M Is FOR MASHUP - July 24th, 2013
Massive Merriment Motivates Motown Mashups
By DJ Useo
Over at the SoundUnsound bootleg forum, we're constantly mixing. Early morning, or late hours, we're putting acapellas to instrumentals. It's just what we do. The best part is we come together as community of like-minded individuals. Long in the planning has been the latest SoundUnsound themed mashup compilation. In the past, it's been Punk ,70s, 80s, Divas, and many others. This latest project comes from the nimble brain of SUS super moderator mARKYbOY, who desired an album featuring Motown label artists paired with anything else. It's a highly satisfying feeling to hear the final release of a full album from various international bootleggers. I was witness to mARKYbOY's first utterances upon the release of this new assortment. He simply exclaimed "EXCELLENT!"
I've been involved in the process at most levels and did the final production mastering for 'SoundUnsound Motwon Mashed', so I think I know it better than most. I say it's a hoot and a hollar well worth the hearing. It's been almost three months since the project was begun. Three months of joy, email and phone interaction spent arranging the constant stream of new music, art, and info into a final cohesive success. As soon as it begins you know you're on the right track. The Motown attraction is on full display alongside the thrill of the paired tunes. You get the Temptations, The Supremes, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, and plenty more, all skillfully blended into new configurations that tickle your ears. For a quick look at the full tracklist, and a listen to two full disc length preview mixes simply click this link
( www.groovytimewithdjuseo.blogspot.com/2013/07/soundunsound-motown-mashed-all-new.html )
Personally, I had a pretty tough time adjusting to mixing Motown. My first three tracks were just not good enough, I felt. so I began again. That time, I hit paydirt by placing Bob Dylan singing over Martha and the Vandellas. I had created 'Nowhere To Run All Along The Watchtower' (Bob Dylan vs Martha and The Vandellas). Now I was feeling the groove. Many others seemed to thrive with the style as killer mixes like DJ Spider's 'I Wish for Another 25 Miles' (Edwin Starr vs Stevie Wonder) and Voicedude's 'Forever In The Name Of Love' (Level 42 vs The Supremes vs Vanilla Ice) revealed the positive effect the Motown had on us all. Now that the collection is posted and available, I've heard much positive private reaction. In fact, two super-fine bootleggers have asked me to be involved in assembling two additional new themed comps of their own. You know I'm up for it!
Enjoy this Motown Mashed comp, and please tell your friends!
After all, it's FREE!
Mix Of The Week
Chocomang has created two disc long mixes from the Motown comp as previews for y'all. Perfect for streaming while swimming, jogging, or goofing off at work.
Get them
here.
( official.fm/tracks/ohey )
( official.fm/tracks/db9S )
Mashup Tip
Don't mash in the subway. (Don't mash in the pouring rain)
Latest Useo Thing
''Editions Of You Rate' ( Men Without Hats vs Audiosweep ) finds Men Without Hats doing a cover of Roxy Music while accompanied by 60% of Audiosweep' 'Rate'. It gets very lively, and is already known for inspiring foot movement! Plenty of looping and such for those of you who like that. ( I do! )
( official.fm/tracks/aoak )
( www.groovytimewithdjuseo.blogspot.com/2013/07/men-without-hats-vs-audiosweep.html )
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Al-Jazeera America's incoming president said Tuesday that people interested in news will get live programming whenever they tune in, even in the middle of the night on a weekend.
The new cable news network will debut Aug. 20, replacing programming on what is now Current TV. Its executives are beginning the process of defining what will make Al-Jazeera America different from existing news programming on CNN, Fox News Channel, MSNBC and the broadcast networks.
"We are going to be live, and we are going to be live 24-7," Kate O'Brian, a longtime ABC News executive appointed this week as Al-Jazeera America's president, said in an interview.
O'Brian and the network's interim chief executive officer, Ehab Al Shihabi, said the network will aim at establishing itself with serious, in-depth reporting that does not take political sides.
The network will have 12 domestic bureaus when it starts and will also have access to more than 70 international bureaus as part of the worldwide Al-Jazeera company. Its new executives suggested that the deep-pocketed Al Jazeera, based in Qatar, could immediately give the new U.S. network an edge in covering stories from across the country.
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Fallon, 38, and his 46-year-old wife are "overjoyed about the arrival of their beautiful daughter," their first child, the representative said.
Fallon has called his wife, who runs Flower Films with Drew Barrymore, "the coolest girl in the world."
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Stone Coffin
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Prime-Time Nielsens
Ratings
Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for July 15-21. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership.
1. "America's Got Talent" (Wednesday, 9 p.m.), NBC, 11.18 million.
2. "Under the Dome," CBS, 11.13 million.
3. Baseball: All-Star Game, Fox, 10.96 million.
4. "America's Got Talent" (Tuesday), NBC, 10.06 million.
5. "NCIS," CBS, 8.76 million.
6. Movie: "Teen Beach Movie," Disney, 8.39 million.
7. "60 Minutes," CBS, 7.79 million.
8. "America's Got Talent" (Wednesday, 8 p.m.), NBC, 7.65 million.
9. "The Big Bang Theory," CBS, 7.23 million.
10. "Big Brother 15" (Sunday), CBS, 6.91 million.
11. "Big Brother 15" (Thursday), CBS, 6.7 million.
12. "Home Run Derby," ESPN, 6.65 million.
13. "The Bachelorette," ABC, 6.63 million.
14. "Big Brother 15" (Wednesday), CBS, 6.44 million.
15. "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," CBS, 6.17 million.
16. "Two and a Half Men," CBS, 6.16 million.
17. "NCIS: Los Angeles," CBS, 6.09 million.
18. "Master Chef" (Wednesday, 9 p.m.), Fox, 5.69 million.
19. "Amores Verdaderos" (Tuesday, 9 p.m.), Univision, 5.43 million.
20. "Amores Verdaderos" (Wednesday, 9 p.m.), Univision, 5.31 million.
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