When the building rocks, so do I
Interesting watching the chatter stream light up as we felt the 5.9 quake that hit VA this afternoon.
http://www.last.fm/music/Kelly+Rowland/_/Work+(Freemasons+Radio+Edit)
Kelly Rowland has been doing pretty much the same style of music that she did with Destiny's Child since she left. That's not bad, but it hasn't raised to the level of notice. Her voice is OK, but it's autotuned a lot and she's trying too hard to get by on her considerable good looks. If you doubt, just watch the vid - she can't actually dance but she sure can pose. With all that, why link? Well this isn't just her tune, it's a Freemasons (http://www.myspace.com/freemasons) remix that takes a standard pop song and mixes in some interesting bhangra riffs at high BPM. Now that is interesting.
http://audioporncentral.com/2011/08/miguel-migs-ft-evelyn-champagne-king-everybody-kid-who-italo-dub.html
A nice long-form tech-dub track from Miguel Migs. It's listed as "featuring Evelyn “Champagne” King" but she doesn't make that big of an appearance. This is good motivation music for playing in the background when you want to get chores done - moves without distracting.
http://bootiemashup.com/top10/jun2011/Express%20This%20Way%20Remix%20(Bootie%20Exclusive).mp3
A few days after Gaga released "Born This Way" DJ Tripp put out a remix of the track with the Madonna classic "Express Yourself". Now he's redone it with a little more thought and a few more effects. The basic formula is still the same - a duet that shows off some of the best bits of both tracks and shows just how much Gaga is copying. This one focuses less on the copy aspects and more on constructing a fuzz-edged disco stomper.
http://bootiemashup.com/top10/jun2011/dj-schmolli---sweet-sweet-dreams-eurythmics-vs.-recover-project-la-bouche.mp3
I've been hot and cold on Schmolli's efforts this year to break out of his signature style. This one is hot, building on two same-named tunes "Sweet Dreams." One is the Eurythmics standard - and we don't hear a lot of Eurythmics in mashes, sadly - and the other is a little-known Eurodance track. See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aPTDxl37Vs - some nice eye candy there but not really the most memorable of musical efforts.
http://bootiemashup.com/top10/jun2011/the_reborn_identity_-_friday_night_in_a_and_e.mp3
The Reborn Identity do a really nice job mashing up a Smiths classic with a new track from Morning Parade, who are described as an "up and coming Brit indie band" - new to me anyway. Like the Eurythmics, the Smiths do not get used in a lot of mashes. Here they get sped up quite a bit and yet it still works.
http://bootiemashup.com/top10/jun2011/marc-johnce---word-up-this-way-lady-gaga-vs.-korn-vs.-cameo.mp3
Someone shoot me - I've linked to two Gaga mashes, in one post. I still want to be done with her, but this one deserves mention. Marc Johnce - who managed to make a palatable Perry mash, too - puts together Gaga and Korn. Yes, that Korn. I have no idea what he was drinking when he came up with this plan, but damned if it doesn't work. There's some Cameo thrown in there, but what you really have here is a metal-dance combo of the two main tracks. That shouldn't be possible, yet here it is.
http://www.last.fm/music/Kelly+Rowland/_/Work+(Freemasons+Radio+Edit)
Kelly Rowland has been doing pretty much the same style of music that she did with Destiny's Child since she left. That's not bad, but it hasn't raised to the level of notice. Her voice is OK, but it's autotuned a lot and she's trying too hard to get by on her considerable good looks. If you doubt, just watch the vid - she can't actually dance but she sure can pose. With all that, why link? Well this isn't just her tune, it's a Freemasons (http://www.myspace.com/freemasons) remix that takes a standard pop song and mixes in some interesting bhangra riffs at high BPM. Now that is interesting.
http://audioporncentral.com/2011/08/miguel-migs-ft-evelyn-champagne-king-everybody-kid-who-italo-dub.html
A nice long-form tech-dub track from Miguel Migs. It's listed as "featuring Evelyn “Champagne” King" but she doesn't make that big of an appearance. This is good motivation music for playing in the background when you want to get chores done - moves without distracting.
http://bootiemashup.com/top10/jun2011/Express%20This%20Way%20Remix%20(Bootie%20Exclusive).mp3
A few days after Gaga released "Born This Way" DJ Tripp put out a remix of the track with the Madonna classic "Express Yourself". Now he's redone it with a little more thought and a few more effects. The basic formula is still the same - a duet that shows off some of the best bits of both tracks and shows just how much Gaga is copying. This one focuses less on the copy aspects and more on constructing a fuzz-edged disco stomper.
http://bootiemashup.com/top10/jun2011/dj-schmolli---sweet-sweet-dreams-eurythmics-vs.-recover-project-la-bouche.mp3
I've been hot and cold on Schmolli's efforts this year to break out of his signature style. This one is hot, building on two same-named tunes "Sweet Dreams." One is the Eurythmics standard - and we don't hear a lot of Eurythmics in mashes, sadly - and the other is a little-known Eurodance track. See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aPTDxl37Vs - some nice eye candy there but not really the most memorable of musical efforts.
http://bootiemashup.com/top10/jun2011/the_reborn_identity_-_friday_night_in_a_and_e.mp3
The Reborn Identity do a really nice job mashing up a Smiths classic with a new track from Morning Parade, who are described as an "up and coming Brit indie band" - new to me anyway. Like the Eurythmics, the Smiths do not get used in a lot of mashes. Here they get sped up quite a bit and yet it still works.
http://bootiemashup.com/top10/jun2011/marc-johnce---word-up-this-way-lady-gaga-vs.-korn-vs.-cameo.mp3
Someone shoot me - I've linked to two Gaga mashes, in one post. I still want to be done with her, but this one deserves mention. Marc Johnce - who managed to make a palatable Perry mash, too - puts together Gaga and Korn. Yes, that Korn. I have no idea what he was drinking when he came up with this plan, but damned if it doesn't work. There's some Cameo thrown in there, but what you really have here is a metal-dance combo of the two main tracks. That shouldn't be possible, yet here it is.