The Playlist: Mash It Up

Some say mash-ups are so 2007. True, but mash-ups are super fun - you can't deny that.

The advent of digital mixing capability has made an entirely new art form out of fucking with things - and I kind of dig that idea; any idiot with access to Sonic Foundry ACID 7 (which seems to be the industry standard, but I'm sure there are tons of other programs) is able to take existing media and spin it like yarn into something completely new... cool beans.

The results of 'mashing' two or more sources together are often just as entertaining as the originals (if not more so). Genre heavyweights such as Girl Talk and DJ Earworm generally mash upwards of twenty songs in a four or five minute track - using an immense amount of skill and turning out frantic cuts that leave you just trying to catch up as they speed from sample to sample. I'm kind of a fan of a more simplistic approach - taking two, three, or maybe four sources and creating something that is wholly unique, but has a nice groove and isn't so disjointed.

A few good sites to check out for more on mash-ups are:
http://www.mashuptown.com/
http://www.mashup-industries.com/
http://mashupyourbootz.blogspot.com/

These mash-ups are some of my favorites - especially the last one - I think you'll agree. Enjoy the playlist!

DJs From Mars - Enter Telephone (Lady Gaga ft. Beyonce vs. Metallica)


Amoraboy - I Can't Dance On Memories (David Guetta ft. Kid Cudi vs. Genisis vs. Enur)


MadMixMustang - I Got More Than A Feeling (Boston vs. Black Eyed Peas)


Party Ben - Single Ladies In Mayberry (Beyonce vs. Andy Griffith Show)



Dan Mei and Marc Johnce - My Life on the Crazy Train Sucks So What? (Kelly Clarkson vs. Ozzy Osbourne vs. Pink vs. Daft Punk)


DJ Lobsterdust - Funky Smoke (Daft Punk vs. Deep Purple vs. Usher & Ludacris)



The White Panda - Fireflies Goin Down (Yung Joc vs. Owl City)


Go Home Productions - Virgin O'Riley (Madonna vs. The Who)


The Hood Internet - Just A Friendomania (Biz Markie vs. Phoenix vs. Classixx)


Sugamotor - Smile Like Your Bulletproof (The Killers vs. La Roux)


Bastard Bob - The Way I Are Timebomb (Timbaland ft. Keri Hilson vs. Beck)



DJ Schmolli - Rude Boy Resort (Papa Roach vs. Rihanna)


The Illuminoids - L.E.S Spirit Kids (MGMT vs. Soulwax vs. Norman Greenbaum vs. Santogold)



Divide & Kreate - Always With You (Willie Nelson vs. U2 vs. MARRS)


Mashup-Germany - Imagine One Day (Matisyahu vs. John Lennon vs. Blink 182 vs. Bob Marley)