M Is FOR MASHUP - RERUN - May 7th 2014
An Album Of Mashups That Tell Stories -
By DJ Useo
The Legend Of Mashups
Howdy, y'all. I've been working up the annual SUMMER BOOTY Summer mashup collection. It's about halfway done with well over a month till deadline. Wow, is it going great. The tracks blow my mind, and a good batch of them arrived even before I sent out invites. Meanwhile, as Super Administrator for the new AUDIOBOOTS mashup forum, I'm part of a small team working to release 80s MASHED 3, which is the third in a series we began at the now closed SoundUnsound Mashup forum. That album was started more recently than the Summer Booty one, but they're close to being tied as far as being finished. On both compilations, we're looking for two discs total.
Meanwhile, to fill in the perceived gap between mashup albums, I arranged a private project called "DJ Useo Presents THE LEGEND OF MASHUPS". It came together very quickly, and very much fulfilled my plan to feature producers who are less known nowadays, but deserve to be heard by virtue of their tunes. The names appear to be more unknown than I expected, as I've already heard from some asking if all the tracks are actually by me. Lol. Honestly, all nineteen contributors are separate distinct people.
The album is awesome, I think. Allow me to briefly describe each track.
playlist
01 - LFO Lets Go ( prolock )
( LFO vs 'unknown' )
This opening slammer beeps and pulses HARD. A floor fill, as we DJ's say.
02 - 7 Nation Rocker ( Idc )
( Alter Ego vs White Stripes )
This features the bassline that never stops, but it's highlighted by immense searing synth stomping.
03 - Everybodys Wants Du Hast ( DJ Useo )
( Tears For Fears vs Rammstein vs Nacim Ladj )
I put the two instrumental tracks together, and then searched for "the right vocal". I think this is it. It's techno metal new wave pop!
04 - Baby, You're A Pure Man ( BRAT Mix )
( The Beatles vs All Saints )
This mix contains truly beautiful music expressed through chill club and Fab Four!
05 - Class A Drugs ( Churchill )
( Babamania vs Prodigy )
Now for the best in clubbers bass with a generous sprinkling of lively hip hop vocals. Zarjaz!
06 - Brick in the Wall pt2 / Come Together (DJ DUBZ )
( Pink Floyd vs Primal Scream )
Brick in the wall becomes comfortably numb when Primal Scream meets Pink Floyd.
07 - Dub Me Baby One More Time ( ultra396 Disco Dub Platter )
( Britney vs Big Youth )
Outer space synth skanking moves an insistent beat as Britney croons irresistibly.
08 - Faint Britney ( Nowmash )
( Linkin Park vs Britney Spears )
Now to show how Britney can rock out she joins with the rapping, and hard rocking of Linkin Park.
09 - Mr Roboto vs DJ Dan ( arcade2600 )
( Styx vs DJ Dan )
Totally techno club beats propel Styx classic rock pop into unassailable appealing ness.
10 - Shake Too Hard ( Agent Lovelette )
( Peaches vs Mark One )
Sample heavy house music pairs with naughty Peaches vocals to superb effect. NSFW!
11 - No More Pressure ( MessyJames )
( David Bowie vs Annie Lennox vs No Doubt )
Pure pop joy as the "gods of music" share a gorgeous bootleg stage. This is actually Messy James first mashup! Not that you can tell !!
12 - Intergalactic Puppets ( Eddache )
( Beastie Boys vs Metallica )
Hold your lighters up for full on metal hip hop ! This type of tune is why speakers were invented. ;)
13 - Song 2 Divided By Zero ( Filthy McNasty )
( Pet Shop Boys vs Blur )
Mind possessing guitar hooks mingle with melodic emotive vocals. You won't forget this one soon.
14 - Sweet Touch, Bad Dreams ( Manriki )
( Bloodhound Gang vs Eurythmics )
The most wonderful genre clash track ever. How does it work so well ? Only Manriki knows.
15 - Voodoo Problems ( TiM G )
( Jay-Z vs Jimi Hendrix )
Guitar God meets vocal genius and magic occurs. This one's a head turner.
16 - Truly Too Close For Tears ( DJ David X )
( Tears For Fears vs Spandau Ballet )
The refined chill of Spandau Ballet heightens the appeal of TFF's Shout, plus more.
17 - Turn on the News ( DJ Nite )
( Kathy Brown vs Praxis )
BBC them gone all cool with haunting vocals. Notice the recurring them between the two.
18 - Can't Get It On ( Xerox Soundsystem )
( Moguai vs Soul Searcher )
This gem quickly insinuates into your cerebral cortex instilling a command that must be obeyed. That command is DANCE !!
19 - The Morning Glory I Love ( FaultSide )
( R.E.M. vs Oasis )
Holy SNECK is this closing track ever the best! Oasis' rocking rips you a new one, while R.E.M. delights you with pure melody.
Together, they display the finest in mashup recordings.
A lessor point still worth mentioning is I personally mastered, and engineered the album so they'd all play in the same sonic landscape. Try them LOUD for best effect! I deliberately avoided those face-ripping trebles that some artists torture you with. All praise to the featured mixers. Also, thanks to the magnificent source artists who inspired the bootleggers to bootleg these bootlegs. ( leg )
Full zip file mirror links for "DJ Useo Presents THE LEGEND OF MASHUPS"
here
( www.groovytimewithdjuseo.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-legend-of-mashups-19-producers.html )
Preview of track 03 "Tears for Fears vs Rammstein vs Nacim Ladj" here
( soundcloud.com/dj-useo/everybodys-wants-du-hast-dj-useo )
Released under a Creative Commons License.
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