M Is FOR MASHUP - February 17th, 2016
A Dictionary Of Concise Mashups
By DJ Useo
In the mashup world, there's some big names that are fairly well known around the world. They're mixers who consistently gift us very popular, & impressive tracks. Let's take a look at what a group of those talents are posting this week. -
You may recall last month when I put out a Frank Zappa Mashup Tribute Album
( www.suprmchaos.com/bcEnt-Wed-020316.index.html ) Well, I delayed the release of a new variety style DJ Useo album to post the Zappa one first. Now, I can wait no longer, so I offer you the free album "
A Dictionary Of Concise Mashups".
( groovytimewithdjuseo.blogspot.com/2016/02/a-dictionary-of-concise-mashups-new.html )
Rather than explain as I have so many times before, here's the full playlist for both discs -
disc 1
01 - Let Me Go Modern Love
( David Bowie vs Heaven 17 )
02 - Maps Crush
( The Yeah Yeah Yeahs vs Paramore )
03 - Spanish Bear Cage Bombs
( The Clash vs The Stranglers )
04 - De-Luxe Man In The Box
( Alice In Chains vs Lush )
05 - Lady Stardust Dream Police
( David Bowie vs Cheap Trick )
06 - Rockin' To The Jesus
( Black Box vs Kid Rock )
07 - Cool For Suffragettes
( Squeeze vs David Bowie vs the Beatles )
08 - The Climatic Way It Is
( Bruce Hornsby & The Range vs Franco Rossi )
09 - Shake The Engine Repair Disease
( Depeche Mode vs Lilith vs Oliver Klein )
10 - New Era Dancerama
( Sigue Sigue Sputnik vs Spellrise )
11 - Two Hands Up Minimal Dub
( O.A.R. vs Maxdal )
12 - They Might Be Extreme Giants
( They Might Be Giants vs Dema & Paride Saraceni )
13 - Mind Of A Killer Toy
( Visage vs X )
14 - Chips On My Slapstick
( Soft Cell vs F I 69 )
15 - 96 Bluray Tears
( The Specials vs Mario Piu vs Francesco Bertelli vs Giulio Lnt )
16 - Behind the Wood
( Depeche Mode vs Alex Jaramillo )
17 - Cute Goodbye
( The Wonderstuff vs Deadwish )
18 - Rondo Cage
( The Stranglers vs Dario Cantarella )
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disc 2
01 - AtoZeo=AtoZ + DJ Useo - Swing Like An Eagle
( The Steve Miller Band & Beatle Paul vs Yello )
02 - Time Out To Love Her Madly
( The Doors vs Devo vs Alex Sounds )
03 - Sympathy Partys
( The Rolling Stones vs Siouxsie & The Banshees )
04 - Let There Be Panic Station
( Muse vs AC/DC )
05 - Foxey Lady Is Tight
( Jimi Hendrix vs Booker T & the MGs )
06 - Dock Of The Blade
( Otis Redding vs MiniCoolBoyz & NHB )
07 - Automatic Cry
( Godley & Creme vs Ultra Nate )
08 - Professional Cannibal Griefers
( Korn vs Deadmau5 ft Gerard Way vs John Trubee )
09 - This Is The Delivery Day
( The The vs Raul Mezcolanza )
10 - Giving Up The Need
( INXS vs DJ Shadow )
11 - Some Fun Beyond Time
( The Raindogs vs The Nuke )
12 - Bust a O.C.D.
( Young MC vs Timo Maas vs Basement Jaxx )
13 - Baby Black Pearl
( Raze vs Lee Marrow vs Pills )
14 - Angel Adagio
( Sparks vs William Orbit )
15 - Glowing Embers, Quiet Steam
( Peter Gabriel vs Axel Karakasis )
16 - Plug In Grey Matter
( Muse vs Oingo Boingo )
17 - The Scary Mercy Beat
( The The vs Noizekik & R3ckzet )
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Here's the preview track
'Let Me Go Modern Love' ( David Bowie vs Heaven 17 )
( hearthis.at/vxmfxz7w/let-me-go-modern-love-david-bowie-vs-heaven-17 )
More DJ Useo Albums here
( djuseomashupalbums.blogspot.com/ )
I hope you enjoy & share.
Thanks,
DJ Useo.
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