses the music from that track over a different vocal.

DJ Riko, from San Diego, is best known for what has to be one of the best mashups of all time, P-Funk Is Playing At My House, a much better version of Daft Punk Is Playing At My House* which used a new female vocal and samples from George Clinton's musical empire. The mix I'm highlighting includes the song, along with a few others Riko has done before. The mix is on his tunes page as "Superchunk Mix" and it's about a 40 MB download. All the samples are listed, although many of them are for a song in the middle where Riko includes bits of whistling from many different songs.

· Truth be told I heard the mashup before I heard the original. Once I did hear the original I thought the tune was ruined by a truly awful vocal so I think P-Funk is clearly superior to the hipster bullshit from LCD Soundsystem.

The first song in the mix is the one I'm pointing out. It takes the Lemon Jelly song and adds a vocal from Ice-T over it. It works quite well; the rest of the mix is also worth hearing.

I'll be back a week from today with a new mashup to spotlight.